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How Crowdfunding Can Work For You
An introduction to crowdfunding
Crowdfunding has become an increasingly more popular way for small companies and creative artists to gain early backing using the internet and social media. In the UK we have seen a wave of crowdfunding sites emerge that have goals as diverse as funding community driven projects to equity investment platforms. PleaseFund.Us has always been proud to be a creative projects platform, meaning that anyone with a new idea can upload their idea and work with the PleaseFund.Us team to get it into shape so that it can raise the money needed through crowdfunding.
Promoting My Project
So… you’ve made your video, you’ve got some good pledge rewards and you’ve uploaded your project to a crowdfunding website…now what?! Sit back, put your feet up and watch the mon£y roll in?- I think not! Your campaign has only just begun. A project doesn’t just fund itself.
Where Do The Most Creative Ideas Come From?
Though there are some ideas that can come to us like a bolt out of the blue, that is not to say that there is nothing you can do to help yourself along the way. And the truth is, the people who these brilliant ideas come to are often very prepared to receive them, whether they realise it or not. With just a few simple tips you’ll be well on your way to a more creative you, hopefully brimming with bright ideas!
10 Crowdfunding Tips: An Easy Way To Raise Money
As the saying goes, ideas are cheap, but the execution is expensive. This is exactly why crowdfunding has become such a hit; it enables people with brilliant ideas to showcase them in a risk free way, gain the support of the general public, and carry them out!
Crowdfunding tips for filmmakers
Whether you’re making a music video, a documentary or even a feature film, one thing that most filmmakers have in common is the need for funds. Sometimes money is needed for an excursion (especially for documentaries), other times it is needed for equipment. Regardless of the reason, here are some simple tips that will allow you to say ‘that’s a wrap folks!’
A Crowdfunding Baking Class
How To Get Your Slice Of The Cake.
We have taken crowdfunding and rather crassly turned it into a baking session to give you an idea on how to come up with a brilliant campaign to get your project fully funded. If you can’t understand the analogy, don’t worry, there is a pretty good chance that it just doesn’t work!