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Community playbook: Indie game studio back-office

r/gamedev and r/IndieGaming threads asking about royalty splits, contractor invoicing, and storefront reconciliation are constant; "still using a spreadsheet at tax time" is the recurring punchline. Ahrefs CPC on "indie game royalty trac…

The value-first playbook

Lurk, then answer, then share.

Lurk.Spend a week reading top and rising threads. Skim the recurring pain — the buyer's language tells you exactly which thread angles commercial-intent posts will pick up.

Add answers. Reply with concrete, tool-agnostic help. No plugs. The reputation you build on real answers is the only thing that makes later mentions land.

Share the product. Only once you have answered ten threads does a single, on-point product mention earn its keep. Even then, lead with the buyer's problem, not the product name.

7 channels where buyers gather