Jodie Bentley: Actor and producer in Los Angeles, California.

You're welcome Minka :)

Nice work, Jodie. I appreciate the straight-forward approach and determination to Think Bigger.

Yes you can Johnny. Yes you can. :)

You're welcome Christina!

Hey Jonathan! You're welcome. Yeah, limiting beliefs are horrible. Fear of success really. And something we constantly have to stay on top of and recondition our minds. Especially in the downtime. Love the rubber band thing! I've done that before. have you done The Millionaire Mind Intensive? That's where I got it from. And yeah, power of intention indeed. And yes, what is being sold is of little consequence. Just like your rewards in the crowdfunding campaign are of little consequence. They are investing in YOU not a dvd of your film.

So great to find another in the community that's 'in tune'. RB and myself are major proponents of Steve Pressfield's "The War of Art". In fact I've been working for months on a transmedia storyworld using it as the theme. Resistance is the most insidious, protean force that can keep us from the 'unlived life'. Having the tools you mention are the only way to win. Would love to chat with you sometime :)

Jodie, thanks for your reply. So you mean I simply have to sell the idea respectively their participation on something great? Get them with their passion for films or for the topic of the film/project or whatever and explain them that they will be important for this project and will be a part of it? True, this will work with the right enthusiastic people. I agree totally concerning the T-shirt, but this is what people offer on these crowdfunding pages. So I would not know what to offer as a reward. The question is where to find better rewards, They should make sense and be unique. Something people will really want to have, I think this is necessary additionally to your concept. The T-shirt (and posters btw) was just an example as it is what you find most on crowdfunding pages.

First rule of sales, find out what motivates the other person and capitalize on it! And rewards, we have a whole training section in our program on rewards. Yes everyone does a poster or a t-shirt or a dvd. Why not do a signed digital poster? Or a script signed by the writer and director? Or experience rewards. There are SO many options. You just have to think outside the box.

If you are ready to crowdfund a project within the next six months then fill out this form for a free 30 in consult with someone on my team :) https://secure.jotform.co/reinventingfilms/crowdfundinginquiry

Awesome Shawnee. Yeah, crowdfunding is tough. 55% of crowdfunders fail, so don't feel bad about it. This time plan, plan, plan. I find 3 months of prep is key. You can do this. :)

Thank you very much

Hey Anna. I just spoke on a panel at Comicon with Erica Anderson, the founder of Seed & Spark. Great lady. In my experience unless your social clout and followers are staggering, I find most people can raise about $5000 doing a crowdfunder on their own. If you need $25K that means you need 5 team members. Someone who is working just as hard as you to ensure the success of the project. Yes, you must look into investors or big donations. Glad you're also going down that route. IN terms of production team ad actors onboard - of course the more people included in the project the more exposure the project will get. People want to support their friends. And it becomes less of a vanity project when you make it about others. I have had at most 2 campaigns per project, but it all depends on how you spin it. We did a main campaign and then a post production campaign. If you want to talk more deeply https://secure.jotform.co/reinventingfilms/crowdfundinginquiry

Thanks Andrew. Indeed. With a LOT of strategy and hard work in between ;)

You are welcome, Jodie. I live to be inspired and this article filled me with good feeling.

It's totally scary Shira. I get it. And of course you believe in yourself and your project, that's awesome! And you can believe in your project all you want, but how can you get others to believe? That's why i wrote this article because it does start with you. Then how do you manifest that into an action plan to make sure you make your money. Push through fear!!

yep. i'm working on it. hopefully i'll get to the place you seem to be at around this issue… thanks.

You will lady. And it's a constant growing process. I am still raising my threshold daily and being conscious. $100 used to scare me. Now it's $500K. :) Always expanding.

You're welcome Marcelo! Glad I could help. Let me know if you have other questions!

Thanks William. Yeah, it's the difference between raising say $7K on your crowdfunder or $60K. And we know we will ALWAYS need more money.

Thanks David!! Great do it!! Just make sure to prep it and build your team.It's about a 3 month process.

Thanks Joe. Yeah, I have too. Sometimes it is single biggest obstacle that holds people back in this industry. It is fascinating. It is the brain battling with the desire to get one's project made AND with the feeling of undeservedness.

Thanks Brian. :)

You're welcome Sharon! Build your team and launch away.

Not sure if I should be putting this here, but would love someone`s thoughts on my campaign. Thank you https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1116887838/sands-of-time