Monday Aug 22, 2022
Backer Entitlement + Can Creators Be Entitled Too?
Crowdfunding Nerds: Kickstarter Marketing, Business, & Beyond!
Since 2019, Crowdfunding Nerds has helped over 200 crowdfunding creators raise over $30M on Kickstarter and Gamefound. In addition to that, we have generated over $100M in ecommerce sales and had clients featured on Shark Tank, ”As Seen On TV,” and more. We work with IP’s like Avatar: The Last Airbender, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Star Trek, Mass Effect, Dune, and more... But we have also helped a TON of first-time creators fund on day 1, too! Our podcast exists to help you with your journey before, during, and after crowdfunding using real-world examples from our clients. We share what’s working and what is not in today’s market. We build pre-launch e-mail lists, get backers during live campaigns, and drive pre-orders and e-commerce sales after your campaign ends! If you’re DIY marketing (doing it yourself), we created the Crowdfunding Nerds Academy to help, which has specialized courses designed to make sure you’re doing it right! Buckle up; it’s about to get nerdy.
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Episodes
Episodes
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Pierre Vandermaesen, indie game developer of Tinyfolks joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the challenges of developing and marketing video games for Steam.
00:00:59 – How Sean Discovered Tinyfolks00:02:27 – Framing Your Game For Marketing Purposes00:06:55 – Tips On Pricing Games On Steam00:09:57 – Similarities Between Steam & Kickstarter00:12:00 - Similarities Between Game Jams & Crowdfunding00:15:03 – Managing Side Projects00:19:51 – Discord & Twitch Is The Video Game Community Space00:25:06 – The Core Principles Of Marketing Anything00:29:19 – Game Design Branding - Craft Vs Industry00:40:43 – Challenges To Marketing Tinyfolks On Steam00:54:42 – Advice For Aspiring Game Designers
Tinyfolks - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909420/Tinyfolks/
Board Games & Twitch With Alex Radcliff - https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode80/
Delve By Blackwell Games - https://blackwellwriter.itch.io/delve-a-solo-map-drawing-game
More Games From Pierre Vandermaesen - https://itch.io/profile/pierre-vandermaesen
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Jasper Gardener Burch of Pine Island Games and the tabletop game Nut Hunt joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss Facebook advertising mistakes and the science of correctly pricing your pledges on Kickstarter!
00:01:44 – Facebook Ad Mistakes Breakdown00:06:20 – Dangers Of Giveaways In Marketing00:09:00 – Why Email Not Social Media Followers?00:14:18 – Your Domain Health / Personal Tone In Emails00:20:30 – How To Get Retail Backers00:30:29 – How To Price Your Game For Kicstarter00:43:58- How To Save On Freight00:47:16 – Pledge Price Perception
Shownotes
Previous Episode With Jasper - https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode85/
Kickstarter In Review Blog – https://www.pineislandgames.com/blog
Lemlist - https://www.lemlist.com/
50 Years of Text Games Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aaronareed/50-years-of-text-games
Crowdfunding Nerds Community – https://www.facebook.com/NerdsCrowdfunding
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Jasper Gardener Burch of Pine Island Games and the tabletop game Nut Hunt joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss how to leverage TikTok & Reddit for your pre-Kickstarter marketing.
00:05:18 – Nut Hunt, What Went Well?00:07:48 – Best Reviewers?00:13:51 – Promoting Borad Game Reviews On TikTok00:14:49 – TikTok: How To Get Followers On00:23:30 – Kickstarter Community Comments Are Important00:25:40 – Reddit: Organic Marketing
Shownotes
Nut Hunt Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pineislandgames/nut-hunt
Kickstarter In Review Blog - https://www.pineislandgames.com/blog
Crowdfunding Nerds Community - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsCrowdfunding
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Ben Levy of Strongbox Games joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss co-authoring Mantle of The Keeper and the challenges of running a Kickstarter campaign that has not funded yet.
00:03:26 - Nerd News00:09:26 – The Benefits of Co-Designing A Board Game00:20:40 – What To Do If Your Live Kickstarter Is Nearly Funded00:27:30 – How To Craft Premium Pledges00:32:03 – The Value of Building Organic Industry Connections00:35:31 – Dealing With Pledge Cancellations00:38:00 – Leveraging Your Email List During Your Live Campaign00:47:26 – Tips On Pricing Your Pledges00:53:42 – Final Advice
Shownotes
San Diego Comic-Con - https://www.comic-con.org/
Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves Trailer - https://youtu.be/IiMinixSXII
Angel Studios Vs Disney - https://youtu.be/Q-yZspRxi_k
Mantle of The Keeper Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blevy/mantle-of-the-keeper?ref=a8v0gp&utm_source=CFN-lp&utm_medium=MOTK&utm_campaign=Landing-Page
4.5 Outcomes You Need To Consider Before Going To Kickstarter - https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode5/
Board Game Design Lab - https://boardgamedesignlab.com/
Jamey Stegmaier’s Blog - https://stonemaiergames.com/e-newsletter/blog/
Amy Henning Game Maker’s Notebook Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caURIb9cOIg
Galactic Cruise Board Game - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1511281419224920
New Kingdom Gardeners - https://newkingdomgaming.com/
Feuds & Favors Board Game - https://www.facebook.com/groups/239849254632981/
Roll & Die Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fundamentalgames/roll-or-die/
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Board Game enthusiast and Editor-in-chief of the Babylon Bee, Kyle Mann joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss publishing and self-promotion.
