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Thanks so much for the update Jasmin! What strategies have you used? It' would be great for you to share with us what you're doing that's working.
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Congratulations to you and your team, Jasmin Haugstuen Please! I like that kind of crowdfunding campaign rather than "all or nothing."
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Amanda Toney Yeah! It's a lot of classic annoying things like, posting on social media every day and trying to be creative about it. My team and I made some good videos before wee launched the campaig...
Expand commentAmanda Toney Yeah! It's a lot of classic annoying things like, posting on social media every day and trying to be creative about it. My team and I made some good videos before wee launched the campaign where we each speak about why we are excited etc. And posting silly things to, that make people laugh, and some vulnerable things. Also just having a QR code ready on your phone and being cheeky when you tell people in person about it and ask like, would you donate 10 bucks? And then sometimes they'll put in a fair amount more in the moment.
Because my campaign is NOT all or nothing, Im promising that the money WILL be spent on something and that they WILL see their dollars work. Im also socializing with people I know a lot more often, coffee meetings asking for advice, and reminding them i exist. (Im exhausted lol)
When I get to a place of maybe like 6K or around there we're almost at the halfway mark and I'll feel more comfortable asking some of the big dogs I know, and they can see that hey- we're already somewhere, and people believe in it. Ive attached some actors that are super talented but also has some traction and followers and are up and coming, and when I tell people that, they get more excited. The most successful day I had was posting a video of me telling them MY story reeally quickly, and so many people were SHOCKED And then they UNDERSTOOD that I am telling THIS story, the TRUE story that happened to ME, and they really started to care. I asked friends of mine to post links and be like, "hey did you already donate but today's your payday and you can maybe donate again? ;)" and a friend of mine posted about how much Ive done for the local community and that it's my turn to get support, that brought some traction. It's good when it's coming from multiple sources and accounts. And then I'm posting in communities hoping people like yourselves will check out the link and maybe shoot me $10 bucks (So far unsuccessful).