This week was a good start to my new project. I decided that this year will be the year I make a childhood dream come true and publish a book. Because I want to share that dream with many people, I decided that I’m going to self-publish the book and ask the crowd to help me fund it. The crowd funding campaign is hosted at IndieGoGo.com, because they seem the best used international website for crowd funding.
In the first week of my campaign, I’ve had hundreds of visitors to the campaign site, and already three funders. That might not seem that much, but according to the data of IndieGogo, it takes on average 7 contact before someone contributes. These three friends and poetry lovers, who have also unlocked the Early Bird Funding perk, are clearly bringing down that average! I’m very thankful for that.
Next to that, several friends cared to share the campaign with their friends and follower on different social platforms. Amazing. And as icing on the cake, the project got mentioned by Ana Isabel Canhoto in her wonderful Follow Friday posts. (Her blog is absolutely worth following if your interested in anything social and marketing, she has a great way of exploring interesting topics).
In short: a good start to the crowd funding campaign to realize my dream of a book. Head over to IndieGoGo to learn more, and get a bonus video.