Learn to:
* Develop a campaign page that inspires contributors
* Establish rewards for your backers
* Estimate how much money you need to raise
* Use social media to enhance awareness
Find backers and bring your dream project to life with Kickstarter
Do you have the next blockbuster movie, award-winning game, or bestselling graphic novel in your head? Just need funding to make it happen? Learn how to use Kickstarter with help from this handy little book, and connect with backers who want to fund your project. See how to make your idea irresistible, develop your campaign, and bring your dream to life!
* Join the crowd - learn how crowdfunding works and the advantages Kickstarter offers
* Kickstart your campaign - profile your project and showcase its uniqueness in a compelling video
* Dollars and sense - examine all the cost factors and make a detailed, realistic estimate of your fundraising goal
* Build your base - determine likely backers and grow community support for your project
* Everybody wins - create rewards for your backers at different dollar levels
* Drop the flag - kick off your campaign, track your backers, and monitor expenses
* Spread the word - promote your campaign with press releases, online ads, events, and social media
Open the book and find:
* Case studies of successful campaigns
* Tips for delivering your project on time
* Why your video is so important
* Hints for estimating donations
* What to include in your project description
* Ways to communicate with your backers
* How to use Kickstarter on your iPhone
* Ten creative reward ideas
Learn to use Kickstarter to make your great ideas a reality
As a crowd-funding website for creative projects, Kickstarter has the power to make creative ideas come to life. This helpful guide walks you through the potential of this amazing tool, which has helped project creators successfully launch their projects since 2009. You'll learn how to create a Kickstarter account, set up your first project, and effectively use social media to bring awareness to your project and build up the community around it to hopefully reach the goal of 100 percent funding.
* Explains how to determine if you meet the requirements to create a project
* Gets you started with creating your first project, choosing a great project image, and write a compelling project title and description
* Helps you establish rewards for project backers
* Zeroes in on deciding a funding duration and funding goal
Whether you have an idea for a movie, video game, gadget or anything in between, Kickstarter For Dummies is the fun and friendly guide to help you get the funds to make your idea happen!
Aimee Cebulski
Business & Management Gemeinnützige Einrichtung Gemeinnützige Organisationen / Mittelbeschaffung Non-Profit Organizations / Fundraising & Grantsmanship Wirtschaft u. Management