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    100 Tools to Launch & Market Your Kickstarter or Indiegogo Campaign

    Michael Davis·@boostyourcampaign·Dec 18, 2020
    Come in we're awesome sign - crowdfunding marketing agency

    Beauty Tools

    Design, Photos, Videos, and More

    Design & Social Media Content

    Canva is a golden nugget if you need to share fresh content on social media. Perfect for creating engaging social media posts, presentations, and marketing materials with professional templates.

    Photo Resources

    Need royalty-free photos and images? Here are some specialized photo stock sites:

    • Unsplash - High-quality, free stock photos
    • StockUp - Aggregator of multiple free stock photo sites
    • Gratisography - Quirky and unique free photos
    • Adobe Stock - Premium stock photos with advanced search
    • Shopify Burst - Free stock photos for entrepreneurs
    • Death To The Stock Photo - Authentic lifestyle photos
    • 500px - Professional photography community
    • Flickr - Vast collection of creative commons images
    • Pinterest - Visual discovery platform for inspiration
    • StockSnap - Free high-resolution photos
    • New Old Stock - Vintage photos from public archives

    Specialized Image Resources

    • Drone Photography: Dronestagram - Access aerial photography and videos taken by drones for unique perspectives
    • Transparent PNGs: StickPNG - Find and download images with transparent backgrounds for professional presentations

    Typography Resources

    Find the perfect fonts for your campaign:

    • Google Fonts - Extensive library of free, open-source fonts
    • FontSquirrel - Free fonts for commercial use
    • TypeNugget - Typography tool for web designers
    • TypeKit - Adobe's premium font service
    • Type Anything - Test different font combinations
    • Graphic Burger - Free design resources including fonts
    • Dafont - Huge selection of decorative fonts
    • What The Font - Font identification tool
    • Font Face Ninja - Browser extension for font discovery

    Visual Content Creation

    Icon Resources:

    • Flaticon - Largest database of free icons
    • The Noun Project - Icons for everything
    • IconStore - Free icons for commercial use
    • Illustrio - Customizable icons
    • Entypo - Premium icon sets
    • Iconfinder - Professional icon marketplace
    • Nucleo - High-quality icon organizer

    Mockup & Presentation Tools

    • Dunnnk - Create realistic product mockups
    • Pixeden - Premium mockups and design resources
    • GraphicBurger - High-quality design ingredients
    • Place it - Create product mockups without Photoshop
    • Behance - Creative portfolio platform
    • Mock-up world - Free photorealistic mockups

    Content Creation Tools

    Infographic Tools:

    • Piktochart - Create infographics with templates
    • Easelly - Simple infographic maker
    • VENNGAGE - Data visualization and infographics
    • Snappa - Graphics creation for non-designers

    Video Creation:

    • Directr - Easy video creation (now part of YouTube)
    • Promo - Professional marketing video maker
    • Animoto - Turn photos and clips into videos
    • wave.video - Online video maker for social media
    • Powtoon - Animated video and presentation maker
    • Renderforest - Video and animation toolkit

    Additional Resources

    Free Royalty Music: FUGUE, Youtube Audio Library

    Social Video Creation: Lumen5, PlayPlay (Brut-style)

    Free Cover Videos: Coverr, Pexels Videos, Mazwai, Videoblocks, Videvo

    Screen Recording: Loom

    Free Logo Creation: Logojoy

    Color Tools: Color Hunt, Coolors, UI gradients, Adobe Color Wheel

    Design Inspiration: One Page Love, Pages XYZ, UI Temple, Envato Market

    Social Media Tools

    Content, Reach, and Automation

    Social media connectivity across devices

    Management & Analytics

    • Facebook Groups analytics: Grytics
    • Content scheduling: Buffer.com, EverGreenFeed
    • Content analysis: BuzzSumo
    • Social media display: EmbedSocial
    • Traffic driving: Betashare.co, snip.ly
    • Social media support: DesignRush
    • Image sharing with citations: Pablo by Buffer

    Growth & Automation

    • Hashtags and influencers: Stargazer, IQ tags, Follower Wonk
    • Automation tools: IFTTT, Followr, Crowdfire, Pegasio
    • Facebook Ads optimization: Facebook Ads Manager
    • Launch campaigns: Thunderclap
    • Instagram growth: InstaVast, Stim Social, InstaGrowth Ninja

    Prototyping Tools

    Build, Inspire, and Create

    Prototyping and design tools interface

    Design & Prototyping

    • Quick prototyping: InVision, Proto, Moqups, Figma, Sketch + Marvel
    • Design inspiration: UI Temple, Lapa Ninja
    • Market research: Crunchbase, Statista, Buzzsumo
    • Historical website versions: Internet Archive Wayback Machine

    App Development

    • Quick app building: BuildFire, Apps Builder, Bubble
    • Additional options: Dropsource, AppMachine, Lightwell
    • Bubble templates: Zeroqode

