70% of campaigns meeting funding goal have between 3-8 perks. Perks are rewards, incentives, and gestures of thanks that you can create to help give possible funders incentives to fund your campaign. Creating the right amount of perk options, at the different contribution amounts, is… read more
Launching tomorrow, each Wednesday for the next month at 12pm PST/3pm EST (USA), we’ll be launching a DIWO Twitter discussion! Tweet us your questions @IndieGoGo including the hashtag #GoGoDIWO and our Customer Happiness team will respond with campaign education tips and tricks. Topics include:… read more
To follow on from the success of our recent involvement in Social Week we're launching a Tweet Up! Social Week is an industry focused event converging thought leaders in education, creative, sustainability and business and explored how the social conversation is driving change across… read more
Campaign owners that provide an update at least once every 5 days raise 218% as much money as campaign owners that update less often. As we’ve shown before, the more updates you send out the more money you raise. In fact, campaigns which send… read more
Our data shows that the probability a campaign will reach its goal doubles once the first contribution is received, quadruples once it reaches 10% of its goal, and is more than five times as likely once 25% of the goal is raised. The inaugural… read more
Danae/Founder & COO Theme: Empowerment Through Sports Gear for Gals in Pakistan Maasai Cricket Warriors New CD by CHAI Town Eric/Founder & CTOSPORTS – The Wrong Way AroundThese guys are embarking on an independent fundraiser bike ride. They are recording the entirety of the ride… read more
Bookstores continue to close across America driving an increase in online petitions to save local bookstores such as St. Marks Bookstore in New York. The latest federal statistics shows there are only approximately 10,600 bookstores left in the country with more than 1,000 closing from… read more
Brooklyn's culinary scene has diverted the world away from Manhattan, the once-considered mecca of gastronomy, towards a borough known for it's DIY makers, flea markets, artists studios and thriving community of artisan food entrepreneurs. Local photographer, Donny Tsang, wanted to capture the people behind a… read more
There are up to ten ways online you can digitally push out updates for your IndieGoGo campaign. Whilst it’s best to include a mix of promotional channels, Twitter has proven to be an effective facet to online promotional activity. Crowdfunding contributions can come virally from… read more
More than 50 million Americans do not have health insurance, and even if their family is fortunate enough to have “good” health insurance, serious illnesses often require out of pocket expenses that can become staggering. Medical costs cause more than 60 percent of all personal… read more