Ten steps to my first game sale

 Here are the ten steps to my first game sale as a game designer. I tried to keep everything in chronological order, however it may not be. However, these are the ten steps. I hope they help you along your journey:

• Create a high-quality plan.
• Create a compelling game design.
• Develop the game (combine assets with code).
• Test the game.
• Send out the demo. 
• Get feedback. 
• Use the feedback and the tests to improve the game. 
• Polish the game. 
• Publish the game. 
• Market the game. 

These steps were in alphabetical order, though they did not allow for repetition. It's not easy to develop a game, nor is releasing a finished game guaranteed to make one successful as a game designer. By using these best practices, however, you can mitigate disasters.