crowdfunding

Six steps to building a sustainable author business

You don’t need more tactics. You need the right order. This webinar breaks down the six-step sequence that turns subscriptions, retailers, and Kickstarter into a sustainable author ecosystem.

· Feb 13 · Russell Nohelty

2025 Kickstarter postmortem

Six campaigns, $53K, and what the numbers really say

· Oct 3 · Russell Nohelty

Three counterintuitive ways to boost engagement during your crowdfunding campaign

Try these three unconventional crowdfunding strategies to engage readers, attract passionate backers, and create lasting success for your book.

· Sep 30 · Russell Nohelty

Building a Kickstarter Master plan with Tyler James from Comixlaunch

A decade of crowdfunding insights from ComixLaunch’s Tyler James on building sustainable, successful Kickstarter campaigns for comic creators.

· May 9 · Russell Nohelty , Tyler James

Building an integrated publishing ecosystem

· Jan 3 · Russell Nohelty

Your first sale probably won't (and shouldn't) be your membership

There are better ways to introduce your subscribers to you than your membership. If you're having trouble converting paid subscribers, you might be looking in the wrong place.

· Dec 20 · Russell Nohelty

[TIAFC 2024] 1 - Homepage experience

· Dec 19 · Russell Nohelty

[TIAFC 2024] 3 - Rewards

· Dec 19 · Russell Nohelty

[TIAFC 2024] 2 - Basics

· Dec 19 · Russell Nohelty

[TIAFC 2024] 4 - Story

· Dec 19 · Russell Nohelty

[TIAFC 2024] 5 - Prelaunch/Preview approval

· Dec 19 · Russell Nohelty

Author Kickstarter launch checklist

· Dec 18 · Russell Nohelty

Debrief of our $13,551 "12 Concepts for Authors to Make $8333/Month (6-Figures/Year)" campaign

Another campaign in the bag. How did it go?

· Nov 17 · Russell Nohelty

Platform, audience, and assets

The success of any launch usually comes down to these three factors. Can you guess what they are? It's not a trick question.

· Oct 2 · Russell Nohelty

Debrief of our $3,972 Bulletins at the End of the World Kickstarter campaign

We did a campaign, and here is what I thought about it.

· Sep 16 · Russell Nohelty

What's new on Kickstarter since Get Your Book Selling on Kickstarter came out

Since we first launched Get Your Book Selling on Kickstarter in October 2021, there has been a seismic shift in the way Kickstarter has been perceived in the indie community.

· Sep 4 · Russell Nohelty

Debrief of the $18,348 How to Build a World Class Substack Kickstarter campaign

Claire Venus and I just finished our How to Build a World Class Substack (H2BWCS) Kickstarter campaign. How did we do?

· Sep 1 · Russell Nohelty

How to supercharge your writing career with Kickstarter

Learn how to validate your Kickstarter idea, build hype for your campaign, and deliver well so backers come back repeatedly.

· Aug 21 · Russell Nohelty

Following along with the How to Build a World Class Substack campaign (part 1)

Since most people on Substack haven't heard of and definitely did not now how to launch a book on Kickstarter, I made a series of posts throughout the campaign about what was happening.

· Jul 16 · Russell Nohelty