I'm helping someone in the background with a Kick Starter project. Its a pretty good idea and he's already gotten a lot of support so we both want it made. Where can we find people to help with the Kick Starter page, filming, production, advertisement, etc? I was thinking maybe university students so they can put it on their resume and won't charge to much. Any other ideas besides going to a school and talking to the students? We have no idea where to go for a bad ass page.
Kick Starter
Quote: (12-19-2013 03:33 AM)houston Wrote:
I'm helping someone in the background with a Kick Starter project. Its a pretty good idea and he's already gotten a lot of support so we both want it made. Where can we find people to help with the Kick Starter page, filming, production, advertisement, etc? I was thinking maybe university students so they can put it on their resume and won't charge to much. Any other ideas besides going to a school and talking to the students? We have no idea where to go for a bad ass page.
Ideally you'd try to get uni students because they will be talented and free.
But other than that...
...Places like Elance etc.
Do you have a budget?
This is a good read by Tim Ferris on promotion:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/201...mails-etc/
Give this a look. It's largely about finding "influencers" to help spread your campaign.
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/201...mails-etc/
Give this a look. It's largely about finding "influencers" to help spread your campaign.
Chris he told me this "That is what the lackluster page is for. I believe it if fee to set up but they take a % of the proceeds." When I asked about the budget. I guess he's saying whoever creates the page is getting a chunk of the money donated so you don't pay them up front...
Quote: (12-19-2013 10:15 AM)houston Wrote:
Chris he told me this "That is what the lackluster page is for. I believe it if fee to set up but they take a % of the proceeds." When I asked about the budget. I guess he's saying whoever creates the page is getting a chunk of the money donated so you don't pay them up front...
I see what he's saying. After all it's sales copy really, so you want to pay for results.
I'm getting in to copywriting, so if you'd want me to write you a compelling copy then I could definitely do it for a cheap price, just PM me if needed.
Aside from that, I think the best approach is (looking at cutting cost):
1. Approaching uni students for things that are relative to their course, e.g. video creation.
2. Look at Elance and other online sites like that for cheap work (but remember that it may also be of low quality, so only really outsource the less important features, such as graphics etc).
3. Whatever is left over, find some people starting out new or attempt it yourself.
Kickstarter is all about making money, so don't be afraid to spend money to do this.
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Chris
Thank you Chris. This is what a CEO of a publishing company told him. Im censoring some things because of haters reading the forum. I can PM anyone who wants more info but it is a book.
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in ------, and for your
publishing inquiry. Well, the latter subject is something I could go about
for a number of paragraphs, but instead I'll summarize the major points
I've run into in my building of my publishing company and all that.
Publishing a book yourself can be an expensive and time-consuming
experience. You have to wear the hats of author, publisher, marketing
(that's a BIG one), distributor and others jobs all at the same time. It's
a daunting task and not for one who has problems multitasking, or for one
who has limited patience. In a sense it's very much like a woman carrying
a child to term, except that a book can take significantly longer than nine
months to gestate.
You must have a clear idea ahead of time about what your book's subject is
about, who your audience is, how many books you want to print (or more to
the point, how many do you need to sell to make a profit), how large the
book is going to be in both terms of dimensions and page numbers. This
will not only help you out logistically, but it will also assist you in
figuring out how much money you need to raise in order to get this done.
You must determine if a domestic consumer-oriented printing service (like
Blurb.com, for one) is good for you, or if you're going to need to send
your book to a professional printer. Blurb and the like can be good for
small runs of books that are small to medium sized, in both page count and
dimensions. However, in the case of ------, a printer
like Blurb becomes very expensive because pretty much anything larger than
8"x10" sends the price going through the roof--DFTS is 9"x12" and over 300
pages long, and I'm planning on printing 10,000 copies. That's why I
approached several printers in China, because China is a much cheaper place
to print a big book than most pro printers in the States or Canada. Of
course, you also need to deal with importing the book & receiving it here
in the States, and then transporting the books to your storage space.
Unless you strike deals with Amazon and bookstores like Barnes & Noble,
you're very likely going to be selling this book yourself. That's what I'm
doing with -------; I've set up the book's web site already
& will be doing e-commerce through that. I'm avoiding Amazon and Barnes &
Noble because (1) they take a huge cut out of the book's sales (Amazon
takes 55%!) and (2) they can capriciously change your book's pricing and
leave you out in the cold. With a book that has a limited run like DFTS,
that can be problematic...it's much easier for a book publishing company to
take that kind of financial hit with a text-driven book like a novel
because they can print up hundreds of thousands of copies cheaply and make
their money through sheer volume.
Marketing, marketing, marketing. Your book isn't going to sell itself, and
your friends and family can offer only a certain amount of buzz. You need
to plan a marketing campaign, there is no way around it. You need to sit
yourself down and ask, how are you going to pitch your book to the public,
and more importantly, how do you make them respond enough to plunk down
their money?
