To add Late Pledges to your project, you will first need to enable this on the Basics tab of your project editor while your project is in draft or is live. Once Late Pledges are enabled on the Basics tab, head to your Rewards tab and start creating your rewards. You’ll now see some additional settings for each reward tier and add-on. This includes:
- Setting a Late Pledge amount. This is the price backers will pay for the reward after your campaign ends. We recommend increasing the price by 10% for Late Pledges.
- Determining when the reward will be available and for how long. To make a reward available for Late Pledges, you will need to choose when it will start and end. This includes setting whether a reward will end on or after your campaign deadline.*
*At least one reward must be set to start when your campaign ends, in order for Late Pledges to activate when your campaign reaches its deadline.
Please note: Late Pledges need to be enabled while your project is in draft or while your campaign is still live. After your campaign has ended it will no longer be possible to enable Late Pledges.
What are the fees for Late Pledges?
The fees collected on Late Pledges will be the same as those collected on original campaign pledges. Kickstarter will collect a 5% fee, plus a payment processing fee of roughly 3-5%.
How long can I accept Late Pledges for?
How long you wish to accept Late Pledges for is entirely up to you. However, we will recommend that you end Late Pledges if your project hasn’t received any Late Pledges for 30 days.
After ending Late Pledges for a reward it won’t be possible to re-enable.