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Posted by: signman_03743 on 2008-02-28, 10:41:31
Your FIRST step is to find a company that will PRINT your photos as a calendar. I rep for many calendar and printer companies and 99% of them state in their sales info that they 'reserve the right to refuse to print' any photos they deem offensive. So if you want to find investors/ small businesses...what you really mean is ADVERTISERS...you need to know the COST of the printing before you can 'sell' the ads (get investors). THEN you need to figure out how much of the 'selling price' is paying for the printing, etc.-how much is going to be YOUR profit (or to cover your cost of hiring models, etc.) unless you are donating all that out of your own pocket. THEN you have to figure how are the calendars being sold-is someone else going to want a percentage (markup) so THEY will make a profit? And lastly...is there ENOUGH margin to convince a non-profit that they can 'sponsor' your calendar and make a good profit? You will be dead in the water if any non-profit sees or thinks of what you are doing as a thinly veiled attempt to sell 'nudey' pictures-and word spreads fast through these groups. I have done 75% of my graphic business over 25 years with non-profit groups-and not ONE of them would even consider even 'racey' pinup girl calendars as a fundraiser. Then you wonder about the groups doing 'naked gardeners of East Bumpkinville' selling out 10,000 with photos of the local uglies! Hypocritical, isn't it! But, I'm in this for a living...so that's my input for you! |
