About Rewards
- Must be cost effective
- Remember to calculate in total expense of reward
- Shipping and handling
- Shipping supplies
- Bulk order items to save money and remember to shop around
- Time and energy spent filling out rewards
- Product cost
- Balance between cost vs. gain
- $400 pledge for a $4 coffee mug is not fair to the backer
- $25 pledge for a $20 poster is not fair for the project
- Good middle ground is total reward cost = 1/3 of pledge amount (i.e., $10 reward cost for $30 pledge means $20 gain for project)
- Smaller pledge rewards should be less as they are not worth as much effort for such a small pledge (i.e. $1 reward cost for $5 pledge means $4 gain for project)
- Larger pledges are generous but do not need to be overloaded with trinkets to fill up reward worth
- Does not need to include everything given in previous pledges and should have something special for backers besides more of the previous pledge level rewards
- You can give people an experience worth more than a physical reward
- Experiences can be cheap cost wise but still fulfilling
- Let them see sneak peeks or behind the scenes stuff
- Artistic pieces are fun and unique
- Reward higher pledges with special editions, signed stuff, or extra copies
- Give them chance to be a part of the project
- Let them contribute by naming something, getting their likeness in the project, or having their name read by the cast.
- Remember to calculate in total expense of reward
- Some people will be motivated to give and give more if they like what they get back as a reward. Make sure rewards are something interesting
- Have fun with the rewards and pledge levels
- Name each level something funny
- Add rewards that you would want, have fun with it
- Name each level something funny
- Overall rewards should not interfere with the project
- Give yourself plenty of time to finish the project before you have to send out the rewards
- Don’t let rewards bog down the project schedule or be more complicated than worth
- Give yourself plenty of time to finish the project before you have to send out the rewards
- Remember every pledge it a gift, be thankful for any and all support given