Learning to grow

This page contains a hand selected list of articles taken from Publisher Lessons which are recommended for publishers looking to grow.

More lessons

• How to translate a game
• Defining your brand
• Finding your voice
• Creating a recognisable brand
• It is time to define your game catalogue
• Community, not customer
• Helping people get to the fun
• 5 must watch videos for publishers
• Killing a game, is it ever too late?
• A million dollar idea
• Adapting to circumstance: The unplanned game
• Dealing with multiple currencies
• Going on holiday
• Hot desking
• A few stats from my online store
• Dealing with negativity
• Why I stream on Facebook
• Merchandise from Meeple Design
• A change in mindset
• How much more expensive is it to ship a game today?
• Creating special bonds
• It just takes a box
• Can publishers create a special collection?
• Creating a better online store – The journey begins
• The Valve approach to pre-orders
• 4 tips for great customer service
• 4 things I learned in 2022
• Creating a game with 100 scenarios
• Refreshing your website
• The Isle of Cats – 3 years later
• Designing a board game publishers’ website
• Love what you do
• 4 games I am excited to play and why
• Difficulty in cooperative games
• The cost of a mistake
• Joyful moments
• Starting small in distribution
• What happens if I die?
• Should I include multiple game modes?
• Printing shipping labels at home
• The power of reputation
• 9 lessons from Diablo 4
• Good news is hard
• Getting my hands dirty
• 5 IPs I would love to work with
• The power of Twitch drops
• Elevating smaller publishers
• The calm before the storm
• Early access
• How big is a table?
• Connecting with customers
• Balancing player count and game length in board games
• Sometimes things happen and you just have to adapt
• The current goals for my next game
• Innovation through exploration
• I want to hold my game
• 3 not-so-cheap tools I love
• The ultimate playtesting weekend

Using AI

• AI – A brief introduction
• Using ChatGPT to name a game
• Reviewing videos with AI

Conventions

• Creating a demo for your game
• 3 ideas for conventions
• The Gen Con experience
• Gaining value from Essen Spiel
• Most anticipated game lists

Case studies

• Case study: Path of Exile

Reports and reviews from The City of Games

• 5 years as a publisher – The full report with revenue, sales, and statistics
• 2022 | 2023 – Demographic survey results for The City of Games
• 2022 | 2021 – A year in review for The City of Games
• 100 publisher lessons are now available!

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