Problem is kickstarter are quite strict during approval of project, they would only approve projects which could actually be successful so ya 44 is good
After raising $5,000 in only 8 hours, Griffin explains the process for setting up a Kickstarter campaign. Also, Indiegogo vs. Kickstarter, Russell meets Willem Dafoe and Kevin Spacey, and Moby wants you to use his music!
Indy Mogul Hey guys I hope you just had a wonderful day! Interested in decorating your room? Please visit us at our indiegogo campaign - the nextbulb that revolutionize the way people use their lights! www.indiegogo.com/projects/nextbulb-smart-bulb-that-knows-your-location/x/10301945
I think there is a lot to be said about the mindset you have going into a crowdfunding campaign. Resilience, the willingness and ability to adapt, and an unwavering belief in the success of he project are super important. Half way through our campaign we had only raised about 6,000 out of 45,000. We decided to create a new video with some major changes and redoubled our campaigning efforts reaching out to schools to do presentations and radio shows that might get us some publicity. Its possible to come back!
So, I've read and heard that the key to success is to pre-plan a "running start" of 10%-20% of your goal already committed from people you personally know before starting the campaign so that potential backers see that there are pledges, right away and can get a sense of the "crowd" side of crowdsourcing right off-the-bat. What are your findings with this?
Good question. I definitely saw pledges slow down after hitting my goal. You don't want to lowball your goal too much, because people assume you no longer need the support.
Griffin, Mobygratis has been online for over 3 years. Moby just hasn't bragged about it till now. I've been using it for a lot of smaller projects. It's mostly his chill out collection, but some of it is still good.
When the campaign is over the cards of the backers are charged with what they pledged, if the goal is reached. If the goal is not reached (this isn't the case here) no money is transferred. It is a pretty simple and clean process.
i've been reading this book about putting together a successful kickstarter campain specifically for funding a film "Kickstarter for Filmmakers: Plan and Execute Your Next Crowd Funding Campaign" kindel edition is just $2
I’ve had a Kore trak belt ever since it was a kickstarter project years ago and will never wear anything else. The leather is super high quality and very durable. Belts have lasted me years and i wear it every single day.
I have about four projects in mind, but I'm not sure if they meet the standards. The first is simple and I'm not sure if its even considered a "project" I'm trying to put myself through vocal school and was hoping to raise money in order to do so. The second is funds for a fine arts group that my sister and I are starting up. We are doing a lot with that, from putting on musicals, plays/dramas, and creating a bunch of other art forms, giving teens and young adults a place to express as well as nourish their creative talents. The funds would help to supply costumes, props, and other equipment needed. The third is to earn funds in order to purchase good animation equipment. I am an aspiring artist/writer/animator and hope to bring my productions to life, but without the resources I cannot bring those aspirations to life. And lastly, I am trying to put myself through colledge at Full Sail University (which is a school or the arts) so that I can get a proper education in the fields that I wish to pursue. Like I said, I'm not sure if those meet the proper standards, if not do you know of any good formats for those types of projects?
Just to clarify "Direct Traffic" does not mean the traffic came from Kickstarter. Any inbound links that use things like the shortened project url show as "direct".
I didn't pitch it to newspapers, but I wouldn't call it luck, either. The people I recruited for interviews are influential in the culinary world, so once they started talking about it in social media, reporters noticed.
Hi...great info! so basically the most important is, along with the product idea, the AUDIENCE...how hard or how expensive is get that? is is just the FB ads that are the cheapest and best way to get audience? Thanks!
What if I want to make the same project on kickstarter AND indiegogo (and maybe even self-starter) just to open my funding options to customers. Because what if some people trust Kickstarter since they've heard of it, and don't trust indiegogo since they haven't heard of it? Or vice versa.
HEyy budyy.. great video and info too.. You mentioned for kickstarter we need to pay back that money..i wondering how that can be done?what if I am not able to make enough to return? would it be the same for the other two platform you talked about .. ?? :) Please and Thank you!