Write all of this down in a business plan. This is your Bible for your
business, one that needs to be updated on a regular basis. The business
plan will force you to stick to your course, whereas having the whole idea
in your head leaves you open to meandering and letting things slide. When
you're talking about the handling of money, you can't afford to let the
latter happen...if nothing else, the IRS can take a keen interest in that
if you let things slide far enough.
There's a lot more that I could list here, but I think you've got enough to
chew on for the time being. There are many books about self-publishing
available; you might want to pick up one or two of those and study them. I
personally think that a book about -------- in ----:- would be very
much a niche book, and that perhaps Blurb or something like might be the
way to go for you...but of course, you need to do your financial homework
first to determine that. If I were you, I might consider expanding the
scope of the book to cover ------- in general; I think your audience
could expand accordingly. A collection of ------ from ------- and perhaps one or two other cities might work...if
nothing else, I'd think it would be easier to market a book about -------
------ (notice the caps--that's big ------ brand value for you) as opposed
to simply -----.
Anyway, I hope that this is helpful. Thank you again for your interest,
and I wish you all the best in the early stages of your endeavor.
Yours truly,
M"
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in ------, and for your
publishing inquiry. Well, the latter subject is something I could go about
for a number of paragraphs, but instead I'll summarize the major points
I've run into in my building of my publishing company and all that.
Publishing a book yourself can be an expensive and time-consuming
experience. You have to wear the hats of author, publisher, marketing
(that's a BIG one), distributor and others jobs all at the same time. It's
a daunting task and not for one who has problems multitasking, or for one
who has limited patience. In a sense it's very much like a woman carrying
a child to term, except that a book can take significantly longer than nine
months to gestate.
You must have a clear idea ahead of time about what your book's subject is
about, who your audience is, how many books you want to print (or more to
the point, how many do you need to sell to make a profit), how large the
book is going to be in both terms of dimensions and page numbers. This
will not only help you out logistically, but it will also assist you in
figuring out how much money you need to raise in order to get this done.
You must determine if a domestic consumer-oriented printing service (like
Blurb.com, for one) is good for you, or if you're going to need to send
your book to a professional printer. Blurb and the like can be good for
small runs of books that are small to medium sized, in both page count and
dimensions. However, in the case of ------, a printer
like Blurb becomes very expensive because pretty much anything larger than
8"x10" sends the price going through the roof--DFTS is 9"x12" and over 300
pages long, and I'm planning on printing 10,000 copies. That's why I
approached several printers in China, because China is a much cheaper place
to print a big book than most pro printers in the States or Canada. Of
course, you also need to deal with importing the book & receiving it here
in the States, and then transporting the books to your storage space.
Unless you strike deals with Amazon and bookstores like Barnes & Noble,
you're very likely going to be selling this book yourself. That's what I'm
doing with -------; I've set up the book's web site already
& will be doing e-commerce through that. I'm avoiding Amazon and Barnes &
Noble because (1) they take a huge cut out of the book's sales (Amazon
takes 55%!) and (2) they can capriciously change your book's pricing and
leave you out in the cold. With a book that has a limited run like DFTS,
that can be problematic...it's much easier for a book publishing company to
take that kind of financial hit with a text-driven book like a novel
because they can print up hundreds of thousands of copies cheaply and make
their money through sheer volume.
Marketing, marketing, marketing. Your book isn't going to sell itself, and
your friends and family can offer only a certain amount of buzz. You need
to plan a marketing campaign, there is no way around it. You need to sit
yourself down and ask, how are you going to pitch your book to the public,
and more importantly, how do you make them respond enough to plunk down
their money?
Write all of this down in a business plan. This is your Bible for your
business, one that needs to be updated on a regular basis. The business
plan will force you to stick to your course, whereas having the whole idea
in your head leaves you open to meandering and letting things slide. When
you're talking about the handling of money, you can't afford to let the
latter happen...if nothing else, the IRS can take a keen interest in that
if you let things slide far enough.
There's a lot more that I could list here, but I think you've got enough to
chew on for the time being. There are many books about self-publishing
available; you might want to pick up one or two of those and study them. I
personally think that a book about -------- in ----:- would be very
much a niche book, and that perhaps Blurb or something like might be the
way to go for you...but of course, you need to do your financial homework
first to determine that. If I were you, I might consider expanding the
scope of the book to cover ------- in general; I think your audience
could expand accordingly. A collection of ------ from ------- and perhaps one or two other cities might work...if
nothing else, I'd think it would be easier to market a book about -------
------ (notice the caps--that's big ------ brand value for you) as opposed
to simply -----.
Anyway, I hope that this is helpful. Thank you again for your interest,
and I wish you all the best in the early stages of your endeavor.
Yours truly,
M"
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