Your Program Guide for Crowdfunding Websites

This is YOUR exclusive Crowdfunding Website List, which is a list of the crowdfunding sites available. This list may be incomplete.

Special notes: To have your site added to this list, and/or want it reviewed, please email me. Same thing if you have any ideas about what should be added to this list. If you so desire as to not have your crowdfunding service listed, please contact me on email above.

If you like, read our views about crowdfunding and the latest trends.

If there are any questions, please post in the comments below.

Also note: getting involved in crowdfunding is at your own risk.

Unlock the Power of Unique Creativity

Creativity and profitability need to be at work in your business, when you are developing products. There are a few things you'll need to unlock the power of creativity in your business.

• Trust: Do not be deceptive in your creativity. Engage your users by creating true, non-propaganda product marketing.
• Momentum: Engage your users on a deliberately aggressive level, to make the sale. Make sure what you're marketing has an edge to it, so you can move forward showing competitiveness in your markets.

Guest Post: Hire A Social Media Manager And Leverage The Powerful Medium

Social media platforms have of late emerged as the most powerful tool in this Internet Age for individuals and businesses. People are spending more time on social networking sites and users of these sites are exceeding with every passing second. With everyone getting hooked on the social media bandwagon, small businesses with tight budget are also eager to leverage its benefits and gain more customers through focused techniques and tricks. 

Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube have proved to be some of the most popular social media sites that have pushed other conventional marketing platforms way behind. Even though small businesses are aware of these sites but they lack the specialized knowledge of making these platforms work well for their business.

3 Quick Ways to Trick Your Mind into Moving Progress Forward

Your mind is generally programmed as lazy, because people are used to being served all the time, whether it be on TV, radio, a restaurant, at home maybe, etc. It's pretty common for people to adopt lazy lifestyles. But, you pay people to serve you, so you need motivation to do something. Maybe it be a job or opportunity to make money.

People who desire to serve people and be served are usually not very lazy, and make good progress. Depending on the situation, you may need to help your mind realize how to program itself a bit better. Here are a few ways (3) to trick your mind into making progress move forward.

5 Quick Things to Know Before Working at Startup

Seems like all of us need a job, right? Of course. So, we look for jobs. Many times, startups are hiring. However, please examine these 5 quick tips before applying or working at a startup.

1. You own your work. You do your work because you are passionate about it. Therefore, it's best to do whatever is needed of you. Sometimes grunt work is tough, but doing it will mean a lot to your leaders and managers.

Guest Post: 20 Social Media Marketing Strategies to Implement Now

20 Social Marketing Strategies to Put into Practice Today (via TomFanelli)

Social Media Marketing Industry Report revealed that 86% of marketers consider social marketing strategies important for their business. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Social media is increasingly dominating our internet usage. One out of every 5 online minutes is spent on social media.…

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5 Typical Mistakes for Young Startups; How to Fix Them (before it's too late)

New startup companies make very similar mistakes. Chances are, if you're developing a startup, it will fail because of the mistakes. Sadly, it's hard to fix some of the mistakes made, making the company fail.

Let's identify the 5 most common mistakes that young startups make, and how to fix them before it's too late.

1. Delaying your launch.

By not launching your company's product(s) at the right time (because timing is everything in the industry), you're not going to make the sales/conversions. It's highly important to be simplistic for your first product, launch it, and then start working on your next product(s), where you can be more complex.

Top 10 Hints that it's Time to Give Up and Leave your Job

Everyone is looking for a way out, when it comes to striking circumstances. Although you'd think I'm nuts for recommending that you leave your job, this is wrong. I don't recommend leaving your job, unless is more than 2/3 of the following signs are evident. Just because there's one sign that you should leave your job, doesn't mean to go ahead and do it (then come back and blame me).

However, this is merely advice that you should consider if you want to get out of an abusive job, bad employee relationships, etc. It's just like reading symptoms of health problems: just because there's one or two signs, doesn't mean you have the condition. But, if there are more than about 2/3 of the signs evident, then you should consider a doctor visit.

Boss Horror Story #2

This past Friday, I reviewed my boss horror story #1, now on to boss #2. The other boss I will talk about a bit on what difficulties I faced, what I observed, and ways to solve the problems that were created. This will help you learn what good management/leadership is, and what it's not.

This other boss, I was working with her a couple hours every day that I worked, then worked with the other manager on the shift for the other time I was at work.

Well, the general manager of this place was not exactly the easiest to get along with. Her focus was all about rules, and if you didn't follow them (or rather, broke at least one), she either yelled at you, or she yelled at the team at our staff meetings. After hearing so much cursing and yelling at our meetings, I couldn't tolerate it anymore.

Boss Horror Story #1

Boss Horror Story #1

Today is the first boss horror story that I'd like to tell you about. I'm not here to shoot down a former boss of mine, but rather provide characteristics on what made the boss less effective. So, today is boss #1 from the first job I had.

Here are some of the characteristics that made boss #1 an unhealthy leader:

1. The boss was pushy.
   
   My first boss, which was a third tier manager (meaning there were two managers tiered above her). She was actually rather pushy in almost any request she made to me and a few other co-workers. She actually was nice to her "friends", but mean to other people.

Deliver your Customers from Fear of Using your Products

Whether we like it or not, customers may be afraid to use products that are produced by your company. They may not like your product, may be afraid to buy because of recessional times, may think it's uncool, or just think it's not cool enough for them.

What can you do about consumer fear? Well, it needs delivered. Remove the fear by doing a few things to dispel it once and for all!

But first, let's identify common consumer fears. The most common/obvious are greed, fear of certain things (listed below), and logic problems. People are greedy and don't want to spend their money, rather hoarding it for themselves. Some just don't know what they're doing with their money.

How to Kill a Great Idea (satire)

I've decided to go all satire on you, and tell you how to kill a great idea. If you do the opposite of the things below, it should help you realize you're on the right track. So, instead of knowing what to do, you'll know what not to do.

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So, let's have fun killing a great idea!

Infographic: Use Social Media for All Business Needs

Customer-centric company, GetSatisfaction, published an infographic recently about how companies need social media for all of their business needs.

Avoid these Common Social Media Mistakes

There are many ways to get the most out of social media, and there are many ways to ruin social media. Find these common social media mistakes and avoid them, so you can get the most out of social media.

1. Stop spamming your followers!
   
   For starters, don't spam your followers. Not on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, etc. What I mean is, don't post more than 3 updates at one time. Let your followers read and interact with each post. In fact, maybe wait for an hour before posting any subsequent updates.
   
   Do anything but spam your followers. It's a surefire sign to scare away your followers, if you spam them!