Make A Big Bang With Your Crowdfunding Campaign!

Do you have the burning desire to start something new?  If so, Crowdit can help.  Here at Crowdit we help people like you share your dreams and allow you to believe that your dream is within reach.

Getting started is easy.  To start visit our website and share your ideas.  With the increase in technology it is easier than ever to reach out to people through fundraising to make your dream become a reality.  But is it really that easy?

In order to make an impression you must dig deeper and look for strategies that will set you apart from other dreamers like you.  For you to make a big bang with your Crowdfunding campaign use the following tips as a guide to success.

1. Sell your story:  People love to hear stories.  What made you decide to follow this dream?  Whatever the reason may be, share it and let others share your fire too.

2. What’s in it for them:  People want to know what benefits they will receive by following your dream.  If your campaign offers some type of reward or opportunity you have created an incentive for followers to invest in your campaign fund.

3. Market your ideas:  Allow others to share your excitement by sharing your campaign at a local event to increase the number of followers.

4. Provide proof:  Inform people why your dream is important by providing evidence that your idea is credible.  Pictures and videos are great visuals for people to relate to when deciding to support you.

5. Follow up:  Keep in contact with those who have supported your dream.  Provide updates by emailing or using other social media outlets to keep them informed.

By choosing to follow these strategies your Crowdit campaign is sure to go off with a bang.

 

Top 3 Mistakes People Make When Marketing Their Crowdfunding Campaign

Have you ever wondered why your campaign isn’t going anywhere?  You have shared your ideas for your project but aren’t seeing any results.  Maybe you are going about it the wrong way.  It doesn’t matter if you choose to use Kickstarter, Rockethub, Indiegogo or Crowdit to launch your Crowdfunding campaign everyone makes mistakes.  With that being said, it is vital to focus on every detail to avoid making mistakes when marketing your Crowdit campaign.  Of the many mistakes you can face there are three top mistakes that you want to avoid.

1. No Visuals:  You may have a great idea to share, but poor use of visuals and audio can put a negative effect on the outcome of your campaign and allow people to pass by without another thought.  What will that say about the quality of your campaign?  People may feel that with your lack of effort you will never be able to follow through, so why should they help you.  Visuals are powerful tools and can help you sell your ideas for your project.  Using visuals can help influence others and make them become believers too.
2. Unreachable Expectations:  Money is always a touchy subject.  After you have delivered your campaign it is up to you to convince others not only why you need money, but what you plan to do with it.  If people feel that your expectations are unreachable they will not even consider investing money in your project.  You have to show them otherwise.  Those who are clear and honest have an advantage over those who are not.  When people understand they are more likely to contribute to your campaign goals as long as they are within reach.
3. Poor Marketing:  The most important thing to remember when marketing your project is to not beg for money.  You are not desperate.  People do not care how bad you want or need this to happen.  People care about the outcome of your idea and what rewards or opportunities are in it for them.  Begging is a poor marketing technique and can not only hurt your credibility, but also destroy your campaign entirely.  You wouldn’t want people to beg you for money so allow people to become inspired by your ideas and want to invest in you instead of giving you money to get you off their back.

Learning to overcome and work through these mistakes can be challenging, but it can be done.  Remember you get what you give, so make it count!

CrowdIt Taps Emerging Ecosystem of Crowdfunding Support Startups to Accelerate Successful Launch

CrowdIt teams up with new companies offering a variety of services to launch the next generation of crowdfunding 

SPRINGFIELD, MO, May 30, 2013 – CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the “New American Dream,” today has announced that it has teamed-up with several crowdfunding startups that will help provide a network of support and services for crowdfunding hopefuls. New partners include CrowdBouncer (www.crowdbouncer.com), VentureDocs (www.venturedocs.com), The Crowdfund Mafia (www.crowdfundmafia.com) and CrowdCheck (www.crowdcheck.com). Each partner can be tapped to provide unique services for CrowdIt and its account holders. On June 4, CrowdIt will launch its site that offers a new, different and more service-oriented approach to crowdfunding.

