So You Want To Join A Low-Budget Indie Project?

Surprisingly, I’ve gotten several interested people contacting me to help develop my Kickstarter indie game “James – Journey of Existence.” I already took on two talented composers, but may still consider other parties if appropriate.

Here’s some tips if you are interested in joining my (or some other) indie project:

  • Don’t be afraid to contact them. I wouldn’t have hired the two composers unless they contacted me first, and it did help speed up development on my Kickstarter campaign.
  • Does the project need what you offer? My project had terrible music (by me), and I openly admitted I’d hire musicians as my first priority if possible.
  • Be polite in the email. Don’t feel bad if I didn’t reply, I DID READ ALL OF YOUR EMAILS. I also wanted to hire everybody, but of course that would be silly (if I had that much money, I wouldn’t need to use Kickstarter).
  • Include links to a website, or at least example work on social media sites. A free website in wordpress or another web builder looks a lot better than no website at all, and I probably wouldn’t consider you unless you had something I could see/listen to.
  • Be flexible with indie artists. Funding might be tight, consider working for free for credit in a worst-case scenario. If funding is available, the indie artist might also be surprisingly generous to make sure you get your fair share.
  • Timing is important. Contact early before it’s too late, but don’t expect to be part of the group until they are ready to hire you (possibly months later).

And I think that’s it. Hope it helps you indie artists looking for a project to be a part of!