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<blockquote data-quote="Harrrbinger" data-source="post: 6030440"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/kickstarter-in-the-uk" target="_blank">Kickstarter in the UK</a>: An exciting message from Kickstarter.com:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">“In July <a href="https://twitter.com/kickstarter/status/222359796718911488" target="_blank">we tweeted</a> that Kickstarter would open up to UK-based projects for the first time this autumn. Today we’re very excited to announce that that day has finally arrived. Hooray!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Beginning October 31, people in the United Kingdom will be able to launch their projects on Kickstarter. Beginning <em>today</em>, people in the UK can get started building their projects by clicking on the “Start a new project” button on the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/start" target="_blank">Start page</a> and selecting the UK as their country. When we’re ready for projects to launch on October 31, we’ll send an email letting them know that they can hit the launch button whenever they’re ready.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Let’s run through the basics on how things will work.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>So UK creators can start building their Kickstarter projects as early as today, and launch them beginning October 31?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Yes. We thought the three-week gap would give everyone plenty of time to build and tweak their projects before launching. Beginning October 31, they can launch and share their projects with the world.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Will there be a UK-specific Kickstarter site?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Nope. UK-based projects will be listed alongside all the other Kickstarter projects.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Can people outside the UK pledge to UK projects?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Yes! Just like every other project on Kickstarter, backers can pledge to UK-based projects from all around the world.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>What currency will UK projects be listed in?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">All UK projects will be listed in pounds sterling. If you are pledging from outside the UK, you will see the approximate conversion rate to US dollars before you complete your pledge.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Will backing UK projects be similar to backing US projects?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">The mechanics of Kickstarter (all-or-nothing funding, rewards, etc.) are identical for US and UK projects. When pledging, however, backers of UK projects will enter their payment information directly on Kickstarter rather than through Amazon Payments. All pledges will be processed securely through a third-party payments processor.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Are the fees for UK and US projects the same?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Like the US, Kickstarter will charge a 5% fee to successfully funded projects and no fee to unsuccessfully funded projects in the UK.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Payment processing fees for UK projects are similar to those for US projects. For UK projects, the processing fees are:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Pledges less than £10 are charged 5% + £0.05</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Pledges of £10 or greater are charged 3% + £0.20</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Any other changes to go along with this announcement?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Today we also launched a streamlined international shipping option for both US and UK projects.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">Creators have been asking backers to add international shipping costs to their pledges for years, and it wasn’t uncommon for backers to miss the instructions. Today’s update makes it clearer when the creator has requested that international backers add an additional amount to their pledges.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">We’ve also made it easier for creators to limit rewards to domestic backers only, as international shipping can be a difficult part of the process.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">We felt it was important to get this change out with this international expansion. This feature is available to both UK and US projects that launch starting today.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Anything else?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px">We’re really excited! This is the product of months of work by our team, and we want to thank them for their hard work. Thanks as well to all the UK creators who have patiently waited for this day. We can’t wait to start backing your projects. Thanks so much!”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">For more RPG Kickstarter projects, check out <a href="http://rpgkickstarters.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">RPG Kickstarters.</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harrrbinger, post: 6030440"] [size=3][URL="http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/kickstarter-in-the-uk"]Kickstarter in the UK[/URL]: An exciting message from Kickstarter.com: “In July [URL="https://twitter.com/kickstarter/status/222359796718911488"]we tweeted[/URL] that Kickstarter would open up to UK-based projects for the first time this autumn. Today we’re very excited to announce that that day has finally arrived. Hooray! Beginning October 31, people in the United Kingdom will be able to launch their projects on Kickstarter. Beginning [I]today[/I], people in the UK can get started building their projects by clicking on the “Start a new project” button on the [URL="http://www.kickstarter.com/start"]Start page[/URL] and selecting the UK as their country. When we’re ready for projects to launch on October 31, we’ll send an email letting them know that they can hit the launch button whenever they’re ready. Let’s run through the basics on how things will work. [B]So UK creators can start building their Kickstarter projects as early as today, and launch them beginning October 31?[/B] Yes. We thought the three-week gap would give everyone plenty of time to build and tweak their projects before launching. Beginning October 31, they can launch and share their projects with the world. [B]Will there be a UK-specific Kickstarter site?[/B] Nope. UK-based projects will be listed alongside all the other Kickstarter projects. [B]Can people outside the UK pledge to UK projects?[/B] Yes! Just like every other project on Kickstarter, backers can pledge to UK-based projects from all around the world. [B]What currency will UK projects be listed in?[/B] All UK projects will be listed in pounds sterling. If you are pledging from outside the UK, you will see the approximate conversion rate to US dollars before you complete your pledge. [B]Will backing UK projects be similar to backing US projects?[/B] The mechanics of Kickstarter (all-or-nothing funding, rewards, etc.) are identical for US and UK projects. When pledging, however, backers of UK projects will enter their payment information directly on Kickstarter rather than through Amazon Payments. All pledges will be processed securely through a third-party payments processor. [B]Are the fees for UK and US projects the same?[/B] Like the US, Kickstarter will charge a 5% fee to successfully funded projects and no fee to unsuccessfully funded projects in the UK. Payment processing fees for UK projects are similar to those for US projects. For UK projects, the processing fees are: Pledges less than £10 are charged 5% + £0.05 Pledges of £10 or greater are charged 3% + £0.20 [B]Any other changes to go along with this announcement?[/B] Today we also launched a streamlined international shipping option for both US and UK projects. Creators have been asking backers to add international shipping costs to their pledges for years, and it wasn’t uncommon for backers to miss the instructions. Today’s update makes it clearer when the creator has requested that international backers add an additional amount to their pledges. We’ve also made it easier for creators to limit rewards to domestic backers only, as international shipping can be a difficult part of the process. We felt it was important to get this change out with this international expansion. This feature is available to both UK and US projects that launch starting today. [B]Anything else?[/B] We’re really excited! This is the product of months of work by our team, and we want to thank them for their hard work. Thanks as well to all the UK creators who have patiently waited for this day. We can’t wait to start backing your projects. Thanks so much!” For more RPG Kickstarter projects, check out [url=http://rpgkickstarters.tumblr.com/]RPG Kickstarters.[/url][/size] [/QUOTE]
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