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Did creating press releases and writing a guest post for Forever Geek bring you a lot of backers? I am thinking of doing both of those things but I want to make sure that it is worth it.

Here is the link to my project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/13 ... -the-ebook

thank you for sharing!

Great tips. Doing home work right now as well!

Good tips! Any advice for when contacting press that does not respond?

@mjopson - One tool to track whether or not they opened it: http://www.yesware.com/product-tour/email-tracking/

Another service: http://lifehacker.com/5981928/bananatag ... ere-opened

Using google analytics to track email opens: http://www.labnol.org/internet/email/tr ... tics/8082/

If people ARE opening your email and not replying, you may try following up with a different pitch after interacting with them on social media, sending them a note about an article they've written to start a dialogue, or updating them when you reach a milestone

You could also plug their name into your LinkedIn, see if you have any 2nd degree connections, and ask for an introduction if you do.