From the course: Crowdfunding Campaigns for Independent Film

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Digital rewards

Digital rewards

- Digital rewards offer several advantages to your film's crowdfunding campaign. A digital reward is one that can be sent to your backers by email or posted online for them to access. They can be sent at any point during your campaign, and the biggest cost of any digital reward is usually your time. Digital rewards can include personal thank you notes or acknowledgment on your website. Send personal thank you notes as soon as a donation or pledge is received. Set up a support area of your website dedicated to your backers, but ask their permission first. Link to the film once it's completed, or a digital copy. Using Vimeo or other hosting services, put up a password protected version of your film for backers and block download. It's not foolproof, but you can offer this reward at a lower donation level than a physical copy of the film. You might want to consider sending copies through a digital distribution service like VHX. Digital packages. The perfect perk for you and popular with…

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