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January 30, 2015

People pledge to people. The best way to get your crowd invested in your project is to show them who’s behind it, and what better way to do that than a team photo-shoot? So, by studying the great work of […]

January 15, 2015

Posted by Jessie

Top Ten Tools for Crowdfunding

Connecting with your crowd can be tricky. Luckily, there are lots of great sites and apps that can help you at all stages of your campaign: creation, organisation, promotion and connection. Check out our top ten tools below, and see […]

May 10, 2014

Posted by anna

Don’t forget the crowd in crowdfunding

We keep on reading articles that don’t seem to get the importance of your crowd in crowdfunding – so we thought we’d give you the top 5 reasons we think your crowd is the most important part of your campaign. […]

April 18, 2014

Posted by Lewis

Top 7 Quirky Ways to Market Your Crowdfunding Project

We love it when our creators get creative, and quirky. Here’s just a few (there are many more) examples of quirky rewards on some of our projects. 1. Panda Onesies To celebrate raising $7000 for their film Hold Your Breath, […]

February 13, 2014

Posted by anna

How to PledgeMe

Obviously, we often get asked for tips on how to crowdfund well – so, we dusted off our old guide recently and created this extended version guide (thanks Lewis!). Here’s our advice on the three P’s: Planning, Pitching, and Promoting. […]

January 14, 2014

Posted by Lewis

Why Your Mother Is The Most Important Person To Your Crowdfunding Campaign

We want to honour all the Mothers who help make crowdfunding campaigns a success. Here’s just a few examples of the value your Mother can will add to your campaign. Because she is often the first person to pledge You […]

August 26, 2012

Posted by anna

Tip #3 – Make the best video EVER

“Asking people to give you money is like asking people to get into bed with you, and that’s weird if you don’t know them” is my favourite crowdfunding video line ever. Joceyln Towne’s kickstarter project for her debut film “I […]

August 19, 2012

Posted by anna

Mastering the webcam pitch

I’ve been really impressed recently by some of the articles on Screentime’s website, and Steve helpfully sent through a few tips for me to share with you dear readers. The article below is all about what you need to think […]

August 14, 2012

Posted by anna

Tip #1 – You need inspiring rewards

One driver of crowdfunding successfully is creating compelling rewards that relate to your project. People want to give you money, and these rewards should inspire them to open their wallets and help. These should be creative and quirky, but not […]

July 19, 2012

Posted by anna

How long should you run your campaign for?

Well… how long is a piece of string? It really depends. We wouldn’t really recommend running a campaign for longer than 60 days. 30 days we think is really ideal though. Especially, if you prep your crowd for what’s to […]