Marketing Tips?

Discussion in 'Public Game Developers Forum' started by feedtank, Dec 5, 2012.

  1. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    Thanks! That's what we're hoping. We're trying to grow a list of reviewers who like the game so that when we release the iPad version we won't be starting from scratch.
     
  2. Dragon Game Studio

    Dragon Game Studio Well-Known Member

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    Wow, 47 five star reviews out of 47 reviews :)

    Game looks great and i'm really curious, downloading it now!
     
  3. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    Awesome, I hope you like it. If you do, make it 48 :)

    A game company in Bali! AWESOME! I just went for the first time in May and had an incredible time (long trip from NY). Was very inspired by the art + ornamentation.

    I love your site. Have you released any games?
     
  4. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    Also, the game's theme song was inspired by this sound clip... from a Balinese Xylophone.

    http://www.freesound.org/people/adamfk/sounds/83614/
     
  5. Dragon Game Studio

    Dragon Game Studio Well-Known Member

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    There, it should be 48 five star ratings now, plus one new sale ;)

    Congratulations to a truly awesome game! This game deserves to be experienced by everyone :) You can really see & feel the time you guys spent to make it perfect, and let me tell you: it was worth it! I wasn't annoyed by a single thing or thinking "this could have been done better", that doesn't happen often for me lol. And the swipe function to restart the level: simply brilliant! I kept thinking:"why have I never seen that in a game before"... so simple, but so smart.

    Job well done, a game this polished will hit it big sooner or later!


    Ah nice, glad to hear that you had a good time in Bali. And thanks for the comment about our site. We only started developing in September last year, so we haven't released any games yet. But the graphics you see on the frontpage of our site is backgrounds for our upcoming game: BaliFied. It's a turn based word game with a Balinese theme :)

    Nice you got inspired by the Xylophone for the music, that must be why I like it so much :D
     
  6. zanagames

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    Guys,

    We have a page about indie game marketing that share videos,articles,...

    If you think is useful like and share that page and post your links for other developers to use.

    In addition we publish our experiences about game developing,marketing,sales,... on our blog!

    http://blogs.zanagames.com

    Thanks.
    Milad.
    The ZanaGames Studio.
     
  7. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    Thanks so much for the review and the kind words! It means a lot. I also appreciate the shout out about the swipe-to-restart. That was one of my favorite features.

    Please put us on your mailing list for BaliFied. info [AT] feedtank [DOT] com. The graphics look awesome.

    Thanks again!
     
  8. Dragon Game Studio

    Dragon Game Studio Well-Known Member

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    Done and done! :) We will keep you updated about any news regarding BaliFied. And thank you too for the kind words.

    Btw, I'm halfway through the Exploration pack now, still love it! Had to use the swipe function a lot on Lv 17 though hehe :p
     
  9. Stephen Richard

    Stephen Richard Active Member

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    Best way to promote your App

    While talking about promotional strategies, you should promote your app in a unique way. I can type some:

    You can request some review sites like 148apps.com, appcraver.com, etc to review your App. There are free too.This helps you to know the pros and cons of your app.

    Go for some popular press release sites like prmac.com that makes some noise about your release and brings you more exposure about your Apps.

    Place creative ads on high converting sites which will increase leads and awareness and hence attract the users.

    Share your link in social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube which will generate more leads towards your app
     
  10. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    #30 feedtank, Jan 17, 2013
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    Thanks! We've been doing most of those things. It's been a slow process... reviews come a few days / weeks apart.

    Great news though. Pangolin is currently New and Noteworthy in the UK iTunes Home Page, and then New and Noteworthy in Games in 40 other countries (France, Germany, Taiwan...)!

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  11. Dragon Game Studio

    Dragon Game Studio Well-Known Member

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    Congrats, that's great news! :)
     
  12. Rainier

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    Wow, congratulations! That's every developer's dream come true :)
     
  13. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    Thanks! The numbers have been a little less than anticipated... though I'm definitely not complaining.
     
  14. Patricia Curtis

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  15. GigiFusc

    GigiFusc Active Member

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    Just d/l the game in UK - no ratings???

    Congrats on hitting Apple's front page. :)
     
  16. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    Thanks! It's baffling about the lack of reviews in the UK. We've got around 3000 downloads there.

     
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    I made the same mistake for releasing in December :mad: How many days did it take you to arrive at New & Noteworthy?
     
  18. ThreeCubes

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    Well at least i left a good review there! Also brought the addon pack on monday. Still think you need to bash out an ipad version
     
  19. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    It took about a month. I have no idea how we got on there. I'm very curious. I wish I knew how it happened. I'm sure being N&N on the US Store would be worth more than the 40+ countries we got combined.
     
  20. feedtank

    feedtank Well-Known Member

    Also, I'm sorry about your release date mistake too. It's a big deal... I wish I knew about it earlier. Would be good to help spread the word to other indies.
     

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