I continue running into obstacles (largely-but-not-exclusively of an accessibility nature) when it comes to the major crowdfunding websites. It seems not to be just me; the major platforms (Kickstarter/Indiegogo) could stand to be much more screen reader-friendly, and the need for images (and strong urging to use videos) is an obstacle to any blind person seeking funding who doesn’t have easy access to sighted allies/minions.
My present thoughts are that I’d rather outsource setting up crowdfunding campaigns to someone for whom these would not be serious obstacles (said manager would probably be compensated with a cut of the funds).
What I don’t know is:
how to find/recruit someone willing to do this,
how likely it is they’d be satisfied with what I’d consider a reasonable cut of the funds from any given campaign, and
what sorts of legal arrangements would need to be made to protect against said manager just walking away with everything.
Can anyone hereabouts answer one or all of the above? (I am also curious as to whether or not the demand among blind developers/startups/etc mightn’t be high enough that “crowdfunding manager for the blind” might not be a profitable side-job for someone with halfway decent marketing skill, but that’s not an easy thing to estimate.)
I continue running into obstacles (largely-but-not-exclusively of an accessibility nature) when it comes to the major crowdfunding websites. It seems not to be just me; the major platforms (Kickstarter/Indiegogo) could stand to be much more screen reader-friendly, and the need for images (and strong urging to use videos) is an obstacle to any blind person seeking funding who doesn’t have easy access to sighted allies/minions.
My present thoughts are that I’d rather outsource setting up crowdfunding campaigns to someone for whom these would not be serious obstacles (said manager would probably be compensated with a cut of the funds).
What I don’t know is:
how to find/recruit someone willing to do this,
how likely it is they’d be satisfied with what I’d consider a reasonable cut of the funds from any given campaign, and
what sorts of legal arrangements would need to be made to protect against said manager just walking away with everything.
Can anyone hereabouts answer one or all of the above? (I am also curious as to whether or not the demand among blind developers/startups/etc mightn’t be high enough that “crowdfunding manager for the blind” might not be a profitable side-job for someone with halfway decent marketing skill, but that’s not an easy thing to estimate.)