In an effort to better compete against Patreon, Kickstarter unveiled Drip. The crowdfunding platform first acquired Drip in March 2016. Ghostly International had launched its independent patronage platform in 2012 to “support musicians through subscri…
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Kickstarter Cancels Drip XOXO Artist Subscription Project: Serving Small Creators Is Unsustainable
XOXO, the Kickstarter backed successor the Drip artist and label subscription platform is shutting down before it launches. "Ultimately, we couldn’t find a way to make the business viable," the XOXO team wrote announcing the closure. Kickstarter acquired Drip in March of 2016 and experimented with several iterations of the…
4 Crowdfunding Alternatives To PledgeMusic for Musicians
The demise of PledgeMusic left many musicians doubting the legitimacy of crowdfunding. But the music marketing experts that we’ve interviewed still strongly still believe in music crowdfunding even as they experiment with alternatives. Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR offers four alternatives to PledgeMusic and examines the pros and cons of…
5 Music Crowdfunding Myths – Busted! [Ariel Hyatt]
Crowdfunding has become a key tool in the DIY artist toolkit, but doing it successfully is harder than it looks. Here Cyber PR’s Ariel Hyatt does a little myth busting to help set the stage for success. By Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR The more I study the realities of…
How To Build Your Crowdfunding Team – A Musician’s Guide
Ariel Hyatt’s best selling book CROWDSTART is now a 3-part masterclass – Cyber PR LAB 9. With leading crowdfunding service PledgeMusic at least temporarily offline, this must-read book excerpt and the course are more important than ever. By Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR and the CROWSTART book and masterclass. While…
To Keep His Kickstarter Backers Happy, This Entrepreneur Is Wearing Leopard-Print Pants Every Day
‘It’s a way to prove my level of commitment,’ he says.
Kickstarter Wants to Destroy Patreon — Starting With ‘Drip’
To fight Patreon, Kickstarter has re-launched Drip, a subscription-based patronage platform for artists. Several years ago, rising YouTube musician Jack Conte became frustrated. While millions watched his videos on the platform, he only received check…
Kickstarter Wants to Destroy Patreon — Starting With ‘Drip’
To fight Patreon, Kickstarter has re-launched Drip, a subscription-based patronage platform for artists. Several years ago, rising YouTube musician Jack Conte became frustrated. While millions watched his videos on the platform, he only received check…
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Launches Kickstarter for Video Game
‘Space Odyssey’ players will terraform planets, build colonies and embark on missions.
This Romper for Men Kickstarter Campaign Raised Over $50,000 in a Day
Even though the idea has gained traction, people can’t help but poke fun.