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Need ideas - android market

by rirara
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I am trying to make popular something different - an android solitaire game.
My budget: 0$ I can't afford advertisement
About the game: popular solitaire targeting female players, polished but there are many other solitaires on play store

As I make different solitaires - I have Klondike, Spiderette, Alaska, FreeCell and this one is Spider i try different marketing tricks on any of them but nothing truly successful.


Obviously its not pokemon and its not targeting teens and kids but there must be a way.
#android #ideas #market
  • Profile picture of the author Adsomi
    I think the key is to stay up to date on trends and when you come aross something that is still in the early stages of developing, capitalize on it.
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  • Profile picture of the author zardon
    Contact blog article makers about your game, like pocketgamer, app bloggers, etc,
    Produce a short video of your game and put it on Youtube
    Go to free events in your area for game development, or find out if there is any and attend them, network and ask other people
    Find game developers in your area you can partner with and cross-promote each other's work, make sure you track the links and metric them
    Facebook - Promote your app/game like crazy on Facebook
    Game competitions - Find simple game competitions you can enter; it doesn't matter if you win or not -- so long as you are getting backlinks and interest
    There are Indie Gaming websites, like IndieDB.com ; see what it takes to get on their site or similar

    There's lots of simple ideas you can do that have zero cost except time,
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  • Profile picture of the author paulcarroll
    I too have got into making solitaire games, on of the best ways I have found to market it is on Facebook. If you can plugin the Facebook API into your game, you will be able to grow it through viral sharing etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author debite ful
    I have played Solitaire before but definitely on a computer. Most likely if you will have a way of promoting this it would be from the 90's or older generation. Make sure that you market it to the right people who are familiar of the game for a start. Also, make sure that the application is not all buggy and filled with ads that you cannot play anymore.
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  • Profile picture of the author nomel
    It is right to market it in social media like facebook. I totally agree with zardon that you need to make use of your connections or find one. Communicate with game bloggers or app bloggers to write something about your game to have it promoted or if you can, try to make your own blog and promote it that way. It is of no cost and can let you earn different ways if done correctly.
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