what is the best free way for promoting your app?

Donronca

hi i've now 2 apps online in the google play store and i was wondering how can i generate more downloads and receptions?

greets

stackpoole

Its very difficult.
Your best bet would be to advertise your game like crazy on online message boards, youtube, such as this forum. Furthermore, making sure you use the right keywords can ultimately make your game more visible on the app store [however, this is generally very difficult to learn and utilize - many people hire marketers with expertise in this area]

Also make sure you have appealing screenshots and icon so the user is enticed and engaged so he/she will download the game.

Once again, it's very hard to generate a lot of downloads with no budget. But it can be done! with a good game and a little bit of luck

RP

Give away free kittens

GirlTravelFactor

Hi @Donronca! I joined here so that I can start working on the game I wanted to develop but instead I've been answering forum. As I posted before, you can follow these tips.

You can use your Facebook, Google+ and Twitter account in spreading your game, post it on your wall and use the #freegame or #freedownload or #freeonlinegame, so its not only your family and friends can see it but also people looking for that keyword.

Post a link in Reddit with interesting title like 'Try to play the first game I made about...'. Post it in /r/gaming, /r/Games, /r/gamedev, /r/IndieGaming. You cannot post continuously, try to post in other /r/ the next day.

Submit in StumbleUpon, Delicious or Folkd, it might help.

Set up a blogspot, post article, pictures or anything about the game or games that you will also develop. It will not have an effect yet, but for a long run, it will appear on search engine. Back link the URL of your game with the right keywords like Free Potato Runner Game, Free Download Game or Free Game. Submit in StumbleUpon, Delicious or Folkd too.

Anyways, do GameSalad Developer usually submit their games and apps at Google Play and Apple App only? I'm selling my photography in Dogelet, I used my referrer such a shameless plug , I think you can submit apps there as long as you can upload or download it and you will be paid in Dogecoins.

gyroscope

Hi @girltravelfactor - I'm sure you won't mind me repeating what I wrote as a reply to you in the Direct Messages :

Welcome to the Forums and GSC - may I say how helpful you've been in the Forums right of the bat; great stuff. Hope you have a good day. :-)

Hi @Donronca this link might be useful too:

http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/63304/marketing-your-app-pr-list-of-100-review-sites

Failing that, @RP's kitten-giving might just be the answer....