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Website: www.kickstarter.com/
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A funding platform for creative projects. Use this to start a campaign to fund your next album, tour, anything you need help for. Encourage contributions by offering rewards and perks. At the end of the campaign, Kickstarter takes 5% of your collection. Note that if you do not meet your monetary goal, all the donations will be returned and you receive nothing.
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Hello fellow musicians! I used Kickstarter in October/November 2010 as a means to raise funds to complete recording, mastering and marketing of a kids music CD. Unfortunately, I did not successfully fund my project--only reached 33% of my funding goal over 45 days, but I would use them again. Here's my project assessment: The timing to launch my fundraiser may have affected the results. For one, it was done over two of the busiest holiday months of the year (Oct/Nov). I used press releases, word-of-mouth, social networking and e-mail but I could have done more. The thing with Kickstarter is... you have to hustle! Fundraising requires a huge committment. Overall, the folks at Kickstarter were very responsive and helpful when contacting them online. It's easy to set-up a project, and they have several tutorials and suggestions to get you started. Remember, the more buzz and press that you create around your project, the closer you'll be to reaching your funding goal. Renee G
Posted on 2011-03-19 17:21:28
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