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In this episode of Pesto Comics, we dive into the postmortem of the latest campaign for Big Smoke Pulp Volume 1.

We go deep into the funds raised, marketing strategies, backer statistics, and the overall success of the campaign, which was a departure from the usual comic book projects.

Check it out for in-depth analysis and tips for running a successful Kickstarter campaign.

00:00 Welcome Back

02:05 Prelaunch for Naked Kaiju Woman is Live!

02:47 Funds Raised

03:58 Total $ Per Campaign

04:44 Average Pledged

05:47 Popular Pledge Levels

08:16 Funding Stats

09:21 Overall Budget Covered

10:29 Cost Split

12:37 Backer Count Comparison

13:46 Backer Counts

14:51 Digital vs Physical

16:18 Backer Types

17:07 Where Backers Are From

18:41 Backer Profiles

20:04 Backer Platforms

21:07 Marketing and Followers

22:19 Kickstarter Video

24:18 Kickstarter Referrals

26:17 Non-Kickstarter Referrals

28:05 Backerkit Launch

29:12 Reflecting on the Campaign

29:32 How do you feel now that the campaign is over?

30:13 What was the high point of the campaign?

31:24 What was the low point?

32:31 What will you do differently?

33:49 What was the biggest surprise?

34:45 What's your biggest concern for the future?

36:13 What worked really well?

37:31 Can I do it again?

38:39 How can you do it better next time?

39:58 What completely bombed?

41:06 Lessons Learned

42:38 Thank You!

43:08 Upcoming on Substack

43:52 Upcoming Appearances

44:16 Pesto Comics Release Calendar

44:33 Instant Ink Comic Book Podcast

45:00 Quick Super Secret Epilogue

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Follow the campaign for the latest from Pesto Comics - Naked Kaiju Woman launching January 8th:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pestocomics/naked-kaiju-woman

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