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crowdfundingThis is an opportunity for folks to discuss the business aspects of crowdfunding. What would you like to know about cyberfunded creativity and how it works? Do you want advice on a current or planned project? Ask your questions in a comment on this post.
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Date: 2010-12-28 11:29 pm (UTC)The part of cyberfunding a /project/, rather than a serial, that most perplexes me is how to properly reward donors, how to decide what sort of input to offer them...
Thoughts
Date: 2010-12-29 01:54 am (UTC)Sure. Just go through topics one at a time as they occur to you. I do recommend that people who want to know "everything" read the Memories posts for this community, though. Those cover a lot. I've reprinted some of them, and added other stuff, in the Crowdfunding tab on my website too:
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/crowdfunding.html
>>The part of cyberfunding a /project/, rather than a serial, that most perplexes me is how to properly reward donors, how to decide what sort of input to offer them...<<
When in doubt, ask your audience. They can tell you what would appeal to them, and may think of things that would never occur to you. Many of the features now part of my Poetry Fishbowl project were suggested by my audience.
Then too, consider that some things work equally well for most or all types of project. An "honor wall" listing donors by name is one good example. You might create a small gift for donors, such as a postcard or bookmark. For input, think about any areas where you feel a little uncertain what to do; ask for audience input there. You can also ask people what they like best about a project, or want to see more of.
What kind of non-serial project are you considering? That might help pin things down a bit more.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2010-12-29 01:57 am (UTC)>>What kind of non-serial project are you considering? That might help pin things down a bit more.
An anthology of short stories and/or a novella.
Re: Thoughts
Date: 2010-12-29 02:18 am (UTC)Well, an anthology is like a serial if you release the stories one at a time. You might find it useful to look at what
http://stardancer.org/kherishdar/
http://stardancer.org/kherishdar2/
In particular, audience interaction through discussion of each story gave inspiration for some of the later ones.
A novella might be harder to structure for crowdfunding, unless you broke it down into chapters and shared the developmental process.
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