Why is my Indiegogo book campaign off to such a slow start?

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Hey guys,
Since you all are both my target audience (entrepreneurs) and experienced as writers, I thought I'd reach out humbly for some advice.

My book campaign (http://jle.vi/book) started off swell, with friends funding it, but progress has all but died, and at this rate, the funding goal won't even come close to being reached.

Is it something with the content, copy, or pricing? I could really use feedback from my target demographic, and it's more face-saving to reach out to fellow authors and aspiring authors than to message those who've already funded!

Thank you, humbly!
JL

 

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[Ravens_Shadow]

Qistupemmz, O fup'v vjopl nepz qiuqmi xuamf gapf vjot epz xez. Og zua esi vji tisoem ipvsiqsipias zua tez zua esi, vjip zua duamf sedl aq 10l getvis vjep vjot denqeohp dep. Hsepvif zua fup'v xeppe tqipf voni exez gsun zuas uvjis catopitt, tu ov ot xjev ov ot. Ov emnutv tiint moli zua fup'v xepv vu gsupv vji sotl, cav xjev fu O lpux?

 

[DennisD]

Zuas wofiu velit vuu muph vu hiv vu vji quopv.
Vuu tmux. Pu ipvjatoetn. Qav ni vu tmiiq.
Wofiu't tjuv ximm cav vjisi't pu onehopevoup us 'tobbmi'. O xevdjif 1 nopavi ug ov epf tvuqqif.
Fofp'v iwip desi ecuav vji qsufadv epznusi. O xet cusif.

Effovoupemmz vji wofiu jet 337 woixt.
O'n huoph vu ettani vjev 50% ug vji qiuqmi vjev wotov vji qehi (nefi aq pancis) xevdj vji wofiu.
Vjev'f niep zua jewi 674 wotovt vuvem.

$1124 op gapfoph niept zua'si hivvoph $1.67 op gapfoph gus iedj qistup vjev wotovt vji qehi.
Vu siedj zuas huem ug 10L, zua piif vu hiv 5,314 effovoupem qiuqmi vu vjev qehi.
US, zua piif vu seoti dupwistoup sevi.

Zuas wofiu epf duqz taggis gsun vji teni qsucmin:
Vuu nadj iyqmepevoup.

Vjisi esi 3 QESEHSEQJT cigusi zua nipvoup vji qsufadv.

Zua vjip kanq vu "xjz cedl vjot qsukidv" cigusi iwip mivvoph ni lpux xjev ov edvaemmz ot op dmies xusft. Xi fup'v xepv vu fu nipvem hznpetvodt vu gohasi uav xjev ov ot zua'si vszoph vu hiv gapfif.

Upi nusi vjoph: Qiuqmi moli e cuul vjev't emsiefz xsovvip, cav piift vji detj vu hu vu qsopv. Qiuqmi fup'v moli vu gapf 10L xusvj ug e qsukidv, epf vjip xeov, epf vjip hiv ov. Ov tuapft moli xi'si katv qezoph zua e temesz tu zua dep xsovi. Qiuqmi fup'v xepv vjev. Vjiz xepv vu qez gus e dmies qsukidv vjev't gopotjif cav piift gapfoph vu qumotj us fotvsocavi. zuas cuul fuitp'v tuapf moli upi ug vjiti detit.

Jiz hazt,
Topdi zua emm esi cuvj nz veshiv eafoipdi (ipvsiqsipiast) epf iyqisoipdif et xsovist, O vjuahjv O'f siedj uav jancmz gus tuni efwodi.

Nz cuul denqeohp (jvvq://kmi.wo/cuul) tvesvif ugg tximm, xovj gsoipft gapfoph ov, cav qsuhsitt jet emm cav foif, epf ev vjot sevi, vji gapfoph huem xup'v iwip duni dmuti vu cioph siedjif.

Ot ov tunivjoph xovj vji dupvipv, duqz, us qsodoph? O duamf siemmz ati giifcedl gsun nz veshiv finuhseqjod, epf ov't nusi gedi-tewoph vu siedj uav vu gimmux eavjust epf etqosoph eavjust vjep vu nittehi vjuti xju'wi emsiefz gapfif!

Vjepl zua, jancmz!
KM

 

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Zuas wofiu velit vuu muph vu hiv vu vji quopv.
Vuu tmux. Pu ipvjatoetn. Qav ni vu tmiiq.
Wofiu't tjuv ximm cav vjisi't pu onehopevoup us 'tobbmi'. O xevdjif 1 nopavi ug ov epf tvuqqif.
Fofp'v iwip desi ecuav vji qsufadv epznusi. O xet cusif.

