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Smarter Campaign Strategies | Crowdfunding 202 jason leo carvalho | January 2016

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Smarter Campaign Strategies | Crowdfunding 202 jason leo carvalho | January 2016

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Crowdfunding 101

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• Building Landing page to build Email List • Video Under 3 Minutes • Add Attractive Thumbnail • Change Camera Angle Ever 30 - 45 Seconds • Don’t Just focus on product or yourself • Use Headlines To Break Up Text • Short Paragraphs & Topic Sentences • Use Pictures To Break Up Content • Include Call To Action • Gradual Progression of Reward Tiers • Use Your Early Bird Specials • Every Tier targets a different ICP • Talk To Community (30 Updates+) • Use Limited Edition Rewards

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Why Crowdfunding 202?

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hardware

mobile apparel

furniture / IOT

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Team

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Pre-Launch

The FaceThe O&Lthe Support

The Numbers The Connector

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Story Telling

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Pre-Launch

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Day 1

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50+ Backers = Top 15

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Kickstarter Algorithm

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Backers Per Day + Percent Funded + Total Raised = Popular Section

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PR & PAID

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1 mainstream article = $10K of donations Custom Build Landing Pages Positive

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DynamoPRCommandPartnersJellop.com

Press Kitstreak.comGoogle Apps

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Fans & Evangelists

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Custom Build Landing Pages - On GitHubCustom Build RAF Pages

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Tiers

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AVG donation $88.22Early Bird vs Late BirdKISSStretch Imagine

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Research & Analytics

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Kicktraq bit.lyFacebook Graph Search

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Schedule

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Templates ThunderclapGoogle Trends

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Advisory Board5 Advisors = 50 Donations = Top 15 Ranking

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Ops & Logistics

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Understanding INTL Shipping

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Understanding INTL Shipping

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Accounting

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Understand Paypal Fees Understand CF Platform Fee

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5-10% Pledges will bounce

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Monday

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12:01am EST vs 6am PST

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Accessibility

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-Personal Phone Number-Personal Email Address -30+ Milestone Posts-Surveying

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Translation

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DiscoverShadow Example

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Customer Servicedesk.comzendesk.com

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fedex.com expeditors.com

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Fundraising & TrafficIndiegogo Indemand Accelerators

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fundable.comangellist

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AccountingCAD Crowdfunding& Taxes

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USD Kickstarter & Taxes

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Refunds Refunds

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Tools

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• Business Model Canvas • BackerClub • Backerkit • CommandPartners • Printful • iMovie • Buffer • ShipStation • Indiegogo Insights Blog • Kickstarter Blog • BlogDash • Press Friendly • Cision • WooCommerce

• Shipwire • TaskRabbit • Kickstand • Mechnical Turk • fiverr.com • expeditors.com • fedex.com • odesk • Reward Planning tool • Kickstarter & Taxes • Shopify • Squarespace • Prefundia • Unbounce

• Boomerang • TextExpander • Keyshot • Arqspin • GIMP • CAD Crowdfunding

& Taxes • CrowdfundingKit • Launchrock • Hootsuite • Adroll • Outbrain • CrazyEgg • Upworthy • GA

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take-aways

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- start PR pitch road show 60 Days b4 launch - pre-raise minimum goal on DAY 1 - identify your ICP (Ideal Customer Profile) - #failure = Aha! Moment

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thank you

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[email protected] twitter: @jasonlcarvalho | @crowdfunding202