And it was a good one. Nope, it was a great one. An idea that I knew if I could execute would get me everything I had been hoping for . . . a career in producing theater.
But I needed help. And I needed stuff. I needed a lawyer, rehearsal space, actors, etc.
And all that stuff costs money.
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Now that we are in the 21st-century methods of fundraising money for an idea has changed drastically. Although everyone has a slightly different method to raise money the easiest and most effective way is to use the Internet and social media. Because you can reach out to such a wide network of people you can spread your awareness amongst a much larger crowd. For some reason I still enjoy the face-to-face interaction that the Internet has begun to take away. But people do what they need to to achieve their brilliant ideas. I do really enjoy hearing people’s success stories because although it is still very difficult to start with literally nothing and turn that into something, hearing these stories gives you hope that you can too. Although I really enjoy the article, I do think it makes it sound easy to find this success but it is still very difficult and takes a lot of time and work.
There’s not a lot to comment on in this article. Essentially, it is just a plug for the webinar. If the department has access to it for free, I’d like to watch it. I know that the saying of spending money to make money is true, but in this case I think $149 is a lot of money. Especially when someone says that they broke and living (or not living) off of unemployment checks, charging this much for a webinar on how to get front money seems hypocritical. If the target audience for this webinar is people who have ideas and not money – those in similar situations to the author – I think it speaks volumes. This webinar should be free. Especially in the arts, where even seasoned artists struggle to make ends meet, it seems like those trying to start new businesses need extra help. People are very skeptical of new enterprises and investments, especially if it is in an industry they aren’t familiar with, like theater.
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