mk01 wrote:Thanks BitofaGeek,
My facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/ccnalabsDoes not seem to give me an option to add a facebook page in kickstarter? I used it as a link under my picture
I tried to post it on some discussion boards but most of them removed my post as it was treated as an advert. It stayed on 3 forums, around 1000 views in total.
I have used linkedin and mentioned about my project in Cisco and CCNA groups.
I emailed Cisco Discussion Board and asked if it is ok to start a topic like this - pending.
I invested some money in facebook adverts and got 130 likes in 3 days.
I am looking for more ideas now
Go to "Me" in the top right of Kickstarter, then choose My Profile. Then click "Edit my Profile". In the "websites" section here, you can link to any relevant sites you may have (your company website, your product blog, facebook, twitter, G+, etc). Adding these links will add to your credibility and give potential backers more faith in you, because they can see you have a good web presence.
Forums are a tricky one. Most Kickstarter posts will be ignored and/or viewed as spam, especially if you've only just registered. Ideally you'll have been participating in a forum's community for a few months and gaining a good reputation before posting about your Kickstarter campaign. I realise that isn't realistic though, because being active on dozens of forums for months is an exhausting task. I think you've taken the right approach with Cisco's discussion board by asking them before posting - perhaps you should do that with other forum owners, too.
How have you been targetting your Facebook ads, and what messaging have you been using? These sorts of things are important to get absolutely right, because otherwise you'll be displaying your ad to uninterested people, and thus throwing your money away.
Let me know what your Facebook ads are like and we'll be able to think of how to fine-tune them together.
Cheers.
