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Crowdfunding Tips For Musicians

100 Music Kickstarters to Learn From

You're a musician. The standard Kickstarter advice and tips won't work for you. Why? Because crowdfunding is MUCH different for musicians than any other type of crowdfunding. Period. We know this because we've worked directly with tons of artists and studied over 300 music Kickstarter projects.

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Can You Optimize Your Band’s Kickstarter Based On Crowd Response?

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Quail… can I just call him Martin?… Martin’s Kickstarter really knocked a couple of marbles loose for me and got me to thinking:  it is possible to optimize your project description and marketing copy based on crowd response. But first, what makes this project? Purpose. Worth. Backing. VIEW PROJECT  |  GOAL $5,137  |  30 DAYS  | […]

Bands: Don’t Give Up During Your Kickstarter’s Mid-Campaign Slump

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Today, I want to hammer home one point and one point only: DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOUR KICKSTARTER HALFWAY THROUGH I looked at Pamela Devine’s Kicktraq before I saw her project and just thought, damn, why did she quit? Let’s compare and contrast her fundraising progression compared to a few others. View Pamela Devine’s […]

Why Did This Band’s Kickstarter Succeed? Eclectic Approach

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A few days ago, we discussed estimating your Circle of Influence and determining an official Kickstarter goal while looking at Maxwell Hughes.  His project had some real similarities to today’s subject, Eclectic Approach:  a $20,000 goal, a good video, and some serious musical credibility. But Maxwell’s project was unsuccessful raising just over $5,000 while Eclectic Approach […]

These Two HUGE Music Kickstarter Assumptions Dispelled

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Kevin Burtram’s crowdfunding project is remarkable for two reasons that I want to explore today: He raised $7585 without a pre-existing fan base and He did it with rewards ranging between $10 and $100. If you think you have music crowdfunding figured out, you’ll want to read this… [box type=”info” style=”rounded” border=”full”] VIEW PROJECT |  GOAL $5,000 […]