This band raised $21,250 to buy a new tour van. Wayland launched a well executed Kickstarter that shows how a strong Purpose Worth Backing sees no boundries. If you were to assume that you can’t get your fans to foot the bill for your new $20k van, you’d be wrong. As it turns out, your […]
Kickstarter Reward Ideas For Musicians
Need ideas for rewards that musicians offer on Kickstarter? Music Kickstarters are quite different than any other type of crowdfunding, click through these tips and advice articles for inspiration!
A 6 Step Hail Mary Strategy to Save Your Band’s Kickstarter
This band’s Kickstarter is at $2560 with 5 days left to reach $4000. For a change, I thought it would be a valuable exercise to approach Hoyle’s project with a 5 day plan as if I were running this Kickstarter project myself. What would you do in this situation? Let me know in the comments if you […]
3 Mistakes To Avoid When Designing Kickstarter Rewards for Your Band
Mercifully, your Kickstarter project does not have to be *perfect* to succeed. But, doing each portion to the best of your ability does have an affect. In the case of rewards packages, it is possible to totally blow it and still succeed. But when this portion of your project is not optimized, it is a […]
These Two HUGE Music Kickstarter Assumptions Dispelled
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 […]
This Band’s Kickstarter Offers 105 Rewards. Will This Insane Number Help or Hurt Their Fundraiser?
Most bands have 10 or 15 rewards to offer their backers, these guys have 105! Not only do I think this is great for their fundraiser, but the numbers just a few days into their campaign seem to prove that tons of valuable rewards can be a big help when crowdfunding for your band. Their […]
What To Do When Fans Don’t Want A Kickstarter?
I don’t know much about Soil. (I kind of want to insert a joke about my former experience winning a “Soils and Range” competition when I was in high school FFA… but I’m really not sure I can make it funny. If only I could relate it back to livestock judging somehow…) So, apparently, Soil […]
Death Of Paris Kickstarter – A Specific Example of Purpose Worth Backing
This profile is likely to be a long one ONLY because of all the crazy rad value there is to find here! First, Death of Paris (DOP) vocalist, Jayna, got back to me and confirmed what I already knew: this band has one hell of a Purpose Worth Backing. We are going to look at it […]