    Brainstorming & Documentation

    • Online brainstorming: Bubbl.us, Creately, MindMeister
    • Additional tools: Sketchboard, Google Drawings
    • Diagrams & flowcharts: SmartDraw, Draw.io

    E-commerce Tools

    Platform, Payments, and Shipping

    Platforms & Integration

    • Quick setup: Squarespace, Shogun
    • Advanced platform: Shopify
    • Restaurant specific: Innovorder
    • Dropshipping integration: Oberlo

    Packaging & Shipping

    • Custom packaging: Centurybox, Georgette Packaging, Pakible
    • More options: Packitoo, Origami Studio, Raja, Scie Emb
    • Fulfillment services: Cubyn (EU), Wing (US)
    • Print-on-demand: Printful, Pwinty, Panopli

    Payments & Operations

    • Payment processing: Stripe
    • Simple payments: Payfacile (Fr), PaySimple (worldwide)
    • Subscription management: Ziqy, GoCardless
    • Tax compliance: Octobat
    • Search functionality: Algolia
    • Reviews integration: Avis Vérifiées (FR), Trustpilot
    • Delivery operations: Onfleet
    • Fraud management: SELL Secure

    Email Tools

    Best Practices, Find Contacts...

    Email Marketing and Copywriting Tools Interface

    Email Marketing & Automation

    • Email templates: Good Email Copy
    • Template automation: aText, Gorgias Template
    • Email tracking: Streak, Mix Max, Hubspot Sales
    • More tracking options: MailTrack.io, Bananatag

    Contact Finding & Management

    • Email finding: Email Hunter, Norbert, Name2email
    • Additional tools: Snovio, GetEmail.io, pipl
    • More options: ProspectBird, AnyLeads
    • LinkedIn integration: LinkedIn Sales Navigator

    Campaign & Communication Tools

    • Email campaigns: Mailchimp, Mailjet, Campaign Monitor
    • Additional platforms: MailerLite, SendinBlue, SendGrid
    • Popup creation: SumoMe, MailMunch
    • Chat integration: Intercom, Crisp, Olark
    • More chat options: Tawk.to, Facebook Messenger Tool, Drift

    Advanced Features

    • Transactional email: Mandrill, Mailjet Transactional, SendGrid
    • Automation systems: ConvertKit, Drip, Vero
    • Additional automation: Customer.io, Iterable, ActiveCampaign
    • Cold emailing: lemlist
    • Email scheduling: Boomerang, Mix Max
    • PDF handling: HelloSign, DocHub
    • Contact finding plugin: Lusha
    • Email verification: NO JUNK, Kickbox, EmailListVerify, Dropcontact

    Project Management Tools

    Keep Your Campaign Organized

    Project Management and Integration Tools

    Team Communication

    • Project management: Slack, Trello, Javelo, Asana
    • Additional tools: Todoist, Basecamp, Freedcamp
    • Team communication: Yammer, Atolia
    • Video meetings: Appear.in, Join.me, Daily.co

    Planning & Documentation

    • Business planning: bizplan
    • Profitability calculator: Start Growth Calculator
    • Meeting scheduling: Calendly, Meetingbird
    • Document management: Google Docs, Slite, Airtable
    • Additional options: Notion, Confluence

    Productivity & Integration

    • Development management: Jira
    • Virtual labor: Amazon Mechanical Turk (US), Foule factory (EU)
    • Screen sharing: UPSCOPE, Screenhero
    • Brand monitoring: Google Alert, Mention
    • Time management: RescueTime, Nudge
    • Smart voicemail: Voxist
    • Service integration: Zapier, IFTTT, Wildfire

    Mobile App Tools

    Development, Analytics, and Growth

    Powering Communications for Mobile Apps

    Development Resources

    • App translation: Worders, TextMaster
    • Quick app creation: BuildFire, Apps Builder, Bubble
    • Additional platforms: Dropsource, AppMachine, GoodBarber
    • Design to native: Supernova Studio
    • Web to mobile: Ionic Framework

    Features & Integration

    • User verification: Sinch
    • Messaging & calls: Twilio, AWS, Sinch
    • Development cost estimation: How Much To Make An App
    • Analytics: Mixpanel
    • User journey tracking: HEAP
    • Beta testing: TestFlight
    • Admin dashboard: Forest Admin
    • App Store links: TAPSTREAM
    • Mobile marketing: Branch

    Analytics & Tracking

    Measure What Matters

    User Behavior and Web Analytics Heatmap

    User Behavior & Analysis

    • Mouse tracking: Hotjar, Smartlook
    • URL tracking: Bitly
    • Path analysis: ContentSquare, AB Tasty, Kameleoon
    • Behavior data: Amplitude
    • Surveys: Diduenjoy, Typeform
    • Audience segmentation: Audiense
    • Web security: Sqreen

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