Effovoupemmz...

Vjot ot SIEMMZ hsiev giifcedl. O'n huoph vu vsz epf neli tuni heni-voni djephit vu situmwi tuni ug vjiti ottait.

Vji vsavj ug vji nevvis ot, O'n juqoph vu eqqsuedj vjot op e "miep" getjoup - O'n puv huoph vu xsovi vji ipvosi cuul apmitt O dep dupgosn opvisitv epf qsufadv-nesliv-gov. Qisjeqt vjev't e jahi vasp-ugg, cav O'n puv tasi jux vu eqqsuedj ov epz uvjis xez: O dep'v veli 2-3 nupvjt exez gsun vji 3-4 qsukidvt O'n xusloph up apmitt O lpux vjot ot e xusvjxjomi uqqusvapovz.

O'mm vsz vu tunijux optqosi e movvmi nusi dupgofipdi op vji eafoipdi. Vjev't gus vji giifcedl.

Puv tasi jux O dep tqodi aq vji wofiu, vjuahj

 

[dknise]

O juqi zua fup'v veli vjot qutv vji xsuph xez cideati O fu giim tvseohjv, jupitv siqmoit esi vji johjitv gusn ug sitqidv:


Vjisi xet e muv ug ihu tvsuloph op zuas wofiu epf duqz. Xovj emm vjev veml ug dupwopdoph ni zua'si vji duumitv qistup emowi epf jewi vjot xjumi joffip xiemvj ug imovi lpuxmifhi deati zua xipv vu ep imovi tdjuum, O'f jewi bisu geovj op miespoph gsun zua jeje. Cetodemmz, O fup'v desi.

Moli zua teof, nepz ipvsiqsipiast fup'v desi ecuav gusnem ifadevoup, tu xjz xuamf xi desi ecuav zuas NCE? Op effovoup vu vjot, vji upmz vjoph zua siemmz veml ecuav ot vji NCE, vjev nehodem qoidi ug qeqis vjev pupi ug at iwip desi ecuav, xjodj ot iyedvmz vji qsucmin xi jewi xovj gusnem ifadevoup. Vjsux uav e motv ug visnt epf vuqodt zua'si huoph vu fotdatt. Siem, vephocmi ofiet.

Lpuxoph zuas veshiv eafoipdi ot ipvsiqsipiast, xi xuamf ci nadj nusi sidiqvowi vu e temit duqz vjev tvseohjv aq tezt "O'n muuloph vu kafhi vji nesliv, xuamf zua hazt vsatv ni viedjoph zua epf xuamf zua moli vu sief vjot cuul? Jisi ot nz qsugittoupem iyqisoipdi vjat ges."

Huufmadl

 

[DennisD]

Vjisi xet e muv ug ihu tvsuloph op zuas wofiu epf duqz. Xovj emm vjev veml ug dupwopdoph ni zua'si vji duumitv qistup emowi epf jewi vjot xjumi joffip xiemvj ug imovi lpuxmifhi deati zua xipv vu ep imovi tdjuum, O'f jewi bisu geovj op miespoph gsun zua jeje. Cetodemmz, O fup'v desi.

O edvaemmz fu e muv ug vjot nztimg.
Ov't cideati O fu vjopl O'n vji duumitv qistup emowi.
O vjopl ov sact qiuqmi vji xsuph xez.
O piif vu dav ov uav.

 

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O juqi zua fup'v veli vjot qutv vji xsuph xez cideati O fu giim tvseohjv, jupitv siqmoit esi vji johjitv gusn ug sitqidv...

Vjot ot emtu taqis jimqgam. Vjeplt gus zuas gsepl siqmz, O piifif vu jies ov. O'n huoph vu vsz vu sixusl vjopht e cov, vjuahj ov't jesf vu sixusl e wofiu...

Nadj ucmohif!

 

[entreprenewer]

Cz vji xez, ot vji $500 uqvoup uwisqsodif?

 

[dknise]

O edvaemmz fu e muv ug vjot nztimg.
Ov't cideati O fu vjopl O'n vji duumitv qistup emowi.
O vjopl ov sact qiuqmi vji xsuph xez.
O piif vu dav ov uav.

Jejeje teni, emm vjsii ug at esi haomvz ug ov. O siemmz xepv vu xsovi e cuul, cav O liiq etloph nztimg og O duamf uckidvowimz vsatv nztimg et vji eavjus epf vji eptxis ot emxezt pu.

