Any tips on what to do when launch didn't go as planned?
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:58 am
Hello everyone!
We launched our first Kickstarter campaign about 10 days ago (a hydroponic Smart Garden for growing food indoors), and am sad to say it is not going as well as we hoped. Pre-Launch, we had over 180 news outlets post our article through PRWeb and had a decent family/friend following + some others unknown personally to us. When launch finally happened, very few bit the bullet and donated the amount we expected.
We managed to raise 8k out of our 55k goal within the first 5 days or so and it has completely dropped off with 19 days remaining to get funded. We are constantly reaching out to friends, family, restaurants around the world ... literally anyone who may be interested in seeing this project come to life...and aren't getting much feedback.
Obviously ... we aren't the only ones at this stage. What is typical plan of action when it seems your Kickstarter isn't going to get funded? Bust butt and do everything for exposure ... cough up some extra resources for more press ... find Kickstarter boosters ...? What are the possible options?
Any feedback is greatly appreciate! Thanks!
We launched our first Kickstarter campaign about 10 days ago (a hydroponic Smart Garden for growing food indoors), and am sad to say it is not going as well as we hoped. Pre-Launch, we had over 180 news outlets post our article through PRWeb and had a decent family/friend following + some others unknown personally to us. When launch finally happened, very few bit the bullet and donated the amount we expected.
We managed to raise 8k out of our 55k goal within the first 5 days or so and it has completely dropped off with 19 days remaining to get funded. We are constantly reaching out to friends, family, restaurants around the world ... literally anyone who may be interested in seeing this project come to life...and aren't getting much feedback.
Obviously ... we aren't the only ones at this stage. What is typical plan of action when it seems your Kickstarter isn't going to get funded? Bust butt and do everything for exposure ... cough up some extra resources for more press ... find Kickstarter boosters ...? What are the possible options?
Any feedback is greatly appreciate! Thanks!