I admit it. I am a crowdfunding failure. Failed at Kickstarter, failed at indiegogo and failed at gofundme. Not ashamed to admit it.
Oh sure, I got a few bucks from friends who would do just about anything for me and who have read my books but for all the "please would you fund me" posts I put everywhere I was pretty much ignored. Probably blocked by some too.
I ended up with very little and had to take from my own pocket to keep the promise of incentives. For those who signed up to get free autograph books with their donations, every one of them got the free books. You make a promise you keep that promise no matter what.
It's a popularity contest and I'm not popular. It is based on how many people will fund you and if you don't have the backing then it is pretty well a guarantee you will fail. However, the fact that some of the others that have been successful have turned out to be less than worth what they received. I'm not sure what made their projects more desirable to fund than mine or others that have failed.
Is there a better solution for those who can't get people to fund their projects? Maybe it is time to find out but until then I'll just save up my money and get my projects done when I can afford them.
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