How to run a KickStarter Fundraiser Campaign

If you read my other blog, the Disney one, then you know that I just launched a crowd funding project for my “Dispatch from Disneyland: The Fireworks Spot and Other Tales” book on KickStarter.com. As I type this the community has pledged nearly 25% of the total in just 24 hours. I’m over the moon with the results to say the least.

I’ve spent a couple weeks researching how to best frame my proposal, how much money I should ask for, and how to best ask for pledges. I could have saved all that time and just read this excellent article by designer and Tokyo art space author CraigMod.

Follow CraigMod’s outline and Kickstarter becomes more than a crowd funding tool, it’s a first step on the path of an entrepreneurial adventure. I am roughly following his suggestions and, as you can see above, success is greater than I could have hoped for at this point.