1. Crowdfunding for Editors
Greg Ioannou
President

2. Today we’ll discuss… Crowdfunding Kickstarter Indiegogo Why PubLaunch?
What is it?
Kickstarter
Indiegogo
Why PubLaunch?
The Marketplace
Genres
Suppliers
Launch Room

3. What is crowdfunding?
According to Forbes, it is “the practice of funding a project, business, idea, etc., by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet and social media.”
3 Key Players
Campaigner: trying to raise money
Crowd: supports the campaign
Platform: hosts the campaign to bring the crowd and fundraiser together

4. What is crowdfunding? Headline Campaign Information About the Project
Reward Levels
$10
Level One

5. Kickstarter Thousands of campaigns are running at once
Your campaign can get lost within the site
No genres or organization

6. Indiegogo Thousands of campaigns are running at once
Your campaign can get lost within the site
No genres or organization

7. PubLaunch

8. PubLaunch For the writers: guided publishing process
connecting with others doing the same thing all while writers raise money for a project
For publishing professionals:
networking with other industry professionals
find writers who need services
set up crowdfunding campaigns for possible writers

9. Admin tools for publisher
Why PubLaunch?
Categories 15 24
Funding
Fixed
Flex or Fixed
Admin tools for publisher X
Book Excerpts 24
Min & Max Goals
Crowdfunding
Referral Program X
Project Management X
Internal Messaging
Professional Profile
Estimate Calculator
Marketplace
The

10. PubLaunch Videos for Publaunch crowdfunding campaigns are optional
Book excerpts

11. PubLaunch Genres

12. Why Use PubLaunch?
If the supplier is not interested in a project, send it to Publaunch for a referral fee
If a writer can’t afford the supplier fees, crowdfunding is available
Market testing
A successful campaign = successful book
An unsuccessful campaign = unsuccessful book
It’s better to know where you stand before publishing

13. Be a PubLaunch Supplier
Suppliers are professionals who are experienced in:
Manuscript development
Ghost writers
Writing coaches
Guided publishing
Hybrid publishers and self-publishing services
Self-publishing
Editors
Cover designers
Illustrators
Layout designers
Ebook converters
Printers and distributors
Marketers and publicists
Sign up is easy 5-step process

14. PubLaunch Supplier Profile
Supplier Profiles present credentials, biography, contact information, etc.
Give quotes
Earn ratings to boost credibility

15. PubLaunch Launch Room Team is all in one spot to exchange: Files
Schedules
Messages
Resources

16. PubLaunch
PubLaunch helps achieve the ultimate goal of getting books published by providing a centralized place for publishers and writers to work together.

17. Thank you.