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Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stalled.
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:46 pm
by whereyat504
My project is a book called "Teaching on the Edge".
It had a strong start and Sidekick gave it a 97% chance of being fully funded. The pledges have stalled and I have 19 days to go with 10% funded. I have even received a message from a publisher (via the campaign page) who is interested in publishing if it does not fully fund.
Even so, I want to get the original momentum back. Suggestions? Comments? Corrections?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1647226092/be-a-part-of-my-first-book-teaching-on-the-edge
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:26 am
by sbriggman
Provided some feedback on this thread ->http://www.kickstarterforum.org/teaching-on-the-edge-transforming-new-orleans-schools-t1605.html
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:02 pm
by StoryBox
I'm kind of in the same spot right now, but I'm planning to do a big push for tomorrow's mid point. Hopefully that will stir things up!
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:29 pm
by InfiniteHorizonsUly
I think contacting blogs might work, the dreaded mid-canpaign doldrums is the hardest part of running a campaign. If both of you have to relaunch, please use
www.pitchfuse.com so you can generate prebuzz.
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:31 pm
by sbriggman
@storybox. See that you're in LA. Have you considered going to any meetup.com events to pitch the idea?
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:41 pm
by StoryBox
Hey - I don't know anything about them, but I will check them out for sure!
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:26 pm
by whereyat504
Hey there. How do I set up a contest on my PitchFuse? I went to the button on the home page but when I fill eveything out I keep getting a pop-up box with an error message "Issue saving project content". Am I missing something? Thanks!
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:35 am
by InfiniteHorizonsUly
Wheryaat,
Sal and Vaportstarter both founded Pitchfuse, I am sure one of them will respond shortly, hang tight.
I think Sam's meet up idea is great. I have a tentative mid April launch date set for my third campaign. One goal is to do meatspace outreach and try to find a local San Diego venue to host a one night art event, where I will create live and offer examples of the work. But to test this idea, I will not sale anything at the event. I will only accept pledges from people I meet. It may be a bust, or it may work, but something has to be done to combat the middle of campaign slump that slows down most projects.
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:40 am
by whereyat504
Thanks InfiniteHorizonsUly. I redid my plea video and hope maybe it's better now. If you have the chance to check it out, I'd appreciate any feedback. Still no nibbles for a week now, though. Sent out more e-mails today as well.
Re: Kickstarter book project had a strong start but has stal
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:11 pm
by drlouisechughes
This usually happens mid campaign. Have you tried to reach out to new avenues of exposure that you may not have accessed before, blogs etc?