tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417755622196159285.post7450016780541081018..comments2018-09-17T13:54:14.729-07:00Comments on AAD Games: The Story of A Guy Who Discovered that IndieGoGo Isn't Good for Gaming Campaigns and Abandoned it For KickstarterRailboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16154438133991093558noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417755622196159285.post-1013180058885464352013-07-04T03:56:28.574-07:002013-07-04T03:56:28.574-07:00Indiegogo is a menial stage. Regardless of the pos...Indiegogo is a menial stage. Regardless of the possibility that you're a maker working outside of Kickstarter's markets, I prescribe you set up a shell association and financial balance in the Us. business funding australiahttp://www.wofunding.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417755622196159285.post-16493100719843995792013-06-27T02:46:58.356-07:002013-06-27T02:46:58.356-07:00For what its worth, from a non-sponsor view (on th...For what its worth, from a non-sponsor view (on the grounds that I'm unfortunate): I saw your stunning screenshots at reddit and yours was the first connection to an Igg fight I ever clicked, and I wouldn't be able to accept it wasn't a triumph anyhow decently). So I headed to Igg home page to see what sort of fights gets supported and there was stuff like a wooden wallet (no lack of respect expected). It recently appeared to me that it was not a spot for gamers. Just my early introduction. raise money for filmhttp://www.wofunding.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417755622196159285.post-84891388061970841612013-06-21T15:50:01.034-07:002013-06-21T15:50:01.034-07:00I feel kind of bad for the IGG folks at this point...I feel kind of bad for the IGG folks at this point. This post wasn't supposed to be about putting the screws to their platform, it was more about making sure my backers understood my decision to cut & run and didn't interpret it as impulsive or flaky.<br /><br />I don't think I gave my mistakes enough weight in the initial write-up. The campaign I ran was OK but far from flawless - in fact if I hadn't reworked the KS campaign using the feedback I got from IGG backers I'm not sure the new campaign would have taken off like it has. In that sense the original campaign was really valuable.<br /><br />Having used both I'm prepared to say Kickstarter is generally superior. But it's not like IGG is Comcast or anything. They may not be the 'best of the best' but they do a tough thing generally well. (Ugh, that sounds so condescending...)<br /><br />I'd probably feel less guilty about saying they're inferior if they hadn't been so pleasant to deal with.Railboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154438133991093558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417755622196159285.post-2049364935956124192013-06-20T17:46:30.369-07:002013-06-20T17:46:30.369-07:00Indiegogo is a second rate platform. Even if you&...Indiegogo is a second rate platform. Even if you're a creator working outside of Kickstarter's markets, I recommend you set up a shell company and bank account in the US.<br /><br />Kickstarter has all the network effects, there's so much cross promotion between projects, and payment has less friction.<br /><br />Kickstarter is also quite simply better designed, you can see at the top who's behind the project. It's clear when each project began. This is just simple stuff that Indiegogo have just failed to address, it just looks like incompetence.hahnchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379829354474788620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417755622196159285.post-41237954774167859312013-06-20T03:24:05.101-07:002013-06-20T03:24:05.101-07:00Well, here's an even smaller minority to consi...Well, here's an even smaller minority to consider (just me here, so it's not exactly very vocal): people who use Paypal, by choice or by necessity. KS doesn't handle it, IGG does. It's funny, but I can't really figure out how a campaign by an unknown developer gets popular. The dev might notify the gaming press, use social media, blah blah blah, that will reach the same number of people regardless of whether you're using KS, IGG, Desura alpa-funding or whatever other solution for the same problem. But what you're saying here is that despite the same numbers, there are people who will ignore platforms other than KS? Or is it that KS has the 9th level Mass Media Notify spell? Dunno. From an outsider's point of view, 1) IGG makes it easier for people to pledge 2) developer gets more money (IGG takes less money than KS, IIRC). It _is_ clunky, though, and the way it's handled, it never seems anything is happening, as the updates are a separate tab, so it doesn't generate quite the same excitement (omg! feature 1! omg omg! feature 2! and so on), but then again, once you've sold me on the initial idea, I'd damn well check the updates regardless of where on the site they're placed. Aaaaaaaaarggggghhhhh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417755622196159285.post-89921568799607812242013-06-19T13:29:33.404-07:002013-06-19T13:29:33.404-07:00Oh, no worries, at least two custom wallets per we...Oh, no worries, at least two custom wallets per week get funded on KS too... By now, I kinda now the major categories of stuff that gets pitched (and mostly funded) again and again and again. Like all kinds of wallets, one-piece multi-tools (as long as they include a bottle opener), fancy LED flashlights, various 3D printers, endless varieties of Arduino shields and/or new Arduino wannabees... ok, I'll stop. But, crucially, some rather expensive games managed to get funded there, and that's indeed because of the much larger traffic in general, and much larger gamer traffic in particular.Porcupinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417755622196159285.post-61620676581402542502013-06-16T16:38:00.190-07:002013-06-16T16:38:00.190-07:00For what it's worth, from a non-backer perspec...For what it's worth, from a non-backer perspective (because I'm poor): I saw your awesome screenshots at reddit and yours was the first link to a IGG campaign I ever clicked, and I couldn't believe it wasn't a success (at least moderately). So I headed to IGG home page to see what kind of campaigns gets funded and there was stuff like a wooden wallet (no disrespect intended). It just seemed to me that it was not a place for gamers. Just my first impression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com