A few weeks ago I tried a little experiment with my Between Two Cities and treasure chest backers. We’re at the stage that we’re close to fulfilling backer rewards, so I sent out a Google Form to all backers to collect address updates. I sent the form via MailChimp to a little over 6,200 backers. […]
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Last week I had a date at a restaurant in a busy neighborhood a few miles from where I live. As I turned into the neighborhood, I checked the clock in my car–I was on time, but not early. I prefer to be early for dates. I idled past the restaurant, looking for a place to […]
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A few months ago, Kickstarter implemented autoplay for all projects. This means when a potential backer arrives at your project page, the video automatically starts playing. When this happened, I wrote a blog post outlining the pros and cons of autoplay. One of those lists was much longer than the other. I also posted a […]
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When designing the Kickstarter project page for Scythe, I reached an impasse with a specific component that words and pictures simply couldn’t describe. I groaned inwardly, as I knew the time had come. The Time for GIF. In general, I’m really not a fan of constantly moving graphics on a computer screen. If there’s a […]
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Earlier this year, Kim at Secret Base Games revealed an innovative way of shipping items produced in China directly from China to individual backers around the world by working with a company called Send from China. The concept was heralded as a simpler, less expensive way of reward fulfillment. I like to either test things […]
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Recently I’ve become a huge fan of author Brandon Sanderson. First I got hooked on his “superhero” trilogy called The Reckoners. Then I discovered his Mistborn series, which is one of the best fantasy books I’ve ever read–it’s the kind of book I can’t wait to finish, but I also dread the day I read […]
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Is Kickstarter still the king of crowdfunding? You may notice that I write considerably more about Kickstarter than any other crowdfunding website, but I try to give its main competitor, Indiegogo, a nod every now and then. Sometimes I wonder if I’m not giving Indiegogo the credit it’s due. So recently when I learned that […]
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Recently I was introduced to three interesting (and very different) web applications that my fellow creators might be interested in, so I thought I’d give them a brief overview here. Boardgamedata.com This is a brilliant new website that serves as a nice complement to Kicktraq (the sites aren’t related in any way). Sure, the focus is […]
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This is an odd article for me to write. I’ve been an advocate of crowdfunders using Amazon fulfillment (instead of shipping by hand) since the early days of Stonemaier Games. I also like to keep this blog largely positive. But I also feel a responsibility to my fellow creators, especially when I’ve lauded something in the […]
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If I met with you for the first time wearing either a crisp, clean, button-down dress shirt or a ketchup-stained, unwashed, torn t-shirt, would my choice of clothing impact your initial impression of me? Most likely it would. First impressions are incredibly important. That’s why the main project image–the first thing backers see when browsing […]
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