Best way to build hype for a upcoming virtual pet site

[Baw$e]

If you were/are building a virtual pet game. What are some techniques/tricks to build the hype and increase the members for a upcoming pet site?

 

[BerrieStrawberrie]

I would say probably through social media sites like tumblr, instagram, youtube I think anywhere you have social interactions and can share media is where I tend to find new pet sites. I also notice some through kickstarter or doing a beta/alpha test I've found a few through testing phases.

 

[WontByte]

I would go with the traditional blog posting method.

Find reviews of similar sites and see if they have open comments.

Write a thoughtful review comparing yours to theirs and drop a link in your name. It's a tried and true method that works to this day.

 

[Demon_skeith]

By showing off all the cute animals that can be petted and all the neat features, most of the basic reason most go to pet sites.