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Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 8:15 pm
by Konrad
So I have been hearing that last days of kickstarter campaign are supposed to bring more pledges due to project being featured in ending soon section and being suggested to backers supporting similar projects. My project has not picked up that momentum quite yet and I only have little over 60 hours until it's over. Is there something I am missing here? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/18 ... made-in-br
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:57 am
by thelazykid
looks like you found that last minute momentum, congrats !
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:06 pm
by blackmagicwolf
I think it's 50-50. I had a friend who did a comic, he needed $1500 dollars and he had less than 2 days to get it, then the pledges just started pouring in, and he got way over what he needed.
I don't know if that'll happen every time, but if it does? I'll take it. Whatever works right?
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:42 pm
by sbriggman
Wow that's pretty cool. I wonder if that was from the Kickstarter community or his own marketing.
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:10 am
by blackmagicwolf
I'm honestly not sure, I want to think it's the former, because he was pretty shocked himself by the surge.
With two weeks left in my personal Kickstarter I'm hoping it doesn't come to that...but if it does, I'll take it!
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 2:30 am
by wsalazar
I'm not sure how comix usually fare, but games are often featured and attract pledges from the Kickstarter community. Other kinds of projects, like art or photography, don't get that community support. You have to find it elsewhere -- on blogs, and by updating your own contact list every day. I needed $1500 in the last three days and raised it from my own list. Read my post about it at waynesalazar.tumblr.com.
Good luck!
Wayne
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:07 pm
by rvalentine
Wow! Congrats on the last minute funding and having a successful Kickstarter. We too are wondering how to get a surge of traffic and awareness in our final 5 days. For a game we have been able to raise a lot - over $80,000! - but we set our goal too high (we debated this a lot as a team and now have to live with it).
If anyone has suggestions for us to drive new traffic we are all ears!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/13 ... -adventure
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 7:04 pm
by wsalazar
Do you have cool pictures/graphics that represent the kind of imagery you'll have in your game? If so, you could send them to bloggers with an update on the state of the campaign -- dollars raised, dollars needed, number of backers.
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:27 am
by tengsupply
congrats on making it. you can check out projects on kicktraq
http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/290869965/tyni-wallet-elegant-slim-and-functional-leather-wa/#chart-exp-trend to see finished projects and get an idea of how projects do closer to the end.
Re: Is there really spike in number of pledges at the end?
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:05 am
by SalvagedStudio
I know this post is over a year old, but it was great to read the original post full of worry and uncertainty then go to the project page to see that it finished well over the goal. This gives me the incentive I needed to see I can pull off my own successful campaign in the last 7 days. Wish my luck!