Softwar Distribution & Publishing - The way to go

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- How do you distribute your games?
- What are the channels you are using?
- Do you publish games in magazines or retail?
- How, and where do you advertise, if any?
- What channel brings you most visitors?
- What channel brings you most customers?
- Did you make a marketing plan get this done?
- Ever tried in-store or TV advertising?

I will go first :-P

1. Using RoboSoft to submit downloads on populair download websites.
2. My own website... i plan to contact some portals.
3. My games where occasionaly included in magazines (the free or demo versions) i plan to go retail too.
4. I do not advertise really, i don't want to pay much money, and have no idea where to go.
5. Download websites
6. I have never done commercial games. My first will go for sale soon tough.
7. Nope
8. I have my plans, im in contact with a client of me, that owns a TV+ channel. Maybe i will do some in-store advertising... im in contact with a supermarket.

1. I don't.
2. None.
3. No.
4. I don't.
5. My website has been "Under Construction" for the last 5 or so years - I simply don't have time to finish it. The most visitors are people downloading the Rocketboards Demo which I'm mirroring.
6. The Government.
7. Yes.
8. No.

These should help:

http://greyaliengames.com/blog/an-approximate-guide-to-selling-indie-games/

http://greyaliengames.com/blog/ive-finished-my-game-now-what/

Hey Grey Alien, thank you :)
I guess everybody arround here already know these things.

You're welcome. Some people know that stuff, some don't, so I wrote those articles to help people out.

Nice, they should make it a sticky on the forums. safes a lot of questions maybe. dunno.

You need to target your advertising, for example: I posted news of my emulator on emulator news/links sites and next thing I know there where upto 500 visitors a day at my site

next add your url to google etc,

my program was free so I would not advertise on TV....

:) thanks for sharing