Startup Guides > How To Get Influencers To Endorse And Grow Your Business

Would you like for a celebrity - or someone with a very large network - to recommend your business, product or service? This type of endorsement has been known to boost businesses and sales 10x or more. But dealing with influencers, such as celebrities, can be tricky because they tend to get thousands of free sample products in the mail from businesses hoping to get their attention. They may even request a whopping 6-figure fee or discounted stock options in return for an endorsement.

Here are 4 ways to get influencers to endorse your product or service and use their endorsement to grow your business:

1) Try testimonials.

If a celebrity posts something positive on social media about your product, that's essentially a testimonial. Therefore, you should save the post for your future marketing efforts. Otherwise, get an autographed photo from a celebrity that you meet, and ask them to write an endorsement on the photo in exchange for a free sample...