Creator Tips
How to Run a Kickstarter Campaign for Your Dance or Theater Project
Here are some tips and strategies you can use to make crowdfunding for your live performance project a creative work in and of itself.
Creator Tips
Discover valuable insights and practical advice that is tailor-made for Kickstarter Creators. Whether you are planning your first campaign or looking to enhance your crowdfunding skills, these articles are the ultimate resource for mastering the art of successful fundraising.
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How to Run a Kickstarter Film Project, Part 1: From Set-up to Launch
Kickstarter’s Film team answers all the most common questions asked by Film creators interested in running a campaign.
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How to Run a Kickstarter Film Project, Part 2: From Launch to Fulfillment
Now that your project’s live, it’s time to broadcast to everyone you’ve ever met that this project exists and needs their support.
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Need some reward ideas? Here are 96 of them.
Offering great rewards is one of the best ways to encourage support for your Kickstarter project. It's always good to offer copies of what you're making, signed prints, show tickets, and things like T-shirts or totes. But extra-imaginative rewards can help make your project all the more memorable.
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An Argument for Projects: Creators Can't Thrive When They're Always on the Verge of Burning Out
Like everyone else, creators need the ability to not be always "on" or working all the time.
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How to Create an Expert Kickstarter Budget
Budgeting may not seem like a sexy topic, but it’s one of the most crucial steps for a successful campaign.
Creator Tips
How to Create a Great Kickstarter Publishing Project Page
Tips and tricks for each element of your campaign, from choosing your funding goal to lining up creative rewards.
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How Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter Project Broke the Bookish Internet
Here's why the author's record-smashing Kickstarter campaign performed so phenomenally well.
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Funding Your Photobook or Art Book
Thinking of creating a photobook or art book? Here's our advice on handling budgets, printing, distribution, and more.
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How To Promote Your Kickstarter Project
Top tips for sharing your campaign with your audience, the press, and beyond.
Creator Tips
Uusi's Secrets for Kickstarter Success
Linnea Gits of the Uusi design studio shares her Kickstarter story and pays it forward with tips for aspiring creators.
Design & Technology
Teaching the Ups and Downs of Product Design Through Kickstarter
Creating products is a long, hard process. Ted Burdett teaches college students how to do it by guiding them through Kickstarter projects.
