b'9. DETERMINE HOW YOU WILL SOLICIT INVESTORSYOUR EXEMPTION DICTATES WHO CAN INVEST IN YOUR OFFERINGI often get asked the question: Should I do an offering or crowdfund? The answer is a qualified yes, because you must have an offering before you can crowdfund. In this chapter we will discuss the differences be-tween soliciting investors, which applies to everyone you ask for money, and crowdfunding, which applies to a subset of offerings. Those offerings use an exemption that allows general solicitation and advertising to the public such as Regulation D, Rule 506(c), or a public offering such as Reg-ulation A+, or traditional public offerings. What is solicitation? Solicitation is a request for something, usually money. This is not to be confused with the crime of solicitation, which generally applies to prostitution or hiring someone to commit murder. The most common methods of soliciting investors are: 1.Asking family and friends to invest with you. 2.Asking investors whom you have met at networking or educational events to invest with you. 3.Advertising your offering on your own, through your website, or through one of several crowdfunding platforms or crowdfunding portals. They will advertise for you for a fee or a cut of your manag-ers earnings.4.Hiring a licensed securities broker-dealer to sell the securities on your behalf.If you are choosing to include family and friends, and some of them 93'