Gregory's ServerHello! I'm Matt a Mega Drive and Sega Genesis dev creating a game very much like Konami's Snatcher. Currently trying to make some new connections on social media other than X and seemingly failing at it 😔 please share this in the hope people find me 😅
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 @matteusbeus search some tags like #gamedev #indiedev #retrogaming #sega #m68k , whatever interests you and follow/interact on those feeds (make sure to tag your posts!), as you interact more you'll be visible on more servers.  @matteusbeus there is no algorithm, if you want people to know you exist use hashtags! The platform's major downside is also a major benefit, but definitely takes some getting used to. Try finding accounts that are in a similar niche to yours and congregate around the same topics. You can subscribe to hashtags to get the messages in your extended network that mention them pop up on your timeline. Good luck, getting a following is a lot harder here, but people tend to be genuinely engaged. @matteusbeus no worries, people in general have kind of forgotten how to go about things without an algorithm making the connections for them. This also makes finding your community of other devs in your niche important, rising tides raising all ships and all that |
@matteusbeus A tip for fedi servers like mastodon, your discoverability and engagement is entirely based on how much you interact with others, and how you tag your posts, since you have no hashtags on this post most servers can't find it in search!
The best way to get engagement here is to respond to others as well, it's a lot less one-sided since the algorithm doesn't promote anything. And don't be afraid to (within reason) re-boost your own posts!