Comments on: You Need to Water the Plants to Make Them Grow http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/10/you-need-to-water-the-plants-to-make-them-grow/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/10/you-need-to-water-the-plants-to-make-them-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-67145 Scott Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:48:29 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/10/you-need-to-water-the-plants-to-make-them-grow/#comment-67145 "small charges for the 'special water'" - what a great image for that idea! “small charges for the ‘special water’” – what a great image for that idea!

]]> By: Mike Chisholm http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/10/you-need-to-water-the-plants-to-make-them-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-66925 Mike Chisholm Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:59:18 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/10/you-need-to-water-the-plants-to-make-them-grow/#comment-66925 I would suggest that giving your plants away from free and making small charges for the "special water" that enables the plant to mature into a fully fledged tree - Unless your customer base has a bent towards Bonsai. I would suggest that giving your plants away from free and making small charges for the “special water” that enables the plant to mature into a fully fledged tree – Unless your customer base has a bent towards Bonsai.

]]> By: Tuna http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/10/you-need-to-water-the-plants-to-make-them-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-66783 Tuna Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:45:01 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/10/you-need-to-water-the-plants-to-make-them-grow/#comment-66783 "If you want sales or traffic, you need to have something to offer." Couldn't agree more. One thing you need to have a successful product is a strategy. You can't just make your product, release it and hope that buying more and more ads will increase your sales. You need methods for creating a user base, and keeping them interested. Having enhancements, specials, and future release ready before they're needed can help you create a series of product releases to keep people interested and make your product evolve. “If you want sales or traffic, you need to have something to offer.”

Couldn’t agree more. One thing you need to have a successful product is a strategy. You can’t just make your product, release it and hope that buying more and more ads will increase your sales. You need methods for creating a user base, and keeping them interested. Having enhancements, specials, and future release ready before they’re needed can help you create a series of product releases to keep people interested and make your product evolve.

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