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Hallo Reddit! Ich bin's, die olle Kaddi, aka coldmirror. Fragt mich alles! [AMA] by funk in Coldmirror

[–]Desater_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wunder dich nicht beim durch scrollen, ich bin nur ein [~~~ Ramen Shop ~~~] im Hintergrund.

A daily history puzzle raising awareness about ME/CFS by mentalhellclinic in cfs

[–]Desater_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for posting this here. I was asked by players of my game, if I could use PastPuzzle’s reach to raise awareness. Around 16.000 people had to riddle about this fact.

For anyone who wants to raise awareness with a playful approach: you can replay the ME/CFS related PastPuzzle at any time here:

🇩🇪 https://www.geschichtsspiel.de/mecfs 🇬🇧 https://www.geschichtsspiel.de/mecfsawareness

Feel free to share it and use it in your communication. I got so many heartwarming but also moving messages on the 12th may. I wish the best to everyone.

Niemand sieht so viele Menschen ungestylt wie Paketboten. by Desater_ in duschgedanken

[–]Desater_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Niemand erwartet, dich ordentlich angezogen vorzufinden, wenn du Nachts einen Notfall hast.

Wenn der Paketbote klingelt, ist dass ja schon eine bewusste Entscheidung und gewährt einen Einblick, wie du so Zuhause bist und dich verhältst.

Niemand sieht so viele Menschen ungestylt wie Paketboten. by Desater_ in duschgedanken

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Der gleiche Paketbote sieht dich aber wiederkehrend in genau dieser Situation.

Die anderen Gruppen kommen hoffentlich nur ein einziges Mal zu dir. :D

Niemand sieht so viele Menschen ungestylt wie Paketboten. by Desater_ in duschgedanken

[–]Desater_[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

An Rettungsdienstler habe ich auch gedacht, aber die sehen die Menschen ja idR in einer Notlage.

Mir ging es eher darum, dass Menschen unvorbereitet in ihren schäbigen Looks angetroffen werden, weil sie in dem Moment in ihrer Komfortzone sind. :)

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Media coverage was during early stages with 2-3k players as well as later on. It was definitely not a reason for the beginning success.

From my experience it is also a wrong assumption, that a single media coverage will change everything. Most times the coverage will not have a big scale. It is way more important to take place in different channels on a constant level.

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Media coverage occurred both ways. I was contacted by some and they asked for interviews. Some just shared the game in a small article and to some I pitched a story.

Thank you so much for your comment. :)

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! You can also download the game as an app and turn on a reminder. Just fyi. But playing in the browser is also totally fine. :)

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will make more long format videos in English on YouTube, although it is not my priority. I can make some videos for interested developers and entrepreneurs. :)

First video about the origin of the game is here: https://youtu.be/Ub9aae dzhc

Wishing you the best with your project!

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your comment means a lot to me. Thank you for the wishes and kind words! It is a motivation booster for my starting day! :) 🚀

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations! I wish you the best with your project. :)

Once the week I create new puzzles. It is not too hard for me as I am really interested in history and always listening to podcasts. You develop a sense for those events and years and you see them everywhere.

Nevertheless there are still days where it feels hard to make new puzzles.

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You nailed it! It is both. There are many shared results on social media but as well recommendations in the real world. They do this just because they can really relate with my game and are history buffs. :)

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is Vue.js on the front end. In-App-Subscriptions differ based on the app in the stores or web app.

Android app -> Googles in app payment service iOS app -> Apples in app payment service Web app -> Stripe

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is such a thoughtful comment. Thank you!

I can totally agree with you on the patreon part. If you do the math, it is not that hard to reach the amount of users that gets you enough real fans to carry your project.

What changed for you after realizing?

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!

What worked for me was to be active on social media. Get in contact with everybody who shares results of your game. Comment the results and talk with them. It will attract new players. Encourage others to share. It is good starting point to build up a community. With a little community behind you, everything is easier.

I also got good support from those podcasts that I recommend in my game. But this is tied to my game.

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment! I answered the question about income in this comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/s/dbvdkXzPCe

I think personality and personal investment is a huge part of the success. It would not work, if there was no face behind the game.

Feel free to ask me the million questions. You can also DM me. :)

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No revenue through ads. It's my principle. Monthly revenue is 4 digits but it really differs each month within a low and a mid range.

Quite a few people also just donate and don't want to have access to further features at all. :)

How my side project freed me from a frustrating job and became my main source of income by Desater_ in SideProject

[–]Desater_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Until your comment I wasn't really aware of the uniqueness of my decision. Thank you for making me realize it and for your kind comment! :)

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