Marketing ideas / help for online game

On 31 Mar 2004 00:27:12 GMT, projectteamiii@hotmail.com (Tech 22 22)
wrote:

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>~So, any ideas what i could do? I'm running short on impressions on
>banner exchanges too and there is a lot of competition on the market
> Also, i would like finally to get somekind of "salary" what i've been
>doing, it has consumed so many working hours during a bit over a year or
>something like that to run, and it won't even cover costs =(
>Any links to something worth trying?
>I suck at marketing ~

Question: Is there a way that we can get your current customers to do
the marketing for you?

<dap99@i-55.com> wrote in message news:c4g78801kfi@enews4.newsguy.com...
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> On 31 Mar 2004 00:27:12 GMT, projectteamiii@hotmail.com (Tech 22 22)
> wrote:
>
> >
> >~So, any ideas what i could do? I'm running short on impressions on
> >banner exchanges too and there is a lot of competition on the market
> > Also, i would like finally to get somekind of "salary" what i've been
> >doing, it has consumed so many working hours during a bit over a year or
> >something like that to run, and it won't even cover costs =(
> >Any links to something worth trying?
> >I suck at marketing ~
>
> Question: Is there a way that we can get your current customers to do
> the marketing for you?
>
Computer games seem to do very well with the viral marketing approach.
Gamers have lots of contacts (they play with lots of other gamers), and a
hot game will make the rounds very quickly.

Have you considered partnering up with a company that specializes in
marketing? It sounds like your forte is on the development side -- you may
be better off to just concentrate on making your product the best it can be
and bring in a professional to handle the marketing side.

One tip: As we say in North Carolina, you don't feed a hound dog before he
hunts.

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> On 31 Mar 2004 00:27:12 GMT, projectteamiii@hotmail.com (Tech 22 22)
> wrote:
>
> >
> >~So, any ideas what i could do? I'm running short on impressions on
> >banner exchanges too and there is a lot of competition on the market
> > Also, i would like finally to get somekind of "salary" what i've been
> >doing, it has consumed so many working hours during a bit over a year or
> >something like that to run, and it won't even cover costs =(
> >Any links to something worth trying?
> >I suck at marketing ~
>
> Question: Is there a way that we can get your current customers to do
> the marketing for you?
>


Tried, but not much of response
almost zero response to referral program.

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> <dap99@i-55.com> wrote in message news:c4g78801kfi@enews4.newsguy.com...
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> > On 31 Mar 2004 00:27:12 GMT, projectteamiii@hotmail.com (Tech 22 22)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >~So, any ideas what i could do? I'm running short on impressions on
> > >banner exchanges too and there is a lot of competition on the market
> > > Also, i would like finally to get somekind of "salary" what i've
been
> > >doing, it has consumed so many working hours during a bit over a year
or
> > >something like that to run, and it won't even cover costs =(
> > >Any links to something worth trying?
> > >I suck at marketing ~
> >
> > Question: Is there a way that we can get your current customers to do
> > the marketing for you?
> >
> Computer games seem to do very well with the viral marketing approach.
> Gamers have lots of contacts (they play with lots of other gamers), and a
> hot game will make the rounds very quickly.
>
> Have you considered partnering up with a company that specializes in
> marketing? It sounds like your forte is on the development side -- you
may
> be better off to just concentrate on making your product the best it can
be
> and bring in a professional to handle the marketing side.
>
> One tip: As we say in North Carolina, you don't feed a hound dog before
he
> hunts.
>

and who would be intrested in such a deal oO;
Too small for any good marketing company be intrested.

Tried viral approach, very little response yet. Will enhance that program.

On 1 Apr 2004 23:24:44 GMT, "Skal Tura"
>> >Any links to something worth trying?
>> >I suck at marketing ~
>>
>> Question: Is there a way that we can get your current customers to do
>> the marketing for you?
>
>Tried, but not much of response
>almost zero response to referral program.

Then maybe you need to reconsider how you approached this tactic?

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> On 1 Apr 2004 23:24:44 GMT, "Skal Tura"
> >> >Any links to something worth trying?
> >> >I suck at marketing ~
> >>
> >> Question: Is there a way that we can get your current customers to do
> >> the marketing for you?
> >
> >Tried, but not much of response
> >almost zero response to referral program.
>
> Then maybe you need to reconsider how you approached this tactic?
>


Yep, i've been thinking about another method.
Few levels and bringing there an opportunity to get cash too --> if the
referred people buys some stuff,
referrer gets 10% of it...
but that needs some automation first

that could work better than the in-game goodies.

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