Game Promotion

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by Ranky, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hey guys.

    Earlier today I uploaded an RPG on my site.

    I've never run a game before. What is the best way to get users to register? Should I have a competition? If yes, what would be a good prize?


    Thanks,
    Alex
     
    Ranky, Mar 22, 2008 IP
  2. Luq

    Luq Well-Known Member

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    advertise,,when it comes to a game if its gud..it'll spread fast by word of mouth,,so one click would lead to 10 visitors if its a gud interesting game that is..
     
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  3. Paullie

    Paullie Peon

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    Absolutely, you need to be active, one way, and free is to get your game submitted to voting sites or use an exchange to get traffic.

    If you are interested in some paid placements, I'm happy to help, PM me for that info.
     
    Paullie, Mar 22, 2008 IP
  4. Ranky

    Ranky Peon

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    Well I don't really have any money to spend on it, but I'll try and do some link exchanges. Thanks for the hints.
     
    Ranky, Mar 22, 2008 IP
  5. Guam

    Guam Peon

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    adwords advertising
     
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  6. Ranky

    Ranky Peon

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    Oooo... I have the perfect idea. I'm going to start running a competition as soon as enough people register. If you guys register and play, it'll be worth your while :D
     
    Ranky, Mar 23, 2008 IP
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    prinzcy Active Member

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    Offers affiliate, they will do the work for you.
     
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  8. Ranky

    Ranky Peon

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    Sorry, what do you mean offers affiliate? What is that?
     
    Ranky, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  9. Paullie

    Paullie Peon

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    Ranky

    Then try

    Games Advertbox
    OzGames200
    Apex Web Gaming
    TopRP Games
    World Online Games
     
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    prinzcy Active Member

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    Sorry, what I was trying to type was offer affiliate program :p
     
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  11. Ranky

    Ranky Peon

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    Ahh k... Thanks. I guess that would be a good idea. I'll try and implement it sometime soon :)

    And Paullie, I'll have a look at those - Thanks.
     
    Ranky, Mar 23, 2008 IP
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    angilina Notable Member

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    Should I have a competition?

    Yeah, sounds like a good idea :)

    If yes, what would be a good prize?

    How about a PS2 :)
     
    angilina, Mar 23, 2008 IP
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    rootbinbash Peon

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    game-advertising-online of course
     
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    0lgi Notable Member

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    I would say better a PS3 rather than PS2 :)
     
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    weilies Peon

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    submit your game content to related site, or game forum
     
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  16. all4

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    ....He/she (not sure) said that he/she did not have money to spend on it....the prize will defiantly not be a PS2, PS3, but should be something in the game......that would help the player out in the game......that's what I would do.

    Make a new item for the prize winner...or if gold is related to the game, make his account gain x amount of gold or currency for a period of time. Have a hall of fame for those that get more people to sign up through their affiliate link......I will check out yours game btw.

    I check things out for ideas, if I like anything you have in your game....I will send a document for permission to implement it on one of my future sites, yea, hope you have a fax or something.....


    Reason for written permission, to avoid lawsuits, you would not believe how greedy people are over money.
     
    all4, Mar 23, 2008 IP
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    Dude...if you're not promoting on MySpace & Facebook, you're missing out on MAJOR traffic. Just get a myspace bot like addmyfriends and post the URL to thousands of 'active game freaks' on MySpace!! As for facebook, I'm not to sure if there's a good bot for that one, but MySpace is definately a ball-roller!
     
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  18. Ranky

    Ranky Peon

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    I can't believe I forgot about MySpace... Thanks for the pointer! :)
     
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    iain123 Well-Known Member

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    give away a free subscription if you have that in your game,i ran a referral contest and that did ok gets some players in but mostly i get traffic from voting sites.
    i did try google adwords but to be honest it not worth the effort i found
    worked on backlinks etc as well wjich helped as well
    pm me for voting sites etc, i have experimented with quite a few and now i have five which bring traffic to my site
     
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  20. Ranky

    Ranky Peon

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    Thanks for those tips... I've send you a PM :)
     
    Ranky, Mar 23, 2008 IP