Ramblings, News, & Other Goodies from Kicktraq
So, you’ve got a fantastic idea for an amazing new gadget that the world desperately needs and you’re bringing it to Kickstarter in hopes that it will fund. Or perhaps you’ve launched your shoe-string-budget community project and you’re willing to spring for an ad to Continue reading →
If you haven’t noticed yet, Kicktraq allows for user tagging of all 37,790 (and counting) projects we’ve tracked. Why did we go with user tagging as opposed to Kicktraq tagging? Because we’re not the subject matter experts on your projects. You are. You the project Continue reading →
I’ve gotten a lot of emails/DM’s today about Lore being #3 on the Hot List and folks wondering… Why? First and foremost, the function of the Hot List is to try and guess popularity of a project based on a set of ever changing values. Continue reading →
Project Owners, let’s sit and talk for a bit about an issue I’ve become intimately sensitive to over the last few weeks. If you’ve been following Kicktraq at all you know I’m a huge proponent of engaging, empowering, and staying connected with your backers. However, this engagement doesn’t Continue reading →
Hey, I didn’t forget you were here. And after two conventions and a personal move, I’m back and coding like crazy. If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been quietly adding new features to the site over the past couple of weeks, like… Continue reading →
One of the most powerful tools in your arsenal as a project owner is cross-promotion. Cross-promotion comes in many forms and in the crowdfunding space with an emphasis on supporting projects and word-of-mouth, it’s a golden opportunity if you can work with another successful project Continue reading →
For those board gamers among the sea of Kicktraq data addicts, you’ve probably heard of Gen Con. You know, that little convention in Indiana with about 35,000 board gamers all crammed into the convention center for 4 days. Yeah, that one. It’s currently t-minus 7 Continue reading →
I’ve received lots of suggestions on what folks would like to see in their mini-charts, so I’ve made some of those changes which you should see in your mini-charts Today! Here’s a few of the more visual pieces explained: After Funding I added a switch-over Continue reading →
Hello my fellow data addicts. Today I wanted to touch on the progress of the experimental projection cone chart. As some of you may have seen a few weeks ago, I added a tabbed interface to the charts so the experimental charts were a little Continue reading →
Tonight I was excited to wrap up a little embed-able mini-chart project I’ve been toying with, so I thought I’d share it with everyone. The motivating idea was that it would be a smaller chart that you can embed on your project page, homepage, forums, Continue reading →
