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Kickstarter Referral Metrics Deep Dive

Board Gaming, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads

Andrew, Rick, and Sexy Irish Sean break down Kickstarter referral metrics and present a helpful ratio to understand your marketing efforts. Want to know when your board game is ready for Kickstarter? Listen out for all of our Crowdfunding Nerds tips that will help you line up your product for success!

How Do You Know If Your Facebook Ads Are Worth It?

Audience, Behind the Business, Ecommerce, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing

Rick has some technical issues in this episode of Crowdfunding Nerds, while Andrew and Sean discuss how to measure the success of Facebook ads for Kickstarter.

Sean’s Lessons Learned From 3 Months In Crowdfunding

Behind the Business, Crowdfunding Nerds, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing

SEO Wizard Rick answers some Google Analytics questions while Sexy Irish Sean explains what he has learned since joining the Next Level Web team.

How To Market Your Kickstarter With Little To No Money

Behind the Business, Emails, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing

Have you ever wondered how to market your boardgame if you have an extremely limited marketing budget? Well, Andrew, SEO Wizard Rick and Sexy Irish Sean give you some top tips to help you on your crowdfunding journey! They discuss some of the worst marketing advice they have ever received and explain how to do self-promotion in Facebook groups.

The Virtuous Cycle Of Kickstarter Marketing

Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Emails, Facebook Ads, Landing Page

The Crowdfunding Nerds cover the most important element of Kickstarter marketing, the Virtuous Cycle and automation.

Organically Engage A Facebook Community With Your Board Game

Audience, Community Growth, Facebook Ads

The Crowdfunding Nerds interview Thomas Covert and admin of The Board Game Revolution Community Facebook Group. Tom shares tips on how to engage a Facebook community naturally with your board game. The effectiveness of giveaways is also explored!

The Honest Truth About Marketing Board Games on Kickstarter

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing

On this weeks episode of Crowdfunding Nerds Andrew, Sexy Irish Sean and SEO Wizard Rick go full Chaotic Evil/Lawful Good and tell you some honest truth about marketing board games on Kickstarter!

What We Learned From A Facebook Ads Master And How It Relates To Kickstarter

Audience, Behind the Business, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing

Andrew & Sexy Irish Sean get schooled by a Facebook Ads Master and share what they learned and how it relates to Kickstarter Board Games.

Reflections After A Successful Kickstarter – What Worked Best

Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails, Facebook Ads

Andrew discusses the various successes and challenges he faced during his Deliverance Kickstarter campaign. As well as the Crowdfunding nerds talk about iOS 14 and the issues its causing.

Facebook Ad & Convention ROI For Kickstarter

Audience, Community Growth, Conventions, Emails, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing

Andrew explores the return on investment from his various pre-marketing efforts for Kickstarter and how it impacted his campaign's success.

The Sunk Cost Fallacy And How To Craft A Welcome Email

Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Emails, Facebook Ads

In this episode, the Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the sunk cost fallacy and how it relates to Kickstarter marketing, as well as giving tips on how to craft an effective welcome email!

Diagnosing Problems With Your Facebook Ads

Audience, Ecommerce, Facebook, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing

Andrew and Sexy Irish Sean tie SEO Wizard Rick in the closet and explain how to figure out what's wrong with your Facebook ads.

Marketing A Video Game Through Kickstarter With Ryan Wiancko of Fractured Veil – Part 1

Behind the Business, Case Study, Facebook Ads, Landing Page, Personal Growth, Video Games

Ryan Wiancko of Paddle Creek Games (Also Iron Belly Studios) joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss the Kickstarter pre-marketing for Fractured Veil, a massive-multiplayer online survival video game.

Marketing A Video Game Through Kickstarter With Ryan Wiancko of Fractured Veil – Part 2

Audience, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Video Games

The Crowdfunding Nerds continue the discussion with Ryan Wiancko of Paddle Creek Games while covering the importance of community building, and live streaming in video game marketing.

6 Video Types For Your Kickstarter Board Game Advertising

Audience, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing, Video Games

In this episode, Sexy Irish Sean and the Crowdfunding Nerds go over the 6 different types of video marketing you can do on Facebook, and how to implement them.

