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schola · 11-25-2007, 04:10 AM

Howdy!

I'd like to have some constructive criticism about a project I started recently to help pay for my college courses, aptly named: Sponsor My College Courses. You can see the blog on my site here: Sponsor my college courses. | The Scholarpreneur

The basic concept is that I'm asking companies to "sponsor" my college courses in exchange for a banner advertising their company on my site. Sounds silly, but why not? Companies give out small $500 scholarships all of the time. Although any philanthropic effort by a company should be praised, don't let them fool you. They do it for the advertising.

Now the amount of advertising I can provide hinges on my ability to generate publicity for this project, which is partially why I'm posting it here, but I also want comments and ideas about it.

What I'm really trying to do is prove that this concept can work. If I can do it, why can't anybody else?

What do you guys think about it? Good? Sucks? Be as brutal as you want, I can take it.

Thanks.

11-25-2007, 04:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
schola Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 783	My Project: Sponsor My College Courses Howdy! I'd like to have some constructive criticism about a project I started recently to help pay for my college courses, aptly named: Sponsor My College Courses. You can see the blog on my site here: Sponsor my college courses. \| The Scholarpreneur The basic concept is that I'm asking companies to "sponsor" my college courses in exchange for a banner advertising their company on my site. Sounds silly, but why not? Companies give out small $500 scholarships all of the time. Although any philanthropic effort by a company should be praised, don't let them fool you. They do it for the advertising. Now the amount of advertising I can provide hinges on my ability to generate publicity for this project, which is partially why I'm posting it here, but I also want comments and ideas about it. What I'm really trying to do is prove that this concept can work. If I can do it, why can't anybody else? What do you guys think about it? Good? Sucks? Be as brutal as you want, I can take it. Thanks.