Welcome to The Crowd Supply Guide. We’ve made a section for everyone, backers and creators. Whoever you are, you should find answers to your questions here.
If you’re a new creator, you might want to begin with our overview of the campaign life cycle.
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The Crowd Supply Guide: Table of Contents
For Everyone
For Backers
- Supporting Crowd Supply Projects
- Ordering, Paying, Shipping: All the Details
- How are Backers Protected?
For Creators
Getting Started
- When and How Should I Submit my Project to Crowd Supply?
- The Life Cycle of a Crowd Supply Campaign
- Why Projects are Rejected
Before Your Campaign Launches
- Define Your Community, Write Your User
- Building Your Open Source Community
- Why Open Source?
- Set Funding Goals
- Properly Price your Product
- Marketing and PR
- Campaign Photography: Creating Stills and Videos
- Working with Manufacturers
- Understanding CE Certification
- Writing Style Guide
During Your Campaign
After Your Campaign Concludes
- Your Campaign Has Ended, Now What?
- Fulfillment & Logistics
- Solicit Field Reports
- How Are Funds Received?
- When are Funds Received?
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