# Kickstarter prelaunch page plus owned email list

> Use the platform prelaunch page for follower intent, but keep an owned email list so launch-day messaging is not trapped inside the platform.

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/growth-ideas/kickstarter-prelaunch-page-plus-owned-email-list/
- Source: [backerkit.com](https://www.backerkit.com/blog/kickstarter-email-list)
- GrowthDex source hub: [BackerKit Blog: Have You Started Building Your Pre-Launch Email List?](/sources/backerkit-blog-have-you-started-building-your-pre-launch-email-list-back/)
- Last checked: 2026-06-07T03:44:09.000Z
- Rarity: uncommon
- Budget: low
- Channels: Email, Crowdfunding, Owned Media
- Stages: owned audience, kickstarter followers, launch day, email funnel


## Why this can grow

Kickstarter followers are useful, but they are not the same as an owned audience. A prelaunch page catches platform-native intent and can notify followers when the campaign opens. An email list gives the creator more control over segmentation, education, reminders, and launch-day sequencing. The two should reinforce each other. BackerKit’s guidance is to use landing pages and emails to collect authentic contacts, direct people to the Kickstarter prelaunch page, and build a list early enough to push category ranking when the campaign starts. This works because crowdfunding momentum is compressed. A creator needs several warm channels ready in the first 24 to 48 hours, not one borrowed notification.

## Ian's take

From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. Email still works when it reads like one person noticed one real thing. If the message could be sent to anyone, it usually works on nobody. I would make the first line specific enough that the right reader knows it was meant for them. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.

## Action plan

1. Define one narrow startup segment where kickstarter prelaunch page plus owned email list can create a measurable lift.
2. Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the Email and Crowdfunding channel.
3. Use the evidence from backerkit.com to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
4. Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: one measurable growth signal.
5. Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.

## Source-backed example

BackerKit recommends using a landing page and email campaigns before launch, including sending people to the Kickstarter prelaunch page and then notifying them when the campaign goes live.

## Adjacent tactics in the same lane

- [Kickstarter email list math before launch](/growth-ideas/kickstarter-email-list-math-before-launch/) - 2 shared channels
- [Kickstarter relaunch after failed campaign with VIP list](/growth-ideas/kickstarter-relaunch-after-failed-campaign-with-vip-list/) - 2 shared channels

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## Related GrowthDex essays

- [The campaign is decided before the launch button](/blog/the-campaign-is-decided-before-the-launch-button/) - crowdfunding, prelaunch, community-led growth

## Advisory

If you want help turning this into a working growth system, Ian Goh offers advisory at https://iangoh.com/advisory.