Take your project as far as you possibly can before you put it up on Kickstarter or IndieGoGo.
The campaigns with the greatest success rate are the ones that are furthest along at launch.
Several websites rent really good camera equipment at very reasonable ratestake advantage of it!

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If you’re not up to the task, think about hiring someone to handle it for you.
Don’t balk at the idea of spending a little bit of money on your presentation.
The More Funding You Need, The More Awareness You Need!

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The more interviews you give and feature posts you score, the better off you’ll be.
Think of creative ways to get your project out there.
Because Kickstarter and IndieGoGo make you set a finite campaign length to raise the cash, precise timing matters.

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But don’t waittoolong.