A few weeks ago, I was incensed. I stumbled upon another Indiegogo project that looked good, but clearly wasn't going to make their goal. And I suddenly got super pissed with the world of artists. I flashed back to the many crowdfunding projects that I donated to, and felt anew the emotional smarting that none of those fellow artists reaching out to support me when I had a crowdfunding campaign going. If it's true that every little it helps, how come my fellow artists weren't willing to help me out... just a little bit? So what did I do? Not in the position to donate on their last few days, I emailed them and offered my services as an editor. Since that was one of the things they were trying to raise money for. It was an active, tangible way to help give the project a life. Not so much for the story or the filmmakers, but to help someone in the struggle to make their art. Why aren't we supporting each other vocally, passionately, actively? When are we gonna start?
Anything Goes : Storytelling... By Any Means Necessary by Michelle Clay
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I'm guessing that most of us, having more talent than extra cash, tend to support the projects we believe in by trying to become part of the team creating them in the first place. And then we saturate our other networks with "shares" and requests for friends to "check it out" and possibly donate with exactly those projects we are working on. Like anything else, if you inundate your other networks with requests for support, people will start passing over them. So less is more, and making your few requests to those people the most exciting and captivating ones that you know about (whether you were on the project or not) is probably the most effective. That's my take at least. My approach so far.