Good stuff to know. The percentiles really helped make sense of it. The rewards are the main thing I have to look into. I'm also concerned about copyrighting a project, etc.
You should use BackerKit to ship the stuff out Griffin. Freddie Wong uses it for his Video Game High School Season 2 Kickstarter. It's very useful. It is a seperate application that takes the info and rewards you selected and integreates it, and it overall makes it easier to avoid issues. It also lets you change your address, but only up till the day the things start to ship out. Check out Freddie's words on it: kickstarter(dot)com/projects/freddiew/video-game-high-school-season-two/posts/524262
Have you figured out how Uncle Sam figures into your Kickstarter funding? How does the IRS look at this? Should taxes be a consideration when deciding how much you really need to ask for? Congratulations, by the way! I actually feel 'proud' of you and have told friends how awesome this is working for you.
I think an important thing in Kickstarter is having something to show. So many times I have been on there and a project catches my eye, but I immediately lose interest because the info is so vague.
My kick starter project is art. I just joined today but I want to know 1. How to get my audience 2. Do I need followers? 3. Who can see my video once it's shared 4. Can I do the other website you spoke about and kickstarted at the same time (just in case I don't reach my financial goal, I would like to keep the money I earned instead of nothing
I should've watched this before I started. I posted a project on Kickstarter and It's not letting me submit it for some reason. This video has opened my crowdfunding options.
An advertising company outside of the US, and trusted friends, asked if they could put me on their payroll for the use of my ssn. If I do this, what are some of the cons for doing this?
Can I create a project to raise money for projectors for my drama students' production of Peter Pan? I'm a drama teacher. Does it allow for educational projects?
Let's all just fund the board game BattleAxe on Kickstarter, so I can have a copy of it. It's a sweet game full of building fortresses and killing your enemies. Plus it's named after the Deftones' song Battleaxe, can't get any better.
I have two questions because I was considering in using Kick Starter. First is how long do you have to complete your project when you get your funding from bankers? and second is do you have to give prize or a gift to everyone that banked your project? And does both also apply for Indiegogo?
I'm confused. Griffin you say Moby just launched Mobygratis but I've been a member of Mobygratis for 5 years. I even said so when I logged in the other day.
Griffin Why/How did you get your short film on newspapers? Was the short film discovered by them or did you know somebody that might help you with that?
What do you think of the idea of splitting the costs between both Kickstarter and Indigogo ( and maybe even Seed and Spark)? You could send your viewers and link on your facebook to a specific one (for example Kickstarter) while the other crowd funding websites would be for those who prefer and use them on a regular basis. There are certain aspects of each of these websites that I like but also some that I don't like. Your feedback is much appreciated!
Only 44%?!?????!!? You realise how insanely high a success rate that is.
ikr
Anarchy Empire that's amazing especially when you don't have to put no money in
It's a higher fail rate.
Problem is kickstarter are quite strict during approval of project, they would only approve projects which could actually be successful so ya 44 is good
It certainly is
After raising $5,000 in only 8 hours, Griffin explains the process for setting up a Kickstarter campaign. Also, Indiegogo vs. Kickstarter, Russell meets Willem Dafoe and Kevin Spacey, and Moby wants you to use his music!
sweet have to try this for one of me and bionic smiths films
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im looking to do this for school were would i put it under
Indy Mogul i need some advice so can you tell me if it is a good idea or no www.indiegogo.com/projects/videopools--3/x/10272948
Indy Mogul Hey guys I hope you just had a wonderful day! Interested in decorating your room? Please visit us at our indiegogo campaign - the nextbulb that revolutionize the way people use their lights! www.indiegogo.com/projects/nextbulb-smart-bulb-that-knows-your-location/x/10301945
Its amazing when you reach that goal and are finally in a position to make your dream a reality. Nice video by the way..
music tooooooo loud.
