EPISODE 10: Successful crowdfunding for authors on Kickstarter and Patreon

Welcome to the Rage Against the Manuscript podcast. Are you considering crowdfunding your book? I love crowdfunding as a tool to help you create an awesome project or provide long-term income security. However, not all crowdfunding platforms and projects are created equal. Learn from my crowdfunding successes and failures.

 

Listen on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode:

  • How to determine the best platform to choose.

  • Identifying the audience for your crowdfunding and the best way to reach them.

  • What you can learn from the crowdfunding campaigns that succeed...and from those that don’t.

  • Why you absolutely must record a video… even if you never watch it.

  • The pros and cons of hiring a publicist.

  • How I got throught the self-doubt and fire-breathing dragons. 

  • How I followed my crowdfunding success with a complete crowdfunding disaster.

  • Why Kickstarter and Patreon are completely different.

  • What works on Patreon for writers.

    "On Kickstarter, it’s all about how awesome your project is. People will back your project even if they don't give a shit about you – if they think your idea is cool. But on Patreon, your backers are there because they're obsessed with you. You only have one audience – people who think you're great."

    Steff Green

    Author of How to Rock Self-Publishing.

    If you've got a question you want to ask me about self-publishing or writing or building a career as an author, head over to the Rage Against the Manuscript FB group or email me steff@rageagainstthemanuscript.com and I’ll talk about it on a future episode. Happy writing! 

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