1$ in 2 weeks Chalange

[szczebel1995]

Hello!

I'm quite new into game dev, just finished my first game for latest Ludum dare, now my goal is to earn 1$ in 2 weeks. 2 weeks for making a game from scratch and then make at least 1 dollar out of it. I see there is a lot of people that make thousands on this forum. My question is, whats the best approach? put it on the sites like itch.io and put price as 1$, make it free with donation proposition, ads? What's the quickest and most solid way of earning the first dollar from browser game?

 

thanks 

[b10b]

That's an interesting challenge.  I'm sure producing value worth $1 in 2 weeks is easy for anyone who has completed a Ludum Dare!  Whereas receiving the cash within the same 2 weeks may be much harder?  Shortcuts include selling what isn't ours, or promising the world for a small advance - let's try and avoid both.

An alternate view to sales (and cash-flow issues) is to think less about income and more about value.  For example, what do we spend online that might be exchanged for our game development skills?  Starting with a simple barter or market exchange is the easiest way to start generating value.  A crude example might be that if our game generates a single social follower that could be valued at the ~$2 an equivalent ad spending might cost?

Beyond that it's going to need to be a GREAT game these days to make any money at all.  So it's best to start making games for all the other reasons.

 

[scheffgames]

I think it's actually easier to get 500$ then 1$. It's either a big win or nothing at all. At least when it comes to sponsorship.