I am also a (somewhat) frustrated Mario Maker level designer. I'm a 35 year old father of three and a nearly life long fan of the Mario franchise. If you make good levels, they will come - but more will give your creations a try if you just stick your neck out there a bit and get involved with the Super Mario Maker community outside of the game itself and Bookmark. These four communities are some of your best options for sending more players your way. It's a great place to get involved in whether you're a new or experienced maker. Like the primary GameFAQs SMM board, the subreddit is also packed with discussion over mechanics and level design. You can make your own thread to share your levels or slap them into the sub's regular level exchange threads with a snazzy description. The Super Mario Maker subreddit isn't just a great place to share your levels, it's also pretty amazing for feedback. This may be the most obvious place to go outside of Miiverse, and it's well-worth it. This one isn't a must-use, but it's still handy and yet another way to promote your levels and the varied tags make finding certain types of levels much easier. One thing that's different here from the others is the sheer amount of tags used to categorize levels, which is nice if you (or others) are looking for particular components or level types. Just don't expect to get much in the way of feedback. This one's a little out of the way when compared to the other communities here, but there's no denying the amount of levels that make it way onto Nintendo Life's level sharing section. The primary board for the game is pretty great, too. The board may not be as fast-moving as some of the other options in this article, but it is probably the best place for feedback for anyone serious about their level-making. The Super Mario Maker Level Sharing board is one of the best places you're going to find for direct feedback on your levels. What? You've been to the GameFAQs board for the game and didn't see any level sharing? Did you perhaps overlook the level sharing sub-board? If you are, it's definitely worth whipping up a quick sketch to draw attention. Unfortunately not everyone (myself included) is so artistically inclined. Some makers will draw pictures to promote their levels as well, which tends to be more effective than just opening a new discussion on Miiverse. But it's a start and it's better than nothing. You're not going to get a ton of Feedback from a Miiverse post and because so many submit threads so often, it's going to get flooded out pretty quickly. You're on your Wii U already and it's super easy to hop over to the Super Mario Maker Miiverse community and make a post asking people to try your level. The Miiverse should be your first stop on your road to level promotion if only because of the convenience. The very first option is the most obvious, and that is. There are a few community options that are above the rest in terms of activity, which is what you want if you're trying to get your levels out there.
Today, we're talking about how to get more plays for Super Mario Maker levels. No matter where you decide to list your levels, make sure you hop over to the Super Mario Maker Bookmark website and tag them as soon as they're uploaded. This isn't totally common nor do you have a guarantee your level will be played - so while submitting a stellar level to a YouTuber or streamer isn't a terrible idea, it's not one you should rely on. Some Super Mario Maker YouTubers and Twitch streamers will also take level submissions to play on stream. This is the easiest and most consistent way to get more people into your levels. There are a few online communities packed with fellow level makers eager for good levels to play and more exposure for their own creations. Simply pressing "Upload" after you're done making your levels shouldn't be the end if you want them to get more players.