There you are, thinking about how to survive the pandemic. You heard your friend earning from being an agent of a club owner. You want to start one too, but how?
Here we are to help guide you on how to be an agent or a club owner.
we start of with the basics.
The difference between a poker app and a poker site.
First, you have to realize the difference between a poker app and a poker site. This is very important as it can affect you later on.
It was a few years ago that an app hit the market with a different approach to online poker. They promoted themselves as a play app hence some of them are allowed in google play.
Players do not directly deposit to the company. For example, some apps charge you a specific amount like diamonds to run tables. The poker app in itself only provides the app.
Poker Apps
Buy-ins do not go into the apps. It is by nature a private club.
Poker sites
Buy-ins directly go to the site. Every game is run by the site.
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Why it matters?
A site is the one in charge of all promotions and tournaments. A club can make its own promotions and tournaments.
Finding out who is the one pushing for this matters later on.
Apps like Upoker maybe a play app and allow the clubs and unions to do their own promotions. However, they support the Unions on their big venture. This allows other clubs to join in on bigger projects without spending too much.
What are the promotions and tournaments?
Let us just be honest, there are really too many poker apps and poker site out there. having a promotion and tournaments is vital. Even Rakeback has become a standard.
But here is a simple truth. The biggest poker site out there is still Pokerstars. If Rakeback is the key, then why doesn’t Pokerstars have one? They do have a point system which only gives around 30% back.
As a poker player, which do you prefer. a table full of grinders and you get 100% rakeback? or a table full of fish but no rakeback?
How dynamic is the site?
There are just too many sites out there. You need a site that stands out.
How active is the site? are they pushing their brand?
Establishing your brand is vital nowadays. Most players that you can invite already know a site or are playing on a site. They will most likely joined a brand they already knew than a new site.
Summary
The first thing when you want to become an agent is really knowing your product.
Poker sites and poker apps are different.
Poker sites – You are selling the brand.
Poker apps – Your Union or club or yourself.
Poker sites you can easily make a direct deposit and there is no need to talk to your agent. You trust the site itself.
This is not to say poker sites are good. There are poker sites that do not even have any promotion or tournament. How can you attract players?
Understanding your product helps you understand how to promote correctly and be more succesful.
Stay safe poker playas!
