I created a flash app. A service or a game - it does not matter. Advertising takes a lot of money and not always effective, it is desirable that my app promote itself.
Task - to create in the app (or app`s site) conditions for the dissemination of information about it (or content generated by the application, which is much better and more effective) in Internet. That is, users are giving a boost to the app to distribute information about it and should be encouraged to do so.
- Post code for insertion app into blogs, journals, forums on their site.
Here user`s interest in to add to your site new features or on the forums where he has some credibility, recognition, new, interesting, community, online programe. What is the advantage for me as the author's app? In the application, i can set links to my site, advertising, make use of the functionality available only to registered users of my site (ie, encourage to register on your site).
PROBLEM. The problem of the developer to make the placement code for insertion app as simple and convenient (it is desirable to simply copy the code and paste it in the correct location of the resource) and the functional application would work fine on any third-party resource. Here also comes the complexity of how to implement it in accordance with security policies and different methods of flash output to various resources. Plus size of app must fit to the design.
- Encourage users to report about my app of social networking, facebook, twitter, etc.
Here the idea is that user should be interesting to share their successes, to post messages to social networks. Disseminating information, along with some content generated by the app (such as picture and text to achieve in app), users will help attract a new audience in the app. You can create the virtual currency in an app which help it user can buy virtual goods, or some kind of rating and has reached a certain level to open a new functional apps. Naturally, all this should be linked with the system authorization in the app or on the website.
PROBLEM. Earning virtual currency and ratings should be only after receiving approval from the API callback system, ie, the application must be answered that the message actually posted (obviously, it can be removed, but hopefully it will not happen ). And I'm not sure that getting callbacks possible. Although I'm sure that all desired services (ie primarily interested in Tweeter and Facebook) is able to connect from a third party site and transmit data, but the abundance of different API also complicates the task. Maybe there is some integrator?
That would invite friends to the app from social networks in general would be good. Well, is it possible to access the app to gmail for example, to user could send out invitations to their friends from address book?
I hope you will share your methods.
