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…”The bottom line is that you are asking people for their money to help your cause. It’s the same as it ever was, you are fundraising. All that has changed is a slight cultural shift where, because technology is making it easy, more and more people are OK with the idea of giving little bits to [...]

1: How to raise money from strangers   Choose the right crowdfunding site in this case FundedByMe 2: Know your target audience, target a specific narrow audience! 3: Plan ahead 30/60/90 days goes by quicker than you think 4: Passionately pitch your project Create a compelling name, description and an image, First impressions last 5: Have a [...]

3 Secrets to Crowdfunding Success by Anthony Kaufman 1. Identify your target audience—preferably, audiences. Fox had two built-in niche audiences to target; fans and followers of her primary subjectTibetan Buddhist Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, of which there are many worldwide, and the estimated 7,000 people that Fox cultivated during the grassroots release of her last [...]

So, your project has been approved on Funded By Me. The film is ready, you boiled down your pitch, you came up with creative rewards and asked for help in the crowdsourcing field. Congrats!! What now? Well, now the fun starts. You go from step 1 to step 2 and so on, and alot of connections start happening. [...]

Tell your story! Always remember that your supporters are supporting you!  They want to know who you are. Share with them your passion, your motifs and most importantly your visions! Don’t be afraid of getting personal; just don’t turn it into an episode of The Jerry Springer show! Tip! A good photograph of yourself, (photoshop is [...]

For anyone who’s involved in crowdfunding, or in any other activity that’s built around the commitment of others, @PaulaMarttilas text #ThankOrDie is simply a must read. It’s not a long or complicated text. But it reminds us of something very important: We must never forget to say the simple words “Thank You”.  Marttila writes: “As we [...]

Entrepreneurs and ideas come in all shapes and forms. Some will make it because they have a niche, others because the market is huge and others will make it because their passion is massive. But the only key to make it on any market, with any idea is to spend time and tell everybody. The [...]