Video is an integral part of any crowdfunding campaign. In fact, according to Kickstarter, campaigns with videos have a 50 percent success rate, and the success rate of campaigns without videos is only 30 percent. Regardless of what someone is seeking funding for, video can make or break the project. Here are some of the most detrimental mistakes anyone can make when producing a crowdfunding video and some tips on avoiding them.
Lack of Planning
Too many people make the mistake of simply turning on the camera and making a spur of the moment video without putting any thought into it.…
So, you have been working 9 to 5, 5 days a week. You fulfilled your responsibilities as an employee but now you know it’s your time to switch over to the startup mode of business. It is going to be tough for you, we know but that is also a challenge and you cannot afford to leave it out. Switching over to a different mindset and having fulfilled the requirements of your new business successfully is going to be your first step to success.…
I’ve been on online business for 5 years and from all those years I learn nothing about business networking. Not until last year I finally concluded that in order to succeed, I need to connect with like-minded people.
Okay – will you believe me if I told you that I never really use Facebook until last year? Even today, I still think Facebook as a waste of time, but whether I like it or not, I need to jump on the bandwagon and start using Facebook – at least for my business purposes.…
Whether you’re a project manager or simply interested in the complex workings of this unique industry, staying up to date on the latest news can be something of a challenge. With so many great blogs on the subject, you might wonder where to begin. Follow these top ten project management blogs for a unique perspective on the management industry.
Deep Fried Brain Hosted by a self-proclaimed certified PMP and IT manager, this Singapore-based blogger uses fresh perspective in his unconventional management blog.…
Online ads. Whether you like it or not, they are major source of income for both web publishers and ad agencies. And whether you like it or not, businesses often need to use ads in order to reach out to their target market – and grow their sales.
Unfortunately, there are too many unrelated ads being served on various medium today. Too unrelated, in such a way that site visitors are annoyed by them and advertisers waste too much money promoting their products and services to people who don’t want to check them out, let alone buy them.…
As a freelancer or an artist you might have the advantage of working for yourself and loving what you do but one of the critical issues for you may be pricing your work. How to put a price on a work of art or one off project? That is something which can be a bit of a deal breaker for most freelancers and artists like you. Here is a quick guide to help you decide what price works for you…
Consider The Project
Consider the specific needs of the project on hand or proposed.…
The worst possible way to jeopardize your entrepreneurial career is to hang on a dying business, which suck the life out your financial resources. How can I be so sure about this? Well, read on…
Let me tell you my favorite entrepreneurial true story.
There is a guy with a simple but big dream: His dream was to become an entrepreneur and be financially independent to retire early.
Of many possible entrepreneurial paths, he chose franchising for 2 major reasons: Firstly, he didn’t have any entrepreneurial experience.…
Ever had one of those ideas for a genius business venture, but it sounds too crazy to do? Well, you might be inspired by learning about other crazy ideas that have lead businesses to make good money. Most of these people never said, “I want to create Twitter when I grow up,” but part of being a successful entrepreneur is the ability to see money where other people see nonsense. Here are some ways that small businesses have made money off of quirky ideas.…
Sir Richard Branson has been one of my role models for years. His flamboyant personality, can-do attitude and outside-the-box thinking inspires me in my entrepreneurial journey in one way or another. I love the way he raises his kids, in such a way that they kept grounded even though they can do anything with their father’s wealth. I love how he creates a fun working environment at Virgin.
Well, if you don’t know who Richard Branson is, here is one sentence that can pretty much describe who he is: Sir Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur who founded Virgin Group, a holding company of over 400 companies.…
I manage and run several business websites. One of them is a business blog in cloud computing niche. As you might already known, cloud computing is a rising trend, and as more companies adopted it, the more important it will become in the future. In fact, this is the very reason why I started the blog.
Probably you’ve guessed right, but to set the record straight: I’m not a cloud computing expert. I do have an interest in cloud computing and I do use cloud-based services (in fact, my business runs in the cloud.)…
