Build Your Crowdfunding Email Strategy in 4 Steps
Successful Kickstarter creators know that mobilizing backers from past campaigns can help get a new project funded early. But what’s the best way to encourage y...
Crowdfunding Tips
Get Your Tabletop Game Ready for Manufacturing
After experiencing slowdowns during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the manufacturing industry is ramping back up. While factories are resuming produ...
How Can Crowdfunding Creators Prepare for Tax Day?
This year, the US federal tax deadline is July 15, 2020. If you aren’t already prepared to file, now is the time to get started. Whether you prepare your taxes ...
How to Get Repeat Kickstarter Backers
Repeat backers can give your campaign the boost it needs to reach its funding goal early. But how do you build a community that’s willing to support you time an...
Building Your Crowdfunding Campaign’s Foundation Through Product Positioning
The following is an excerpt from Mark Pecota’s new book, CROWDFUNDED. Mark Pecota is the CEO & co-founder of LaunchBoom — a global crowdfunding agency who i...
Crowdfunding and Taxes: What Creators Need to Know Before Filing
Whether you’re planning to launch a crowdfunding project or you’ve already hit your goal, it’s critical that you think about the tax implications of your campai...
Why You Should Launch Your Crowdfunding Campaign Now
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is reshaping daily life. Although so much is changing globally, BackerKit's mission remains the same. We’re here to provide the...
How is the Coronavirus Affecting the Crowdfunding Community?
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has created uncertainty across the globe including our strong crowdfunding community. With so many unknowns when it co...
Should You Charge for Shipping After Your Kickstarter Campaign?
Most Kickstarter and Indiegogo creators charge for shipping before finishing a campaign. To follow this model, creators must estimate shipping costs, often with...
Take full advantage of Kickstarter’s Pre-Launch page to promote your upcoming project
How top crowdfunding creators in 2020 are using BackerKit to unlock the full potential of Kickstarter’s newest feature
Best Practices: BackerKit Survey Add-on Items
BackerKit add-on items are extra rewards that backers can purchase via their survey in addition to the items they receive for their pledge. It's a great way to ...
Soundbrenner Interview: Expert Crowdfunding Advice
We recently had the opportunity to talk shop with Florian Simmendinger, founder and CEO of Soundbrenner. He shared expert crowdfunding advice and detailed what ...