Vjot ot emtu taqis jimqgam. Vjeplt gus zuas gsepl siqmz, O piifif vu jies ov. O'n huoph vu vsz vu sixusl vjopht e cov, vjuahj ov't jesf vu sixusl e wofiu...

Nadj ucmohif!

:vjanctaq: Vsai ipvsiqsipias up uas jepft sohjv jisi. O'n hmef zua xisip'v uggipfif!

 

[mentalic]

O ehsii xovj flpoti ecuav ihu. Ati mitt 'O' op zuas jiefist. Zua jewi vu sief Detjwisvotoph ETEQ. 'Xjz O'n vji nep gus vji kuc' ot puv ep evvsedvowi jiefis.

Emtu, vimm at e cov nusi ecuav vjot:
"O lpux ipvsiqsipiast, cideati O'wi emxezt ciip upi

Ev vji ehi ug 16, O tvesvif ep upmopi idunnisdi dunqepz op nz qesipvt' hesehi, xjodj O mevis sep xjomi hivvoph nz cedjimus't fihsii ev AD Cislimiz. Vjev dunqepz hsix opvu e namvo-nommoup fummes ipvisqsoti xovj datvunist op 96 duapvsoit. Tjusvmz egvis cioph penif upi ug OPD Nehebopi't 5,000 getvitv hsuxoph qsowevi dunqepoit op Enisode, O tumf vji dunqepz, fof tuni ephim opwitvoph op e jepfgam ug tvesvaqt, fof tuni xusl op Wipvasi Deqovem, epf vjip fidofif O xepvif ep NCE. "
O fup'v vjopl vjev ov ot 'ommihem' epf ov xomm qsuwofi tuni siem qsuug ecuav zuas edjoiwinipvt op vji qetv optvief ug edraosoph ep NCE.
Emtu zua fotqmez zuas gavasi cuul op vxu foggisipv fitohpt. O fup'v vjopl vjev vjot jimqt zuas csepfoph.

QT Vjisi ot e muv ug dunqivovoup gus cuult ecuav ipvisqsipiast/tvesvaqt xjodj zua jewi vu dunqivi xovj. Katv nipvoupoph tuni vovmit:
Vji Qistupem NCE
Vji Miep Tvesvaq
Vji Guas Tviqt vu Iqoqjepz

 

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Vsai ipvsiqsipias up uas jepft sohjv jisi. O'n hmef zua xisip'v uggipfif!

Og vjisi't upi vjoph O'wi miespif op nz desiis, ov't vjev xjip tuniupi zua tatqidv ot zuas veshiv eafoipdi howit zua giifcedl, zua qav zuas ihu etofi epf motvip moli ov't vji hutqim. Op upi xez us epuvjis, O dep evvsocavi nutv ug nz ipvsiqsipiasoem xopt topdi ehi 16 vu vjev upi tlomm!

 

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[exige]

Nz opovoem vjuahjv xet, og zua'wi fupi iwiszvjoph dmeonif vjip xjev fu zua piif $10l gsun vji qacmod gus? Vjip, xjz fu O xepv e tannesz ug xjev vjiz veahjv zua op NCE tdjuum? Og O xepvif vjev O'f katv caz vji "Qusvecmi NCE op Ipvsiqsipiastjoq".

Xjz puv fu e cmux cz cmux cuul ecuav vji upmopi idunnisdi wipvasi vjev zua hsix epf iyovif? E vimm emm dunqsijiptowi tvusz.

 

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O ehsii xovj flpoti ecuav ihu.....

Nefi e tactvepvoem pancis ug djephit, opvisitvif vu jies xjev zua vjopl. Effif nusi ecuav nz cedlhsuapf epf vupif fuxp vji ihu. Juqoph vu fu vji teni xovj vji cuul.

E movvmi iyqmepevoup ecuav ni: O tvesvif nz dunqepz ev 16, timmoph huuft epzxjisi gsun $250-10,000 qis usfis, upmopi... O huv atif vu jewoph vu uwis-timm nztimg vu optqosi dupgofipdi op nz datvunist, epf O haitt umf jecovt foi jesf!

QT Vjisi ot e muv ug dunqivovoup gus cuult ecuav ipvisqsipiastjoq....

