Marketing

Youtube Gaming vs. Twitch.Tv for Live Streams

As a follow-up to last week’s article on live streams, we’ve got some more info for you! Live streams are [...]

5 Tips for Running a Successful Live Stream

Thinking of doing a live stream to gain traction for your game? Congratulations on making a smart marketing decision! Not

Email Marketing Best Practices

In a day and age where everyone is connected through Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter, it may seem surprising that

Put Up or Walk Away: What to Do When No One Buys Your Game

No developer wants to think about this kind of scenario, but . . . What do you do when no

10 Easy Ways to Grow Your Dev Blog Fast

Remember when blogging was a hobby? It was some random teenager on Tumblr just reposting their favorite celebrities and quotes.

7 Reasons Why Your Game Isn’t Selling

Scenario: your game is done, and it’s been launched and marketed. It’s available for purchase on platforms like Steam and

A Day in the Life of a Content Marketing Specialist: 6 Tips to Help You Captivate and Keep an Audience

First thing’s first, if you’re a regular reader, you know I specialize at content marketing. And I find there’s a

6 Tips For Marketing Your Mobile Game

Thanks to Gummicube for this awesome guest post! While mothers across the world can complain about the time their children spend on

How to Keep Players Excited and Bring That Excitement to Events

I have been playing Pokemon Go for a while now as my new phone supports it. It has been getting

Steam Keys: How to Send Them And Avoid Scams

It’s astonishing how many game developers have no idea when to send Steam Keys out. Some send them before the

How to Effectively Email Journalists and YouTubers

Reaching out to content creators is all about personalizing your approach. You can’t try to connect with every journalist or

Community Management 101: Audience Engagement and a Dev Blog Quickstart Guide

What I’ve found in my time working with indie game communities is that very few game developers are in the

Demo the Right Thing: 3 Tips for Making a Strong Demo

There’s been a lot of debate as to whether game demos are good or bad. There’s the argument that demos

Will PUBG Have a Future in eSports?

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is an early access battle royale game that pits one player against 99 other people on one map.

Finding the Right Voice on Social Media for Your Company and Game

Indie titles are made with smaller teams—sometimes even solo developers—and while, development-wise, this can sometimes be a hindrance, when it

How to Encourage Players to Share Your Content

Getting players to share your content can be a very tricky task. The bulk of it requires creativity, the ability

Indie Insider #54 – Indie Insider Focus (The Advice Episode)

A compilation of all of the best advice and ideas we’ve received from 50 episodes worth of amazing guests

A Crash Course in Board Game Marketing & Promotion

This post first appeared on Brandon The Game Dev’s blog! Self-publishing a board game is a long, drawn out process.

How to Effectively Fit Marketing into Your Busy Workflow

Once you’ve created your marketing strategy (make sure you have a marketing plan in place before optimizing your workflow!), you

Stand Out: The Person, Indie, and Mobile

As the gaming industry expands, the amount of developers cropping up and the increase in the amount of gaming being