This post compares my experience with GameFound (3 projects), Pledge Manager (4 projects), Backerkit (1 project) and Crowd Ox (2 projects) in several different areas to help you figure out what Pledge Manager would serve you best for your project. … Continued
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
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
Yesterday, Backerkit announced new pricing and as predicted the 💀 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
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
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
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
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
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
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