At our Main Event meetup at the beginning of July, Clive Gorman told us all about awesome free (or very inexpensive) marketing tools indie devs can use to promote their games without spending a lot of money. Thanks Clive!
Without further ado, here are the tools.
- Free!
- Allows you to manage multiple social media accounts
- Supports Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn
- Auto scheduler, Suggestions
- Mobile app
- No direct support for Instagram or Tumblr but there are apps for both
- Basic analytics
- Free!
- A lot like Hootsuite but nicer to look at
- Connect to two social media platforms for free
- Mobile app
- Basic analytics
- IFTTT.com Support!
IF This Then That
- Internet of things!
- Automation of LIFX bulbs…
- Buffer compatibility!
- Automatically re-queue Tweets
- Has a huge Recipe directory you can browse
- Premium: $69 USD annually, free version with fewer features
- Find followers of similar games
- Simplified UI for bulk following
- Follow/Follow back
- Cheap acquisition
- Free!
- App Store Review monitor (iOS)
- Auto post top reviews to Twitter
- No Android/Google Play support
- Screenshot builder, sales monitor, and app websites too
- Library of mobile development tips
- Free!
- Photoshop Lite
- Free library of fonts and images
- Upload your own artwork
- Fast
- Design tips blog and tutorials
Thanks again to Clive for telling us about all of these tools. If you’re an indie dev on a budget, these are exactly what you need to help you get the word out!
