Alright, so by now, you’ve done your ground work, and you’re ready to actually start getting into the meat of your production, right? I mean, you have read parts 1 and 2 of this series, right? You’ve done the leg-work of figuring out what exactly this game is going to be, right? Excellent! Then let’s start discussing your work flow, and how you might actually make this happen!

Here is a short test that you can run to find out what your customers/audience may be thinking:   What is the consumer test all about?  Simply read down the page and see whether or not you can find the answers to the questions on your website.   Am I in the right place? Anyone visiting your website wants to know if your website is of relevance to them: Can they easily find a solution [...]

Last time we discussed whether or not this is a venture you wish to pursue. I cautioned you on some things to be aware of if you’re going to create a game independently. You decided, “Heck yeah I want to make a game!”. Excellent! If you’re still with me, you’re probably itching to get into it and start making something playable.

Have you ever seen a blog post in Google’s search result with the author’s profile beside it? That’s Google Authorship in action. Google Authorship allows you to tell Google that you’re the author of the post and that you want to display more information about yourself in search results. Although it doesn’t increase your rankings in the search results, having your profile photo beside your post will increase click-through rates. How do I get Google [...]

  An important thing to keep in mind when reading this multi-part series on game development is that I’m still quite new to this myself. I don’t have all the answers! My career has been in feature film visual effects, and before that I got a certificate in fine art, and a degree in animation. I’ve been working on a couple of games in my spare time for just over a year now and have [...]

Quite recently, we spoke about the best places to purchase Business Cards for your business/website. However, it’s all well and good knowing where to purchase your business cards, but you need to choose how to select and design your perfect Business Card. So, here we have your perfect guide…   Shape and Format Aside from the ageing format and shape of a business card being a standard regular size and shape, Business Cards now come [...]

For decades, Business Cards have been an essential part of business and personal promotion. Everybody hands them out, whilst they were initially a handwritten form of communication  they have developed into something alot more professional, with it being essential for every business person to have the ability to readily hand over a card. Business cards are available to purchase from many online retailers, but we’ve narrowed down the best for you…   Vistaprint (http://www.vistaprint.co.uk) If you watch [...]

Starting a successful website can be difficult, but there are a few simple guidelines you can follow to give yourself a significant advantage. We won’t discuss technical tips for SEO or hosting quality, but I’ll include some links throughout the article, if you’re interested in details.

When you’re thinking about being self employed and starting up your own business, there is a chance that you may be wondering how you can boost your motivation to increase your productivity over the course of each of your working days. When thinking about this, one of the main things that people think about is how you can come up with new ideas, however almost everybody is forgetting about just how important it is to [...]

The late Roger Ebert once stirred up a veritable hornet’s nest when he proclaimed that “video games can never be art”. I know, I know: that topic has been done to death. Don’t worry, I’m not here to revisit that particular discussion; it came to a conclusion that I believe all can agree on. But now that we’ve cleared up that video games can be art, perhaps its worth considering the cultural use of games outside [...]

Interviews make for absolutely brilliant content. From years of experience of developing media websites, I have found that interviews never fail to bring the readers in. Why is that? Well, interviews are exclusive content, unlike alot of content, interviews aren’t recycled junk and provide your readers with something that is worth reading. However, just because an interview is exclusive, that doesn’t mean it’s absolutely just worth reading. To write an interview, you have to consider a [...]

Quite recently, I started work on a brand new project/website. I can’t explain much at the moment, because it’s in quite early stages. However, this website was going to take quite a while to build, so I stuck up quite a simplistic holding page on the project’s website. This got me thinking about how important a holding page is in terms of a website and how to create an effective holding page. Why are holding [...]

Now a days, a website should look good no-matter where it being viewed from. Not only on laptops and desktops, but on tablets and smart-phones and this is where the term “Responsive template” comes into hand. If a website is responsive it is able to adapt to the screen size of the client. These steps will show you how to make a responsive template – easily!   Step 1: The layout The first element we [...]

If you’re currently trying to make your mark on the world of blogging then you may be wondering about how you could make a start. A lot of people are full of good ideas about the things that they could blog about, they know that they’re good writers, yet they have absolutely no way to get the audience that they need in order to be successful as a blogger.   A lot of the time, [...]

Bloggers have the ability to wield great power. Where does that power come from, though? Some say it comes from building thousands or millions of followers through years of hard work. That’s stupid, though. Obviously the power comes from saying what you want to say, when you want to say it. People respect that. Readers are just an annoying part of most blogs. There are ways to minimize the annoyance, though, so you can focus on [...]

  Today, I’m going to be speaking out against the “Virtual Self”. So, what is the “Virtual Self”? “Virtual Self” is a state of transference from the real person you are to the virtual person, the “Virtual Self”, you can become when you are on-line. “Virtual Self” goes a lot deeper than your Avatar, an Alias, or your on-line persona. “Virtual Self” is like taking your thoughts, your behaviours, your feelings and emotions and teleporting [...]

SEOClerks is a service that allows you to create service offerings, and purchase the services of other online freelancers. Although the network is often full of low quality services, it’s very easy to make money if you offer high quality service. Personally, I have made over $100 on SEOClerks. It’s March 26th at the time of me writing this, and my first service offer was on February 24th. That’s slightly over a month, but in [...]

When I first met Oliver he had a forum called Nowitscheaper.com, it was a real learning curve for him and although it didn’t make it out of the beta phase, it was the launchpad for YoungWebBuilder.com. I don’t know if you know, but Oliver’s hero is Martin Lewis at MoneySavingExpert.com. From the very first day I met Oliver he has been talking about him. He respects him for what he says and what he has [...]

Ok so the truth is, is that there are literally hundreds of principles I could go into right now as being a valuable asset for any entrepreneur.. probably an entire book’s worth.. And the thing is, is that they’d all be just as true the next, but my challenge today was in finding just 7, and these 7 are the one’s that scream out to me, as having kept me afloat for the past however [...]

In our fast-paced world, people have grown to dispise waiting. Think about it – you’re waiting for a bus or train, at the doctors office, waiting for your partner to decide what shirt matches, you pull out your mobile phone or tablet and use the internet. The last thing we want to do while waiting is wait more. In this article, I’ll give you a rundown of some ways to speed up your website. Why [...]