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Top 10 Ways to Build Your Board Game Industry Network - Ep. 49
Board Game Business Podcast
English - January 12, 2017 22:24 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsGames Leisure Business crowdfunding kickstarter boardgamebusiness business design forbiddenlimb games gaming publishing tabletop Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Here are Jeremy and Brian's top 10 ways to build your network within the board game industry:
Jeremy
J10 – Participate in contests.
J9 – Be easy to find on social media.
J8 – Place encouragement above criticism.
J7 – Do your homework to avoid wasting publishers’ time.
J6 – Observe Publisher Speed Date.
J5 – Go to Protospiel and Unpub events.
J4 – Attend cons where industry experts have time to talk.
J3 – Don’t view community as a vending machine.
J2 – Offer service or resource to the community.
J1 – Play other designer games.
Brian
B10 – Volunteer at con booths.
B9 – Run local events.
B8 – Playtest other people’s games.
B7 – Comment on blogs and YouTube videos.
B6 – Create content.
B5 – Be active on social media.
B4 – Go to bigger cons to meet elites.
B3 – Go to smaller cons for local community.
B2 – Find your local game nights.
B1 – Help others in the industry.