2/12, Links We Like: Community Edition

We spend a good portion of the week on Twitter, planning tweets for @KickstarterTips, talking to creators about what they’re making, and keeping an eye out for anything interesting. Links We Like: Community Edition is going to be a weekly roundup of the interesting things that have come our way, most of them written or surfaced by members of the Kickstarter community. If there’s a link that you think belongs on the list, hit us up @KickstarterTips!

Advice from Inspiring Children’s Book Kickstarter Creators, @emilygrosvenor

Emily’s been in our Twitter mentions all week with some great links and photos of her upcoming project. When she reached out to some children’s book creators for advice, they reciprocated with encouraging words and helpful tips. A+

Building a Project Page Together with Your Core Audience, @jameystegmaier & @GateKeeperGamin

We Slacked exclamation marks of joy when we saw that Jamey Stegmaier and John Wrot! teamed up to talk about crafting project pages with their community. And if you haven’t checked out Jamey’s site, it’s full of must-reads for any games creator.

3 semis, 65 countries, 36 tons: Shipping my Kickstarter, @danshapiro

Dan tells the story of the not one, not two, but three shipping services that he worked with to get his backers their rewards.

A One-On-One with our Dance Outreach Lead, Jes Nelson, @kickstarter

We grilled our Outreach Lead Jes Nelson ahead of her Valentine’s Day dedicated to helping dancers launch their projects. She also told us about her favorite dance move.

Sous-vide and Community with Lisa Q. Fetterman, more from @kickstarter

Last week’s Creator Hangout was THE BEST. If you have any inkling of an idea in your mind, Lisa will be sure to inspire. Or if you want to impress your Valentine’s date, learn about sous-vide and impress them with your newfound knowledge. Or watch it together! Is that romantic? IDK.