GoFundMe is a great platform, nothing against that type of crowdfunding platform, but it's not creator-focused, necessarily. I do want to contrast it though with one platform that we see people thinking it's similar to, which is GoFundMe. So that's basically how Kickstarter works. I'll explain what that means in a minute.īasically, as a creator, what you're doing is essentially putting up a preorder for your cool idea, your cool project, and you're saying I'm going to do this, this is how much money I need for it, back it now, give me the money in advance, and then I will deliver the project afterward. For Kickstarter, it's probably the biggest crowdfunding platform in the world, as a creator, and Kickstarter really only has creator projects on there. Monica Leonelle: Crowdfunding is basically asking people to fund something before it's done, at least the way that Kickstarter does it. What is crowdfunding, and what is Kickstarter? So, let's start with the basics.Ĭrowdfunding and Kickstarter have been around for years, but I actually spoke to an author recently who hadn't heard of either. Last time you were on, a few years ago, we talked about your history and dictating a book, so we're just going to get straight into it today. Joanna Penn: This is such an interesting topic. Thank you so much for having me on again.
Her latest book for authors is Get Your Book Selling on Kickstarter, co-written with Russell Nohelty, which I supported as a Kickstarter project. Joanna Penn: Monica Leonelle is the author of ‘The Productive Novelist' and ‘Book Sales Supercharged' series of non-fiction books, as well as a ‘USA Today' bestselling author of fantasy and paranormal romance, under the pen name Solo Storm. You can find Monica Leonelle at and at and on Twitter Transcript of Interview with Monica Leonelle Tackling fears around a Kickstarter campaign.Factors to consider when fulfilling your orders.Different kinds of reward tiers and how to make them financially successful as well as rewarding to fans.What is crowdfunding and how does it work for authors?.Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Monica Leonelle is the author of ‘The Productive Novelist' and ‘Book Sales Supercharged' series of non-fiction books, as well as a USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and paranormal romance, under the pen name Solo Storm. Choose your price, choose how you sell, choose how you distribute audio. Today's podcast sponsor is Findaway Voices, which gives you access to the world's largest network of audiobook sellers and everything you need to create and sell professional audiobooks.
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