Day Eleven - 14% Easter Sunday

Hey guys and girls. Today saw another two backers give us a lending hand, which is ace :)

We decided to review our past emails and try to catch up on a few connections and reach out to three other Kickstarter projects which were in full swing. We hope to launch a collaborative project and drum up some some more business for all of us in the coming week. No bites as of yet.

During our research, I found a rather interesting iPad app - called PhotoPuppet. I sat up until 1 am toying with another idea to get our name out there. More about that tomorrow.

Oh and currently if you search for us in the Technology projects on Kickstarter, we are about 90th! Not good enough I'm afraid. But we are 2nd if you search for 'Phone App'!

Lessons Learned:

1. If the going gets flat... then think differently. You never know where your creativity will take you.
2. Keep your eyes peeled for possible collaborators who are close to or already reached their project fund total and try to help them reach their stretch goals by working together. This will also be quite a bonus for you. hopefully!
3. Thank your backers and treat them to a personal message. They may choose to raise their pledge if you are open and honest with them.

Lots to do tomorrow - Bank Holiday! No rest for the wicked \m/

Day Four - 7% Day of Rest

Finding myself circling like a greedy vulture over the posts of my Facebook groups and those of my 400 twitter followers, I decided to take a few hours off and relax with my fiancée's family.

Great food and company, followed by a 'ahem' short game of monopoly and my mind wasn't on the fact that it had almost been 48 hours without a single pledge.

When I got home I found that we had received well wishing emails from various happiness experts, doctors and psychologists, oh and a sprinkling of tweets which had been re-tweeted.

Lessons Learned

1. Take a break. If only for an afternoon. You have signed up to a long quest, so save your energy for when it matters most.
2. Mind games. KickStarter funding will play havoc with your head if you let it. Don't let it take hold and treat each new email wishing you luck as a blessing and an energy pill.

Looking forward to see what tomorrow brings...