Author Jane Monica Jones has broadcast 2 amazing videos about crowdfunding.
She lists 3 rules: 1) start connecting 2) approach connectors to endorse and pass on your campaign 3) list of influencers start connecting: I have contacted over 500 of my friends mostly family members, people in college and high school friends. I have gotten some response. connectors to endorse: Don't really know what this means but I suspect it means get a hold of comic book reviewers and enthusiasts and get them to look at my book list of influencers: I emailed the following people:- Brian White - web content producer for KVOA
- Craig Anderson Arizona Republic
- Betty Beard - freelance reporter
- Peter Corbett - Arizona Republic
- David Morgan - Sierra Vista
- Christina Leanard - Arizona Republic
- Cecilia Chan - Arizona Republic
- Carmen Duarte -
- Andy Kavetz - Freelance Reporter Illinois
- Jimmy Lovaas - Freelance Reporter Seattle
- Editor, Eloy Enterprise
- April Madison - KGUN 9
- Obi Wan Kenobi - KNST
- Jennifer Marries KOLD 13
- Jenna Busch - ThinkHero.TV
- Erin Christensen KGUN 9
- Quinn Schuler - TV Minneapolis
- Naomi Pescovitz - TV
- Paul Westcott- White House Brief
Kim McLaughlin a Social media strategist helping established brands engage & retain consumers with Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn has been helping me too. She advises the following:
"There's no magic bullet when it comes to success on social media James. You have to simply invest the time and the money (or time in lieu of money.)
Because you're creating a person brand, I'd advise you start working your twitter community more. Much much more. And follow James. Follow others.
Every single day, log in and follow about 15 people. Careful here - if twitter feels you're 'aggressively following', they'll suspend you account. At the end of the month, unfollow those who haven't' followed back (not at once though b/c now you'll be 'aggressively unfollowing' as per Twitter) and start again.
If you have money, get some tweets sponsored. You can certainly buy follows to boost you social credibility, however, it's easy enough for folks to figure that out and engaging robots will only get you so far. In the meantime, work with a freelance PR agent who can get you a bit of press and start building relationships with local media folks so they turn to you for commentary. Direct everybody to you social media feeds." I also contacted a few local publicists too: more to follow
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