Episodes
Reddit Ads? Yay or Nay?
Behind the Business, Community Growth, Facebook Ads
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss alternative advertising methods outside Facebook ads. Do Reddit Ads hold up against the many options out there?
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Oh Boy, Let’s Talk AI
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Nerding Out
The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about how developments in AI could impact the Crowdfunding space. Buckle up because everything from SEO, idea generation, image creation and content moderation is covered. It’s about to get nerdy.
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How To Grow A Community With Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games
Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth
Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the most effective methods of communication for growing communities online.
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How To Know If People Want Your Game Before Spending Time & Money On It
Behind the Business, Board Gaming
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss a community questions about research and development.
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Listen To This Podcast Before Creating A TTRPG
The Crowdfunding Nerds sit down with Chris Birch of Modiphius Entertainment to talk about the Open Gaming License controversy, the 2d20 World Builders Program and how to stand out in the marketplace as a TTRPG developer.
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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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How To Get Better At Marketing Your Game
Audience, Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds discuss several resources that will help you market your game!
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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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Board Game Industry 2023 Predictions
Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Campaign, Crowdfunding Nerds, Facebook Ads, Video Games
The crowdfunding nerds discuss their 2023 predictions on economics, manufacturing and board game demand.
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2022 Board Game Industry Predictions In Review
Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Nerds, Nerding Out
The Crowdfunding Nerds review last years predictions and discuss the developments and trends of the board game industry in 2022.
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Let’s Talk Zombicide With Ross Thompson
Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment
The Crowdfunding Nerds continue their discussion with Ross Thompson on marketing big games while diving into the Zombicide Kickstarter campaign.
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Marketing BIG Games With Ross Thompson
Audience, Board Gaming, Community Growth, Pre-marketing
Ross Thompson joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to chop marketing big board games.
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Reflections On 100 Episodes of Crowdfunding Nerds + Bonus Behind The Scenes Stuff
Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Landing Page
In this special 100 episode celebration the Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the top 5 game changer moments since launching the podcast. The episode also includes a miscellaneous bonus episode.
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Surveying Your Community – Why & How You Should Do It
Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign
The crowdfunding nerds surveyed the Deliverance Board Game community and share valuable insights and tips to survey your own community.
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Why Being Positive Will Make You More Money
Audience, Behind the Business, Personal Growth
The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about being positive when things are mostly negative and how it can aid you in winning favour with your backers!
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How To Interact With Fans In Real Life
Audience, Board Gaming, Community Growth, Conventions, TTRPG
Andrew is back from a small convention where he interacted with many super fans. He shares some tips and advice when interacting with fans face to face.
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Self-Promotion Without Andrew Lowen
Behind the Business, Community Growth
Uh oh ... Andrew is away and someone thought it was a good idea to allow Rick and Sean to do the podcast by themselves! They talk internet privacy, censorship and self-promotion done wrong.
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Playing Around Intellectual Properties with Max Dennis
Audience, Board Gaming, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign
The Crowdfunding Nerds interview Max Dennis of Millian Games to discuss his campaign Sauria: The Dinosaur Park Survival Game, while navigating a product that includes many references to a larger Intellectual property.
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Pitching Your Game With Willem Delventhal (Indie Game Academy)
Behind the Business, Facebook Ads, Video Games
The Corwdfunding Nerds are joined by Willem Delventhal of the Indie Game Academy to discuss video game marketing and the benefits of publicly pitching your game to peers.
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When To Spend $10,000 On A Kickstarter Video With Ori Kagan of Kagan Productions
Audience, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads
The Crowdunding Nerds are joined by Ori Kagan to discuss Kickstarter video production.
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How To Come Up With Shipping Estimates With Kirk Dennison of Thunderworks Games
Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfilment
Kirk Dennison explains tips for shipping and fulfilment in the US, EU and Australia. He also covers some very important changes to German imports you need to know about!
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