{"id":20,"date":"2008-07-26T12:51:27","date_gmt":"2008-07-26T16:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/?p=20"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:23:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T12:23:40","slug":"34-tips-on-getting-your-flash-game-sponsored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/flash\/34-tips-on-getting-your-flash-game-sponsored\/","title":{"rendered":"34 Tips on Getting your Flash Game Sponsored"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Be patient. Sponsors are very busy people and it will take time before they might even see your sponsorship request<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Use flashgamelicense.com<\/a>. They provide a free service that gives you an oppurtunity to show your game to potential sponsors and\/or developers. I use it and highly recommend it<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. E-mail as many sponsors as you can, even if you get an offer. You can always politely tell them that you have a higher offer<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Be polite to every potential sponsor. They have feelings too, so be nice<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Don\u2019t show sponsors unfinished games<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Don\u2019t annoy sponsors by constantly barraging them with e-mails. They get enough of those already<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Make sure your sponsor is reliable before accepting their offer<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Make a good game. This probably shouldn\u2019t even be here, but some people just don\u2019t learn<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Don\u2019t put sloppy art into your games. No matter how great your game is, bad graphics almost always drive away potential sponsors<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Keep in-game ads (like Mochiads<\/a> or Gamejacket<\/a>) out of your game when showing it to sponsors. That\u2019s just another way to annoy them<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Don\u2019t ask for sponsorships after you\u2019ve released your game to the public. Most sponsors want the first appearance of your game to be on their site. There are special types of licenses that you can give out once you release your game<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Keep your game as G-rated as possible. This gives you a wider variety of potential sponsors<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Research more on different types of sponsorships and find the type that you want. Flashgamesponsorship.com<\/a> has some great information about them<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Ask other developers for advice about sponsorship for your game<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Don\u2019t give up if your request for a sponsorship is rejected. You\u2019ll find a sponsor eventually if you keep on improving your game.<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Make original games<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. Make addicting games<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. If you have made games before, make a portfolio of your works so sponsors know what quality of game to expect<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Do whatever a reputable sponsor suggest you to do to your game. They are most often correct<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. Always find out the details of a sponsorship before accepting the offer. It may not be worth the money<\/span><\/li>\n
  21. If your first offer for your game is much higher than you expect, don\u2019t accept it immediately. It can probably go higher<\/span><\/li>\n
  22. If your first offer is lower than expected, don\u2019t reject it immediately. Perhaps it is actually a reasonable price<\/span><\/li>\n
  23. If you are a beginner at game development, don\u2019t expect your first game to make much money<\/span><\/li>\n
  24. Politely ask sponsors for suggestions when asking for a sponsorship, their opinion always counts<\/span><\/li>\n
  25. If you can\u2019t make good art for your life, have an artist do it for you. Of course, you\u2019d have to give them a percentage of your earnings<\/span><\/li>\n
  26. Don\u2019t use copyrighted music in your game, there are plenty of places to get free uncopyrighted music<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  27. Fix all of the bugs in your game before showing it to a sponsor. Nobody likes a broken game<\/span><\/li>\n
  28. Build up your reputation on the web by posting in flash forums, making popular games, having a good blog, etc. If sponsors know who you are before you even ask them for money, then you\u2019ll have a much higher chance of being accepted<\/span><\/li>\n
  29. Make good use of your time when developing your game. The hours you spend working on the game might not be worth the money you get back from a sponsorship<\/span><\/li>\n
  30. Always have some type of scoring system in your flash game. That way, you can install your sponsor\u2019s high score API, making more money<\/span><\/li>\n
  31. Protect<\/a> your flash game before showing it to sponsors. Remember, some people just can\u2019t be trusted<\/span><\/li>\n
  32. Don\u2019t break the agreement of your sponsorship after getting paid. Sponsors know other sponsors. They can tell on you<\/span><\/li>\n
  33. Optimize your code. The less processing power it requires to play your game, the more people can access it, which sponsors like<\/span><\/li>\n
  34. Have fun (cliche?)! The money you get from sponsorships are never worth it when you aren\u2019t at least enjoying yourself.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Be patient. Sponsors are very busy people and it will take time before they might even see your sponsorship request Use flashgamelicense.com. They provide a free service that gives you an oppurtunity to show your game to potential sponsors and\/or developers. I use it and highly recommend it E-mail as many sponsors as you can, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,6],"tags":[18,37,38,35,36],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mrsunstudios.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}