{"id":1251,"date":"2015-03-31T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T01:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/new_blog\/blog13-harness-the-power-of-spotlight-with-backerkit-pre-orders\/"},"modified":"2017-10-11T19:58:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T02:58:30","slug":"13-harness-the-power-of-spotlight-with-backerkit-pre-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backerkit.com\/blog\/13-harness-the-power-of-spotlight-with-backerkit-pre-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Harness the Power of Spotlight with BackerKit Pre-orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"695\" data-orig-width=\"1073\"><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, Kickstarter released a new project page layout called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/spotlight\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cSpotlight\u201d<\/a> for successfully funded crowdfunding projects. Spotlight displays each project in a sleek format that reads like a story and creates an automatic visual timeline out of your project updates.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, it features a front-and-center customizable link, so that you can direct your Kickstarter page visitors to continue engaging with your your story on your terms. After the campaign is over, your Kickstarter page might not be the most relevant place for visitors to find out about your projects. With Kickstarter Spotlight, you can tell them exactly where to go to learn about what else you have in the works.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still encouraging new orders, you can lead new backers directly to your <a href=\"https:\/\/backerkit.com\/preorders\" target=\"_blank\">pre-orders<\/a> page for a straightforward customer experience. There\u2019s no need to make late backers work too hard to figure out where to pledge for your product!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"1000\" data-orig-width=\"1300\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2x9pgnb7vwmga.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tumblr_inline_nm2bq0NW9a1ra7u74_540.png\" alt=\"image\" data-orig-height=\"1000\" data-orig-width=\"1300\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><b>Introducing BackerKit Pre-orders<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This week, we\u2019ve just released a <a href=\"https:\/\/backerkit.com\/preorders\" target=\"_blank\">BackerKit Pre-orders<\/a> widget so that you can harness the traffic-directing potential of Kickstarter Spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Want to direct new fans to your own website? Maintain your brand presence and easily take pre-orders using our embeddable pre-orders widget. 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