Throughout your project, you’ll be communicating with backers and keeping them informed of your progress. Project updates, your spotlight page, Indie Birds Live, and our messaging system will help you keep backers in the loop.
- Updates. Think of these as your project’s blog. Keep backers engaged through interesting and shareable updates, and encourage them to spread the word about your progress, Backers aren’t just looking for updates on when their rewards will show up — most of them love a look at the details of how work like yours is actually made. Show them!
- Update options.You can post text-only updates, or you can include images, video, and even sound clips. You can mark updates as public or for backers only. Updates can be emailed to all your backers, or just to specific reward tiers. And after an update is posted, you even have 30 minutes to edit it.
- Messages.You can use messages to communicate with backers one-on-one. Remember to check your messages and comments regularly, and respond to any questions. If you find that you’re frequently getting questions about the same topic, consider making it the subject of your next update.
- Spotlight. Once your project is successfully funded, use the Spotlight feature to customise your page, highlight images that show your plans coming together, and direct your audience to where they can see your current work.
Backers appreciate regular, insightful, and honest updates. Don’t be hesitant to communicate delays or changes to your original plans — or to just check in. (If backers don’t hear from you for a while, they worry that you may be having trouble doing the work you promised.)
