Author and Community Visionary Harnesses the Power of Crowdfunding

SEATTLE - April 19, 2014 - PRLog -- When new community visionary and author Melissa Wadsworth decided to use crowdfunding for her current book project,Collective Manifestation, she wasn't sure it was a good fit. Now in the first week of her 45-day http://www.Indiegogo.com campaign she is thrilled with the experience.

"As a long time independent buisness owner I've been used to doing it all on my own. Yet, my book is about the power of community so I felt I needed to walk my talk and get a community of supporters behind me," she stated. "I've come to really appreciate the power of crowdfunding."

Wadsworth's crowdfunding video is below:
http://youtu.be/TT0B6F3hnSI



Wadsworth was so enthusiastic about the crowdfunding process that she came up with ten reasons inventors, creatives and innovators should consider crowdfunding. She believes supporters find supporting what they believe in likewise satisfying.

The Top 10 Reasons to Use Crowdfunding and to Participate in Crowdfunding that I perceive are:

1. Expanding Global Creativity. Creative people can't usually make a living on their creative endeavors. Inviting others to participate via crowdfunding is a great way to expand creativity in the world.

2. Self-empowerment. Crowdfunding allows anyone who wants to make a difference to create their own project and community of supporters.

3. Creating New Definitions of Value. Crowdfunding lets you step out of the mold of traditional funding. You don't need a banker to buy into the value of what you want to do.

4. Generating More Heart Energy. Through crowdfunding the "crowd" decides what they are excited about! Having a populace excited about what's possible is always good.

5. Losing the Hierarchy. Crowdfunding is empowering to both the project creator and the people who fund the project. No middle man, no layers of hierarchy to go through. It's going direct!!

6. Access to Alternative Dream Paths. Crowdfunding is an alternative economy. The traditional just ain't working for many people around the globe. This is another way of making dreams happen.

7. Global Connection. Crowdfunding connects people to other people doing wonderful, amazing and heart-felt things! This is connection that inspires and initiates sparks of ideas in a grander way. We get to root for people and their brilliance!

8. Pre-launch Publicity. By supporting a project through crowdfunding you get an idea of the demand, desire and popularity for what you've invented, created or produced. People get to preview what is new in the world.

9. People Become Invested in Your Success. People who love what you propose want you to succeed. That energetic support is invaluable. Additionally, the people who invest at a level that ensures they receive your product, want you to reach your goals so that they can be early adopters, readers, viewers of your brilliance.

10. You Become Authentically Known. In the launches I've looked at people feel very authentic. They really seem to be interested in creating and inventing from their true genius. That's inspiring and hopefully contagious.

Melissa Wadsworth is a new-community visionary, life coach, speaker and author. She will launch her book Collective Manifestation: Heart-Centered Blueprints for Creating Intentional Community in September 2014. Her first book, which was traditionally published, was Small Talk Savvy. For more information about Melissa visit her website at http://www.melissawadsworth.com

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