presented by Mark S. Luckie!@marksluckie!

mluckie@twitter.com!!

THE BUSINESS OF “ME” !

FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS!

•  Advertising!•  Sell a product!•  Crowdsourced

funding!•  Grants!

Which of the these makes sense for your idea?!

ADVERTISING: BuySellAds!

www.buysellads.com

SELL A PRODUCT: Zazzle!

www.zazzle.com

CROWDSOURCING: Kickstarter!

www.kickstarter.com

GRANTS!

FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS!

•  Advertising!•  Sell a product!•  Crowdsourced funding!•  Grants!

CONNECT ONLINE!

•  Email!•  Twitter!•  Hashtag chats!•  Video chats!

CONNECT OFFLINE!

•  Meetups: http://www.meetup.com!

•  Tweetups!•  Conferences!•  Happy hours!•  Social gatherings!

Which of the these could you do and why?!

BUILD AN ONLINE COMMUNITY!

•  Start with people you know!•  Create community interactions!

•  Contribute to other sites!•  Maintain visibility!

•  Keep them coming back!

•  Be consistent!

KEEP GOOD RECORDS!

•  Receipts!•  Tax records!•  Wages!•  Licenses!! Photo by flickr user susanorganized

KEEP YOUR BALANCE!

•  Current Job vs. New job!•  Be inspired!

5 THINGS TO DO NOW!

•  Write out your idea!•  Identify your audience and how you will

reach them!•  Identify potential networking contacts!•  Determine potential financial resources!

•  Create a rollout plan!

@marksluckie!mluckie@twitter.com!

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THE BUSINESS OF “ME” !

Questions?!