Crowdfunding: Connecting Creators and Patrons

Let's do a friending meme to ring in the new year! Lots of folks dust off their blogs in January, and snowflake_challenge is running (one of Dreamwidth's biggest events). You can answer here, and if you like, copy your answers on your own blog to attract more attention.

Your Username:
Where You're From:
Your Other Online Venues:

How long have you been on crowdfunding here?
Are you a creator, fan, or patron?
What kind of crowdfunding interests you?
Do you use Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, Patreon, or other crowdfunding sites?

What is your blog like?
How busy is it?
What topics do you post about most often?
What kinds of friends are you looking for?

Let's do a friending meme to ring in the new year!  Lots of folks dust off their blogs in January, and snowflake_challenge is running (one of Dreamwidth's biggest events).  You can answer here, and if you like, copy your answers on your own blog to attract more attention.

Your Username:
Where You're From:
Your Other Online Venues:

How long have you been on crowdfunding here?
Are you a creator, fan, or patron?
What kind of crowdfunding interests you?
Do you use Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, Patreon, or other crowdfunding sites?

What is your blog like?
How busy is it?
What topics do you post about most often?
What kinds of friends are you looking for?

Winterfaire is open on my blog.  If you have goods or services for sale that would make good holiday gifts, come promote them.  If you are shopping, this is a good place to find crowdfunded or handmade goodies.  Do you know of similar projects elsenet?  Include a link!

Some folks may be wondering if it's okay to mix crowdfunding and NaNoWriMo. Yes, it is! Plenty of people post their novel on their blog with a donation button or put it on Patreon.

For authors, I recommend the articles:
"5 Steps to Crowdfunding Success"
"How to Begin a Crowdfunded Project"
"How to Make a Landing Page for Your Project"
"How to Boost Your Audience"
"How to Monetize Your Crowdfunding Project"

For readers, check out these articles:
"How to Make Constructive Comments"
"Non-Cash Support Methods for Crowdfunding"
"Crowdfunding for Readers: The Power of Patronage"

Also if you're doing NaNoWriMo and you want to gain new readers, or you're a reader looking for projects to follow, I'm running support posts on my blog where participants can post about their activities.