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Chris Griffy

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Bandcamp Preorders Provide Perks and Artist Support

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Bandcamp Preorders Provide Perks and Artist Support

For most of 2020 and all of 2021, independent artist-oriented site Bandcamp ran its “Bandcamp Fridays,” where they waived their fees on the first Friday of the month, sending approximately 93% of the money spent at the site to artists (payment processors were not on the fee-waiving bandwagon). At the
Chris Griffy 28 Feb 2022
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Bandcamp Offers Artists and Fans Options for Pre-Orders

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Bandcamp Offers Artists and Fans Options for Pre-Orders

While the majority of crowdfunding campaigns you see on sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo are true funding campaigns, there are also a significant minority that are more like pre-orders with perks. It's true that crowdfunding fees aren't cheap, but they're often cheaper and easier
Chris Griffy 25 Oct 2021

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