Crowdfunding
Navigating Crowdfunding Twists: Pivoting and Staying Positive
Behind the Business, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Personal Growth, Pre-marketing
Welcome to episode 149 of the Crowdfunding Nerds podcast! I’m your host, Andrew, along with my co-host, Sean. We discuss the importance of setting realistic expectations and not assuming that everything will go smoothly.
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A Crowdfunding Page Template With Ben O’Brien
Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Campaign, Video Games
Marketing specialist Ben O’Brien of Curve Games joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss transitioning from the board game industry to the video game industry, alongside crafting engaging crowdfunding campaign pages.
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Setting Appropriate Backer Expectations For Fulfilment With Scott Pease
Audience, Board Gaming, Case Study, Distribution & Fulfilment, Ecommerce, Video Games
Scott Pease of Snap Ships Tactics, Tony Hawk Pro Skater and Guitar Hero fame joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about setting backer expectations for tabletop fulfilment.
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Diagnosing Underperforming Crowdfunding Campaigns With Marco Pecota
Behind the Business, Case Study, Ecommerce, Emails
Marco Pecota of Raybox Games joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the underperformance of a crowdfunding campaign with a proven IP.
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Crowdfunding Page Optimization Tips
Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Landing Page
Samuel Steele, of Tabletop Hub and Should You Back It, joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about red flags of Kickstarter and Gamefound pages.
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How To Estimate The Results of Your Crowdfunding Event Before You Launch
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails
Keven reached out to the Crowdfunding Nerds with a questions on how to work out his potential revenue from running a crowdfunding event.
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5 Dangerous Assumptions That Can Kill Your Crowdfunding Campaign Before It Begins
Audience, Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign
The Crowdfunding Nerds seek to help you think critically about your game development by pondering 5 dangerous assumptions that can kill your crowdfunding campaign before you even launch.
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Why Gamers Back Crowdfunding Campaigns
Audience, Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss why gamers backed Deliverance on Kickstarter from a recent question and answer. You will be able to leverage these reasons for your own Kickstater or Gamefound campaigns!
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How To Write A Kickstarter Update
Audience, Crowdfunding Campaign
Want to write a Kickstarter update for your board game but don’t know where to begin? Well the Crowdfunding Nerds give some needed tips on project updates.
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Troubleshooting Your Mid-Campaign Slump With Galen McCown
Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign
The Crowdfunding Nerds are joined by Galen McCown of Galen’s Games to talk about troubleshooting the mid-campaign slump of Super Snipers.
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Listen to this Podcast Before Making Stretch Goals
Audience, Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment
Andrew Lowen describes a mistake he made with stretch goals on the last day of his Kickstarter campaign. The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about obligations to delivering to backers, even when it hurts!
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Backer & Publisher Entitlement
Audience, Crowdfunding Campaign
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss unhelpful attitudes to crowdfunding and give tips to rise above discouragement.
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The Science Of Pricing Your Crowdfunding Pledges
Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment, Emails, Facebook Ads, Landing Page
Jasper Gardener Burch of Pine Island Games and the tabletop game Nut Hunt joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss Facebook advertising mistakes and the science of correctly pricing your pledges on Kickstarter!
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What To Do If Your LIVE Kickstarter Has Not Funded Yet
Behind the Business, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign
Ben Levy of Strongbox Games joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss co-authoring Mantle of The Keeper and the challenges of running a Kickstarter campaign that has not funded yet.
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Backerkit Crowdfunding? First Thoughts With Alex Radcliffe of BoardGameCo
Audience, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign
The popular pledge manager Backerkit, has announced that they will be diving into the crowdfunding arena! Do they have enough buffs to out DPS Gamefound? Or will Kickstarter receive an epic heal and make a comeback?
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Secret Update, The Cake Is A Lie & The Critical Path To Crowdfunding Success
Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Personal Growth
What is the critical path you need to take get funded on Kickstarter and manufacture your board game? The Crowdfunding Nerds share some industry news and tips on laying a plan for crowdfunding success.
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Disingenuous Funding Goals
Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss some of the latest board game crowdfunding news while addressing the problem of artificially low fund goals.
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Kickstarter Board Game Metrics Deep Dive
Crowdfunding Campaign, Crowdfunding Nerds, Facebook Ads, Nerding Out
Andrew and Sean go through 10 successful Kickstarter campaigns and talk about the important metrics that can help you frame your crowdfunding launch!
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Social Stretch Goals & Mobilizing Your Crowd
Audience, Crowdfunding Campaign
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the importance of engaging social stretch goals while giving some tips to generate your very own!
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Listen To This Podcast Before Launching On Kickstarter
Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment, Emails
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the ultimate checklist of things to do and not do before launching your game on Kickstarter.
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Listen To Joe Slack Before Launching Your Second Kickstarter
Audience, Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails
The Crowdfunding Nerds continue their discussion with Joe Slack on how to transition from your a successful Kickstarter campaign to another project.
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How To Launch Your Second Kickstarter Project With Joe Slack
Audience, Board Gaming, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment, Nerding Out
Joe Slack joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about transitioning from game to game on Kickstarter!
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The Ultimate Crowdfunding Reading List – Part 2
Behind the Business, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds are back with even more books to add to your Kickstarter reading list!
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The Ultimate Crowdfunding Reading List – Part 1
Behind the Business, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the business books you need to read to thrive at crowdfunding!
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