00:02:06 – Finding Your Target Audience00:07:20 – Working With A Publisher00:10:35 – Small Publishers Vs Big Publishers00:13:22 – Pitching To Publishers While Leveraging Your Following00:16:52 – Personal Brand And Self Promotion With Publishers00:23:18 – Pros & Cons Of Using A Publisher00:31:52 – Setting Yourself Deadlines
Shownotes
Post-Modern Pilgrim's Progress - https://www.amazon.com/Postmodern-Pilgrims-Progress-Allegorical-Tale/
Salem Book Publishing - https://www.regnery.com/custom/salem-books/
Kyle’s Interview With Dr. Strange director Scott Derrickson - https://babylonbee.libsyn.com/episode-22-scott-derrickson-reveals-that-he-cannot-say-anything-at-all-about-dr-strange-2
Crowdfunding Nerds Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Brandon The Game Dev joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to chop manufacturing, freight and fulfilment.
00:00:50 – How TTRPG Fanatics Find New TTRPG Games00:14:12 – The Board Game Design Lab Podcast Comes To An End00:17:26 – Hiring Out Logistics Project Management00:22:45 – Types Of Freight00:25:15 – Does Freightos Have Competitive Pricing Compared To OTX00:31:40 – Have Many Manufacturing Options00:35:46 – Custom Charges00:37:08 - Customs De Minimis
ShownotesRPG.net Poll - https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/how-do-you-learn-about-new-rpg-games-books.898242/
Social Media Vs Email - https://youtu.be/jZ5H6DeaKKs?t=587
Last BGDL Podcast - https://boardgamedesignlab.com/see-you-space-cowboy-with-gabe-barrett-and-jamey-stegmaier/
Freightos - https://www.freightos.com/
OTX - https://www.otxlogistics.com/
Brandon The Game Dev - https://brandonthegamedev.com/
Pangea Marketing Agency - https://www.pangeamarketingagency.com/
Weird Marketing Tales - https://weirdmarketingtales.com/
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Project management is the topic of this podcast with Brandon Rollins, also known as Brandon The Game Dev. Brandon offers Kickstarter and social media project management services and is collaborating with the Crowdfunding Nerds on a not so top secret project.
00:01:21 – Who Is Brandon The Game Dev?00:02:08 – Weird News00:04:43 – Kickstarter’s Ministry Of Truth?00:12:57 – A New Crowdfunding Pre-Marketing Strategy?00:21:40 – An Introduction To Project Management00:25:09 – Who Needs Project Management?00:29:29 – A Method For Project Management00:33:47 – Brandon’s Game Development
Shownotes
Pangea Marketing Agency - https://www.pangeamarketingagency.com/
Weird Marketing Tales - https://weirdmarketingtales.com/
Paragliding - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBJA8SlH2w
Renting Chickens - https://weirdmarketingtales.com/homestead-phil-and-homestead-jenn-on-renting-chickens/
Announcing The Kickstarter Community Advisory Council - https://www.kickstarter.com/articles/kickstarter-community-advisory-council
The Wingfeather Saga Season 2 - https://invest.angel.com/wingfeather-saga-2
Vrahode - https://www.vrahode.com/
War Co. - https://pangeaboardgames.com/products/war-co-card-game
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Alex Radcliffe of the BordaGameCo sits down with the Crowdfunding Nerds to talk about his journey of becoming a full time YouTuber who plays and reviews board games.
00:01:46 – Who Is Alex Radcliffe?00:02:28 – When Did You Start Creating YouTube Content?00:05:36 – Stupid Sells00:09:50 – What Is Your Gaming History?00:11:37 – How Much Money Have You Spent On Board Games?00:14:03 – Do You Keep Or Return Board Games After Reviews?00:17:51 – How Do You Monetise Your Work?00:23:52 – How Much Time Are You Putting Into BoardGameCo?00:27:35 – Paid Reviews?00:32:11 – Alex’s Favourite Broad Game Experience00:32:53 – Was The BoardGameCo Your First YouTube Channel?00:34:39 – How Can Publishers Get Reviews From You?00:38:57 – Why Alex Does Not Back Games With Bad Art00:39:51 – Monetising Controversy On YouTube?00:44:04 – What’s Your Most Popular Video?00:47:39 – Board Game Industry Professionals Vs Board Gamers00:51:18 – The Importance Of A Personal Brand00:53:02 – Alex’s Thoughts On Deliverance00:54:51 – How Should Publishers Deal With Bad Reviews?01:00:02 – How Many Times Do You Play A Game Before Making A Video?
ShownotesBoardGameCo YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/BoardGameCo How to Run a Publishing Company with Rob Dougherty - https://boardgamedesignlab.com/how-to-run-a-publishing-company-with-rob-dougherty/BoardGameCo Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/boardgamecoTwitch Camp_Coop - https://www.twitch.tv/camp_coop
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
The popular pledge manager BackerKit, has announced that they will be diving into the crowdfunding arena! Do they have enough buffs to out DPS Gamefound? Or will Kickstarter receive an epic heal and make a comeback?
Alex Radcliffe of BoardGameCo joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss our first thoughts on the likelihood of success to this new endeavor of BackerKit!
00:02:18 – Who Is Alex Radcliffe?00:03:04 – Resident Evil 3 By Steamforged Games00:08:21 – Playing board games With Your Kids
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about $85 RPG history books, how to use steam to market your board game and getting people to care about your project.
00:01:02 – Kickstarter Review - 50 Years of Text Games00:09:40 – How To Use Steam To Market Your Board Game00:16:13 – How To Get People To Care About Your Game00:24:14 – The Up Front Costs To Promoting Your Game00:31:48 – How To Get Your Content Seen On Social Media
Shownotes 50 Years of Text Games Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aaronareed/50-years-of-text-games
Steam Community – Tabletop Simulator - https://steamcommunity.com/app/286160
Crowdfunding Nerds Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowdfundingnerds