BackerKit Year in Review 2020
This has been a challenging year, to say the least. We’ve experienced a worldwide pandemic, global protests calling for social change, a U.S. election, and of c...
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How Dispel Dice Managed Their Crowdfunding Success
Tabletop gaming is more than just a hobby for Dispel Dice creator Karen Wang — it’s been an important emotional, social, and artistic outlet for her. When she s...
Kickstarter Checklist: Create a Plan for Success
Managing a crowdfunding campaign may be time-intensive, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. To understand everything that goes into a crowdfunding campaign ...
Marketing for Kickstarter: How to Smash Your Funding Goal
Are you wondering how to drive more pledges to your campaign? It all starts with marketing. Let's take a look at how marketing for Kickstarter and Indiegogo wor...
How to Start a Kickstarter Campaign: Hard-Won Lessons From a First-Timer
Mario Waugh has worked as a graphic designer, app developer, and mobile website designer for years. But he always had an interest in writing. He decided to run ...
BackerKit Webinar: Performance Marketing Secrets
Are you trying to figure out the best way to promote your next project? Facebook Ads can be a powerful marketing tool. However, there are special considerations...
Launching the Most Successful Kickstarter Product in Fitness
OYO Fitness launched their first product, the DoubleFlex Black, on Kickstarter in 2017. While you’d probably expect a portable gym that incorporates technology ...
Relaunch a Failed Kickstarter Campaign in 3 Steps
Nearly 500,000 projects have launched on Kickstarter since the company was founded in 2009. Only 186,821 of those projects have been successfully funded. Failur...
Support the USPS: A Special Offer for BackerKit Postage Users
Getting ready to ship out rewards to your crowdfunding project’s backers? We’ve got you covered. We’re excited to announce that from August 20, 2020 until Decem...
The Secrets of Crowdfunding Tabletop Games
When you look at the top tabletop creators on Kickstarter, and see them hitting — and even surpassing — their funding goals quickly, it's inspiring. Like them, ...
Rap Godz Co-Creator on Building a Brand
In 2018, brothers Omari Akil and Hamu Dennis launched Rap Godz. This unique board game in which you play as a rapper, trying to live your dream as a hip hop art...
Build Your Crowdfunding Email Strategy in 4 Steps
Successful Kickstarter creators know that mobilizing backers from past campaigns can help get a new project funded early. But what’s the best way to encourage y...
