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Check out our friends over at Tanki Online. They are running some nice promotions for crystals if paid through Gate2Shop.
You can find more information here.

The Internet is undoubtedly the best channel to sell games online for its convenience, immediacy and global reach. Nonetheless, it is also a very competitive sector. Therefore, when selling games, software or digital products, you should bear in mind that an online store does not sell by itself.

If you are determined to start selling your games online, you should consider some key elements in order to succeed:

1. First, you need to choose the right ecommerce software that best suits your needs. Not every ecommerce solution is specifically designed for the gaming industry and not all of them support, for example casual game or Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games.

2. Make different versions οf уουr game аnd mаke thеm available for different operating systems as well. Besides, provide your customers with satisfactory information about the game, build great product sales pages: attractive and describing all the benefits and main advantages over other games.

3. Offer a free version of the game or offer just some features and for a limited period of time after which players will need to pay. This way, players will learn more about your product and they will have an incentive to keep playing and pay for it.

4. Create a Marketing plan to promote the game that includes different online marketing tactics and, if possible, publicity аnd advertisement. Consider joining an affiliate networks that can help you to sell your games online easier and faster.

Although you are selling a digital product via the Internet, act like you have a physical store. Remember that behind every conversion there is a person so try to improve their experience using your online store and dedicate time to lead nurturing.

5. Finally, without collection there is no shop. Nowadays, offering a great range of payment options is necessary to avoid losing sales and be able to succeed. Yου need tο find a reliable payment service provider which will allow уου to accept the greater range of payments options.

When selling games online, especially Social Networks and Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO or MMOG), you need a provider that offers micropayment solutions and Flash Payments option which allow gamers to remain in the game while making a purchase.

At the end of the day, all you need is to build an attractive and effective website technically compatible with your game and ready to accept payments online.  Note that there are full-service providers that can help to throughout the entire process to success.

We’re going to be in Kyiv in a couple of days attending and sponsoring the International Conference of Online Game Developers (http://www.confog.org.ua/en). It’s going to take place on April, 21, 2011 and we’ll be glad to meet you there for a cup of coffee and a discussion how to monetize your games.
Do drop us a line if you’re in town and we’ll set up a meeting.
You can email, call or contact us via Twitter.

We’re looking forward to talking to you.

Hamburg has yet again offered an amazing environment for one of the most targeted gaming events of the year. The casual atmosphere and great people that made the conference so successful were open to conversations and shared useful insights to what is to come in 2011. Anything from problematic areas and development challenges to potential gold mines were covered as part of the program.

We are proud to have sponsored and taken part in this year’s event. We have met great professionals from the industry and have formed strong partnerships with some of the leading companies in the world. Walking down the halls of the conference and feeling the vibrancy in the air is something that we are looking forward to. Casual Connect Seattle, here we come.

Gate2Shop is proud to be one of this year’s Casual Connect conferences sponsors. Yuval Ziv, COO, and David Avgi, CEO, will be there during the whole conference. If you would like to schedule a meeting with them please send us an email at sales@g2s.com

Let us help you be more successful at monetizing your games!

Today’s gaming world revolves around the use and technology of the developers designing games to work with the flash technology that is available and holds the end-users interests. The key to turning the average gamer into a repetitive gamer is maintaining their interest and avoiding any interruption of their game play. This is the focus point behind G2S’s PayInAFlash. By maintaining the in-game play the PayInAFlash billing model allows for the payment to be made without interrupting the game.

Flash technology with its wide acceptance and real time activities is the standard for a long time to come. The PayInAFlash billing model can be easily integrated in any game, social media, video streaming or software (flash application), allowing the end users to quickly and conveniently pay for their requested service. This payment solution was designed to minimize the distraction to the end-user, while maintaining the highest security standards and meeting all of the requirements set by the international PCI Data Security Standard.

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As rapid and enormous as the e-commerce industry has grown since the pioneering days of the internet, so has the need for the service providers to deliver solutions. The world has become engrossed in the vast variety of e-businesses entering the online industry and the competition grows. With these growths, the price wars have shifted from the local streets to the “Super Highway” of the internet. The vendors doing business in these conditions have experienced the need to process transactions of all sizes, from major purchases to the smallest items or micro-transactions. This has launched yet another variation of the online service provider.

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