Hello!
Looking into starting my second crowdfunding project.
Been reading some books, blog posts, and watching some videos on the topic.
I'm looking into trying my hand at Seed & Spark this time around and have been making a campaign draft.
Since joining this community I've been wanting to ask: if you've done crowdfunding, what was that experience like for you and what would you recommend are the best ways to go about it?
Cheers!
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Hi Phillip Chavez, you should check out Stage 32 CEO RB's book- Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers: Indie Film & the Power of the Crowd. There is a ton of advice in there from interviewing hundreds of filmmakers on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding their projects: https://www.amazon.com/Crowdsourcing-Filmmakers-American-Market-Presents...
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Hello Ashley Renee Smith, thank you for the comment and link. I have his book and I think it's a great resource!
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I did Seed & Spark twice. Some notes:
- It's a smaller pond so you might get better visibility
- They champion diversity, that's their focus
- You can reach out to existing members to pitch your project. this isn't an official thing but I did it and it worked.
- Their platform is a bit more flaky (tech-wise) than e.g. Kickstarter.
All in all not much different from other platforms otherwise, I didn't see any major advantage beyond the access to their members via DMs.
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Hi Timo Puolitaipale thank you for that insight regarding your use of Seed&Spark! I appreciate you mentioning some points to look out for.
The point that stood out to me is the DM option. I had never thought of this when going into this process.
Sending a message and hearing directly from others, especially like-minded individuals, could be a groundbreaking experience.
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Phillip Chavez Hi Phillip, I’ve no experience in crowdfunding, but our fearless leader, RB has written a great book on Crowdsourcing.
I am also considering a crowdfunding campaign for an animated project I’m working on, for a proof of concept.
You mentioned this will be your second campaign and I wondered what you learnt from the first campaign to take into the second one?