Perks Preferences?

[pinepig]

What kinds of perks get your attention and encourage you to dig into your hard-earned cash? I'm trying to figure out how to adapt crowdfunding to my photography and am interested in knowing what people like, what is The Shiny that encourages them to dig in. And what are realistic levels to ask for when you're a budding artist?

You don't have to actively support crowdfunding or photography or crowdfunded photography if you want to answer.

I figure prints are always a possibility. The 2 biggest issues with that right now are cost of postage & getting time to ship (I live in New Zealand) & our printer, while a good photo printer, sometimes puts marks on the back of the paper and I'm afraid this might turn people off.

I like ysabetwordsmith's use of posting a few pictures in her journal and then offering to post others if she gets donations. I usually upload my picts to Webshots for people to see/download as screensavers/send as e-cards. I could hold a few prize ones back when I do this and offer to upload them if I get donations. When I upload my Webshots I'll usually upload a few of the better ones to my Weblogimages account and post them in my journal.

I could also see if there's a way create a special album at Webshots and lock it to only certain people. I don't know if it's possible and this would require my audience getting a Webshots account.

Or I could make a special Donor filter and post the picts on that on my DW/LJ.

What are your thoughts?

And come to think of it, how do you make a Paypal donation button?

(ETA: Sorry ysabetwordsmith, not sure what tag would fit best for this so I've put networking but feel free to tell me what to change it to!)

Introduction

[jessicamear]

Hello! I am a self-employed designer. I've done everything from basic web design to print ads to large format design to animation to Flash interaction and lots of other stuff. I also sew and do crafty things, and in general I enjoy all kinds of creative pursuits.

I'm a big fan of documentaries: history, nature, art, type, kids, etc. Pretty much whatever. I really like to learn. I read all kinds of fiction, some non-fiction, and play lots of video games, mostly in the style of Mario and Zelda.

Before today, I had never heard of crowdfunding. It sounds fascinating, so I joined the community to learn more about it. :)

Review of Lovers and Beloveds

[ysabetwordsmith]

Haikujaguar has posted a review of the fantasy novel Lovers and Beloveds: An Intimate History of the Greater Kingdom.  This story began as a weblit serial and has since been revised for hardcopy.  The hardcopy edition was entirely crowdfunded, paying not only the author but also an artist, editor, and layout designer.  Go, team!