Salvador, Yes, I was rather annoyed by the process. I do totally appreciate what Kickstarter is doing and why - also I believe a big part of the problem is that the technology submissions are looked at a lot more carefully. On the other hand, as a creator and business planner - I'd ideally like to s...
Primoz, I'd definitely check in with Kickstarter. While it did take me just about 3 weeks to get approved, I did receive feedback 7 days after first submission. It was just that it took 3 rounds for approval to be granted. I think the issue was that the PR company had one idea for the submission, bu...
Well - I sure have learned a lot from these posts! I failed at my first launch, and what I got from all the discussion is that the pre-launch preparation is critical. Buzz words like "build your following" and "generate buzz through social media" are completely foreign concepts ...
Spent nearly 3 weeks getting approved by Kickstarter. But, finally jumped through the last hoop. Target kickoff is now Tuesday, October 8. I actually had the project completed ported onto IndieGoGo when Kickstarter approval came through. It took me less than 30 minutes to set up an IndieGoGo account...
Fred, I can't give you tips there - my own project using professional PR is not even kicked off yet. However, here are a few thoughts: 1) Freelance PR is cheaper, but the real question is whether said freelance person will have the scope of contacts. I think you can probably find someone who can per...
Fred, There's a couple ways: 1) If it is a Kickstarter project, it has a bit.ly embed link. You can access it on the button below the video. If you put a plus sign (+) after the link, you can see the stats. 2) If it is a vimeo video - go to vimeo.com and search for the product. There are often sever...
Fred, The videos for the other two products are professionally done. The first one probably cost $2K or more, the 2nd one was more than that. Several more notes arise: 1) What makes your product better than these other ones? The first one is much more expensive, but the 2nd one seems very comparable...
Fred, I'm no expert, so please take what I say with a gigantic boulder of salt and with the notion that this is intended to be constructive - not an attack. 1) The video quality isn't that great. It isn't that it is poor, it is that there needs to be at least a little more time and effort put into i...
Getting close to kickoff time for AutoAide - will probably submit to Kickstarter tomorrow. Here's the video - almost complete: m AutoAide is a hardware device which connects your car to your iPhone or Android - to enable you to be smarter when driving or maintaining your car. This system allows your...