Summary: Note: This week’s guest on the podcast is the co-founder of Crowd Invest Summit, a conference our host, Roy Morejon, will be attending as a member of a panel September 6 and 7. If you’d like to attend this conference in LA, <a href="https://www.crowdinvestsummit.com/register">register here</a> using code RoyMorejon30 for a 30% discount on regular tickets.<br> <br> For this episode of Art of the Kickstart, we spoke with Josef Holm, founder and CEO of Krowdster and co-founder of Crowd Invest Summit. Tune in to learn more about how to make sure your Kickstarter or Indiegogo project hits its funding goal quickly.<br> Key Crowdfunding Takeaways<br> <br> * How to build an audience on social media before launching a Kickstarter campaign<br> * How to use Facebook Ads to promote your Kickstarter campaign<br> * Why it’s important to start marketing a crowdfunding project well before you launch<br> * How to get results with Facebook Ads<br> * How to use a landing page to collect email addresses before you launch your campaign<br> * How to stick out amongst all the campaigns launched in Kickstarter and Indiegogo each day<br> <br> Links<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.krowdster.co/">Krowdster</a><br> * <a href="http://amzn.to/2xrHMxk">#AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness by Gary Vaynerchuk</a><br> * <a href="https://www.crowdinvestsummit.com/">Crowd Invest Summit</a><br> * <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/the-profit/">The Profit</a><br> <br> Connect with Josef Holm & Krowdster<br> <br> * <a href="mailto:josef@krowdster.co">josef@krowdster.co</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/josefholm">@josefholm on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/josefholm">Josef Holm on Facebook</a><br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/josefholm/">Josef Holm on LinkedIn</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/krowdster">@Krowdster on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Krowdster/">Krowdster on Facebook</a><br> <br> Sponsors<br> Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by The Gadget Flow, a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save, and buy awesome products. The Gadget Flow is the ultimate buyer's guide for cool luxury gadgets and creative gifts. <a href="https://thegadgetflow.com/submit/">Click here</a> to learn more and list your product - use coupon code ATOKK16 for 25% off!<br> <br> <a href="https://www.backerkit.com/admins/sign_up"></a>Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by BackerKit. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, raise additional funds with add-ons and manage orders for fulfillment, saving creators hundreds of hours. To learn more and get started, <a href="https://www.backerkit.com/admins/sign_up">click here.</a><br> Transcript<br> View this episode's transcript<br> <br> Roy Morejon:<br> <br> Welcome to Art of the Kickstart, your source for crowdfunding campaign success. I’m your host Roy Morejon, President of Enventys Partners, the top full-service turnkey product development and crowdfunding marketing agency in the world. We have helped start-ups raise over $100 million for our clients since 2010. Each week, I’ll interview a crowdfunding success story, an inspirational entrepreneur, or a business expert in order to help you take your start-up to the next level with crowdfunding.<br> <br> Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by BackerKit and The Gadget Flow. BackerKit makes software that crowdfunding project creators use to survey backers, organize data, and manage orders for fulfillment by automating your operations and helping you print and ship faster. The Gadget Flow is a product discovery platform that helps you discover, save and buy awesome products.
