How to ”Make It” in the D&D and RPG Industry - a podcast by Dont Split The Podcast Network

Mike offers some thoughts and shares some experiences on the topic of what it takes to "make it" in the D&D and RPG industry. No magic bullets here but hopefully some useful thoughts on the topic.

Contents

• 00:01:03 What does "Making It" Mean to You?



• 00:04:30 Advice is Bullshit



• 00:06:28 The Duality of Optimism and Pragmatism



• 00:09:46 Practical Advice (oops)



• 00:13:07 Use Lots of Platforms



• 00:14:38 The Marketing Funnel



• 00:21:33 The Value of Email Newsletters



• 00:28:09 Getting Attention - Go Wide



• 00:28:42 What About Podcasting?



• 00:32:17 What About Conventions?



• 00:33:59 Consistency + Visibility. Both Are Important.



• 00:38:13 40% Find Me Through YouTube



• 00:43:17 What Products Should One Make?



• 00:54:37 RPG Writer's Workshop



• 00:56:22 Where Do You Sell Your Stuff?



• 01:08:37 Final Thoughts (NOT ADVICE!)

Links

• Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master



• Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter



• Support Sly Flourish on Patreon



• John Baldessari and the Three Rules for Artists



• Washington Post article about the Twitch streamer



• Glengarry Glen Ross Put the Coffee Down



• The Marketing Funnel



• Great video on the value of newsletters



• Tubebuddy



• Rob Schwalb's Short Adventures



• Raging Swan Press



• Waterdeep City Encounters



• Dyson's Commercial-Usable Maps



• Adventure Writers Workshop

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