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Best Backerkit Deal: Their Launch Newsletter
24 Jun 2021

Best Backerkit Deal: Their Launch Newsletter

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter | 0

I found a Backerkit product that I really like. Best of all, I think it offers a huge value at only $89. It’s called Launch and while it’s basically just a newsletter service (like Mailchimp), it is specifically geared towards … Continued

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Wasted Wilds is Live (and funded) on Kickstarter
18 May 2021

Wasted Wilds is Live (and funded) on Kickstarter

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, video | 1

This morning we launched our Kickstarter for Wasted Wilds. It funded in about an hour and has gone on to be our biggest Kickstarter launch to date. I’m utterly blown away and so thankful that people are still interested in … Continued

BackerKit just got cheaper (but is still expensive)
15 Apr 2021

BackerKit just got cheaper (but is still expensive)

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter | 2

Yesterday, Backerkit announced new pricing and as predicted the đź’€ of Crowdox at the end of 2021. The good news is that it’s cheaper than their old pricing model, but not surprisingly is often more expensive than CrowdOx. The real … Continued

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Wasted Wilds is coming May 18th!
5 Apr 2021

Wasted Wilds is coming May 18th!

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, News | 0

Like many of you, I’ve lost track of time in this corona virus world. All I know is that once upon a time, there used to be this thing called conventions and at those conventions we were playtesting new Maximum … Continued

How much money will your Pledge Manager make you?
10 Mar 2021

How much money will your Pledge Manager make you?

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter | 0

I’m a firm believer in bringing your own crowd to Kickstarter. Kickstarter will help boost your signal, but they’re not going to supply all of the backers that you need to fund and they’re a bit overzealous in the referrals … Continued

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Someone did a Deeper Dive into Kickstarter’s Referral Metrics
23 Dec 2020

Someone did a Deeper Dive into Kickstarter’s Referral Metrics

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter | 0

If you were interested in our dive into Kickstarter referral metrics, we inspired a much more indepth post by the Crowdfunding Nerds about the topic over here. The article does a great job expanding on what the referral metrics mean … Continued

Deciphering Kickstarter’s Referral Metrics
22 Oct 2020

Deciphering Kickstarter’s Referral Metrics

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, kickstarter lesson | 1

This is a follow-up to my ongoing series of How to Advertise your Kickstarter posts, which directly resulted in me getting invited to the amazing “How to think like a Game Designer” podcast. As a disclaimer, remember there are NO SHORTCUTS to … Continued

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Running your 1st Kickstarter campaign? You need 500 backers.
18 Sep 2020

Running your 1st Kickstarter campaign? You need 500 backers.

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, kickstarter lesson | 0

When should I launch my Kickstarter? What’s the best time to launch? What should my funding goal be? How do I build up interest for my game? Creators ask these questions all the time and Kickstarter is all about bringing … Continued

Maximum Apocalypse RPG is coming!
5 May 2020

Maximum Apocalypse RPG is coming!

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, News | 0

We’ve been hard at work on the Maximum Apocalypse RPG in the background here for several years. Some of you may have even played it at one of our many Origins game sessions. Obviously Origins was pushed back this year … Continued

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The Tale of 3 Pledge Managers
22 Apr 2020

The Tale of 3 Pledge Managers

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter | 4

This blog post is 100% inspired by James Mathe’s excellent post about Pledge Managers. Like many creators, Mathe’s blog and facebook group helped me immensely when I was getting started. I am writing this to add to that discussion and … Continued

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