Kickstarter for Beginners: How to Start Small and Launch Successfully with Ember Mae

About this episode

Ember Mae shares insights on starting small with crowdfunding and effective marketing strategies.

305 / Ember Mae shares lessons learned about starting small with crowdfunding as well as managing fulfillment. We also talk about marketing without succumbing to the pressure of conventional social media wisdom. ✨ This week’s sponsor is Vellum: http://tryvellum.com/wish Tips on setting up your first Kickstarter campaign and keeping it manageableMaking marketing personal and connecting individually with readersWhy ditching social media is freeingIntuitive storytellingIn-person event strategies...

People in this episode

Guest: Ember Mae

Topics covered

• crowdfunding
• Kickstarter
• marketing
• social media
• storytelling
• event strategies

Keywords

• fulfillment
• personal marketing
• social media pressure
• intuitive storytelling

Sponsors

Vellum

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Products: Vellum

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