Haxz0r Techniques To Leverage Your Landing Page During And After Your Kickstarter

Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Landing Page

The Crowdfunding Nerds have discovered a technique that improves advertising conversions for live Kickstarter campaigns!

5 Areas of Your Kickstarter Business You Should Be Focusing On

Audience, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Emails, Facebook Ads, Landing Page, Pre-marketing

The Crowdfunding Nerds dive into 5 things that every successful business needs to focus on.

Post-Kickstarter Discussion: Kickstarter Board Game Creator Launches Successful Kickstarter on Kickstarter

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Case Study, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Personal Growth

A discussion with Eric Geller of Quest & Cannons (Kickstarter) who launched a successful Kickstarter on Kickstarter joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss said Kickstarter.

Marketing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Adventure Game On Gamefound

Audience, Crowdfunding Campaign, Crowdfunding Nerds, Facebook Ads, Gamefound

The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about the advantages and challenges of marketing a large IP board game like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Adventure Game.

Gamefound: Behind The Scenes With CEO Marcin Świerkot

Audience, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads

The Crowdfunding Nerds are joined by Marcin Świerkot, CEO of Gamefound to get a behind the scenes look into their plans for the future within the Board Gaming and Tabletop space.

The Crowdfunding Nerds Facebook Community Is Now A Thing And You Need To Join It Like Right Now

Audience, Community Growth, Distribution & Fulfillment, Facebook Ads

The Crowdfunding Nerds answer some questions from the Crowdfunding Nerds Facebook Group that you now need to be in if you are a regular listener; otherwise, you will be labeled a loser.

Questions To Ask Marketing Agencies Before Going To Kickstarter

Behind the Business, Facebook Ads

The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about the questions you need to be thinking about before going to Kickstarter and hiring a marketing agency to help you achieve your goals.

Kickstarter Board Game Metrics Deep Dive

Crowdfunding Campaign, Crowdfunding Nerds, Facebook Ads, Nerding Out

Andrew and Sean go through 10 successful Kickstarter campaigns and talk about the important metrics that can help you frame your crowdfunding launch!

The Concept of The Magic Circle In Making Amazing Ads

Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Facebook Ads

The Crowdfunding Nerds chop board game industry news while giving you some tips on how to run better Facebook ads. Also, Andrew is diffidently not a necromancer, unless he put a spell on us to tell you that...

Getting People To Care About Your Game

Behind the Business, Board Gaming, Community Growth, Facebook Ads, Pre-marketing

The Crowdfunding Nerds talk about $85 RPG history books, how to use steam to market your board game and getting people to care about your project.

Amish Romance Novels & Publishing With Kyle Mann

Audience, Behind the Business, Community Growth, Facebook Ads

Board Game enthusiast and Editor-in-chief of the Babylon Bee, Kyle Mann joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss publishing and self-promotion.

The Science Of Pricing Your Crowdfunding Pledges

Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Distribution & Fulfillment, Emails, Facebook Ads, Landing Page

Jasper Gardener Burch of Pine Island Games and the tabletop game Nut Hunt joins the Crowdfunding Nerds to discuss Facebook advertising mistakes and the science of correctly pricing your pledges on Kickstarter!

When To Spend $10,000 On A Kickstarter Video With Ori Kagan of Kagan Productions

Audience, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads

The Crowdunding Nerds are joined by Ori Kagan to discuss Kickstarter video production.

Pitching Your Game With Willem Delventhal (Indie Game Academy)

Behind the Business, Facebook Ads, Video Games

The Corwdfunding Nerds are joined by Willem Delventhal of the Indie Game Academy to discuss video game marketing and the benefits of publicly pitching your game to peers.

Reflections On 100 Episodes of Crowdfunding Nerds + Bonus Behind The Scenes Stuff

Behind the Business, Community Growth, Crowdfunding Campaign, Facebook Ads, Landing Page

In this special 100 episode celebration the Crowdfunding Nerds discuss the top 5 game changer moments since launching the podcast. The episode also includes a miscellaneous bonus episode.