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by Sodaware 5072 days ago
I can think of a few changes I'd make off the top.

I'd put the pricing info on the front page, right next to how much money they could bring in. The profit calculator is a neat toy, but you could summarise the info and put it on the homepage.

Get rid of that ticker in the top, or at least remove the seconds. I found it very distracting. The how it works page is also a bit tight. Maybe have some bigger number bullets and cut it down to important points.

Make a big point of the "risk free" terms. It didn't really stand out to me.

Really, the big points are:

- You can raise a lot of money in a fun way.

- It's cheap to register.

- IF you don't raise enough, we refund the charge.

That's a pretty good deal, so put it right in front of people.

Maybe you could offer some branding/subdomain options for clubs, so they can tell players to sign up at myclub.ourclubfundraiser.com or similar. Do players really need to see a profit calculator?

5 visits a day isn't really enough to find out anything meaningful. More importantly, the target audience is probably not willing (or able) to drop those kinds of fees right away. I know when I did volunteer work it could take ages to get things done, and when money was involved it took even longer.

Given the audience, I can think of a few changes that might help.

Ask for an email address and send more information. Some case studies would be nice too. It doesn't have to be anything huge, just "thanks for requesting info: here's how it works, here's how it's helped people, any questions ask away". Send one or two followup emails to see if they need help setting up of have questions.

You may have to take a more direct route to getting customers, such as emailing local clubs to see if they're interested. AdWords and Facebook ads are other ways to get a quick boost of interest, but I'm guessing the direct approach will work better.

Hope that helps!

2 comments

Emailing local clubs may prove successful but your worry there is that a "fundraising" email may get marked down as spam.

You have to find a way to target the decision-makers in a club. It may be a case of knocking on doors, attending events etc. to get those first clubs on board.

Thank you very much for the above, very helpful! The subdomain idea is something I hadn't thought of. I will look into it. Thanks again!