Hi. I am owner of browser based game. It's up for 3 months now. I have received some members over three months. I would like to know how to get targeted audience for my game (basically players who like RPG browser games). I have used PPC programs such as game-advertising-online, advertiseyourgame and projectwonderful. Other PPC programs don't accept paypal or are too expensive for the first deposit. I am also using Top sites where players vote for the game. Any other way apart posting blog comments and posting on forums? Thanks.
^ that was helpful >.> My thoughts: Know your target market. Most likely, Males Teens. So, social networking i.e. Facebook advertising might be good. The most vital thing to do is have something unique on your game. Something that makes those teens tell there friends. Methods that you can try are: - Write an article on "What are browser based games" then use your game as an running example. - Create videos on how to play, using again your game as the example. - Get some sort of script on your game that gives points/credits/gold/money to people that refer others. Make it easy so all they have to do is enter a email and you send a prewritten email. - Facebook App that allows people to play the game on facebook and share there game profile stats on there facebook profile. Also, look at other games sites and see what they are doing and copy. (don't reinvent the wheel. Just make it better xD)
You shall try some affiliate program too such as CJ, the cost is cheap also. And buy some banner space from high traffic game forum, it is cheap also