Comments on: 10 Tips – How to Fund A Self-Published Book

By: Dee Sewell

Dee Sewell — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:49:00 +0000

He has a point! It’s not for everyone. I’m not sure I’d have the energy to do it.

By: Lorna Sixsmith

Lorna Sixsmith — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:47:00 +0000

Yes, I agree, a huge shame esp when their goal was so high and for such a great project. I think they just didn’t understand what it was about, how it works.
Seth Godin wrote a great post recently, short and to the point as always, saying that unless your project can provide rewards that people want, then you go to the bank for a business loan.

By: Dee Sewell

Dee Sewell — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:44:00 +0000

No, I missed that one but I’d have expected a gardener to come to my house for that amount too! I just don’t think some people get the idea. I was asked about crowdfunding for a project recently by a group where barely anyone uses social media. The more advice people can get (or read) on this topic the better their chances of success.

By: Lorna Sixsmith

Lorna Sixsmith — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:35:00 +0000

Thanks Dee, I saw a crowdfunding campaign for Russborough House recently and one reward was for a gardener for a day for something like €120 which I thought was an interesting reward, would probably be attractive to lots of people, I was surprised more of it hadn’t sold. But when I looked closer, the payment went towards a gardener for the garden at Russborough so it was more like a donation. A donation is fine but that’s not what crowdfunding is about. They only raised just over €5K of the €75,000 they wanted to raise.
Did you see it? It was on Indiegogo.

By: Dee Sewell

Dee Sewell — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:10:00 +0000

Interesting post Lorna, particularly as self publishing came up in a conversation last week. Crowdfunding is a tricky one if we’re not comfortable selling ourselves but I agree that good rewards at affordable prices are vital and where I’ve been put off supporting campaigns in the past. I’ll pass a link to your post on