chmpdog Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hello, I am looking for sponsors (or just advice on how to get sponsors), so I can move forward with my website. I'll provide you with a little background as to what my site is first so you have a general idea. RushHunt.com is an online scavenger hunt website that gives away prizes for free. Everything is paid for by advertisers, and in exchange the scavenger hunt will go through their website. The gain is it will allow my users to search, and learn about specific products or deals on the advertisers website. RushHunt needs first time sponsors to get "the ball rolling", and that's why I have posted here. I am looking for companies interested in becoming sponsors, so if you have a business I'd love to work something out with you. If not, any advice on how to get sponsors, or if you know any websites that you think I should contact for sponsorship I would love to hear what you have to say. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I would say the first thing to do is clean up the design. It looks a little...tacky. I don't think the design looks very professional. Secondly, I think you're going to need to make up a nice little brochure type thing. A nice list of why such-and-such company would benefit from investing in your website. Because let's be honest, nobody is going to invest in your site because of generosity - they need to get something out of it too. So, you need to convince them that it is a good business decision. How are you going to do that? Well, I don't know - but hopefully it gives you something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmpdog Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Thanks for your reply, but could you explain a little further on your opinion on the design. What makes you feel that the design isn't professional and is more tacky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu2000 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 My first thought was, "that looks like someone used a free template". When I looked at the page source, I saw that I was right; it actually is a free template. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahngiel Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 it actually is a free template. ... from four years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 More to the point, like scootstah said, what do sponsors get out of the deal? You're in a bit of a catch-22: the prize needs to be valuable enough so the business generated by its publicity outweighs its cost. Your best bet would be to contact local businesses that offer easily replaceable/reproducible products/services. A free pizza from the local pizza shop, a free cut and/or color from the local salon, that sort of thing. You'll need to convince them that what they give away for free will be more than made up for by the extra publicity. And, at the beginning, you may need to foot the bill for that yourself until your local partners actually see a rise in business. Long story short, no one is going to give you something for free. It needs to benefit them as well, and you'll need to convince them that the arrangement is mutually beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I wrote my layout/site design thoughts in your thread in the Website Critique sub-forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Little Guy Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I would suggest maybe take money out of your own pocket to get the ball rolling, something such as: - An Amazon Gift Card - A Year Long Magazine Subscription - Cash Start small, once more and more members start using your service, start getting ads (preferably BuySellAds.com) on the site to help pay for the prizes, and soon ads will be paying for your prizes and left overs will be income for you or website maintenance. I would think most companies wouldn't want to give you things for free unless it is going to benefit them (like said above). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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