The instant that I checked out Crowdstart, I knew that this new guide was going to be helpful for the CrowdCrux community.
A few weeks back, Ariel Hyatt’s PR team sent me a message, explaining that “Ariel is a seasoned speaker and dynamic guest, having spoken in over a dozen countries to 100,000 creatives and artists as well as speaking at SXSW 11 times and counting.”
She has also launched a successful crowdfunding campaign, which raised over $60,000 on RocketHub. In the guide, Crowdstart: The Ultimate Guide to a Powerful and Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign, she shares everything that she learned while running that campaign, along with a day-by-day action plan that you can use for your own campaign.
If you think that’s the end of the story, guess again!
As a 20-year entrepreneur and founder of CyberPR, Ariel had built up a healthy $500k per year business, but crowdfunding turned out to be a complete game changer! The funds that she raised allowed her to DOUBLE her company’s revenue to $1 million per year.
In our nearly hour long interview, Ariel reveals everything that you absolutely need to know if you want to raise money from the crowd. Think of this as a free consulting session for your campaign.
She talks about how many emails subscribers you should have prior to launch, the best practices for getting the word out, and where the majority of her backers came from.
After you take a listen, I urge you to pick up a copy of her book so that you can rocket past your crowdfunding goal.
Links and Resources Mentioned
- The Gadget Flow: Their product discovery platform has 5 million monthly visitors, 100,000 subscribers, and they have helped over 2500 customers with promotion thus far.
- CyberPR
- Crowdstart: The Ultimate Guide to a Powerful and Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign
- ArielHyatt.com
- ArtistShare
- RocketHub
- MailChimp
- Trust me I’m Lying
