Aloha!!!

I have been basking in the feeling of GRATITUDE all week. So so thankful for all of YOU and for your support in cash and in social media love :). Together, we raised $1,570 and 40 preorders in 15 days on publishizer. Wohoo! Thank you to Guy Vincent for this wonderful publishing platform and Patrina Wisdom who was kind enough to share this with me while her own campaign was going on (selfless!). Big shout out to my mother who was my biggest donor with $500. I love you, mom! Please note I will be mailing out your copies of your book next month with T-shirts and other promised prizes. More updates to follow later. THANK YOU!

As a freebie, here's a pre-view of my crowd funding article:

5 Secrets I Wish I Knew About Crowd Funding by Augusta Massey, Esq.

I just ran a crowd funding campaign for my book, LAWYER UP! HOW TO BE THE BOSS AT YOUR OWN LAW FIRM, using the Publishizer platform: https://publishizer.com/. I ran my campaign for only 15 days and set a goal of $2,500. At the end of my campaign, I raised $1,570, had 40 preorders, and reached 62% of my goal. I am elated! And full of gratitude to my wonderful family and friends who stepped up to help me in a very big way.

After the campaign, I got some calls and emails regarding how crowd funding works. So, I decided to write this little article on the 5 things I learned about crowd funding.

1. Campaign Before The Campaign

Before the start of your crowd funding campaign or CFC, start creating buzz around
your book, product or service. Solicit feedback from family and friends. Post
images and other items on your social media account. And let everyone know
early that you will be asking for financial support. Do it nicely but firmly.

2. Make It Easy

Make the process of donation as easy as possible. It needs to be convenient, fast
and easily accessible on any device. There should be no more than 3 steps to donate and the entire process
should take 60 seconds or less. Ideally, you should have a platform that goes
straight to the point and asks for the credit/debit card information, billing
address, email and amount. Choose a site with no frills and no fuss. Also, test
out your CFC page by putting yourself in the shoes of your possible donor. Just
because it is easy for you to use, does not mean it may be easy for the next
person. Provide a road map when you send your CFC link to family and friends,
give them an “off ramp" as author Daniel Pink describes in his book, To Sell is
Human, and choose a reasonable amount that will not be too daunting. Hey! If
you exceed your goal, you can always pat yourself on the back.

The rest of the article will be published on www.masseylawvegas.com in a day or so.

Mahalo!!!