Article by L. Carol Scott PhD
Author of: “Just be Your S.E.L.F.”
My First Experience With Kickstarter
I had an excellent first experience using Kickstarter.
Here’s a quick summary of what I did and my lessons learned, intermixed:
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- I used Kick to raise funds for self-publication costs on my first book: copy-editing, proof-reading, graphic design, and printing the first 200.
- If you have a great friend and/or fan base, don’t go nuts with spending money or a lot of time and energy on a professional video describing your project. I just sat at the computer and spoke from the heart, after writing out a few thoughts I wanted to make sure and include. Unless you’re trying to attract investors who don’t know you at all…a simple chat to the camera is sufficient.