Promoting Your Levels

Reach Thousands of Potential Players

MakerCentral requires donations to stay afloat. That's why I've created a system to reward supporters for helping me keep the site running: level promotion!

Thousands of Mario Maker 2 players use MakerCentral every month to find interesting levels to play. This is your chance to get your own levels in front of them.

How It Works

You can promote your levels by donating to MakerCentral. The more you donate, the more your levels will be shown to other players.

Here's the math:

Every $3 donated = 30 days of promotion for one level.

For example, if you donate $12, you can promote 4 levels at once for 30 days.

Your levels will then show up in relevant searches below the normal search results.

For example, if you make a troll level, and a user searches for "troll", that user is likely to see your level.

For donation methods, you have a couple of options: Ko-fi or Patreon.

Ko-fi

Ko-fi is a one-time donation platform. If you donate on Ko-Fi, your levels will be promoted for 30 days.

Here's how to donate on Ko-fi:

1. Go to my Ko-fi page.
2. Click the "Donate" button.
3. Enter the amount you'd like to donate, keeping in mind the $3 per level system.
4. In the "Your message" box, enter the Course IDs of the levels you'd like to promote.
5. Click the "Donate" button below the form and follow the onscreen instructions to enter your payment information.
6. Your levels should be promoted within 24 hours. If not, check to see if I messaged you on Ko-fi. You can check here to see if your levels are currently promoted.

Patreon

Patreon, unlike Ko-fi, is a monthly donation platform. Your levels will stay promoted for as long as your subscription is active, so it's more convenient for promoting your levels long-term.

Here's how to donate on Patreon:

1. Go to my Patreon page.
2. Click the "Join" button.
3. Enter the amount you'd like to donate, keeping in mind the $3 per level system.
4. Go to my page again and click the "Message" button. On mobile, it may be in the "..." menu.
5. Send a message with the Course IDs of the levels you'd like to promote.
6. Your levels should be promoted within 24 hours. If not, check to see if I messaged you on Patreon. You can check here to see if your levels are currently promoted.

What's Next?

Once you have donated, I will enter the levels you specified into the promotion system, most likely within 24 hours. Your levels will then show up in relevant searches below the normal search results.

You can check if your level has been promoted by looking at the promotion search engine and searching for your level.

After your promotion runs out (if you donated on Ko-fi), you can donate again to promote your levels for another 30 days. For Patreon, your levels will stay promoted as long as your subscription is active.

I'll try to make adjustments to the promotion algorithm as needed to ensure that each level is shown to a good amount of players.

Need Help?

If you have questions or concerns, you can reach out to me on Discord. I am usually available to answer questions.