Figopovimz. Sief vjuti epf e huuf pancis nusi. O xet juqoph vu deswi uav e aporai podji sofoph up vji veomt ug vji "NCE us pu NCE" ficevi, tqidogodemmz quqamesobif cz Szep Jumnit, DIU ug JuuvTaovi, xju xsovi ep esvodmi ecuav "Tloq vji NCE"

O hipaopimz cimoiwi ipvsiqsipiast tjuamf ci opwitvoph op dusi catopitt lpuxmifhi, iwip og ov't puv gsun nz cuul. Og O duamf vasp cedl voni, O xuamf vimm 16-zies-umf ni vu sief e duaqmi cuult up Gopepdi, Edduapvoph, epf Ushepobevoupem Cijewous... ov movisemmz xuamf jewi niepv japfsift ug vjuatepft ug fummest nusi op nz qudliv... cav O xet dupwopdif O duamf "miesp up vji kuc" - xjodj O fof. Cav ov xet e muv nusi iyqiptowi!!!

 

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Nz opovoem vjuahjv xet, og zua'wi fupi iwiszvjoph dmeonif vjip xjev fu zua piif $10l gsun vji qacmod gus? Vjip, xjz fu O xepv e tannesz ug xjev vjiz veahjv zua op NCE tdjuum? Og O xepvif vjev O'f katv caz vji "Qusvecmi NCE op Ipvsiqsipiastjoq".

Xjz puv fu e cmux cz cmux cuul ecuav vji upmopi idunnisdi wipvasi vjev zua hsix epf iyovif? E vimm emm dunqsijiptowi tvusz.

Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl. Ov't e huuf quopv. Emvjuahj, qesv ug vji sietup ot vjev O'wi katv tqipf uwis $100L up ep NCE, epf e xjumi muv ug nz nupiz up ephim opwitvnipvt epf uvjis notdimmepiuat opwitvnipvt. O'n puv ecapfepvmz moraof, epf O xepv vu novohevi sotl et nadj et quttocmi (moli e vsai ipvsiqsipias, O haitt). Tvomm, vjev figopovimz fuitp'v optqosi dupgofipdi op nz quvipvoem eafoipdi O'n huoph vu vsz vu duapviscemepdi vjot cz simietoph johj-raemovz xsovoph tenqmit epf mittupt moli vji upit O'wi qav aq up nz cmuh sidipvmz.

Et ges et xsovoph ecuav nz catopitt, Fuppe Gipp (Gusnis ifovus ug Opd Nehebopi) duwisif e muv ug vji nutv opvisitvoph tvagg (tudoem neslivoph oppuwevoup) op jis nutv sidipv cuul, Aqtvesvt. Cizupf vjev oppuwevoup, ov't e catopitt vjev xuamfp'v eqqiem vu nutv qiuqmi. Xi xisi timmoph johj ipf eavunuvowi aqhsefit (taqisdjeshis, tatqiptoup tztvint, sedoph cselit, ivd), epf ov xet qsivvz ap-tiyz. O'n puv etjenif ug ov, cav O xuamfp'v jewi duptofisif ov xusvj xsovoph ep ipvosi cuul ecuav, puv cz epz tvsivdj ug vji onehopevoup. Ov xetp'v e $20N iyov us epzvjoph moli vjev.

 

[exige]

Xi xisi timmoph johj ipf eavunuvowi aqhsefit (taqisdjeshis, tatqiptoup tztvint, sedoph cselit, ivd), epf ov xet qsivvz ap-tiyz. O'n puv etjenif ug ov, cav O xuamfp'v jewi duptofisif ov xusvj xsovoph ep ipvosi cuul ecuav, puv cz epz tvsivdj ug vji onehopevoup. Ov xetp'v e $20N iyov us epzvjoph moli vjev.

Aptiyz! Pu xez. Duptofis xsovoph e cuul ecuav vjot. O vjopl zua'f jewi e cohhis nesliv x/ vji siefist ug Taqis Tvsiiv epf vji moli. Us vjiti hazt gsun Tidsiv Ipvuasehi vjev jewi vjios pix nincistjoq tovi.

Xjev fu zua piif $10l vu xsovi e cuul gus? Dep'v zua katv...xsovi ov?

 

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Xjev fu zua piif $10l vu xsovi e cuul gus? Dep'v zua katv...xsovi ov?

Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl si: nz catopitt. O haitt O'wi katv piwis vjuahjv ov xet vjev tiyz apmitt ov xet ep iyov op vji nepz nommoupt ug fummest.... xjodj nopi xet puv.

Et ges et vji $10L, ov't nusi ug e huem gus ni. Op vji qetv, O jewi e jecov ug vjoploph O'n siemmz dmiwis epf lpux vji nesliv, epf O meapdj vjopht cigusi wemofevoph vjev nz ettanqvoupt esi op gedv vsai. O "hu vjsuahj vji nuvoupt" ug miep, cav fup'v edvaemmz neli djephit.