Shakaama turn subtitles on and turn volume down
I think there is a lot to be said about the mindset you have going into a crowdfunding campaign. Resilience, the willingness and ability to adapt, and an unwavering belief in the success of he project are super important. Half way through our campaign we had only raised about 6,000 out of 45,000. We decided to create a new video with some major changes and redoubled our campaigning efforts reaching out to schools to do presentations and radio shows that might get us some publicity. Its possible to come back!
So, I've read and heard that the key to success is to pre-plan a "running start" of 10%-20% of your goal already committed from people you personally know before starting the campaign so that potential backers see that there are pledges, right away and can get a sense of the "crowd" side of crowdsourcing right off-the-bat. What are your findings with this?
I would like to raise $4 Billion within 15 minutes. Any ideas?
Jon Wallace be a hot sexy virgin that's 18 bam n sell that virginity
some one NAME VALENCIA I don't think Bill gates want his virginity
Easy...you don't
Ask Bill Gates if he willing to adopt you as his son.
do an ICO
He said it's only pledged. Your backers aren't actually charged until you reach your goal. No one's scamming anyone ;)
I was truly touched by Kevin Spacey at the jameson ❤️
It's actually never collected. It's "pledged." When a project finishes, cards are charged, but until then, it's only a promise of a payment.
Good question. I definitely saw pledges slow down after hitting my goal. You don't want to lowball your goal too much, because people assume you no longer need the support.
Griffin,
Mobygratis has been online for over 3 years. Moby just hasn't bragged about it till now. I've been using it for a lot of smaller projects. It's mostly his chill out collection, but some of it is still good.
I enjoy your new blue shirt.
Thank you for sharing your experience, I would like to see you do a successful campaign without your current influence and start from scratch.
Congrats on your KickStarter Campaign. Nice video, thanks for the tips.
Thank you so much for posting. 2017 and all suggestions are still relevant, helpful and very useful. Great post!
Looks like my Kickstarter project will hit 300% tonight! To all my backers: You're wonderful; thank you so much!
When the campaign is over the cards of the backers are charged with what they pledged, if the goal is reached. If the goal is not reached (this isn't the case here) no money is transferred. It is a pretty simple and clean process.
Thanks so much, that is what I wanted to know to start my own kickstarter. Time to start building an audience.
i've been reading this book about putting together a successful kickstarter campain specifically for funding a film "Kickstarter for Filmmakers: Plan and Execute Your Next Crowd Funding Campaign" kindel edition is just $2
I’ve had a Kore trak belt ever since it was a kickstarter project years ago and will never wear anything else. The leather is super high quality and very durable. Belts have lasted me years and i wear it every single day.
background music is really annoying....
+1 !!!!!
Then don’t watch it 🤪
I have about four projects in mind, but I'm not sure if they meet the standards. The first is simple and I'm not sure if its even considered a "project" I'm trying to put myself through vocal school and was hoping to raise money in order to do so. The second is funds for a fine arts group that my sister and I are starting up. We are doing a lot with that, from putting on musicals, plays/dramas, and creating a bunch of other art forms, giving teens and young adults a place to express as well as nourish their creative talents. The funds would help to supply costumes, props, and other equipment needed. The third is to earn funds in order to purchase good animation equipment. I am an aspiring artist/writer/animator and hope to bring my productions to life, but without the resources I cannot bring those aspirations to life. And lastly, I am trying to put myself through colledge at Full Sail University (which is a school or the arts) so that I can get a proper education in the fields that I wish to pursue. Like I said, I'm not sure if those meet the proper standards, if not do you know of any good formats for those types of projects?
Just to clarify "Direct Traffic" does not mean the traffic came from Kickstarter. Any inbound links that use things like the shortened project url show as "direct".
Excellent overview of the process and when, why, what of raising money for indie films, and applies to musicians trying to get an EP produced.
I went back and watched some of the original episodes and have to say that I like the "Griffin" version much better. It's mature, concise and fun!
