Discussion: Audience Participation
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Let's talk about audience participation. Cyberfunded creativity lives or dies on interaction. Audience participation is what distinguishes crowdfunding from a plain old store online. It's part of the fuel that drives creators to produce more goodies. It's part of the bait that attracts new viewers and donors.
So how does it work? How do you get people talking? There are many types of interaction, including:
* Posting polls
* Calling for prompts
* Inviting viewer opinions or critiques
* Looping inspiration
* Asking the creator about the project
* Listing favorite projects for people to discuss
For more ideas on this topic, see "How to Boost Your Audience."
As a creator, what kind of audience participation do you find most useful in the creative process? What things entice your audience to respond? Have you tried anything that you really thought would work, but it just flopped? Do you like audience cross-chat, or find it distracting?
As a viewer, what makes you lean forward and start typing? Do you prefer polls, comments, Like/Favorite buttons, or some other particular option? Do you have more fun talking to creators, or cross-chat with other audience members, or both?
So how does it work? How do you get people talking? There are many types of interaction, including:
* Posting polls
* Calling for prompts
* Inviting viewer opinions or critiques
* Looping inspiration
* Asking the creator about the project
* Listing favorite projects for people to discuss
For more ideas on this topic, see "How to Boost Your Audience."
As a creator, what kind of audience participation do you find most useful in the creative process? What things entice your audience to respond? Have you tried anything that you really thought would work, but it just flopped? Do you like audience cross-chat, or find it distracting?
As a viewer, what makes you lean forward and start typing? Do you prefer polls, comments, Like/Favorite buttons, or some other particular option? Do you have more fun talking to creators, or cross-chat with other audience members, or both?
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Date: 2011-07-21 02:00 am (UTC)As a creator, I love it when people find bugs and give design input for my sites and projects, and they often have great ideas I don't think of. I probably like it best when I get someone asking for more of something creative I've done (asking to see more of a character or to see a finished version of a sketch), but who doesn't? I quite like audience cross-chat - it makes me feel like they are being entertained, even if I haven't got the time to be an immediate, active participant myself.
Thoughts
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Date: 2011-07-21 02:41 am (UTC)Thoughts
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Date: 2011-07-21 03:08 am (UTC)There's a lot of great projects out there, but there's too many for me to read, let alone put money into, so, yes, I'm selective towards those that I'm actually somehow involved in.
Thoughts
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Date: 2011-07-21 03:46 am (UTC)If a creator offers some form of incentive for prompts, comments, and other forms of participation, then I'm more likely to join in. Often, just seeing them acknowledge how much they appreciate audience participation is enough, but small perks are nice too.
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