Suggestion needed for a new gamification site

by t2i
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What would you do to promote a new website about business/economics simulation game?

Short information: It is a play by e-mail business simulation game in a persistent universe. Just as in real life, you can never restart the game. If your wallet goes to zero, you have to find a loan. You can't buy game money with your real money. EVER! You have to earn it. However, you can convert game money to real money.

I know hiring a professional is so important. But still, I want to learn it by myself. This forums looks so promising. Maybe I should join war room as well.

One final note: Game operates in a highly sophisticated niche "chemical engineering" and a little bit "mining".
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
    This is cool.

    Where were you when I was doing a BSc in economics and business finance? I would have been all over this. Given it was 20 years ago, though - maybe you weren't alive. LOL

    The trick in concept is pretty simple: find out where your target audience hang out. Once you do that, it then becomes a process of figuring out the best way to collect them as subscribers.

    If I were you, I'd setup a blog and practice "content upgrades" and look in these general directions:

    1. Forums
    2. Socials

    All the best with it. Sounds fab!

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  • Profile picture of the author NeedBucksNow
    Sounds interesting for an app or something. How are you going to make money with it though? I think the bread and butter for most of them is where you can buy money in the game. It might work with adsense as well but probably just need to make it and see what kind of response you get from it. Like Tom said just use forums and social media. Good luck tho
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    • Profile picture of the author t2i
      Thanks for both suggestions. The problem is I can't decide which audience is more important for my game: game requires both skills: chemical engineering and economics and a little bit value investing.

      How about banner advertising on some specific sites such as chemical engineering journals and/or economics magazines/journals?

      By the way Tom, I was very well alive some 20 years ago, or even some 30 years ago I was playing a C64 game called "The Double".
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  • Profile picture of the author faizzsheikh
    Since your niche is very specific it become easier to identify and target the customers.

    The most important part is to plan out your marketing strategy and quantify the amount of daily activities (Its imp since you are doing it on your own, single handed).

    You can start with joining forums in your target niche, you can submit your game to gaming directories, find a list of startup directories & blogs and submit your game to them, create a video about your game (video is the most powerful marketing tool), you can also try to join and interact in gaming communities, find or purchase email data of your customers and send out an emailer to them.

    All the best!
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  • Profile picture of the author icoachu
    I would hit business and stock blogs with guest posts.

    I would hit stock trading and business news forums.

    I would also do influence marketing on social media.
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    • Profile picture of the author t2i
      Rick,

      How can I hit business and stock blogs with guest posts? Contact the blog owner and offer them cash is a good way?
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