When I was young, I thought the life of a “starving artist” sounded cool and in some way, meaningful.
Whether it’s musicians, painters, or writers, we’re taught to romanticize art and all of the sacrifices that artists give up to produce their work.
As I grew older, I came to realize that the “starving artist” norm isn’t an ideal. It’s not healthy, and it’s not a life that leads to happiness.
Vincent van Gogh lived a horrible life and he wasn’t really recognized until well after his death. The same goes for great writers like Edgar Allen Poe.
Wouldn’t it be great to gain recognition now?
What if you could actually make money doing what you love?
That’s the topic of today’s conversation and why I brought Ian Anderson of the Launch and Release blog onto the podcast.
Ian and I go way back. We both entered the crowdfunding industry at the same time (2012). I admire the effort and quality that he puts into his work.
In this interview, he shared the crowdfunding advice that has helped hundreds of campaigns raise more than $1.6 million online. He’ll teach you how to grab attention, get more backers and transform your career.
Links and resources mentioned on this show
- New PR Course
- The Gadget Flow: Their product discovery platform reaches 22 million people per month! They’ve helped more than 5,000 crowdfunding campaigns and have a social media following of more than 700,000 followers.
- Fulfillrite: Kickstarter and crowdfunding reward fulfillment services. They come highly recommended!
- BackerKit helps crowdfunders with the survey and order fulfillment process. Don’t buried in spreadsheets and manual data entry!
- Launch and Release
- Artist Guide to Crowdfunding Domination
