Planning on self-promoting you app? Need ideas? Need advice? Here is a useful list of links; some guides, some videos, some free, some paid, all useful….

In no particular order. I will very probably add to this list in the future so bookmark this page.

Advice & Guides

1. ideatoappster.com – 20 Ways to Promote Your App for Free
2. SendGrid.com – Keep Email Out of the Spam Folder
3. indiegamegirl.com/konsoll-2013 – Indie Game Marketing 
4. reddit.com – a discussion
5. pixelprospector.com – the marketing guide for game developers
6. udemy.com/appmarketing101/ – A whole course! “The Indie Dev’s Guide to Promoting Apps and Making Money”
7. medium.com – The Indie Devs Crash Course Guide to Mobile App PR

Self Promotion Websites To Show Your Game

1. http://www.newgrounds.com
2. Unity Showcase (if your game was developed Unity).
3. Cocos2D-x Showcase (if your game was developed using Cocos2d-x).
4. Facebook Pages:
   1. Android: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 8, 9, 10, 11
   2. iOS: 1, 2
   3. Indie Games: 1,2
   4. Others: 1

Indie Community Specific:

1. http://www.tigsource.com
2. https://twitter.com/ScreenshotSat (Tweet your screenshot, on Saturday, with hashtag #screenshotsaturday). More info and instructions: http://screenshotsaturday.com
3. Reddit Indiegames

Tools and Services

1. http://www.promoterapp.com/
2. Keywords and Competitor Research: http://www.mobiledevhq.com

Shows and Festivals

1. http://www.gameconfs.com/
2. http://www.promoterapp.com/calendar