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A whole industry of crowdfunding promotion has evolved from the fact that 60% of crowdfunding campaigns fail to reach their goal.

Media attention to huge crowdfunding campaign success stories has convinced thousands to jump into online funding before really understanding what it takes to raise money from the crowd.

Two-thirds of campaigns fail to meet their goals and that 12% never raise anything.

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Enter the crowdfunding promotion services and lofty promises to get your message to thousands of bloggers, journalists, influencers and ultimately crowdfunding supporters.

You shop around and decide to try out a seemingly reasonably-priced service that offers high hopes and the potential for your crowdfunding campaign to go viral…and then you hear crickets chirping in the background.

Why are some of these crowdfunding promotion strategies doomed to fail? What really works and what is just a fantasy?

▶ Crowdfunding Promotion: Press Releases

◦ Most Popular service offered online – easy and low cost

◦ Problems: 1) Your press release is same list used for every

crowdfunding campaign

2) The list has little to do with your topic or campaign

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▶ Crowdfunding Promotion: Social Media

Campaigns

◦ Social Media: Actively engage and interact

with people

: Give people a reason to be

part of your team

◦ Social followers by crowdfunding service

providers: Only looks great if you are

just trying to sell services, but does

nothing for reaching an audience.

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Crowdfunding Promotion done right

Step-by-Step Crowdfunding eBook

◦ From pre-launch crowdfunding to post-campaign fulfillment

Crowdfunding Step-by-Step Webinar

◦ All of your crowdfunding questions are answered

◦ Learn the most important crowdfunding concepts and how to put your campaign together.

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Crowdfunding Campaign Starter Kit

Campaign Outreach

Using internet data and analytics to put together a custom spreadsheet with:

▪ Bloggers

▪ Social Media Influencers

▪ Journalists

Also:

▪ Blogs

▪ Forums

▪ Other Websites

And:

▪ Past campaigns related to your idea (Social Media Strategy)

Crowdfunding Campaign Support

◦ Four (4) weeks of outreach and social media support

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