Crowdfunding to drum up business?????

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  • September 17, 2014 at 4:11 pm #188745
    Anonymous
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    I am just spitballing here, but has anyone thought about setting up a crowdfund campaign for tax clients? For example say if they fund at the amount of one year of doing their taxes then you will do their taxes for two years? In theory you would work like a dog for two years for half as much pay, but then after two years you might have 100 clients and you got a good jump start on building a client base.

    Maybe this would be inappropriate as far as the AICPA code of ethics?

    What are you guys thoughts?

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  • September 17, 2014 at 5:58 pm #608676
    Anonymous
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    bump

    September 17, 2014 at 6:25 pm #608677
    y_u_no_pass
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    No clue, but why not use groupon? If that is allowed.

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    September 17, 2014 at 6:26 pm #608678
    alboreland
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    Sounds like a two for one deal. By the third year they might forget and wonder why the charge is so high. I know a plumber that likes to bring in customers with low prices, then start charging a competative rate after a relationship is established although some people think of it as getting screwed because the initial work was so cheap.

    September 17, 2014 at 9:16 pm #608679
    Anonymous
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    I'd think that would be better as either a buy-one get-one coupon or as a 50% coupon, instead of using crowdfunding.

    September 17, 2014 at 9:27 pm #608680
    Anonymous
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    True, but groupon only gives you 50% of the already discounted price and a crowdfund can be free 3xcept for a very low percentage fee the crowdfund website might charge. I would just try to do a coupon, but I would need a high trafric website to put it on.

    September 17, 2014 at 10:22 pm #608681
    Anonymous
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    Personal opinion here…

    Don't sell yourself short and don't discount yourself straight out of the box. Believe me, the clients will come and you will, very quickly, have more than you can handle.

    September 17, 2014 at 11:18 pm #608682
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    That's what I've heard, but I am a bit of an introvert and have been getting no clients for quite some time.

    @kricket from other posts I've seen from you it sounds like you are an owner or partner in a practice? I was contemplating if I can raise a downpayment to buy a small practice in my area. Could I bounce my situation off of you and get your thoughts?

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