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#1
TSoG / Re: Marketing ideas?
April 19, 2011, 12:11:00 AM
Quote from: CraigStern on April 18, 2011, 07:47:54 PM
BMT Micro, the service I sell my games through, is extremely trustworthy. The majority of indie game devs use them.

You can order any game through BMT Micro service as a pure download, or you can have them mail it to you on a CD. (There's an extra charge for the CD versions, since BMT Micro creates the CDs themselves.)

Also, if I recall, BMT Micro actually allows you to pay them in cash.

Can we expect to dl telepath 2 full on amazon?
#2
TSoG / Re: Marketing ideas?
April 17, 2011, 11:37:50 PM
To be honest, I wanted to buy Telepath RPG 2 complete edition, but I didn't have a credit card then, and my parents didn't trust the internet with their credit cards. Now that I do have a card, I've read online how paypal should not be trusted. I've limited my purchases, and only buy from Amazon right now (will buy from steam and D2D sooner or later though, when I get around to it...)

Anyway, you might want to do some money by mail too.
#3
TSoG / Re: Marketing ideas?
April 17, 2011, 01:14:09 PM
 Well, I personally think you can be a finalist because your game is a strategy rpg with a deep storyline, wheras most indie games are silly puzzle games...

And I forgot to mention something that should definitely help capitalize your game: licensing the engine.

If you require the engine be advertised at the beginning of the game, indie developers and players will try to pay you for your game engine to create their own games. It should really help you in getting money.

I think your using flash right? Well, most engines go free, but you can license our engine out to other developers for money and stuff:

source: http://www.flashrealtime.com/flash-game-library-engine-list/

Also, consider releasing a demo on Kongregate and Newgrounds and other sites so that more ppl find out about it. Personally I think your game is underrated, but the main reason that is is because not enough ppl hear about it.
#4
TSoG / Marketing ideas?
April 16, 2011, 10:38:00 PM
 I suggest this game be entered in independent game contests... you qualify as you are not of a major company. Some have even won 20,000$ from them... this could benefit you in marketing your game, or even advertising it. Although it costs 95$ to participate, it advertises the game itself giving games more attention. Also, Amazon hosts digital downloads and sells online games better than anywhere else. I also recommend trying to get it sold on steam. Has this been considered?

Also, I know it'd be hard, but translating the language extends the amount of buyers.

sources:

http://www.igf.com/03submit.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/seller/sell-your-stuff.html