“Crowdfunding is here to stay and it’s exciting to see a new ecosystem of startups that are providing added support for the success of companies like CrowdIt and dreamers with projects,” said Jason Graf, CEO of CrowdIt. “By partnering with a variety of crowdfunding support organizations that offer services, from publicity and legal documents to fraud protection, we are adding to our depth of services that will benefit all CrowdIt members.”

CrowdIt incorporates a next-generation approach to crowdfunding and will offer expert advice, peer review and business networking as additional resources. The startup’s founders frame it as the next generation of an “end-to-end crowdfunding site.” CrowdIt also is holding a launch contest for all projects submitted prior to June 4. The eligible project that secures the most funding by Aug. 18 will also receive an additional $10,000 contribution from CrowdIt.

Services provided by CrowdIt’s partners include:

CrowdBouncer – Partners with crowdfunding portals to provide automated solutions that help the process be as transparent, frictionless and autonomous as possible.

VentureDocs – Streamlines the process of preparing legal documents for startups that want to pursue equity-based crowdfunding through a brokerage or crowdfunding portal.

Crowdfund Mafia – Manages a crowdfunding campaign’s creative and administrative aspects.

CrowdCheck – Offers a weapon against potential fraud and helps investors make good investment decisions.

Share this: #CrowdIt joins with #crowdbouncer, #venturedocs, #crowdfundmafia and #crowdcheck for new #crowdfunding offering www.crowdit.com

 

CrowdIt Experiences Jump In Crowdfunding Project Submissions With One Week Left To Secure A Spot In Our $10,000 Launch Contest

Dreamers continue to submit projects for a chance to win extra funding from CrowdIt

SPRINGFIELD, MO., MAY 28, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the “New American Dream,” today announced 17 new projects available to preview on its site. CrowdIt’s official website will launch on June 4, 2013, allowing funding for all fully submitted projects.  Projects submitted prior to the website launch will be eligible for a $10,000 reward that will go to the project that raises the most capital by August 18.

“We’ve seen significant pickup in the number of fully submitted projects that will have a chance to win $10,000,” said Jason Graf, CEO and co-founder of CrowdIt. “There’s still a week left to enter the contest. We encourage all Dreamers and entrepreneurs to take a chance at accomplishing their big idea by signing up on CrowdIt.”

The latest project submissions include:

• Arc.gardens – fresh local produce and fish naturally produced in an Aquaponic greenhouse.
• Green Liquid Gold – a beekeeping project on a farm in Zambia.
• StiloRow (www.stilorow.com) – an online social shopping experience and fashion destination where consumers will be immersed into the fashion world with designer apparel, jewelry, accessories, beauty products, interviews and more.
• HeARTist Renee (www.heartwork4ra.com) – auction website that will inspire, mesmerize, enlighten, challenge and raise awareness of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• I Learning Foundation – a nonprofit providing educational products and services.
• Survival: 101 – a book that will serve as a mothers guide to beating postpartum depression.
• WishGyft – a platform that allows users to compile a list of anything they want to receive as gifts and then share that list with anyone they choose.
• Children’s Alopecia Project (www.childrensalopeciaproject.org) – a book created to help children living with Alopecia to feel confident and secure with themselves.
• To the Moon or Bust – a lunar mining operation, low-gravity research station and resort on the moon.
• Axumite Trading Co. – bring the best coffee in the world to the United States while helping people in Africa.
•  Ovation Marketing LLC – a functional advertising vehicle that can be used for a variety of applications.
• Nutty Parrot Kettle Corn – wants to start a kettle-cooked popcorn business.
• The Letter Book Project (www.facebook.com/TheLetterBookProject) – a book of handwritten, therapeutic letters of closure.
• Steven Brown (www.stevenbrown.org) – assistance with tuition and travel expenses for training with AMTC to pursue a Christian music career.
• MobileMediaOne (www.mobilemediaone.com) – an innovative and unique technology platform for location-based and context-centric mobile advertising.
• Riley Halo Enterprise – a kid’s poetry gift collection to teach about important topics such as different culture, the importance of saving, helping others who are less fortunate and the importance of family.
• Toeknee – wants to buy the Paradise Theater in Paonia, Colo. and grow it into a center for entertainment, arts, culture and collaborative economic development.

