It is easy to assume that your crowdfunding opportunity lies solely within the time of your campaign’s launch and its closing date. But don’t be fooled – limiting yourself to promoting your cause just within the campaign’s set period could well mean that you won’t hit your funding goal in time. In fact, crowdfunding success depends on how effectively you
The art of successful crowdfunding involves attracting as many viewers as you can towards your campaign – and then inspiring them to stay long enough to become a supporter and contributor. Of course, not all who view your campaign will back it. The key is to boost your viewers-to-backers conversion rate, regularly and effectively, until your campaign is fully funded.
In the world of alternative finance, crowdfunding remains popular. Bypassing more traditional finance channels such as bank loans or angel investors, crowdfunding offers projects, start-ups, new product ideas or charitable causes the chance to raise much-needed funds via its target audience. Crowdfunding works by backers – or the ‘crowd’ – contributing small amounts towards a campaign to collectively help it
In the world of crowdfunding, there is one universal truth: the success rate of any crowdfunding campaign tends to be proportionate to how much planning has gone into it. Long before you hit the launch button on your crowdfunding campaign, its crucial to its success that you put in the time, resources and hard work to plan, structure and prepare
Reaching or even exceeding your funding target – and your project then being fully funded – is undoubtedly the main goal of any crowdfunding campaign. Yet the journey towards that end game includes many other goals that will ensure your project is successful. Setting clear, actionable goals is extremely important for a streamlined and effective campaign. These stepping-stones along the
As the world battles the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are having to adapt to the new realities it brings, from staying at home to changing the way we work or do business with each other. Challenging times such as these, with so many changes and yet more unknowns, normally lead to people from all walks of life experiencing
Used by everyone from budding entrepreneurs to major corporations, crowdfunding has fast become one of the world’s favourite sources of alternative financing. Offering not just money but also a greater connection with an idea or product’s target audience, crowdfunding is more than worth it – but as with all things successful, you only get out of it what you put
In today’s digital age, practically everyone is on social media – and, consequently, most brands, stores and causes have an online presence in order to fully engage with them. It makes sense then, that your crowdfunding campaign should also have its own dedicated space on social media, where it can start (and crucially, maintain) a dialogue with its target audience
Crowdfunding continues to gain momentum as one of the world’s favourite forms of alternative finance, with start-ups, creative ventures and charitable causes reaching their funding goals through appealing to their unique crowds. As ZAAR Crowdfunding celebrates its fourth year of operation, we look back on some of the most noteworthy campaigns that have used the platform to find success, from
Innovation is often described as a new idea that can solve new or existing problems. One thing is certain: whatever the innovation is, it has to be both original and to serve a practical purpose, either by solving a problem or by fulfilling a need that has not yet been addressed. Since innovative ideas are, by nature, unfamiliar, they are
The clue is in the title: crowdfunding relies upon persuading your crowd to part with their hard-earned money in support of your project. Although in rewards-based crowdfunding they may be incentivised to donate by the promise of an attractive reward of some kind, the process still relies on your ability to persuade them to contribute. Asking yourself why your potential
Winston Churchill famously once said, ‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.’ His wise words are applicable to many areas of life, but none more so than to the world of crowdfunding. You have a great idea and launch a crowdfunding campaign to help it become a reality. But, unfortunately, it
