well the give away can't hurt ... much.
roll with it.
but in general 'give-aways' haven't shown much return on cost
so it is a well tested idea, that does not work well
but if you put the right spin on it it can work
again
hope for the best but expect little
I beg to differ.
A giveaway is a good way to draw attention to your coin/product/service, but only if there are sufficient enticements in play to convert that attention into customers/new investors.
Throwing out a giveaway like this for a currency that isn't spendable has zero potential to increase value, the most likely outcome is that the 1 mill bitbeans gets dumped onto the market dropping value for current investors further.
The smart move would have been to find an outlet, game, or other good/service to partner with and give people a way to spend bitbeans, generate actual market interest and then put together a giveaway as a way to draw attention. The giveaway, in order to be successful must be one part (normally the last part) of a much bigger plan, and must be executed to draw attention at the right moment and to the right aspects of the offering.
Instead, Team Bean is drawing attention to:
- A huge supply of bitbeans already out there and being staked by current holders, which is a barrier for any serious new investments unless the beans can be spent somewhere
- Bitbean.org - Not updated with any of the recent news, with promises dated in the past that never came to light which deter serious new investments (seriously, before launching a PR campaign/marketing stunt you didn't even take a few hours to update your main portal? come on... It's as if Team Bean doesn't even believe bitbeans are worth an actual effort.)
- A contiinued failure to address actual constructive criticism and only respond to positive "happy happy" messages, looking for people to blindly "Jump on the Beanwagon".
Numerous altcoins are currently partnering with the CAT trading bot, that might be a good start.
The current actions by whomever is calling the shots at Bitbean show a lack of solid business sense, failure to comprehend how to overcome the obstacles in their way, and don't correspond or contribute to the overall mission statement. Coupled with poor communication/PR and an inability to address criticism and valid concerns with solid, mature and logical counterarguments this only leads to a further drop in the overall value and public opinion of bitbeans. Ignoring those who point out valid concerns and only responding to positive messages of encouragement is just another sign of a lack of maturity and the kind of good business sense required to "Lead the mass adoption of crypto".
I don't say this as a bean hater, I say this because it seriously disappoints me to see Team Bean shooting their own crypto in the foot. I'm torn at this point as to whether they are delusional in thinking their actions are in the best interest of bitbeans growth and working towards the stated goal or intentionally still trying for repeated pump and dump quick-cash with little work schemes.
To summarize: This giveaway is badly timed, ill conceived and a waste of funds that could have been used for far more practical purposes, which in the long run does hurt bitbean.
BEFORE BUYING BITBEANS, READ BACK THROUGH THIS THREAD AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE HISTORY. PUSH FOR RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT AND USE YOUR INVESTMENTS TO ENCOURAGE IT.There are many positive aspects to bitbeans, but the track record of the current management means you should inform yourself appropriately before investing any significant funds. Blindly buying into hype will not in any way "Lead the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies".