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By: cory

cory — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:57:57 +0000

Great article! Flash games are becoming the thing now a days with good potential of making money.

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By: Games Up

Games Up — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:54:22 +0000

This is quite an old article now. I was just wandering if you had had any success with flash games, and would you consider posting a follow up?

By: axcho

axcho — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:23:47 +0000

Nice overview. It was one of the articles I referenced in the epic blog post I just finished. Same subject, but I went over a number of more obscure monetization methods that I thought were really cool. And I included way too many links. How do you like it? :)

Ten Ways to Monetize Your Flash Game:
http://evolutionlive.blogspot.com/2009/06/ten-ways-to-monetize-your-flash-game.html

By: rosedragon

rosedragon — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:35:43 +0000

Great article! I think you guys could success! :)

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:46:41 +0000

Like JP Sherman mentioned before, iPhone games have a pretty clear path to monetization – the App Store. It IS getting pretty crowded, but there's always room for creative/innovative games out there. Especially something multiplayer/social.

By: JP Sherman

JP Sherman — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:39:58 +0000

Another good way to make money, especially on flash/ indie games is to develop the game to mobile devices. For example, for my iPhone, I've paid anywhere from nothing to $10 to play a game.

If popular, these micro-transactions could provide you with a stream of recurring revenue that can supplement any ad-supported efforts. I've noticed in mobile applications like Pandora, they run small banner ads to support their app… this could be a way to distribute your game for free, and still turn some income.

Lastly, if you've released a mobile game, make sure that you have fairly regular updates, so that your users can continue their gaming experience from you. The benefits of going mobile are obvious, you dont have people tethered to their computers, they can play short bursts at their leisure and you get a wealth of people providing feedback.

Great article, I hope to read more from you soon.

By: Kyle Orland

Kyle Orland — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:14:56 +0000

Great article. You might also be interested in a similar article I wrote for Gamasutra on making money from browser-based Flash games. It's available here: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/1978/the_flash_game_business_making_a_.php

By: Colm

Colm — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:23:07 +0000

Bill: Nice work! That's a pretty good casual game! I agree with the comment:
"Strangely Addicting, Proof that no amount of bump mapping or 3d graphics will ever beat a solid concept"
You are now ahead of us in # of games released :)

Matt: Why not give it a go and see what you make? I'll post up a guide to getting started coding w/ Adobe flex (compiles into flash movies & is available for free) in the near future anyway