b'How to Legally Raise Private Moneyyour network of investors for your current and future offerings through advertising. Crowdfunding is good for investors, who now have access to a much broader base of private investment opportunities, and for issuers, who now have a means to legally advertise securities offerings to a wider au-dience of potential investors. Issuers of Rule 506(c) and Regulation A+ offerings can offer and sell securities on their own websites, or they can pay a fee to a crowdfunding platform who will push their offerings out to the platforms database of investors. A comprehensive table showing the characteristics of crowdfunding can be downloaded at the following link:https://howtolegallyraiseprivatemoney.comTypes of Crowdfunding Platforms Listing PlatformsInvestor Matching ServicesEquity-based crowdfunding platforms and some debt-based platforms operate like a listing service similar to the multiple listing service for Real-tors, but with an active marketing component. You may want to consider these options. You will generally pay an upfront marketing fee to advertise the offering to the platforms database of pre-qualified investors. There are no guarantees as to the amount of money a crowdfunding platform will raise, but they usually have a rigorous screening process and only projects that meet their narrow criteria are considered. One crowd-funding platform representative told me they only accept about 4% of the deals that are presented to them. The crowdfunding platforms that have been around for a while have a track record. They can make a pretty good estimate of how much they might raise for a particular offering before they ever post it. Sub-Syndication PlatformsSub-syndication platforms will create their own securities offering and advertise, via their website, to their own group of investors. This creates a fund of funds structure. Their syndicate will either loan you money or in-vest as a single investor in your deal. Because they have developed pre-ex-isting relationships with their own groups of investors, they may even invest in a Rule 506(b) offering. 102'