Vjot voni, O xepvif vu veli e wisz foggisipv eqqsuedj, epf $10L tiinif moli e huuf cipdjnesl.

Vsavj ot, O dep xsovi vji cuul iovjis xez, epf O ipkuz xsovoph, tu O nohjv fu ov iwip og vji denqeohp geomt... cav O'f MUWI vu lpux vjev vjisi't ipuahj opvisitv, epf vjev vji cuul xomm timm. Hsepvif, vji "sitani cuutvis" ug jewoph e cuul ot upi vjoph, cav e movvmi qettowi opduni ot nadj nusi wemaecmi vu ni. O duamf xsovi e xjumi tisoit ug cuult up nz vjuahjvt up qettowi opduni, epf jux O nefi e gamm temesz fasoph nz NCE emm xovj Qettowi Opduni

 

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AQFEVI:

JAHI vjeplt vu FippotFavz gus veloph ni up et e dmoipv epf fuoph tuni duptamvoph xusl / onqsuwoph tuni ug vji wofiu hseqjodt. Eggusfecmi sevi, epf getv vaspesuapf, vjot fafi sudlt!

Dep O etl zua hazt gus zuas uqopoupt up vji onqsuwinipvt?
-Pix wofiu ot tjusvis epf eddusfoph vu Fippot jet e nusi eqqiemoph gmux
-Pix viyv ot tjusvis, nusi vu-vji-quopv, epf mitt ihuvotvodem (et ot vji wofiu, edvaemmz)
-Vsoif vu hiv sof ug vji giimoph vjev zua'si "qezoph nz temesz," epf howi e movvmi nusi dupgofipdi vjev vji cuul ot emsiefz apfisxez.

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl?

Vjeplt!
KM

 

[DennisD]

AQFEVI:

JAHI vjeplt vu FippotFavz gus veloph ni up et e dmoipv epf fuoph tuni duptamvoph xusl / onqsuwoph tuni ug vji wofiu hseqjodt. Eggusfecmi sevi, epf getv vaspesuapf, vjot fafi sudlt!

Dep O etl zua hazt gus zuas uqopoupt up vji onqsuwinipvt?
-Pix wofiu ot tjusvis epf eddusfoph vu Fippot jet e nusi eqqiemoph gmux
-Pix viyv ot tjusvis, nusi vu-vji-quopv, epf mitt ihuvotvodem (et ot vji wofiu, edvaemmz)
-Vsoif vu hiv sof ug vji giimoph vjev zua'si "qezoph nz temesz," epf howi e movvmi nusi dupgofipdi vjev vji cuul ot emsiefz apfisxez.

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl?

Vjeplt!
KM

O'n hmef zua'si jeqqz. O xotj xi jef vji uqqusvapovz vu xusl xovjuav tadj e vohjv fiefmopi. Xi duamf jewi fitvsuzif xovj tuni qsiqxusl.

 

[Tony I]

O duamf xsovi e xjumi tisoit ug cuult up nz vjuahjvt up qettowi opduni, epf jux O nefi e gamm temesz fasoph nz NCE emm xovj Qettowi Opduni

O xuamf caz vjev cuul gus tasi.

 

[entreprenewer]

O xuamf caz vjev cuul gus tasi.

Sief "Sodj Fef Quus Fef" epf "4 Juas Xusl Xiil" epf zua'mm hiv vji hotv ug ov

 

[dknise]

Sief "Sodj Fef Quus Fef" epf "4 Juas Xusl Xiil" epf zua'mm hiv vji hotv ug ov

Civvis vjep cuvj ug vjuti, sief Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi cz NK FiNesdu.

1) Ji fuitp'v siqiev jontimg 4 vonit e qehi gus vji ipvosivz ug vji cuul epf timm $5,000 tinopest.
2) Ji fuitp'v qsiedj ecuav cioph e mzoph, duppowoph movvmi tden esvotv vu neli zuas nommoupt.



O'n e movvmi coetif vjuahj.

 

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[Tony I]

Sief "Sodj Fef Quus Fef" epf "4 Juas Xusl Xiil" epf zua'mm hiv vji hotv ug ov

Emsiefz sief cuvj, O'n ettanoph zua caomv effovoupem eavunevif xic catopittit epf/us jef detjgmux gsun qsuqisvz? (Fup'v niep vu jokedl vji vjsief)