The Creative Fund: Recent Success Stories
At BackerKit, it’s important for us to do anything we can to support and encourage all creators. A part of that work is making sure that projects by people from...
Amber Humphrey
BackerKit Year in Review 2021
In 2020, despite the struggles everyone was experiencing during the pandemic, creators remained motivated and demonstrated an impressive level of resilience. Th...
Get Your Kickstarter Project Page Reviewed By BackerKit
There truly is an art to designing an effective Kickstarter campaign page. It should tell your project's story in a way that's both succinct and compelling. The...
BackerKit Webinar: Turn Social Media Followers into Backers
You can leverage your social media following for crowdfunding success. But it's going to take more than simply sharing a link on Twitter to start seeing those p...
BackerKit Webinar: Crash Course in Marketing and Advertising
Have you started thinking about how you’ll promote your crowdfunding campaign? Even if your launch day is months away, it’s important to start developing your s...
BackerKit Q&A: Marketing For Your Kickstarter Campaigns
When we ask crowdfunding creators which areas of their campaigns are the most challenging, the answer we hear most often is marketing and promotion. Spreading t...
How to Create a Kickstarter Project Budget
As a crowdfunding creator, your goal is to raise money to bring your awesome idea into the world. But, in order to do that, you'll have to spend some money. So ...
The Alleyman’s Tarot Creator on Their Record-Breaking Project
Seven Dane Asmund has launched multiple publishing, tarot, and dice crowdfunding projects. However, they never imagined that their latest project would be as su...
What is BackerKit?
Crowdfunding is a journey that we probably all hope will be as simple as this:
Step 1: Have an excellent idea for a crowdfunding project.
Step 2: Launch ...
Coyote & Crow Creator on Designing a Game By and About Natives
Coyote & Crow is a sci-fi fantasy tabletop RPG set in an alternate future where the Americas were never colonized. Created and led by a team of Native Ameri...
Creating a Playtest Feedback Form for Your Board Game
Playtesting is an essential part of the board game design process. It will help you refine your game and get it ready for your crowdfunding campaign. When you a...
The Secret to Getting Kickstarter Backers: Know Your Audience
Who is your crowdfunding project’s audience? It’s ok if you don’t have an answer right now, but you’ll need to find out before you launch. Audience research isn...
