Fragalicious – Marketing Via Xbox Live

Its no secret that I'm totally and completely addicted to playing Halo 3. The fact that I've got an entire category on this site proves the fact that I'm addicted. As I was playing Halo 3 last night on Xbox Live I got to thinking of some interesting ways you can do some social networking and promotion of your website while enjoying a nice round of slayer on Snowbound with your team mates.

Xbox Live for those of you who don't play, is Microsoft's online multi player universe where players from all over the globe can login with a variety of games and play against and with each other. Three of the most popular games for Xbox Live are Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, and Madden '08. These games all allow users to converse with each other during play, be it trash talk or cooperative team play.

Whats of value from this service is the ability to socially network your website and plug various promotions. One way to do this is to put your website name (if its short enough) as your gamer tag. A gamer tag is the screen name that other plays will see when they are mercilessly destroying you in a game of Oddball or whatever variant you happen to be playing at the time. Not only is this, but you can directly chat with other players on your team and suggest they check out your site.

Another bonus to this is that a lot of Xbox Live games contain leader boards, and you could get your gamer tag up high enough on a leader board you will be promoting your site further.

Keep in mind this may be against the terms of service for Xbox Live so use some discretion in this marketing tactic. However if done right you could gain some exposure for yourself, especially if you are promoting a gaming site or blog that will help other players in game.

So have fun fragging, and be sure to keep up a good ranking!

Disclaimer: This might be against the terms of service for Xbox Live. I take no responsibility for your actions if you choose to use Xbox Live to promote your own agenda. Use this tactic at your own risk, this website and its authors cannot be held responsible for any actions taken against you or any damages or fines associated with your actions.