Certified Project Management Professional with experience in various industries (Education, Government, Public Sector, Non-Profit) Experience with start-ups and large enterprises. Board member for several community organizations.
Art requires a high level of freedom. Artists looking to monetize their talents find it difficult because their is so much organization and documentation involved. Let me help you keep your creativity flowing and develop a plan to market your talent.
Serving as the first PTO President for a school network that has existed for 8 years. Parent involvement has increased over 800%. Long-term business partnerships have been formed to help supplement school funding. Other non-profits that I am involved with have been able to secure 100% revolving funding from the community and see positive sustainable changes put in place.
Previously served as Director of Operations for a non-profit organization during its second year of existence. During my tenure, the organization tripled its engagement and has since sustained momentum. Currently serving as the first PTO President for local school. School has been existence for over 8 years with minimal parent involvement. Family engagement has increased by 800% and positive interactions now outweigh negative feedback.
Start by identifying what need your app will solve for the customer. If you can get them to say "Yes, that is a problem that I have" then you already have one foot in the door. Then to show them that you are serious, provide an attractive but rough draft. This allows them to provide input to the design but lets them know that you are willing to take the lead and do the heavy lifting on developing the solution.
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If you are looking to move from a free, open online community to a paid one first decide what fee model you want to use: one-time member fee, yearly, monthly subscription, etc. Then pre-sell. Inform users that you will be undergoing a transition but their loyalty has earned them an exclusive offer. Set a date to end this initial campaign but keep an eye on sales in case you need to extend it.
These campaigns are most effective when users can put a value to the service or product that they receive but your asking price is below that value.
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