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how tight my family are haha

Always account for some people to take back their pledge at the end of your campaign. Sometimes people are scrambling to pay bills and their philanthropy is the first to get the ax.

I agree very much with "connect". Constant updates and dialogue with your crowd is imperative to keep people interested and possibly up their pledge a few more dollars.

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Team , Team , Team , Connection , Connection , Connection , budget , don't invest in the wrong people ......

There will be many businesses who will message you offers to help you create more awareness for you campaign. Research their following and their interactions first before splashing out cash. Also if it is possible ask others who have used it how successful it has been for them.

I still have 17days left with 15% of my goal reached..
I strongly believe it is how you put your work across and I have been amending my strategies along the way.
Most of my backers are people I know probably about 5% are those which found me on discover or on the kickstarter search engine.

invaluable. Being a first timer all these tips are greatly received!

Good thread! This thread hints at the answers for which I'm searching. Does anybody know how to tell how many hits a ks page gets? As mentioned, we can see the number of times the video is watched and the percent who complete it but I'm not sure whether that reflects the total campaign views.

Just started my first kickstarter campaign and learned that there is a lot to think about. Product photos, video, most important creating media attention!

What a great thread! Love these comments & wish we'd seen it before we started, but now with 1 week left (and doing pretty well), we've learn SO much.
Biggest item = Start early! Build a list of interested backers ahead of time.
We've done plenty of marketing campaigns, but skipped some key steps for your Kickstarter, thinking people in the community would just find it, so we're now playing catch-up:
* Set-up a lead capture page.
* Work with those who already reach your target market. Offer them something of value and lead them to the lead capture page.
* Follow-up with helpful tips and build the buzz.
Best of luck!

You need an existing fanbase to be successful.

1. Preparation is everything;
2. do not underestimate shipping costs;
3. cost of your product is important in total estimate if you are going to collect whole pledge or not