 

To submit a project please visit (www.crowdit.com). For more information about the launch contest visit (http://www.crowdit.com/LaunchChallenge).

Share This: 1 week left to enter #CrowdIt launch challenge! $10,000 prize for #crowdfunding projects www.crowdit.com @DontJustDreamIt

Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/05/28/4896443/crowdit-experiences-jump-in-crowdfunding.html#storylink=cpy

 

CrowdIt Joins Startup America to Bring Crowdfunding to Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses Across the Nation

CrowdIt supports passionate entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and executives to build their local communities and enable small business success

SPRINGFIELD, MO, May 22, 2013 – CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the “New American Dream,” today announced it has partnered with Startup America (http://www.s.co/) in line with its focus of helping promote the next big idea by small businesses of all kinds. The Startup America Partnership supports a national network of communities dedicated to advancing the success of American startups. With more than 32 regions launched and nearly 13,000 members nationwide, Startup America is aiming to reshape American entrepreneurship.

As a new member of Startup America, CrowdIt now is also connected with more than 180 Startup Missouri (http://www.s.co/region/missouri) members. Startup Missouri launched on Jan. 31, 2012 as part of the National Startup America Network. Startup Missouri companies are focused on work in bioscience, technology, and a number of other fields.

“CrowdIt is thrilled to partner with Startup America,” said Jason Graf, CEO and co-founder of CrowdIt. “In today’s economic climate, we have a real opportunity to reinvigorate the individual entrepreneur and the way we nurture small business development in the U.S. We look forward to working with professionals that share the same values and passion.”

CrowdIt is providing an opportunity for everyday people to tap the collective power of the crowd through a second generation crowdfunding site. The company is building a community of dreamers, believers and “suits” to facilitate the success of small business endeavors through peer-review, business networking, team collaboration and mentoring. CrowdIt will fully launch its new crowdfunding portal on June 4. For a chance to be included in CrowdIt’s $10,000 Launch Challenge, please visit (www.crowdit.com).

 

CrowdIt Spotlights Seven More Crowdfunding Projects with Three Weeks Until Our Official Launch

As June 4 quickly approaches, CrowdIt continues to see a steady-stream of crowdfunding projects submitted

 

SPRINGFIELD, MO, May 14, 2013 – CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the “New American Dream,” today announced seven new projects are now available to preview on its site. On June 4, 2013, all fully submitted projects will be viewable, available for funding and entered into the company’s launch challenge contest.  The challenge winner – the project that reaches the highest amount of funding by Aug. 18, 2013 — will receive a $10,000 contribution from CrowdIt.

 

“The time is winding down to our much anticipated go-live date,” said Jason Graf, CEO and co-founder of CrowdIt. “Each project on our site represents a dream that has the chance to become a reality. With our unique offerings, such as peer review, networking and expert advice, these Dreamers will not only be able to receive funding, but will have resources to make their dreams come true from start to finish.”

 

The latest project submissions include:

• Tail Chasers Pet Services (http://www.tail-chasers.com/) – a professional dog walking/running service in Los Angeles County.
• The Double E Ranch BBQ (www.thedoubleee.com/) – a BBQ catering business that wants to expand its line of BBQ sauces and spices online and in retail stores.
• KC Dream Cars (https://gust.com/c/kcdreamcars) – an exotic car rental business in Kansas City.
• The KAD – an electronic toilet fill valve that saves water waste.
• Create Anything 2013 Event – a weekend-long trade event and live entertainment festival, aimed at bringing together creative people, ideas, resources and energy.
• Serge – wants to own a wingsuit and base jump around the world.
• 123 Mess Free by TPP Engineered Solutions — a user friendly device for collecting undesirable pet deposits in degradable bags.

 

All projects submitted on CrowdIt before June 4 will be eligible for the launch challenge with a $10,000 prize (http://www.crowdit.com/LaunchChallenge).  To submit a project please visit (www.crowdit.com).