BackerKit Q&A: Marketing For Your Kickstarter Campaigns
When we ask crowdfunding creators which areas of their campaigns are the most challenging, the answer we hear most often is marketing and promotion. Spreading t...
Pre-Campaign Tips
How to Create a Kickstarter Project Budget
As a crowdfunding creator, your goal is to raise money to bring your awesome idea into the world. But, in order to do that, you'll have to spend some money. So ...
The Alleyman’s Tarot Creator on Their Record-Breaking Project
Seven Dane Asmund has launched multiple publishing, tarot, and dice crowdfunding projects. However, they never imagined that their latest project would be as su...
What is BackerKit?
Crowdfunding is a journey that we probably all hope will be as simple as this:
Step 1: Have an excellent idea for a crowdfunding project.
Step 2: Launch ...
Coyote & Crow Creator on Designing a Game By and About Natives
Coyote & Crow is a sci-fi fantasy tabletop RPG set in an alternate future where the Americas were never colonized. Created and led by a team of Native Ameri...
Creating a Playtest Feedback Form for Your Board Game
Playtesting is an essential part of the board game design process. It will help you refine your game and get it ready for your crowdfunding campaign. When you a...
The Secret to Getting Kickstarter Backers: Know Your Audience
Who is your crowdfunding project’s audience? It’s ok if you don’t have an answer right now, but you’ll need to find out before you launch. Audience research isn...
Kickstarter Campaign Page Design Secrets
A Kickstarter campaign page is a potent tool in your marketing arsenal — it’s an important sales pitch for your crowdfunding campaign. Yet many don’t live up to...
When is the Best Time to Launch a Kickstarter Campaign?
When is the best time to launch a Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaign? It’s a question we’re often asked. While you may be looking for a simple day, time, and mon...
Designing an Effective Kickstarter Landing Page
Experienced crowdfunding project creators know that one of the keys to having a successful project is to bring your own crowd when you launch. This means that y...
How to Align Your Team to Your Kickstarter Goal
Guest post by Julio Terra, Founder and CEO of Launch Studio
While you may be able to build a prototype of your product on your own, you'll need to assemble a...
Kickstarter Checklist: Create a Plan for Crowdfunding Success
Managing a crowdfunding campaign may be time-intensive, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. To understand everything that goes into a Kickstarter campaign a...