Amazing informative video! Thank you so much and congratulations!
Kickstarter just tweeted that Canadian projects will be allowed later this summer!
Moby generously allowed me to use a moody music track for my first short doco about homelessness in our community. 🤠🎥👍
Thanks Moby!!!
Griffin is looking so aerodynamic with his face!
I didn't pitch it to newspapers, but I wouldn't call it luck, either. The people I recruited for interviews are influential in the culinary world, so once they started talking about it in social media, reporters noticed.
thank for the video.. this is so useful to know what to expect and start planning !!
Hi...great info! so basically the most important is, along with the product idea, the AUDIENCE...how hard or how expensive is get that? is is just the FB ads that are the cheapest and best way to get audience? Thanks!
Awesome kickstarter info, thanks!
Appreciate the tips. I'm about to launch a project focusing on a revolutionary irrigation system and can use all the help I can get.
What if I want to make the same project on kickstarter AND indiegogo (and maybe even self-starter) just to open my funding options to customers.
Because what if some people trust Kickstarter since they've heard of it, and don't trust indiegogo since they haven't heard of it? Or vice versa.
HEyy budyy.. great video and info too..
You mentioned for kickstarter we need to pay back that money..i wondering how that can be done?what if I am not able to make enough to return?
would it be the same for the other two platform you talked about .. ?? :)
Please and Thank you!
GOOD JOB FOR YOUR KICKSTARTER PROJECT :)
Great video for a beginner Kickstarter like me! Thanks!
Great advice, appreciated the info on the difference between Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
Extra Useful episode. Thanks, Griffin. :)
You should be the official Kickstarter tutorial guy. Thank you!
Good stuff to know. The percentiles really helped make sense of it. The rewards are the main thing I have to look into. I'm also concerned about copyrighting a project, etc.
Thanks for the tips, really nice to hear them and congratulations for your project!
Since indiegogo is global I'm gonna use it since I'm not from the U.S. or the UK
+humaid2003 i think it already changed
You should use BackerKit to ship the stuff out Griffin. Freddie Wong uses it for his Video Game High School Season 2 Kickstarter. It's very useful. It is a seperate application that takes the info and rewards you selected and integreates it, and it overall makes it easier to avoid issues. It also lets you change your address, but only up till the day the things start to ship out. Check out Freddie's words on it: kickstarter(dot)com/projects/freddiew/video-game-high-school-season-two/posts/524262
As far as I know, Moby gratis has been around for a few years I would say. And yes, it's a nice place and idea.
Oooof, this video didn't age well when it comes to it's "stars" i.e. Kevin Spacey and Moby.
Thanks Griffin. Am working on my #Kickstarter campaign. This is useful!
Excellent video very inspiring I'll companies thinking about doing a crowdfunding campaign as well
Very good advice for Kickstarter…
Man! I'm definitely going to watch the documentary just based off of how well you made this video. Quick question, which site has more traffic?
This has been super helpful for my project " The Wake Up EP" Thanks! :)
AND... 600,000 UA-cam subscribers for Indy Mogul!!
I didn't know that. Thanks for the info!
congrats - so very exciting!!
Have you figured out how Uncle Sam figures into your Kickstarter funding? How does the IRS look at this? Should taxes be a consideration when deciding how much you really need to ask for? Congratulations, by the way! I actually feel 'proud' of you and have told friends how awesome this is working for you.
We raised over 3 million on KickStarter using a new Facebook Retargeting Software.... surprised this hasn't been mentioned quite yet.
Wow, I didn't realize you were from Bloomington! I was there a couple of weeks ago!
I pretty much have done all of this for my Kickstarter and so far a whole $46.00 >.<
I've talked the crap out of my project to.
You don't have professionally produced video campaign or professional photos.
AWESOME JOB..great info...learning lots..my videos need this now.
Thank you so much for this, it made the process very clear
Wait, only 44% are successful?! Idk if I should reveal my kick starter just yet
Not yet
Thats accually a lot if you think about all the gamming channels and crappy kickstarters.
