Bedrock Marketing

Kirk Flint and his firm, Bedrock Marketing were the single biggest influence on the success of our second ($670,000) campaign. Product shots, video script, video editing & production along with sourcing the right music and actors. Based in South Carolina and I highly recommend him.

The Black Eye Project

These guys, led by Tom Storer, help enormously with our website, campaign design, photography and built our brand from scratch. Even though we were located in another country, they still managed to deliver on all fronts for us.

Kicktraq

Use this service to track your progress and research other campaigns. It’s a great free service!

Upwork

One of the best freelancing services….I have been using them for over ten years and continue to enjoy their service

PR Underground

These guys offer great value online press releases and we used them to great effect for our campaigns

Dragon Innovation

While we didn’t use them for our first campaign, I really wish we did. They have this quote on their website

“You’re either nervous because you have no idea how to manufacture, or terrified because you know how hard it is“

I think it would explain anyone who is about to embark on a crowdfunding campaign for a physical product.

Bringing a Hardware Product to Market

A great book to get started on manufacturing. Even though Elaine’s book is written in 2015, it does provide a solid read for anyone looking to manufacture hardware goods. I would read this as foundational understanding

Art of the Kickstart

This podcast is one of the best I’ve encountered. It’s real, it’s punchy and it’s around 20 minutes an episode!

Kickstarter

Of course, I would not have had the success I did without this amazing platform

Learn about value added taxes (VAT)

You need to understand VAT well before you launch your campaign. Check out this site for more information.