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So I ran one, very small Kickstarter a few years ago. Currently running my second (link in signature).

- Have you learned any new skills (marketing/social media)?

Well, this whole year I've been learning new marketing skills, as I just got a job as a marketing manager for a small press.

- Have you gotten any backers you don't know?

In the last campaign, I did get a few backers I didn't know. So far in this one, I've only gotten the one.

- What has been frustrating?

We've had a lot of people posting about the project, but that hasn't necessarily translated into new backers every time.

- Are you planning on starting a business if your Kickstarter goes well?

Mine's for a collaborative album of my fiction and my partner's music. So that wouldn't translate too well into a business.

- What tools or websites do you recommend (others than this one haha)?

I'm still figuring this out, too.

Negative - it's very difficult to stay visible

Kickstarter is awesome! I think that sums up my experiance. It gives everyone a fair oppurtunity to get their good ideas out their.

-Zach Houser-

Its slowy building up

Ive been working the last couple of years for start-ups to help them finding capital and investors that suits them. I now thought it would be great to check out crowdfunding to see if that could be something.
And firstly I found it difficult to write and show the correct pictures on a project without risking the idea and\or design to be stolen. ( since theese are start-ups it isnt yet registered anywhere ).
And when I tried, its like many say over here, very difficult to be seen when your new at it. So for me it slowly becomes an outlet thats not suited for my kind of work... But now I have found this forum and Salvador so maybe there is hope still.

So far, my experience has been stressful!
I launched my campaign about a week ago and I've only gotten 3 backers. It's very challenging so we'll see how it goes.

I have just launched my project so I still don't know, but in my opinion if I do the things well I see it possible.
We will see in a few weeks

Thanks for sharing your experiences! It's cool to look back and read through some of these.

@BonnieJoStufflebeam - Have you learned anything specifically interesting or counter intuitive at your new job?

The beginning and end of a Kickstarter are easy to stay motivated. The trough in the middle when not many pledges are happening is stressful and hard to focus on promo during. If I could change one thing on the Kickstarters I have done, I would do more press outreach during the trough.