I was just wondering if someone could help me out with some ideas of where to look for sponsors for my site/forums. My site is for moms, but lots of them do web design and graphics, most of us are into all sorts of entertainment including gaming, and of course anything to do with being a mom and our children.

Where would I even begin to look for sponsors? I would like to get some things to use as prizes for our contests.

TIA

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Angel
Mothers Unite

Your forum covers a lot of areas so there are plenty of places you could try. For example how about going to a place that does pampering treatments because we all know that being a mum can be stressful. Or how about a place that does kids clothes? You could give away kids clothes or vouchers for kids clothing because again that can be expensive. Or, if you're into things like gaming, DVD's, videos etc you could try going to places like play.com and seeing if they'll donate some new releases for you to use as prizes. The list is endless!

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For starters it's best to build up the community first and while doing that, do up a list of products which is beneficial to mums.

Most sponsors are interested in ROI (return of investment) and what do they gain from sponsoring your site. Perhaps do a write-up on the objectives of your site and how would it benefit your sponsors. Active participation from the community and maybe some unique articles to take your site a notch higher will certainly gain a glance or two from the sponsors.

I believed products wise, it's always good to have an account with a courier company. Some may not mind providing a token of their products but shipping charges have to be borne by yourself. Maybe try to search for small online shops which does not have an online community and partner with them in exchange of products which suits your community.

Great advice guys

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