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Indiegogo & Mixam: Print on Demand for Crowdfunding Success
In today’s digital world, ideas often remain intangible and confined to screens. But imagine giving your backers something physical to hold – a beautifully printed product that inspires, engages, and endures.
Thanks to Mixam’s partnership with Indiegogo, creators can elevate their campaigns with high-quality printing. With Mixam’s print-on-demand service, PrintLink, you can get started with no upfront costs, bulk ordering, or inventory management. This model offers a streamlined process where printing only happens as orders come in, ensuring flexibility for you and your backers.
Who is Mixam?
Mixam is a leading online printing platform enabling creators, self-publishers and businesses to design, print, and distribute exceptional products worldwide. Whether you’re a comic book creator or want to make bookstore-worthy graphic novels, Mixam is the place to create fully customizable book prints with top-quality materials.
Perfect for graphic and text-based projects, PrintLink offers print-on-demand books in durable hardcover and flexible paperback formats. From easy file uploading to seamless fulfillment to 24-hour support, Mixam makes it simple to share your work with backers worldwide and will handle everything from printing to packing and shipping.
Why Choose Mixam for Your Indiegogo Campaign?
- Boost Backer Engagement: A professionally printed product can significantly increase campaign engagement. Backers are more likely to pledge when they see a high-quality item as part of your campaign, making your project stand out in the competitive crowdfunding space.
- Increase Perceived Value: High-quality products can take your campaign to the next level, creating a sense of trust and credibility. Physical items leave a lasting impression, giving backers confidence in your vision and fostering long-term loyalty.
- Keep Campaigns Active For Longer: Mixam’s PrintLink ensures your campaign doesn’t end after funding. Late backers and new supporters can continue to purchase your products, giving your campaign a longer lifespan and increasing your reach and revenue.
- Adapt to Real-Time Demand: Print-on-demand offers flexibility to scale with your campaign’s success. Whether you receive a handful of orders or a surge of interest, Mixam’s service ensures you can fulfill every request, keeping your campaign efficient and responsive to supporter needs.
- Focus on Your Creativity: Mixam handles logistics so you can concentrate on your creative goals and engaging with supporters.
How to Use Mixam’s Print-on-Demand Service
You need to have an Indiegogo account before using Mixam’s print-on-demand service.
- Open a Mixam account and visit Mixam’s Indiegogo page for an instant free quote.
- Click ‘Add to Cart’ to start a pending order and add your exclusive offer to the ‘Discount Code’ field. You can either upload files you’ve created yourself or use Mixam’s free Design Online tool to generate print-ready files.
- Once you have uploaded all artwork files, check your downloadable proof, preview, and thumbnails thoroughly to ensure your design is correct.
- Fill in your publication and pricing details in the PrintLink tab.
- Confirm your order and a Mixam print expert will review and approve it for production, providing there are no outstanding print issues.
- Once your project is approved, you’ll receive an email (please check your Junk folder) inviting you to view your PrintLink publication on Mixam’s website. Every PrintLink project will have a unique shareable link, which you can post on your Indiegogo campaign page, social media, website, newsletter and more.
- Finally, you can invite backers to order copies through Mixam securely.
Mixam’s partnership with Indiegogo empowers creators to transform their ideas into professionally printed products. With no upfront costs, flexibility, and seamless fulfillment, Mixam makes it easy to engage backers and enhance your campaign’s success with print on demand.
Start your print project on Mixam’s website today, and enter code IGG5 at checkout for 5% off your first order. For Indiegogo-related questions, visit the Help and Support section.
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