We love making things simpler here at PledgeMe. We’ve created three simple ways to involve your crowd and bring your ideas to life: Project, Equity & Lend. And we love the power of simple analogies. We want to make it […]
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August 31, 2016
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anna
$2 mil in 2 days
ParrotDog made history two weeks ago, as the quickest equity campaign in New Zealand to hit the $2 million mark. How did they get there? It wasn’t luck. It was 5 years of growing their business and brand, five months […]
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August 30, 2016
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Barry G
Confessions of a Crowdfunding Enthusiast
Our latest guest post comes from crowdfunding enthusiast, Adam Millen. Engineer by day, children’s author by night, he went from backing campaigns to running one of his own. He’s hooked and planning another campaign. You can find out more about […]
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November 4, 2015
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Will Stewart
What the All Blacks can teach us all about culture
It’s no secret inside Team PledgeMe that for me, major sporting events (like World Cups and the Olympic Games) mean erratic sleeping patterns, constantly waking up flatmates by yelling at the TV, and even more time spent trawling Twitter. A […]
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October 6, 2015
Posted by
anna
How to make friends
AKA how to network and influence your crowd I sometimes joke that my superpower is making friends. And, as much as I laugh it off as not actually being a superpower, it is one of most powerful skills I have. Whenever […]
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September 29, 2015
Posted by
Jackson
When will my rewards be sent out?
So you’ve just pledged on a campaign. Awesome. Now you’re itchy to get your mitts on the reward that was promised you. Woah, buddy! There are a few things you’ve got to take into account when you’re trying to figure […]
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September 18, 2015
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Rory
Taking good pictures when you don’t know how to take good pictures
(And have a rubbish phone) It really is hard to overstate how important imagery is when you’re running a PledgeMe campaign. Though there’s no rule as such, successful campaigns generally tend to come with a bunch of pretty, well-lit pictures, and […]
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January 30, 2015
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Jessie
Four Steps for a Fab Team Photo
People pledge to people. The best way to get your crowd invested in your project is to show them who’s behind it, and what better way to do that than a team photo-shoot? So, by studying the great work of […]
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January 15, 2015
Posted by
Jessie
Top Ten Tools for Crowdfunding
Connecting with your crowd can be tricky. Luckily, there are lots of great sites and apps that can help you at all stages of your campaign: creation, organisation, promotion and connection. Check out our top ten tools below, and see […]
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