Sooner or later, all beginner server admins are interested in the question: "How to promote the GTA server: SAMP?" The PR of the SAMP server can be conditionally divided into two types. First, it’s the simplest one - to order PR for money and not fool yourself. And the second one is free, but here you will have to spend several weeks of your free time. PR often free in two stages. Below we will talk about possible ways of PR (and proven) and give some tips so that you get the maximum effect from PR.
How famous SAMP servers are promoted
Most likely, you were already interested in how such "monsters" as SAMP-RP and ADVANCE-RP were untwisted. It is worth paying attention to the fact that they had certain privileges, they were the first to enter this sphere and had no competitors. But nevertheless, how did they conduct and are now conducting PR campaigns of the SAMP server? When the server is visited by a sufficient number of players (at least 100), you need to encourage them to invite their friends to the game. Actually, the well-known servers support their online: they give a certain reward for invited friends. The bonus is issued when the invited player reaches a certain result, for example, the level in the game.
It often happens that a player is bored, for example, with the RP-mode of the game, and he wants to switch to a DM server. The owners of large servers hold several projects (try to have servers with different game modes) and conduct mutual PR servers directly on the servers (on the RP server PR and DM RP servers are promoted, and on the DM server RP and RPG servers, etc.) .
How to publicize your SAMP server for free
The free PR campaign of the SAMP server is no different from how the PR of Minecraft servers is conducted. There are many so-called server ratings. Everyone can add their own server there. Rather, an IP server, name, site address, forum, banner, and so on. The procedure for adding a server in different ratings is slightly different. After adding your server to such a database, you need to take first place in the lists, since the number of players who come to you depends on where you are in the ranking.
Place in the ranking is determined by the number of votes for your server. Naturally, no one will vote just like that, you will have to pay money for votes (there are services where you can buy votes for a small fee, about 50 kopecks, one vote). But since we are going to PR for free - we will have to ask existing players to vote, and in return pay them in domestic currency, things or donate funds. Server directories work similarly with ratings (this is almost the same thing).
But how do you get the first players? It is worth starting with your friends, if you, of course, are not ashamed to show your server to them. Well, if you are ashamed, it is better not to waste your time and time of potential players.
So, you invited a few of your friends, they are yours. You already have at least 10 players, even if they don’t even play, just arrange for them to vote for your server every day (you can remind them just in case). But this is not enough. Now is the time to look for communities on social networks that advertise CAMP servers (usually in one group advertise servers for different games: CAMP, Minecraft, Rast, CS, etc.). We hope you found about a dozen such communities. Now every day, and even better - several times a day we advertise our server on the wall. To attract more attention, write not only the server’s IP, but also its advantages (than it is better than others), add a beautiful picture (landscape from Los Santos or San Fierro) and sign the name of your server on it. Be patient, and this way in a couple of months all the slots on your server will be occupied. Good luck
How to properly promote the SAMP server
The procedure for public relations of the server was described above, but there are certain nuances, without considering which, you can only harm the server. For example, if you actively win votes in ratings and directories with the help of friends or for money, then you may be excluded from the rating. Ask why? Everything is simple. The administration keeps track of how many people are playing on your server. For example, only you and two of your friends have played on the server for the last day, you decided that it was no good, and ordered two hundred votes in the rating. The administration noticed that much more people voted for your server than played, considered it a cheat and banned your server. The only way out is to change IP. Similarly with groups in VK. If you post ads on your server several times in a row, and leave it in the comments for other servers, you will be banned for spam. Conclusion: we do everything very carefully, and you will be happy.
How much does it cost to properly promote the server
To quickly start your server, you can advise you to order ads at the same ratings. For the money for which you can get a vote, it is better to buy a place for a banner at the top of the rating. So you are guaranteed to be in the spotlight, and not in the ban. The ratings also offer the service of raising your server in the TOP for a couple of hours or until no one outbids this place, then your server will go down one step. It is very difficult to name the exact price, since it depends on the attendance of those resources on which you will order advertising.
If you are told somewhere that there is a program for the PR campaign of the SAMP server, or even try to sell such a “miracle”, run away from the unfortunate seller: this is all a scam, in the best case, bots will only occupy slots on your server, players will not it will become more interesting to play.
How to interest users to invite friends to the server
Further PR of the SAMP server depends not only on ratings, but also on how friends are invited to the server. Playing with friends allows you to have more fun. And what can I say, if a gamer plays with friends, then there is less chance that he will leave the server. How to make inviting friends? Do some bonuses, for example, "invite a friend to the server - get an instructor costume." You can also organize a family system, for example, inviting friends to the server. They, having registered in the game, will become your children. You can come up with a lot of things. We wish you creativity and good luck in developing the server!