Topic: Do you have a hard time bringing new people to the forum? - page 10. (Read 2014 times)

No, I don't have a hard time because I don't even try to convince anyone of anything related to Bitcoin. If I hear someone talking about it I play dumb. The less people know that I have Bitcoin, the better. And the less I would even think of talking about it while traveling around. You want to put a bull's eye on yourself.

Back in 2017, I tried bringing a few of my friends back in college into this forum. I explained it to them that there is an opportunity to earn money as a form of investment by understanding on how cryptocurrencies work. I had success back then as I was able to recruit 2-3 of my friends but unfortunately, they are not active anymore ever since the merit system was introduced.

While earning money can potentially be as a sideline, they are missing tons of other information that can benefit them in the long run. Unfortunately, they were too focused on raking up and joining on signature campaigns that they got lost in translation.

Bearing this on mind, I tried explaining this forum to one of my friends in law school and I had success in turning them into a crypto enthusiast. Fortunately, he is into mining right now and he really bought a rig with all the knowledge he gained from all channels.

In conclusion, it really depends on how you introduce this forum to your friends/colleagues. If you explain it to them in a very short-sighted manner, they may quickly lose interest when they may encounter a hindrance (e.g. like what happened to my college friends when the merit system was implemented); but if you explain it to them in a broad scope with deep understanding, then they may stay and even surpass the knowledge that you have (e.g. like my friend who mines currently).

During the Christmas holidays, I traveled to different places and one of my main target was to introduce Bitcoin and this forum to as many people as I could. I did but it was not really as easy as I expected because at a point, I was confused on where to start and how to proceed. I wanted a way of shortening the entire process for them, knowing that not everyone will be patient to go through the complex and rigorous process of learning about Bitcoin and the forum itself as a newbie. When I was first introduced into this forum, I was overwhelmed by the workload, the rules, many things to learn and indeed the expectations from me as a newbie. I actually ran away, stayed for a very long time before I remembered I had to face the new task for which I signed up.

I picked myself up and proceeded and I consider that one of the best decision of my life. Today I'm more than motivated to help as many people as possible to grasp this whole things as I know the benefits are innumerable. I don't consider it enough to encourage them to read through the forum because I still remember how difficult it was for me as a newbie, so I'm challenged in my spirit that there should be an easier way to go about introducing the entire concept to newbies.  

I don't know if any of you faced this challenge, if yes, how were you able to proceed?