i can certainly relate the advantage of word-of-mouth to a game site that i'm working for. there's a strong community forming and new players are coming from word-of-mouth (or text-of-email) because of existing players' experience in the game.
of course a bit of incentive wouldn't hurts, but it doesn't have to be in monetary term. it can be in the form of being credited or recognized.
the only catch is you need to stay good, because of the old marketing saying - a good mouth told 3, a bad one told 10.
the article mentioned "revealing her (the marketer) identity, she said, would undermine her effectiveness as an agent.".
it's similar to teenagers never listen to their parents about what is good for them, but peers always have a greater influence.
i am working for few online games like iclod and xmoo, they generate a bit of incomes and open up opportunities for other jobs.
the advantage is i don't need to be there physically to carry out works, but with that advantage, i also get the disadvantage of having thousand of similarly skilled people fighting for the same work.
i believe hardware-IT may have more opportunities. just post an ads on local newspaper to "Fix Your Computer Problems At Home" and there bound to be some elderly people who would rather get a local service from a local person at home.
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It might be quite useful for games like our iCLOD if it's covering more parts of the world.
I haven't had 1 email in 8 years! You insensitive clod!
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i can certainly relate the advantage of word-of-mouth to a game site that i'm working for. there's a strong community forming and new players are coming from word-of-mouth (or text-of-email) because of existing players' experience in the game.
of course a bit of incentive wouldn't hurts, but it doesn't have to be in monetary term. it can be in the form of being credited or recognized.
the only catch is you need to stay good, because of the old marketing saying - a good mouth told 3, a bad one told 10.
the article mentioned "revealing her (the marketer) identity, she said, would undermine her effectiveness as an agent.".
it's similar to teenagers never listen to their parents about what is good for them, but peers always have a greater influence.
There are two critical requirements for a Media PC that's going to reside in your living room, it has to look great and be quiet as a mouse
is it a must to have your media PC in the same room? couldn't you tuck it in the cupboard somewhere and transmit signals wirelessly?
it depends what kind of IT skills you have.
i am working for few online games like iclod and xmoo, they generate a bit of incomes and open up opportunities for other jobs.
the advantage is i don't need to be there physically to carry out works, but with that advantage, i also get the disadvantage of having thousand of similarly skilled people fighting for the same work.
i believe hardware-IT may have more opportunities. just post an ads on local newspaper to "Fix Your Computer Problems At Home" and there bound to be some elderly people who would rather get a local service from a local person at home.