Simple question: what do you think it's best, to have only one site with all your games, or make a website for every game?
Assuming that your games aren't small puzzle or action games, but something a little more big and maybe of "niche" market.
Like my soccer management game :D

Perhaps I am wasting my time to keep up a separated website only for one game?

p.s. website is this one: www.universalsoccermanager.com

If it was still just as available from your main site, I see no reason against it. Sirrus has a website for Dope Farmer. Maybe he could shed some light on the situation.

If the game can benefit from it then it might be a good idea. If you are releasing something that allows for a lot of community interaction, having a separate site can really help make this aspect manageable. For games where you don't have much things to post about them, it's probably a good idea to keep it as one main site, because it's easier to cross-promote products then. My current project is getting a separate website (www.custombar.net, nothing there yet) outside of www.lizardsoft.com because it is going to have many downloads, tips, etc and it would be difficult to pack this well into the main site. All smaller software (currently only the emoticon installer) is on the main site.

Edit: your site and game look nice, I think you made the right choice.

Edit: your site and game look nice, I think you made the right choice.
Thanks!
Well my goal is to build a community, but sure that will need time.
This game is really a bet, because from statistics I've seen around, about 50% of customer are from USA, and there soccer isn't popular :(
But I hope to gather some interest. Of course since I haven't a millionaire budget, my game won't be in competition with big names like Championship Manager or Premier Manager, but I hope to make a game more appealing to the casual user.

Well, september is near! I have to move my a... to get it finished in time :)

Soccer might not be as popular in the US, but it is very popular. But then again, it's most popular with kids here, so I don't know if they'll want to play a management game like this.

Originally posted by Jack_Norton
from statistics I've seen around, about 50% of customer are from USA, and there soccer isn't popular :(
But I hope to gather some interest. Of course since I haven't a millionaire budget, my game won't be in competition with big names like Championship Manager or Premier Manager, but I hope to make a game more appealing to the casual user.


I realize this may sound silly, but I'm wondering if the name of the game could be a problem. If you want to have appeal outside of the US (which is a must for a soccer game I figure) is it best to have the word "soccer" in the title, or some other word that is more universal. Maybe register "universalfootballmanager.com" too? EA's FIFA series is "FIFA Football" in Europe, and "FIFA Soccer" in the U.S. afterall. Just figure using it as football may help traffic a bit, since people outside the US may not be entering searches for "soccer management games" as much as "football management games."

Concerning Dope Farmer, it actually just uses domain forwarding.

www.dopefarmer.com is not used for hosting, so it just forwards to us.

The best things to do I say is use domain forwarding. Keep a core site showing all of your games, but for each (significant) title, buy forwarding directly to the game.
Some games do not need this, especially ones that wont generate much word of mouth. DF needed it because it needed a simple way to reach it, especially if people talked.

In any case, just evaluate your product and take the best approach.

Alex

Soccer might not be as popular in the US, but it is very popular. But then again, it's most popular with kids here, so I don't know if they'll want to play a management game like this.
I tried to keep it simple, surely easy than CM series, but you're right, I don't think kids won't be too much interested. Maybe teenagers.

To Gmicek: thanks for advice, I hadn't thought about that. I'll see if register another domain or put some keywords regarding "football" in this one.
Changing the name of the game would be a little more complex but I can do it (it's a matter only of changing the title graphic) if it helps the sales! :)