I've found it easier lately to contact people directly and have a conversation with them about our personal goals for the project. I've had people back $300 in the first day just because they were inspired by how much work we are willing to put in to achieve our goals!
However, these tips are really handy so I will keep them in mind!
My bad Jason, I totally misunderstood what you were saying
I thought you meant about posting a link to the article and asking for feedback, not on the crowdfunding campaign.
Completely agree, getting local and getting individual user feedback is absolutely invaluable. Meetup.com can be really helpful to find relevant people to chat and demo to
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