There is a new RPG business service on the block that goes by the name RPGFreelancer.com. Gamer Lifestylers take note: you can use this to get help with your projects, and you can use the site to make money. Gamer Lifestyle contacted the person behind this new opportunity, Russell Morrissey, and plied a few questions. Continue reading
Category Archives: Entrepreneurship
Article by Johnn
Published on December 15, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship
Tags: product development, RPG industry
Article by Yax
Published on December 14, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Writing & Publishing
Tags: mongoose publishing, RPG industry
State of Mongoose Publishing 2010
Mongoose publishing recaps their business successes and failures every year. The insight provided is very interesting. I highly recommend reading it:
There’s one very interesting paragraph in there:
For the first time in nine years, I would advise anyone looking to launch a new RPG company to halt their plans, and wait to see what happens in the market next. Now is not a good time to launch a new company.
I feel that this … Continue reading →
Article by Yax
Published on November 3, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Writing & Publishing
Tags: Dungeon Mastering, gamer lifestyle, Level 31, writing
How I made my first dollar with Level 31
It’s in the books! I made my first dollar from Level 31 exactly 84 days after starting the Gamer Lifestyle program. Hurray! Continue reading
Article by Yax
Published on October 18, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Writing & Publishing
Tags: gamer lifestyle, Level 31, newsletter, RPG
Level 31 – Gamer Lifestyle case study goes public
I am happy to announce that my case study RPG project is going public. Continue reading
Article by Yax
Published on August 23, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Writing & Publishing
Tags: art, RPG, RPG industry
How I found an artist for my RPG project
Johnn Four recently quoted something he read in a RPG forum: if you want to make a small fortune with roleplaying games, start with a large one. Pretty funny. But thankfully, it’s not quite true. Continue reading
Article by Yax
Published on August 12, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship
Tags: Dungeon Mastering, publishing
How to choose the legal structure for your project
I ran Dungeon Mastering under my personal name for 1 year before registering it as a corporation. It worked well. It is free. That’s what I would suggest for most people. Try out your project. Build an audience. Make a dollar or two. And then decide what your structure should be.
Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition GSL
If you’re publishing books that are based on other systems, it’s important to comply with the guidelines for doing that. I believe Wizards … Continue reading →
Article by Yax
Published on August 10, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Resources
Tags: entrepreneurship, Level 31, marketing, publishing, RPG development
An interactive Gamer Lifestyle case study
Ever since I sold DungeonMastering.com in January 2010, I’ve been thinking about starting a new project. Here it is. Continue reading
Article by Yax
Published on March 15, 2010
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Writing & Publishing
Tags: Dungeon Mastering, RPG, RPG industry
Free Webcast – How To Get Started In The RPG Industry
Brian Owens, the manager at Dungeon Mastering, organized a free webcast event. He interviews me about breaking into the RPG industry.
Visit this article on DungeonMastering.com for all the details: Playing RPG’s for a living?… Continue reading →
Article by Yax
Published on December 1, 2009
Categories: Entrepreneurship
Tags: Dungeon Mastering Tools, pricing
Dungeon Mastering Earnings Report – Nov. 09
To help others, you have to help yourself first
The Gamer Lifestyle program is all about helping others craft a better life for themselves. We hope to help many gamers and entrepreneurs to create a reliable revenue stream from their hobby. Someone pointed out that it’s difficult for anyone to know how seriously they can take our advice on making money from RPGs, since there’s now way to know how well we’re doing ourselves.
So I decided to share my
Article by Yax
Published on November 2, 2009
Categories: Entrepreneurship
Tags: Dungeon Mastering Tools, gamer lifestyle, marketing, pricing
Dungeon Mastering Earnings Report – October 09
To help others, you have to help yourself first
The Gamer Lifestyle program is all about helping others craft a better life for themselves. We hope to help many gamers and entrepreneurs to create a reliable revenue stream from their hobby. Someone pointed out that it’s difficult for anyone to know how seriously they can take our advice on making money from RPGs, since there’s now way to know how well we’re doing ourselves.
So I decided to share my
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