chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> open my own go fuck me account? Wrote:
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> > Do people just put them up there and other
> people
> > donate?
>
> You can create a GoFundMe campaign for just about
> any dumb thing, as long as it doesn't violate
href="https://www.gofundme.com/terms">their terms
> and conditions, but getting people to actually
>
donate is an entirely different kettle of
> fish.
>
> I suspect how successful your campaign is depends
> on how sad your particular tale of woe is and how
> good you are at using social media to spread the
> word. A GoFundMe campaign is an advertising
> campaign, after all, and advertising is about
> getting lots and lots of eyeballs to actually look
> at your ad in the hope some minuscule fraction of
> the people attached to those eyeballs will
> actually reach into their wallets.
>
> Having said that, posting a short, vague sob story
> about needing a pile of cash for some unspecified
> emergency when you have a grand total of two dozen
> Facebook friends doesn't seem like a formula for a
> successful fundraising campaign.