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[kevindawkins]

Just signed up… prepping to launch.

[admin]

Cool When do you plan to launch?

[kevindawkins]

Well, we were thinking in about 2-3 weeks, but after viewing Brandon Fowler's YouTube videos, I think we'll focus on Twitter to gain some momentum first. Sometimes you just don't know what you don't know. Thanks…. Kevin

[sbriggman]

True. For those who haven't seen the Hybrid Vigor youtube vid (shows how they accumulated followers), would recommend checking it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUNQHXiF9nQ

Linked to it in this article: http://www.crowdcrux.com/marketing-your ... g-twitter/

[PixelationGames]

True. For those who haven't seen the Hybrid Vigor youtube vid (shows how they accumulated followers), would recommend checking it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUNQHXiF9nQ

Linked to it in this article: http://www.crowdcrux.com/marketing-your ... g-twitter/

Very useful article. Twitter can be overwhelming for the uninitiated.

[Lauren Mayer]

I'm also getting ready to launch in about 2 weeks, and I'm delighted to have found a community of other crowdfunders! I want to learn and prepare as much as possible before I go live, so I am really grateful for all the advice and information here.

[ordinaryt]

True. For those who haven't seen the Hybrid Vigor youtube vid (shows how they accumulated followers), would recommend checking it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUNQHXiF9nQ

Linked to it in this article: http://www.crowdcrux.com/marketing-your ... g-twitter/

Very useful article. Twitter can be overwhelming for the uninitiated.

I'm new to twitter and this was interesting haha.

[DanChamp]

Hi everyone.
I've just launched my project and am in real need of any advice, tips or help you guys may have to offer. It's really good to be part of a forum such as this one.
I'd love people to have a look at my project and give any feedback you would like to offer.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/46 ... her-friend
Good luck everyone.
Dan

[sbriggman]

@dan - Welcome! I recently put together this list of articles I've written over the past year to help get creators started. Feel free to skip to the section(s) that are relevant to you: http://www.crowdcrux.com/best-crowdfunding-articles/

On the topic of Twitter, I see it as a long-term commitment. The sooner you get involved and learn how to drive traffic/gather followers, the better. You are essentially building a marketing platform over a series of months. Also, don't just toot your own horn. Would recommend a ratio of at least 1:6 depending on the message you are tweeting out, meaning 6 awesome links, quotes, etc. that your audience or people in your industry might find interesting to the 1 message "check out our new product." More info on this: http://www.crowdcrux.com/kickstarter-so ... -kawasaki/ or this youtube video (long): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZCDGBnC058

A lot of social media is trial and error and experimenting what works/doesn't for your audience or business niche. Personally, I love Buffer for scheduling tweets and tracking analytics. You can also use Bitly to track link clicks or Hootsuite.