Benefits of Using BackerKit Along with Easyship

Virginia Miller

May 18, 2024

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BackerKit is a crowdfunding fulfillment software tool that helps you fulfill your crowdfunding campaign's fulfillment and shipping stage. It supports your backers and enables you to ship your products through a single integrated interface. It is a potent tool that not only saves time but also saves your money. Merging BackerKit with Easyship can provide you with many benefits as Easyship is known for being a direct partner of many global couriers.

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Benefits of Using BackerKit and EasyShip for Crowdfunding Fulfillment

Using BackerKit and EasyShip together for crowdfunding fulfillment provides significant advantages. This article outlines the benefits of BackerKit, why you should use it with EasyShip, steps for getting started, pricing details, and more.

Benefits of Using BackerKit

Proven track record helping crowdfunding campaigns
Raises additional funds through pre-order stores
Notifies backers when digital downloads are available
Delivers digital assets like PDFs and codes
Provides excellent customer support
Sends detailed surveys to backers
Tracks failed payments
Optimizes order management
Validates addresses and optimizes shipping
Manages late backers

Integrating BackerKit with EasyShip

Integrating BackerKit with EasyShip provides the following key benefits:

Save up to 70% on shipping rates
No coding required - simple integration
Access EasyShip's automated shipping tools:
- Duty and tax calculations
- Customs documents
- Reduced fulfillment effort

Getting Started with BackerKit

Follow these steps to set up BackerKit for your crowdfunding fulfillment:

Create a BackerKit account
Set up your crowdfunding project
Import your backers list
Launch pre-order store
Review project setup
Send surveys to backers
Finalize order quantities
Get shipping quotes
Charge cards
Finalize orders
Export shipping reports
Notify backers

BackerKit Pricing

BackerKit offers two pricing plans:

Essential Plan - 2% fee on funds raised. 5% on BackerKit orders.
Professional Plan - 3% on funds raised. No fees on BackerKit orders. Includes PayPal processing.

Both plans have a one-time $199 setup fee. The differences are minor - choose based on your needs.

Integrating EasyShip provides significant shipping discounts, saving you money. Combining it with BackerKit also saves time compared to manual order fulfillment.

BackerKit is a legitimate, highly beneficial service for crowdfunding campaigns. The outstanding features make it a top choice for fulfillment.

Next Steps

Learn more about reducing subscription box shipping costs in this article.

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Next article: 3 Tricks to Reduce Subscription Box Shipping Cost

FAQs

What are the benefits of using BackerKit?

BackerKit provides many advantages for crowdfunding campaigns including raising additional funds, delivering digital rewards, optimizing shipping, and managing orders and customer support.

How does integrating EasyShip help?

Adding EasyShip saves up to 70% off shipping rates and provides automation for calculations, documents, and other fulfillment processes.

What are the BackerKit pricing plans?

There are Essential and Professional plans with 2-3% fees on funds raised plus potential additional fees for BackerKit orders. Both have a one-time $199 setup fee.

Is BackerKit secure and legitimate?

Yes, BackerKit is highly trusted and used by over 50,000 projects. It has a proven track record with outstanding features.

What steps are needed to get started?

The main steps include creating an account, setting up your project, importing backers, launching pre-orders, sending surveys, optimizing shipping, charging cards, and fulfilling orders.

How much time does BackerKit save?

BackerKit and EasyShip automation tools significantly reduce manual processes for calculating shipping, generating customs forms, managing orders, and more.

What happens after the crowdfunding campaign?

BackerKit helps manage pre-orders, late backers, rewards distribution, surveys, order modifications, payments, shipping, and backer communications after a campaign ends.

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