First time doing Presskit and Stuff. Need Help …
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The developer of Bhangarh: The Untold Story seeks advice on best practices for email outreach to media, considering whether to send a short email with links or attach a press kit directly. The key query is the most effective method for reaching YouTubers, streamers, journalists, and gaming websites, with an example email including links to an online HTML press kit, Steam page, and demo provided as a reference for feedback.
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Sharing tips on email outreach for game developers promoting their indie game
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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I’m the developer of Bhangarh: The Untold Story, and I’m getting ready to start email outreach to YouTubers, streamers, journalists, and gaming websites.</p> <p>I’m wondering what the current best practice is.</p> <p>Should I:<br /> Send a short email with a link to an online HTML press kit, Steam page, and demo?</p> <p>Attach a press kit directly to the email?</p> <p>Or do both?</p> <p>For example,</p> <p>I was thinking of sending something like this:<br /> ——————————————————————————————<br /> Hello,</p> <p>I’m Shyam, the developer of Bhangarh: The Untold Story, an atmospheric first person psychological horror game inspired by the legends of Bhangarh Fort.</p> <p>We’d love for you to try our latest demo. If you enjoy it, we’d be grateful if you considered sharing it with your audience.</p> <p>Press Kit: <a href="https://yourpresskit.com">https://yourpresskit.com</a><br /> Steam Page: <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3981150/Bhangarh%5C_The%5C_Untold%5C_Story/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/3981150/Bhangarh\_The\_Untold\_Story/</a><br /> Demo: <a href="https://your-demo-link.com">https://your-demo-link.com</a></p> <p>If you have any questions or would like additional assets, feel free to reply to this email.</p> <p>Thank you for your time, and we hope you enjoy exploring Bhangarh.</p> <p>Best regards,<br /> Shyam Sejani<br /> Golden Phoenix Studio</p> <p>——————————————————————————</p> <p>I’ve also attached my draft press kit.</p> <p>I’d really appreciate it if you could review it and let me know:<br /> What should I change or improve to make it more professional?<br /> Is there anything important that’s missing?<br /> What would make it more appealing to journalists, YouTubers, and content creators?<br /> If you’re willing to share your own press kit (or one you think is a great example), I’d be very grateful.</p> <p>You can send it to <a href="mailto:founders@goldenphoenixstudio.com">founders@goldenphoenixstudio.com</a></p> <p>Thank you in advance for your feedback. I’m looking forward to learning from your experience and improving my outreach.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON -->   submitted by   <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Unreals_real_dev"> /u/Unreals_real_dev </a> <br /> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1upku68/first_time_doing_presskit_and_stuff_need_help/">[link]</a></span>   <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1upku68/first_time_doing_presskit_and_stuff_need_help/">[comments]</a></span>