One of the things that sets crowdfunding apart from fundraising is that, with crowdfunding, your contributors actually get something back from your campaign in the form of unique perks. Great perks motivate contributions. But even if you're not giving away an iPad you can still… read more
We have to admit, we really like this idea. Canadian filmmakers Michael Babiarz and Soren Johnstone spent the last several years making, editing, and marketing their last film, Play With Fire. At that time, they explain in their current pitch video, there was no such… read more
Image courtesy Flickr user Surat Lozowick. Crowdfunding may be a new way to raise money, but people have been fundraising forever. Let's take a look at some of the basics of fundraising and how they might apply to running your campaign. Create a relationship with… read more
Justin Valmassoi and his zines. Check out his campaign here. Drawing a blank when you come to the Our Story part of posting your campaign pitch on IndieGoGo? We understand. Sometimes it's hard to introduce yourself, your big ideas, and your hopes and dreams, all… read more
Satarii Star Accessory “makes your mobile phone camera follow your every move.” You place your cell phone on the swivel base and attach the censor to yourself or whatever you want the camera to follow. We think it is a very cool product, and the campaign has already exceeded its goal with just over a day left! So we’re checking in with Satarii’s Vladimir Tetelbaum and Brian Lamb.
Launching a campaign on IndieGoGo is a powerful way to raise funds for your business and also to learn about your target market, gain valuable feedback for your business, and build up your community — before you’ve even launched!
Today we’re checking in with Zac Silverman, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary and Truck Driver for Doc’s of the Bay Food Truck. Zac and his team are over two-thirds of the way towards reaching their goal of $3,073 to launch their food truck business in San Francisco, with just over a month left in the campaign.
We are about 3 weeks in and already its been a great start to 2011. And now, we are introducing a new feature on IndieGoGo – Partner Pages! We have some pretty amazing partner organizations that we have been working with for a while, and… read more
Another year is in the books and its been quite the exciting one here on IndieGoGo. We have had over 10,000 campaigns start in 2010, spanning hundreds of countries and all types of creative, cause related, and entreprenuerial pursuits. Here are some of our favorite… read more
A big thanks to Brian Ackley for sharing his words of wisdom about his campaign on IndieGoGo. Brian's musings are reposted from his blog where he and his team have many great projects underway. ******************************************** One Way Or Another Productions recently ended its Indiegogo.com Campaign… read more
This Insight has Been Updated: Click Here to See Updated Post On average, the campaigns on IndieGoGo that send 11 or more updates to their contributors, raise 137% more money then projects that don't. This results in over $1000 more money towards their funding goal.… read more