You\u2019ve just successfully funded your project\u2026congratulations!\u00a0 Now you are faced with the prospect of shipping hundreds, maybe thousands of units to all of your domestic and international backers who are patiently waiting to receive their promised rewards.\u00a0 One critical path task that often gets overlooked on crowdfunding projects is logistics and it turns out that shipping can be a major problem which can turn enthusiastic backers into disappointed customers.
\nDid you know that a CNNMoney examination of the top 50 most-funded projects on Kickstarter found that 84% missed their target delivery dates?\u00a0 A project with an initial expectation of attracting a few hundred backers can take off and raise vastly more money than anticipated and obliterate the original production plans and timeline.\u00a0 It\u2019s important for you to think through the pros and cons of how to get your products shipped:\u00a0 do it yourself or use a third party?<\/p>\n
Domestic shipping in high volumes may be challenging but the cost and logistics of shipping items to overseas backers can be a nightmare.\u00a0 Make sure you\u2019ve addressed any FCC or CE clearance issues beforehand or it may add weeks of delay waiting to receive them from regulators.\u00a0 International shipping is more expensive already and if you have a large and\/or heavy product, even higher dimensional weight costs become highly probable.<\/p>\n