• How to promote your Rust game server

  We often hear about people growing their communities, and it's fantastic to hear about the growth, but likewise, we hear about the failings too! Whilst each game has an ingame list, they can not be relied upon for growth. Server lists often fail to show every game server and this is extremely true for Rust. The ingame list never pulls every game server into the game client. They only pull in a select number based on each players location. We spoke to the developers about this and you can readSome readers

• How to promote your Conan Exiles server

  We often hear about people growing their communities, and it's fantastic to hear about the growth, but likewise, we hear about the failings too! Whilst each game has an ingame list, they can not be relied upon for growth. Server lists often fail to show every game server, and more so, with the many thousands of servers that exist per game server, you will be like a needle in a haystack. Ensure to take finding players into your own hands! We hope these tips will help you get your community groFew readers

• How to promote your ARK: Survival Evolved server

  We often hear about people growing their communities, and it's fantastic to hear about the growth, but likewise, we hear about the failings too! Whilst each game has an ingame list, they can not be relied upon for growth. Server lists often fail to show every game server, and more so, with the many thousands of servers that exist per game server, you will be like a needle in a haystack. Ensure to take finding players into your own hands! We hope these tips will help you get your community groFew readers

• How to do a Tracert or Ping test for lag issues or Determining the best server location for you

  This article is to guide you on performing a tracert to test for latency between your computer and the server/node. In the world of computing, traceroute or tracert is a diagnostic tool for the computer network to display the route or path and measuring transit delays of packets or loss of packets across an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The information gained from the traceroute/tracert is the history of the route is recorded. The information is the data to and from your computer to the adFew readers

• Is your server making you money yet?

  Are you still paying for your own server? Many of our customers have successfully converted their servers from a monthly expense to a hobby that brings in a bit of extra money. Whether you'd just like to lower the expenses of your server, or you have plans to create a thriving community and bring in a healthy second income, if you're willing to put in the effort, any goal is achievable. Our 1 suggestion Use a platform that has turned server monetization into an easily repeatable process.Few readers

• Follow these 9 important steps to build a thriving server community.

  Finding players is a particularly big challenge for most game server admins, and getting it right is crucial to the longevity of any server. In this guide, you'll find nine important steps for building a long-lasting community, so that your content never gets stale. Step 1: Prepare your server for new players This may sound intuitive, but it is often overlooked by novice server operators. A new player is going to give your server a limited amount of time to decide whether or not she wantFew readers

• Some tips on keeping your player base active and engaged.

  Every good server owner thinks it once in a while - What can I do to keep my player base engaged and happy. How can I not only grow my player base but help to make sure no one leaves or becomes inactive? Starting up a new community on a game you have a passion for can be really hard at times, especially with so many other well-established communities in most games nowadays. Let's face it, gaming is a huge hobby now for so much of the planet. What can you do to stand out and keep your players hapFew readers

• Suggestions for mixing things up and keeping things fresh for your community.

  In this article we would like to cover some things that you as a server owner can do to make your community active, engaged, and fresh. Every server owner goes through some downtime where content gets stale or played so much. Let's face it developers cannot code and add content as fast as us gamers devour it. The average patch might take 3 to 6 months to create, only to have its players burn through it in a few short days. These simple steps can add a lot of extra hours of content for your playeFew readers

• Is your new game server set up the way you'd like?

  Sometimes, setting up a new server can be tricky, especially if you've never done it before. ServerBlend is constantly adding guides and other documentation to make it easier for our customers to build their perfect game server. Here are a few specific articles that cover common issues with getting set up, and may help you get started with your new game server: Our Helpdesk Articles Our Helpdesk is substantial; many customers from other hosting providers coFew readers

• Tips for streaming gameplay as an influencer

  Are you a ServerBlend Influencer? Or are you starting to stream your content for an audience and are new to streaming? Or are you a veteran streamer who just wants to brush up? This article might help you with a few tips and tricks to improve your content for your streaming audience to help you build up a following. Tip 1 Engage your Audience Ever listen to a streamer who is ignoring their community? It happens often and a lot of the time the chat can get hectic if you are building up a siFew readers