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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.
The Modesty Hall of Fame: 6 of the most modest crowdfunding campaigns
With the growth of crowdfunding platforms, alongside Kickstarter recently celebrating it ‘s 10,000th successful project with $75 million in Pledges, more and more crowdfunding campaigns are experiencing the joy of success. However, there are some success stories that stand out from the crowd more than others. It’s not necessarily about how much money a project raises - it’s all about how much the original target funding is exceeded (or at least that is the case with our Modesty Hall of Fame for crowdfunding campaigns)! So here we have it, the 6 most modest crowdfunding campaigns in recent crowdfunding history...
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.
Our Five Favourite Projects For iPhone
An iPhone is a pretty cool accessory on its own; however there have been plenty of crowdfunding projects across the globe designing gadgets to enhance them further. Here we have our pick of some of the best crowdfunding projects we’ve seen for the iPhone. All five of them surpassed their targets and are currently well on their way!
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!