XXLE6IT2 that's what im thinking now.
TheMinecraftGod I hear you.
+funny comics every day true, however this is a common bias: the average person estimates himself above average…
Nice. eCrowdFundr is my favorite and it is the best platform to create your own crowdfunding website and run a successful campaign.
May ask how to setup Stretch goal in the kickstarter? Can they be setup at the start of the kickstarter?
Very Informational. Thank You, and good luck with your doc...KB
Extremely informative thank you
haha Griffin, you look happier than usual. Congrats
Thanks. Running my music project now.
I think an important thing in Kickstarter is having something to show. So many times I have been on there and a project catches my eye, but I immediately lose interest because the info is so vague.
what? whaaaaat??? Muuuusic!!! MUUUUUUUSIC!! YEEEEEAH!!! YEEEEAH! TOO LOUD!!!
Very nice, thank you the detailed information.
My kick starter project is art. I just joined today but I want to know
1. How to get my audience
2. Do I need followers?
3. Who can see my video once it's shared
4. Can I do the other website you spoke about and kickstarted at the same time (just in case I don't reach my financial goal, I would like to keep the money I earned instead of nothing
Emely Santiago
How are efforts going?
Did you achieve your goal?
If so, any tips?
I should've watched this before I started. I posted a project on Kickstarter and It's not letting me submit it for some reason. This video has opened my crowdfunding options.
An advertising company outside of the US, and trusted friends, asked if they could put me on their payroll for the use of my ssn. If I do this, what are some of the cons for doing this?
Can I create a project to raise money for projectors for my drama students' production of Peter Pan? I'm a drama teacher. Does it allow for educational projects?
Classic Griffen video 👍
Awesome video jam packed with good knowledge to know. Thanks!
Thanks a lot. Very informative
Really good video man. You just gave me a ton of useful info. Thank you good sir.
Let's all just fund the board game BattleAxe on Kickstarter, so I can have a copy of it. It's a sweet game full of building fortresses and killing your enemies. Plus it's named after the Deftones' song Battleaxe, can't get any better.
Great video this really helped me out a lot with Fleshing out some ideas
I don't get rewards,as to marketing. What would be a good starting point. I need to get a mold to make a plastic product,that't it.
Your shirt reminds me of Blue's Clues...Great job Griffin! Looking forward to seeing the doc!
Congratulations!!!!
I have two questions because I was considering in using Kick Starter. First is how long do you have to complete your project when you get your funding from bankers? and second is do you have to give prize or a gift to everyone that banked your project? And does both also apply for Indiegogo?
"You'll never see this ad again" It comes up on every F*CKING video
I'm confused. Griffin you say Moby just launched Mobygratis but I've been a member of Mobygratis for 5 years. I even said so when I logged in the other day.
Great video, bro. Thanks!
Great Video! Very informative thanks
Moby is giving his music away? Why am I not surprised?
Thank you!
great advice! I"m running a campaign at the moment to get a comicbook funded, hopefully your tips will do me well!
Call me and what's aap
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I think ur ideas are great thanks for the info!
Can u explain crowd funding in detail?
Great video! It helps a lot, considering I'm going to be running an indiegogo for a feature film documentary.
Griffin Why/How did you get your short film on newspapers? Was the short film discovered by them or did you know somebody that might help you with that?
Wow this is exciting. I have a lot to catch up on about this kind of stuff.
What do you think of the idea of splitting the costs between both Kickstarter and Indigogo ( and maybe even Seed and Spark)? You could send your viewers and link on your facebook to a specific one (for example Kickstarter) while the other crowd funding websites would be for those who prefer and use them on a regular basis. There are certain aspects of each of these websites that I like but also some that I don't like. Your feedback is much appreciated!
Willien Dafoe, the best actor ever. The quality of his work is outanding. 😍😍😍😍😍😍