Crowdfunding: Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Ecommerce with CrowdCrux | Crowdfunding Demystified

Today’s story defies some of the widely-held beliefs about what’s needed to launch a campaign, like the need to quit your full-time job, to have $50,000 for marketing it, or to have an army of collaborators to help you out.

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, you’ll hear Salvador Briggman talk to Imran Haq, who raised over £115k on Kickstarter and Indiegogo and attracted 772 backers for his unique miniature watch cufflinks.

Imran will share the tips and strategies he learned while preparing for his first Kickstarter campaign and the lessons learned on starting his own business such as:

• The tool he used to transform his first landing page into a descriptive and eye-catching one 
• What is the one thing that’s more important than having a great pre-campaign?
• And what is the problem that everybody who starts their own business faces?

We hope you’ll walk away with some actionable steps and tips for your next campaign!

Hope you enjoy the show!

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• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

You’ve probably heard about the messy creative. If you’re here, chances are you are a messy creative yourself (aren’t we all?).

But here’s some good news: there are smart ways you can organize your creative work and tasks more efficiently, and today's podcast episode is just about that!

We’ve brought an expert on the show today who’s going to share the tactics and tools she has used multiple times to turn her ideas into physical products. 

So, in this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, you’ll hear Salvador Briggman and creator Romina Espinosa delve into the process she has created for herself and the actionable steps you can take to build a system that’s right for you. 

You’ll discover:

• What’s the starting point when it comes to choosing a productivity system?
• Do you need different systems for the different types of creative work you are doing?
• And why fear of success might be one of the things holding you back?

Hope you find it useful and if you do, please let us know by leaving a positive rating or review.

Enjoy the listen!

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• REDROMINA
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• Productivity and Time Management Course

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Our guest's entrepreneurial journey began in 2009 with a simple e-commerce business.

Things didn’t go as planned and the global financial crisis at the time didn’t help. 

Eventually, the business didn’t survive but it helped them come up with a unique product that got fully funded on Kickstarter in just 3 hours and recently attracted $163,556 on Indiegogo!

We’re talking about Eric K, the creator of a unique water system who launched successful campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo and smashed their funding goal for both!

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, Salvador Briggman and Eric are going to get into what it takes to convert your idea into reality and more insider information like:

• How long before the launch should you engage pre-existing customers?
• What marketing tools did they use to reach new audiences?
• What has helped them a lot to smash their funding goal on Indiegogo?

Hope you enjoy the story!

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• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

What is the best and most overlooked piece of advice when it comes to becoming a crowdfunding success?

It’s all about starting small and being consistent.

Yeah, it is that simple and today’s show proves it!

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, Salvador Briggman and creator Ricardo Evangelho delve into the repeatable strategy that he and his team developed to raise 10 successful campaigns.

You’ll learn some great insights that Ricardo has learned during the process, including:

• What really causes a community to form around a specific project?
• What is working really well and what doesn’t when it comes to Kickstarter? 
• How does Patreon interface with their business model?

Hope you get a lot from today’s episode and that you’ll actually apply some of these tricks to your next campaign!

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• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

What is one of the most common mistakes first-time creators make?

Here’s a small hint: it has to do with finding the right balance between getting people’s feedback on your product and keeping your idea private. 

In today’s episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast Salvador Briggman and 6-time Kickstarter success Dave Zuverink explore this further and discuss what actually goes into launching a product that people genuinely want to support, buy, and own like mad!

You’ll get insider advice and information on:

• How can you build momentum ahead of the product launch?
• How did Dave go from a small Etsy store owner to raising a whopping $215k campaign?
• And what are the different steps to the product development process? 

Hope you enjoy it!

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• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

Today’s podcast episode answers the question now on everyone’s lips:

“Can I really crowdfund my way to a new career path?”

Our guest was a bit skeptical about this when he first learned about crowdfunding in 2009… and was proven pretty wrong.

We are thrilled to have creator Ray Chou on the show who has launched 19 successful campaigns over the last 10 years!

He learned tons along the way and in this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, you’ll hear Salvador Briggman and Ray delve into the hard-learned lessons and strategies that set them up for success. 

You’ll learn:

• What was one of the biggest factors to the success of their campaign? 
• What checklist do they go through before going live?
• And should you consider doing an early-bird special?

… and much more!

Enjoy the listen!

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One question that keeps coming up in my calls with students is:

How to launch a campaign that stands out?

Today’s episode holds a lot of the answers!

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, Salvador Briggman talks to Nick Murray about the strategies and tools that helped him and his partner launch a campaign that really stands out!

Expect to hear insider guidance, tips for founders, and more great information on:

• Proven ways to build product credibility from scratch
• Why working with a designer may be key to success
• And what is the one tool that a lot of creators don’t utilize to promote their product but has massively helped Nick reach new audiences?

Hope you enjoy it!

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• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

You might think that securing product reviews is key to building credibility and running a successful campaign.

Think again!

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, Salvador Briggman speaks to Joshua Blackburn, the creator of League of the Lexicon, who raised £379,062 on Kickstarter without pursuing conventional wisdom and really going with his gut instead.

You’ll discover:

• How did they achieve that mega success without any product reviews?
• What pre-launch marketing tactics did they use to get their Kickstarter sign-up numbers up high?
• And how to keep that momentum?

This episode is so inspiring but also jam-packed with tactical advice that goes beyond conventional wisdom.

So, take a pen and paper, and enjoy the listen! 

My Warchest of Tools - The Kickstarter Mentor Package

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What’s the secret to launching a killer Kickstarter campaign?

It’s not having a perfect page (though that doesn’t hurt!).

It’s about dreaming big and taking action and in today’s show, we deep dive into what that actually looks like in real life!

We are so excited to have author and creator Phoenix Grey speak to Salvador Briggman on today’s show about how she managed to turn her idea into reality, get people excited about it, and hit her funding goal, all of which within a very, very short timeline and with limited resources!

You’ll learn:

• Why did she launch on Kickstarter instead of using more traditional publishing methods?
• The dos and don'ts of doing the marketing entirely on your own
• And what is her biggest piece of advice to first-time creators?

Grab a pen and paper, and get ready to be inspired!

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• Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.

Forget everything you’ve heard about running a successful campaign.

No matter who you are, where you are, or what you do for a living, you can do a successful campaign as long as you check some of the boxes that we talk about in today’s podcast!

One thing we really hope you’ll take away from this show is that this is possible.

We are so privileged to have creator Joon Sang Lee speak about how he and his partner attracted over £330k from more than 1500 backers on Kickstarter for their game-changing product, Abacus Series.

In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, you’re going to discover:

• How have different marketing tools like Discord helped them build such an engaged community?
• What is the best way to gauge interest and get people in?
• And does Joon really wish someone had told him in the beginning?

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• • Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended! Download their free shipping and fulfillment checklist.