I also have the same general question regarding paying for promotion. A day after starting my campaign I was contacted via my Kickstarter dashboard with offers to promote my campaign. Out of curiosity, I sent them a response simply asking for details of what they offered. The first "company" (
http://www.zaptopress.com) I contacted has a professional-looking website, but after 6 days they still have not responded - even though their email to me stated that they would be happy to answer any questions. The other person that contacted me took 6 days to respond, but never provided me with a simple request for a website or information regarding his services. He wanted to talk to me on the phone but never provided the basic information I asked for. It seems to me that if he doesn't have a website or materials to promote himself, then how could he be trusted to promote my campaign?
How can we tell if these "promoters" are legitimate? They seem to get scared off by simple questions and certainly don't respond in a timely manner.
Ron
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