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RegisterPosted by: Abrican
« on: September 14, 2018, 03:03:48 pm »Until this game is in a "finished" state, word of mouth advertising and the various aviation/indie game forums are both pretty decent ideas. How many new players can the game handle as is?
Posted by: patson
« on: September 10, 2018, 04:00:41 pm »nycaviation.com
Huge forum for aviation enthusiasts and plane spotters.
Wish I could post there...I applied for an account for like a week but it's stuck in the appropval queue it seems
Posted by: derp1905
« on: September 05, 2018, 06:49:09 pm »good question patson.
i think the game is so niche in its current state that it's really hard to figure out just how to promote airline club
for me there's two ways to look at it. 1. this is a beta/alpha mock-up of the game where youre testing gameplay mechanics and learning how to implement your ideas. somewhere in the future is a plan to build a fuller version of the game with a graphical UI, animations, and sound to attempt to reach more of a mainstream (but still niche tycoon/strategy) market, on a larger platform like steam/iOS/android
2. you keep the game as it is and keep improving it. if that's the case i would turn to youtube and find gaming channels that promote business sim/tycoon/indie games and invite them to play the game with an accelerated account that has stuff set up for them. maybe ask them what would be needed to get a mention in some of their videos. maybe scour some of the few remaining gaming sites and find an editorial writer or indie reporter to try out the game and make a write up.
consider what restaurants are doing with yelp and maybe you could offer current players some sort of incentive reward (im thinking cosmetic) for posting about the game on reddit or some other social media/forum. famously RIOT GAMES had a player referral system where famous youtuber totalbiscuit was able to name a playable champion in the game.
i dont think there is a good answer to your question and im almost certain theres no easy answer. promoting airline club will likely take hard work and a decent amount of creativity, perhaps moreso than simply creating the game. i commend you on all your hard work patson and wish you nothing but success
i think the game is so niche in its current state that it's really hard to figure out just how to promote airline club
for me there's two ways to look at it. 1. this is a beta/alpha mock-up of the game where youre testing gameplay mechanics and learning how to implement your ideas. somewhere in the future is a plan to build a fuller version of the game with a graphical UI, animations, and sound to attempt to reach more of a mainstream (but still niche tycoon/strategy) market, on a larger platform like steam/iOS/android
2. you keep the game as it is and keep improving it. if that's the case i would turn to youtube and find gaming channels that promote business sim/tycoon/indie games and invite them to play the game with an accelerated account that has stuff set up for them. maybe ask them what would be needed to get a mention in some of their videos. maybe scour some of the few remaining gaming sites and find an editorial writer or indie reporter to try out the game and make a write up.
consider what restaurants are doing with yelp and maybe you could offer current players some sort of incentive reward (im thinking cosmetic) for posting about the game on reddit or some other social media/forum. famously RIOT GAMES had a player referral system where famous youtuber totalbiscuit was able to name a playable champion in the game.
i dont think there is a good answer to your question and im almost certain theres no easy answer. promoting airline club will likely take hard work and a decent amount of creativity, perhaps moreso than simply creating the game. i commend you on all your hard work patson and wish you nothing but success
Posted by: Auburn Airlines
« on: September 04, 2018, 06:25:27 pm »nycaviation.com
Huge forum for aviation enthusiasts and plane spotters.
Huge forum for aviation enthusiasts and plane spotters.
Posted by: rampantfox
« on: September 04, 2018, 04:18:52 pm »airliners.net is another popular people discuss about the airlines around the world,
They may be interested in this game.
That's the very first place I made my game announcement and got my first batch of players kekeke https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1396571
Great minds think alike!
That's how I found the game!
Posted by: patson
« on: September 04, 2018, 11:09:28 am »airliners.net is another popular people discuss about the airlines around the world,
They may be interested in this game.
That's the very first place I made my game announcement and got my first batch of players kekeke https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1396571
Great minds think alike!
Posted by: cowcow
« on: September 04, 2018, 10:47:09 am »airliners.net is another popular people discuss about the airlines around the world,
They may be interested in this game.
They may be interested in this game.
Posted by: losgatitospeligrosos
« on: September 04, 2018, 09:45:44 am »Airline-empires still has a big community. I bet a lot of those folks would come over here if they don't already know about it.
Posted by: Lawrencelot
« on: September 04, 2018, 06:33:46 am »Put it on itch.io and other indie game communities. And maybe Kongregate.com.
Posted by: patson
« on: September 04, 2018, 02:45:10 am »Asking for ideas and suggestions here
I have been thinking to promote this game to a bigger crowd after implementation of account management (a very important piece if I want to make this a real game)
As I have no experience in promoting games, I am wondering if any of you great people has suggestions
?
I have been posting in airline forums and reddit and that's pretty much it. Are there any other good channels?
I have been thinking to promote this game to a bigger crowd after implementation of account management (a very important piece if I want to make this a real game)
As I have no experience in promoting games, I am wondering if any of you great people has suggestions
?I have been posting in airline forums and reddit and that's pretty much it. Are there any other good channels?