Episodes

Haxz0r Techniques To Leverage Your Landing Page During And After Your Kickstarter
Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Landing Page
The Crowdfunding Nerds have discovered a technique that improves advertising conversions for live Kickstarter campaigns!
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6 Video Types For Your Kickstarter Board Game Advertising
Audience, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing, Video Games
In this episode, Sexy Irish Sean and the Crowdfunding Nerds go over the 6 different types of video marketing you can do on Facebook, and how to implement them.
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Marketing A Video Game Through Kickstarter With Ryan Wiancko of Fractured Veil – Part 2
Audience, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Video Games
The Crowdfunding Nerds continue the discussion with Ryan Wiancko of Paddle Creek Games while covering the importance of community building, and live streaming in video game marketing.
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Marketing A Video Game Through Kickstarter With Ryan Wiancko of Fractured Veil – Part 1
Behind the Business, Case Study, Facebook Ads, Landing Page, Personal Growth, Video Games
Ryan Wiancko of Paddle Creek Games (Also Iron Belly Studios) joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the Kickstarter pre-marketing for Fractured Veil, a massive-multiplayer online survival video game.
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Diagnosing Problems With Your Facebook Ads
Audience, Ecommerce, Facebook, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing
Andrew and Sexy Irish Sean tie SEO Wizard Rick in the closet and explain how to figure out what's wrong with your Facebook ads.
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The Sunk Cost Fallacy And How To Craft A Welcome Email
Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Emails, Facebook Ads
In this episode, the Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the sunk cost fallacy and how it relates to Kickstarter marketing, as well as giving tips on how to craft an effective welcome email!
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Facebook Ad & Convention ROI For Kickstarter
Audience, Community Growth, Conventions, Emails, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing
Andrew explores the return on investment from his various pre-marketing efforts for Kickstarter and how it impacted his campaign's success.
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Essential Lessons From The Video Game Industry
Audience, Behind the Business, Pre-marketing, Video Games
What can board game developers learn from the current state of the video game industry? In this episode, the Crowdfunding Nerds talk about the importance of community and authenticity within game development.
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The Tabletop Games That Don’t Do Well On Kickstarter
Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Campaign
The Crowdfunding Nerds dive into the types of games that generally don't do well on Kickstarter. They also explore the importance of building a brand and nurturing a community around our game.
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Major Kickstarter Mistakes You Need To Learn From
Audience, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails
On this weeks episode the Crowdfunding Nerds go over some real life blunders Kickstarter hopefuls have fallen prey to.
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Reflections After A Successful Kickstarter – What Worked Best
Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails, Facebook Ads
Andrew discusses the various successes and challenges he faced during his Deliverance Kickstarter campaign. As well as the Crowdfunding nerds talk about iOS 14 and the issues its causing.
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Interviewing Ant Lab Games: Part 2 – Dealing With Community Toxicity
Audience, Behind the Business, Case Study, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign
Anthony and Frances of Ant Lab Games join the Crowdfunding Nerds in part 2 to discuss dealing with community and social media toxicity as a board game publisher.
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Interviewing Ant Lab Games: What To Look For In Content Creators Who Review Board Games
Behind the Business, Case Study, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign
Anthony and Frances of Ant Lab Games join the Crowdfunding Nerds to give you an inside look into the process of Kickstarter board game review videos.
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5 MORE Profitable Things You Can Do During Your Kickstarter Mid-Campaign Slump
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign
In part 2 the Crowdfunding nerds continue the discussion of how to boost your Kickstarter campaign during the mid-slump.
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5 Profitable Things You Can Do During Your Kickstarter Mid-Campaign Slump
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails
Andrew had the privilege of writing an article for Jamey Stegmaier on how to boost the number of pledges during your mid-campaign slump on Kickstarter. The nerds go into further details.
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How Deliverance Raised $39,000 On Kickstarter in 8 Minutes
Audience, Behind the Business, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails
Andrew has been developing Deliverance for 5 years and has finally launched on Kickstater! Having raised $39,000 in 8 minutes he explains how he got to this point.
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Are Your Manufacturing Numbers Right For Kickstarter?
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment
The Crowdfunding Nerds are at it again with some great advice when it comes to the manufacturing and shipping of your Kickstarter project.
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Interviewing Nigel Matthews of ShipQuest
Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment
On this week's episode, Nigel Matthews of ShipQuest joins the nerds to cover the importance of shipping and fulfillment partners for your upcoming Kickstarter project!
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Everything You Need To Know To Get Started With Kickstarter Shipping
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment
Organising Shipping for your Kickstarter can be a headache! The Crowdfunding Nerds seek to bring some clarity among the chaos with practical tips and tricks to help organise shipping and fulfilment for your next Kickstarter board game project!
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What We Learned From A Facebook Ads Master And How It Relates To Kickstarter
Audience, Behind the Business, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing
Andrew & Sexy Irish Sean get schooled by a Facebook Ads Master and share what they learned and how it relates to Kickstarter Board Games.
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The Honest Truth About Marketing Board Games on Kickstarter
Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing
On this weeks episode of Crowdfunding Nerds Andrew, Sexy Irish Sean and SEO Wizard Rick go full Chaotic Evil/Lawful Good and tell you some honest truth about marketing board games on Kickstarter!
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From Client to Employee – Ryan and His Kickstarter Journey
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Crowdfunding Nerds, Distribution & Fulfilment
On this weeks episode Rick and Sean tie up Andrew and take over the podcast! Ryan the new guy join in to discuss his recent Kickstarter project and involvement in Next Level Web.
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The Board Games Digital Marketing Agencies Don’t Want To Market
Behind the Business, Board Gaming
Andrew, Sexy Irish Sean and SEO Wizard Rick discuss the board games they don't want to market on Kickstarter.
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