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user-inactivated  ·  4083 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: “Shouldn’t Artists Be Paid?” It Depends

I've donated to a lot of failed Kickstarter album campaigns, and to some successful ones. The successful ones were always bands that, while not hugely popular, had fans who really wanted another album. I don't doubt you, but from what I've seen, Kickstarter has only worked for the latter.





thenewgreen  ·  4083 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think kickstarter campaigns fail when they are improperly marketed. So many people think that if you create one, people will just naturally flock to it. These same people think that if you have a show, put up a few fliers, that people will come.

You have to really challenge people these days if you want a piece of their wallet or a chunk of their time. It's HARD WORK and the artists that treat it as such win.