Reddit roundup: a 270%-funded team on what it takes to launch today
Campaign Discussion · PledgeRadar Editorial ·
u/Traditional_Tea_6024 summarised their team's lessons after reaching 270% of goal: Kickstarter is now for finished products with production plans, success takes either a short pre-launch with heavy ad spend or a long four-to-six-month audience build, and professional photos, video and 3D renders matter.
Replies questioned the ad math, gave feedback on presentation, and raised location and shipping concerns.
What Reddit users said
Questions whether a bigger ad budget would have helped, noting roughly 4k euros of ad spend against about 5k raised in the first two days. Suggests making the strongest selling points, free shipping and engraving, much more prominent.
Original commentReluctantly agrees: competition is so high that campaigns need to be slick and polished, or the creator needs to bring their own audience.
Original commentAdvises opening the video with the product's key interaction in a single shot, and finding one image that explains the product. Also suggested a design tweak they would value as a buyer.
Original commentNoticed the campaign lists a US location while the team is based in Norway. Says they and other non-US backers now avoid US-based projects because of added shipping and taxes, and wonders if this cost sales.
Original commentAgrees with the lessons and asked how large the audience was before launch.
Original commentAgrees that building an organic following before launch is the hardest part, and asked which channels worked best when starting from zero.
Original commentSource: 270% funded. Based on our team’s experience, here’s what we’ve learned. (r/kickstarter)
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