Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creators
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    Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creators

    by sbriggman » Tue Jul 09, 2013 3:23 pm

    If you are running or thinking of running a Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or other type of crowdfunding campaign, I urge you to check out Meetup.com to find some local events in your area where you can learn from other campaign creators and network with people who are going through the same fundraising process.

    Two weeks ago, I attended the Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Crowdfunding Meetup in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There were two awesome speakers, Eli Regalado and Elan Amram. Eli is the cofounder of Videogogo, a full-service marketing agency based in Denver, CO, and has successfully helped raise $183,000 on Kickstarter. Elan is the founder of ShmoozBiz, a Social Community to Discuss and Learn about Crowd Funding.

    David Iaituri, who has raised $194,682 on Kickstarter, was also there and provided some great insight into raising money on the platform.

    When just starting out, many campaign creators have similar questions about raising money from the crowd. Eli, Elan, and David did an awesome job answering some of these questions and outlining the common mistakes that first-time campaigners make. I’ve included some distilled tips below.

    1. Don’t Expect People To “Discover” You.
    Eli Regalado likened raising money on Kickstarter or Indiegogo to the early days of the web, where people expected that if they threw up an ecommerce web page, thousands if not millions of people would find their page (what else do they have to do with their lives?) and they’d become a millionaire in a matter of months.

    The fact is that you must drive your own traffic to your crowdfunding campaign to see results. No one wants to be the first one to the school dance. Get your friends and family to commit to pledging throughout the first week to build momentum and add social proof to your project.

    “Unless you’re Bill Gates that has a network of people that will write you checks of $50,000 a pop, you really need mainstream PR. You really need to get the blogosphere excited about what it is that you’re doing” – Regalado on SucceedInYourPajamas

    2. Build a Team BEFORE Launching Your Project
    In order to be successful on Kickstarter, you need the following key skills: campaign management, social media, video editing/production, design ability, copywriting skills, and marketing/PR. You may have all of these or only one. Either way, your time is finite and building a team around your project can help increase the chances of fundraising success.

    Read more here: http://www.crowdcrux.com/kickstarter-su ... -creators/


    Learn how to succeed on Kickstarter: here.
    Submit a free press release for your Kickstarter campaign here.
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    Re: Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creato

    by freesho » Mon Jul 29, 2013 5:19 am

    Hey, all of these tips are very helpful and resourceful. I wish I would of ran across this post earlier though :oops: I plan on launching my first kickstarter this week and I plan on incorporating this advice. GREAT POST :) :mrgreen:
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    Re: Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creato

    by sbriggman » Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:42 pm

    Thanks! Glad it helped. Be sure to keep me updated on your launch :). What's the campaign for?
    Learn how to succeed on Kickstarter: here.
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    Re: Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creato

    by Azariah » Sun Jul 20, 2014 9:52 pm

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    Re: Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creato

    by Carl » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:01 pm

    Great tips. In my honest opinion, it all depends on the project's uniqueness and progress. :) No one likes to donate for something that isn't progressive :P
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    Re: Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creato

    by Boldedesign » Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:08 pm

    Thanks for the tips! This is kind of a mentality change for us. We will definitely be implementing theses tips!
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    by Inventalator » Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:31 pm

    Having a team is something most people take for granted I think. You can't do it all yourself!
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    Re: Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creato

    by Scylla » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:12 am

    Really great tips.
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    Re: Kickstarter Success Tips From Successful Campaign Creato

    by ChiLanta'sCatering » Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:37 am

    I really wish I had seen this site before I launch my project today! This was great info!
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    by Azariah » Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:08 am

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