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Topic: Getting the word out
Started by: Olibarro
Started on: 3/1/2005
Board: Publishing


On 3/1/2005 at 1:16am, Olibarro wrote:
Getting the word out

So we finally have two actual products in our catalog and we're looking to add a couple more shortly. Where are good sites on the web for making announcements/press releases/that sort of thing?

I'm a semi-regular visitor to a lot of large sites (EN world, RPGnet, etc) and am familiar with their open ad/promo forums, but I'm looking for other sources as well... either gaming news sites or forums that have a space for blatant pimping. We have a few on our list, but are probably missing many good places.

Thanks in advance.

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On 3/5/2005 at 3:47am, Ed Cha wrote:
RE: Getting the word out

You can put up a press release at Gaming Report.

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On 3/12/2005 at 5:04am, Olibarro wrote:
RE: Getting the word out

Hey, thanks. I had come to think that maybe this was just a stupid question.

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On 3/12/2005 at 1:10pm, bacon_x wrote:
Keep asking questions - it's a good thing

There is no need to be self-conscious. The only stupid questions are the ones you don't ask. There are new opportunites to promote products coming up all the time, and some of these exist right between our ears.

Keep asking those questions and some of these opportunites will reveal themselves in the form of ideas you can use. The best part about this place is that when you ask questions, the ideas that come out will be of use to someone else if not yourself.

It is not the questions you ask, but how you deal with the answers which matters most.

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On 3/29/2005 at 1:16am, xiombarg wrote:
RE: Getting the word out

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention rpgnews.com. Just click on the "submit" link, and keep in mind we use HTML, not BB code.

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On 3/30/2005 at 5:15pm, Tav_Behemoth wrote:
RE: Getting the word out

Being a member of the Game Publishers Association gives you access to the Press Exploder, an automated tool to send press releases to a wide range of news sites.

It's a nice benefit, although there are some sites that don't accept email news submissions (e.g. EN World), and submitting a release by hand (using the Submit News function at Gaming Report or Pen and Paper) seems to make it more likely that the press release will appear on the site.

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