James Niehues: The Man Behind the Map: Review, Funding & Stats
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orsc/james-niehues-the-man-behind-the-mapHyperstarter Score
36%
Good
Goal Status
Backers
5,156
Pledge Amount
$590,088
of $8,000
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Popular Sites
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 The Man Behind Most of the Ski Maps in America Dec 9, 2020|getpocket.com|High Traffic Thanks to a Kickstarter campaign, he plans to release a book this summer showcasing |
 If you made it to the bottom of a ski resort, chances are this artist showed you the way Sep 12, 2021|www.msn.com|High Traffic over, they had raised nearly $600,000. It’s still the largest Kickstarter campaign for an art illustration. |
 James Niehues artwork is typically thrown away. Now people raised $590K to put it on their coffee tables. www.denverpost.com|High Traffic The working title of the forthcoming book is “James Niehues: The Man Behind the Map,” and it will be published this summer with almost 200 |
 Meet James Niehues, the artist who has hand-painted more than 200 ski maps www.boston.com A recent Kickstarter for the book proved wildly popular, raising over $590,000 , showcasing just how much he’s meant to the skiing |
 His artwork is typically thrown away. Now people raised $590K to put it on their coffee tables. – The Mercury News www.mercurynews.com The working title of the forthcoming book is “James Niehues: The Man Behind the Map,” and it will be published this summer with almost 200 |
General Sites
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 James Niehues and Mad River Glen celebrate their partnership with the release of a new trail map and over $120,000 raised - Snowsports Industries America Jan 5, 2022|www.snowsports.org Open Road Ski Company, the company that created The Man Behind the Maps , led a Kickstarter campaign for a new Mad River |
 James Niehues book | Ski Forum www.ski.com.au https://www.kickstarter.com/project...4ub-rj5m8u5x-ZV0dodfrlmN0y0mubY6amtG9eOIfvf14 |
 alpine – The Map Room www.maproomblog.com he’s producing a coffee table book that includesallof his maps. It’s being crowdfunded on Kickstarter . Pledging $75 or more gets you a copy of |
 MRG partners with trail map artist on new hand-painted map www.valleyreporter.com Building on the success of their Kickstarter-funded book, “ The Man Behind the Maps ,” Open Road Ski Company has turned toward crowd-sourced funding |
 Channel Mastery - Ep. 114: James Niehues & Todd Bennett From Open Road Ski Company — Verde Brand Communications Jan 1, 2023|www.verdepr.com Man Behind the Maps Kickstarter |
James Niehues: The Man Behind the Map: Campaign Review & Analysis
Campaign Page Overview
Detailed breakdown and suggestions for improvement
Hyperstarter Score Breakdown
 4 | The title has a good length, but could more text be added?TITLE: 37 Add more characters to the title, perhaps add specific niche keywords? Look at adding more words by researching your closest competitors and use what they wrote for their headlines. |
 2 | The description length may be too shortDESCRIPTION: 87 Consider revising the description wording. A good description can help potential backers understand what the project is about quickly. |
 1 | There are 883 wordsWORD COUNT: 883 This campaign needs more text on the page. Think about what questions potential backers will have on their minds, answer them through imagery and detailed descriptive text. |
 5 | There are 12 external linksLINK COUNT: 12 Having a small number of outbound links to other sites showing reports, company sites etc., can help build trust. |
 1 | There are 19 imagesNUMBER OF IMAGES: 19 Consider adding more such as more product images including people, a features list including text and icons, timeline, photos of the people involved in the project and/or images of where you have been mentioned. |
Suggested Improvements
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