My Kickstarter Failed

This is what I learned I ran my first ever Kickstarter from 9th July to 9th Aug. I wanted to raise £3400 for my new series, Arabian Dreams to print 100 copies of the special edition hardback and to pay my artist and editor. After 30 days, I managed to secure 43% backing, with £1465 […]

21 Days of Kickstarter

There’s about 16 days left and the panic is starting to set in. I’ve been at 30% pledged for the past few days and the marker isn’t moving. I’ve tried boosting my campaign videos on YouTube. I’m getting lots of views but not many click-throughs and no backers. I’ve LinkedIn. Lots of impressions, fewer engagements, […]

Kickstarter Diary Day 11

The last couple of days have been the hardest so far on the Kickstarter campaign. The first couple of days pledges were coming in throughout. Then come Saturday night the taps closed. Not a single pledge came in for two whole days. You may think I’m overreacting, but I keep on Kickstarters and the ones […]