From the course: Kickstarter Crowdfunding Essential Training
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Set duration and funding goals with the Basics tab - Kickstarter Tutorial
From the course: Kickstarter Crowdfunding Essential Training
Set duration and funding goals with the Basics tab
- Now let's talk about funding duration and funding goal. There are two ways that you can set your funding duration, either the number of days or picking a specific date and time. If you choose the number of days, Kickstarter allows you to choose between one and 60 days. They recommend 30 days or less, as the average. Now that might seem counterintuitive. Longer would seem to be better. More time to raise more money. But that's not necessarily the case. Running a Kickstarter campaign takes a lot of energy. The longer the campaign goes, the harder it is to maintain a high level of energy. Running a campaign for less than 30 days allows you to stay focused and maintain a high sense of urgency. I recommend that you run a project within a 30-day calendar window. Psychologically, people will remember that your project ends at the end of the month. If you have it spill over to the next month, sometimes they'll forget. Also when picking a time to run your Kickstarter campaign, try to start…
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Establish core project information with the Basics tab4m 20s
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Set duration and funding goals with the Basics tab3m 15s
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Create pledges levels with the Rewards tab4m 37s
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Explore strategies for rewards that will get backers to pledge5m 6s
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Knowledge check16s
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Add your intro video with the Story tab2m 48s
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Add supplemental videos1m 8s
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Knowledge check22s
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Add text and graphics with the Story tab1m 21s
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Describe yourself to backers with the About You tab59s
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Verify your identity and connect to banks with the Accounts tab2m 28s
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View your campaign before going live with the Preview tab1m 21s
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Knowledge check15s
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Submit your campaign with the Approval tab1m 27s
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Knowledge check15s
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