Yes, that’s how you’re expected to write headlines nowadays.
And apparently it works as you’re reading this now. So you may as well carry on
and read the rest. And, yes, there will be pictures of cats. Well, one cat a
number of times. But he is cute.
Back to my crowdfunding project.
1. It’s risk free.
You make a pledge and the money is only taken if enough people do the same and
the target is met. That way you won’t pay out on an idea that’s a dud. Which mine isn’t.
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| Risk free means you can sleep easy |
2. You don’t have to
pay a fortune. Pledges are tiered so that you can spend as much or as little
as you want. Found some loose change down the back of the sofa? Great, pledge a
fiver. Numbers come up on the premium bonds? - does anyone own them anymore? -
Fab, splash out and make my day.
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| Told you he was cute |
3. You get something
back. Each pledge receives a reward. It might be just a great big thank you
and a warm fuzzy feeling for a fiver, or a one of a kind hand-crafted work of
art made by someone wonderful if you pledge more. Or anything in between. There
are lots to choose from so have a look and make a pledge.
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| He was going to save the world but got stuck in a veg box |
4. You can get things
that money can’t buy. Like the aforementioned work of art, or DVDs signed
by the director, books signed by the author, that sort of thing.
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| Money can't buy Cat Buckaroo |
5. You can make a
difference. And you can do this with not much money and without leaving the
house, or even getting up. That’s the great thing about it.
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| You can even pledge from this position |
6. You can help out
the little guys. Great ideas rarely come from big companies. They come from
inspired individuals, like me, who don’t have many options open to them in
terms of financial support. I wonder how many more amazing things would be out
there if more people crowdfunded?
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| Pledging feels this good |
7. This cat likes
knitting (told you it was socking). He’s not very good but he enjoys it. It
relaxes him. He says he’ll pledge £10 if you do.
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| It's a scarf apparently |
8. You can invest in
people who are passionate about what they do. Crowdfunding isn’t the easy
option. It’s lots of hard work even before the project is launched. And then
some. Now it’s up and running it’s even more hard work so if I didn’t truly
believe that my project was worth doing, I would never have got this far.
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| So, so passionate |
9. You’ll have something exciting to talk
about. The whole point of crowdfunding is to get people excited about the
project. If you’ve pledged you have to talk about it and encourage others
to do the same. You can share it on Facebook, tweet about it, email your
friends. For 42 days you’ll have something really cool to talk about. I have friends who check my Crowdfunder total more than I do. They seem to be enjoying
themselves.
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| He's so excited he's fallen asleep in a pizza box |
And finally…
10. You can say ‘no!’ to borrowing.
Ha! We're free! Now we don’t have to beg anyone to allow us to pay vast amounts of interest on money that doesn’t really exist. ‘Cos now we’ve got
crowdfunding. So there.
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| If he had fingers he'd be sticking one up |
Click here to make a pledge on my crowdfunder project. Go
on. I showed you cute cat pictures. Do it.
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