[East Coast Cats]

Should a cat fight producer ask for sponsors? Getting the money upfront is great for the producer if all goes well. Problems could occur tho such as one or both ladies don't show, or the fighters just don't fight that well. Should a producer ask for money way before the fight occurs? Viewers often can't wait a month, they just want to see it the sooner the better especially if they've already paid for it.

[GrasslandProductions]

Should a cat fight producer ask for sponsors? Getting the money upfront is great for the producer if all goes well. Problems could occur tho such as one or both ladies don't show, or the fighters just don't fight that well. Should a producer ask for money way before the fight occurs? Viewers often can't wait a month, they just want to see it the sooner the better especially if they've already paid for it.

If a producer is technology-savy enough to use periscope or live stream the fight to paying customers and can turn around an edit the fight in 48 hours, then by all means they should. When you sponsor, think of it as buying a ticket to a sporting event. You don't get your money back is the game is boring or your team loses; that's understood by people who make these purchases.

Sponsorship done right means the fan is getting more for their money than just the fight. They are getting pictures and unreleased video no one else will. They are also getting the fight first.

Now, if you are trying to get a sponsorship from someone and in return they are getting nothing more than Joe Fan who will download the video in the 2-3 months after it is fought, then you should not be trying to get a sponsorship.

[East Coast Cats]

I think with sponsors a producer is more likely to have problems.  I guess it can be great more often than not, but problems that occur can be really magnified when other people's cash is involved prior to the event.

[jaybee]

I do not agree with sponsoring fights for all the reasons posted. I don't really care about the extra content or anything like that so that's not a big deal if I get extras or not I just want the fight. With that said I have sponsored fights and I only sponsor with one particular company (guess who lol) but I do it for 2  reasons and those reasons are 1) the company offers a money back guarantee (something NOBODY does) which they will honor no matter what.  2) and the MAIN  reason I sponsor with this particular company is this company has a nack for not releasing heavenly hyped fights to the public so sponsorship is the only way to guarantee you a piece of the action when the fight goes down. I personally don't think the later is fair because it puts you in a situation to where you have to sponsor or you're shit out of luck but at the same time from a business stand point it guarantees more people sponsor.
 Also just to go off on a tangent a bit there was a company that recently surfaced and has since disappeared (apparently they're "Under New Management")  that put out some pretty crappy looking material and people were sponsoring those things?! That amazed me because that proved that people will sponsor anything and I think that's really dangerous. Me personally there's  NO WAY I would pay extra or up front  for a product that has no track record and after release clearly has zero production values and appeared to be recorded on a cell phone. I don't mean to offend anyone but that really bugged and concerned me. Be careful where and who you give money to people because I'd really hate to hear the horror story of how you got ripped off by a shady company.

[VideoChatter]

Also...asking for sponsorship for "known" commodities (Sarah, Mila, Tilly, etc) shooting with proven producers is entirely different than asking for unknown, unproven talent.

As we've recently seen, even someone as well known and liked in this community as Sarah Brooke got pushback on the price of her sponsorship. I would have assumed that her legion of fans would have jumped all over that, even at the original $50. Meanwhile new "companies" show up here with a couple of photos and threaten to ruin the good will others (Suitefights and Catz Review primarily) have built up.

You make a good point. The build up is the key for pre order success. I have only done one pre-order and was very pleased with the results. It was a video that I knew I would be purchasing anyhow so why not get it early. I have seen other offers from producers I am not that familiar with or unknown fighters that may not put up a good contest and I pass. Pre and post interviews are something I would like to see as sponsorship treats. Bluefunk offered one after one of his matches as a separate purchase and I thought it was great. Photos sets are not my cup of tea, but I may not be in the norm on that one..