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Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:13 pm
by sbriggman
Read the article here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/work-in-pro ... g-success/

Good overview of the basic blocks you need to have in place to increase the chances of having a successful Kickstarter.

Fairly early on in the campaign, the On Meditation team realized that they weren’t going to raise $50,000 solely from family and friends. They worked pretty intensively, on a daily basis, to reach out to the online yoga and meditation community in hopes of getting a larger audience to share about the project, via the Kickstarter campaign and link to their trailer, for example. Dreyfus credits the widening of the community for the ultimate success of the campaign.

“Generally, I think people want to be part of projects that might be contributing to the greater good, helping independent artists of one sort or another or simply help bring something into being that might not get financial support in any other venue,” adds Dreyfus. “Like any other artistic endeavor, it is about reaching your audience and making a personal connection.”


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Re: Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:21 pm
by Inventalator
Can never read too many articles. Will pass this one along!

Re: Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 2:04 pm
by themusicchamber
Yes, really a great explanation and very helpful idea for everyone. I must say this is worth sharing on Facebook profile.

Re: Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2014 6:33 pm
by rokiskyfitness
great article definitely worth a retweet on twitter !

Re: Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:36 pm
by Inventalator
For those with a short attention span -

Know your end game.
Connect With Your Community.
Project passion.
Commit the time.
Simplify everything.
Expect the Unexpected.
Press on.
Don’t Panic–and Be Patient.

Re: Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 3:20 am
by MOCCI
Thanks for the tips!

Re: Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:25 am
by sohpor
great tips, I am jotting down the notes

Re: Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 5:30 pm
by sbriggman
@Inventalator - Thanks for the short breakdown!

Re: Forbes: Eight Insider Tips For Crowd-Funding Success

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:23 pm
by onesuit
Hey enventalator,

Number 7 - "press on" is really what I need to hear right now. With 12 days to go and only €2.675 of €15000, I was thinking of cancelling our project yesterday. But we have received a €500 euro pledge today so it is helping to keep us going :-)