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crowdfunding in the LJ Spotlight this week. We welcome visitors to explore this community and its resources. We have arranged a weekful of interesting new posts about crowdfunding for you to enjoy. Membership is open and all members may post here; please join in the fun.
What is crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding, or cyberfunded creativity, is an alternative business model that connects creative people with online audiences. It includes such things as webserials, cyberbusking, artist jams, and many other options. They're all ways for great projects to manifest and find their fan base, and for viewers to find projects worth their support.crowdfunding exists to explore this business model and connect the people who enjoy it.
What can you do here?
If you're a writer, artist, musician, or other creator then you can use this community to promote your project(s) and to discuss how to run a cyberfunded project. If you're a patron or viewer, this is a place for you to talk about your favorite projects, find new ones, chat with creators, and meet other patrons. Ask how things work, read about what folks are doing, join the discussions. Have fun!
To browse some crowdfunded projects, check out the Links list in the left sidebar.
To read some archived posts about how crowdfunding works, visit the Memories.
For a sneak peek at what's planned for this week, see the Spotlight schedule.
What if you need help?
This is a "safe and sane" venue. Artistic and literary tastes can vary widely, so please respect each other and behave like responsible folks. If someone acts obnoxious and won't quit, or there's a gush of spam, or something else goes wrong -- you can contact one of the maintainer/moderator folks, mainly![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
janetmiles or ysabetwordsmith who plan to keep an eye on the community during Spotlight week.
If something jams with LiveJournal, which can happen in Spotlights with the high traffic, try checking back after an hour or so. If there's still a problem, you can use the regular LiveJournal support methods.
If you have a question about crowdfunding, projects, patronage, etc. then there are a couple options. One is to watch for a post on the topic; we'll be covering a lot of the main points in essays or discussions this week. You can comment there. The other is to make a post yourself; feel free to ask about anything related to crowdfunding. Other newcomers are probably wondering the same thing, and someone here probably has an answer or opinion, so go right ahead.
crowdfunding in the LJ Spotlight this week. We welcome visitors to explore this community and its resources. We have arranged a weekful of interesting new posts about crowdfunding for you to enjoy. Membership is open and all members may post here; please join in the fun.What is crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding, or cyberfunded creativity, is an alternative business model that connects creative people with online audiences. It includes such things as webserials, cyberbusking, artist jams, and many other options. They're all ways for great projects to manifest and find their fan base, and for viewers to find projects worth their support.
crowdfunding exists to explore this business model and connect the people who enjoy it.What can you do here?
If you're a writer, artist, musician, or other creator then you can use this community to promote your project(s) and to discuss how to run a cyberfunded project. If you're a patron or viewer, this is a place for you to talk about your favorite projects, find new ones, chat with creators, and meet other patrons. Ask how things work, read about what folks are doing, join the discussions. Have fun!
To browse some crowdfunded projects, check out the Links list in the left sidebar.
To read some archived posts about how crowdfunding works, visit the Memories.
For a sneak peek at what's planned for this week, see the Spotlight schedule.
What if you need help?
This is a "safe and sane" venue. Artistic and literary tastes can vary widely, so please respect each other and behave like responsible folks. If someone acts obnoxious and won't quit, or there's a gush of spam, or something else goes wrong -- you can contact one of the maintainer/moderator folks, mainly
janetmiles or ysabetwordsmith who plan to keep an eye on the community during Spotlight week.If something jams with LiveJournal, which can happen in Spotlights with the high traffic, try checking back after an hour or so. If there's still a problem, you can use the regular LiveJournal support methods.
If you have a question about crowdfunding, projects, patronage, etc. then there are a couple options. One is to watch for a post on the topic; we'll be covering a lot of the main points in essays or discussions this week. You can comment there. The other is to make a post yourself; feel free to ask about anything related to crowdfunding. Other newcomers are probably wondering the same thing, and someone here probably has an answer or opinion, so go right ahead.
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