Now that you’ve crafted your campaign page, it’s time to submit it for approval.
It’s a common misconception that you can launch whenever you’re ready. Before you can go live, you will need to request a Page Review from the BackerKit team. Most projects should expect a 2-4 business day waiting period to get approved. Give yourself this buffer time when scheduling your launch, especially if you are publicly sharing your launch date with your community. Once approved, you will then have the opportunity to launch on the day and time you are ready.
In order to pass the review you’ll need to:
Connect with Stripe: BackerKit processes payments through Stripe, so this will need to be set up properly before you can accept pledges
Complete your identity verification: You’ll need to pass the identity verification in order to ensure safety for our creators and backers.
Finish your profile: You should have a public-facing name or company name, image, and bio.
Build your audience: If you’ve been following along with this roadmap, this part should be a breeze. You’ll need at 25 members in your Launch account to pass this check.
Import your past projects: You should import your previous projects into your Launch account to make sure you can message all of your existing fans about your upcoming launch.
Finish setting up your project: You’ll need a project image, project description, project title, at least one story section, and at least one pledge level.
Resources:
Here is a detailed explanation of what this process entails.
Webinar: Know When You Are "Launch Ready" with Laser Malena-WebberLearn how to build and engage with your audience and understand what you need to do before you hit that launch button.
Now that your campaign page has been approved by Kickstarter, you should set up your Preview and Pre-Launch pages.
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