How to give away Bitcoin at a public event? - page 2.

pbleak

legendary

Activity: 924

Merit: 1001

Quote from: Boosterious on April 01, 2016, 02:03:48 PM

Quote from: pbleak on March 30, 2016, 11:18:26 AM

Hi all,

I'm running an event next month where one part will involve giving out small amounts of uᴉoɔʇᴉq (we have 50e which we will be mostly using just to show people what uᴉoɔʇᴉq looks like, how the blockchain works, etc.).

How should I go about this? I wanted to do it using the uᴉoɔʇᴉq Core mobile app until someone pointed out not everyone will have a smartphone or, more importantly, not everyone likes to download apps they are not used to, i.e. it won't be like when Ver hands out uᴉoɔʇᴉq to a room of people that are very tech-savvy.

So what are my options?

its good way,introduce uᴉoɔʇᴉq with doing giveaway in public event is great idea,maybe you should use simple method to run that giveaway,how if you make papper wallet contains some uᴉoɔʇᴉq,and spread it to people,and if people come to your stand,tell them how its work.

Yep, that's the plan for the moment

pbleak

legendary

Activity: 924

Merit: 1001

Quote from: xIIImaL on April 01, 2016, 12:58:10 PM

Quote from: pbleak on March 30, 2016, 11:38:06 AM

Thanks everyone. I'm going to do a little presentation of how it works on powerpoint and then at the end I'll had out the private keys in QR code. Cheers!

Thats great effort bro. Congrats from my side.

Cheers, I will do a writeup on how it goes. Maybe if it works it could follow a cryptoparty model.

Boosterious

sr. member

Activity: 308

Merit: 250

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Quote from: pbleak on March 30, 2016, 11:18:26 AM

Hi all,

I'm running an event next month where one part will involve giving out small amounts of uᴉoɔʇᴉq (we have 50e which we will be mostly using just to show people what uᴉoɔʇᴉq looks like, how the blockchain works, etc.).

How should I go about this? I wanted to do it using the uᴉoɔʇᴉq Core mobile app until someone pointed out not everyone will have a smartphone or, more importantly, not everyone likes to download apps they are not used to, i.e. it won't be like when Ver hands out uᴉoɔʇᴉq to a room of people that are very tech-savvy.

So what are my options?

its good way,introduce bitcoin with doing giveaway in public event is great idea,maybe you should use simple method to run that giveaway,how if you make papper wallet contains some bitcoin,and spread it to people,and if people come to your stand,tell them how its work.

xIIImaL

legendary

Activity: 1372

Merit: 1005

Quote from: pbleak on March 30, 2016, 11:38:06 AM

Thanks everyone. I'm going to do a little presentation of how it works on powerpoint and then at the end I'll had out the private keys in QR code. Cheers!

Thats great effort bro. Congrats from my side.

pbleak

legendary

Activity: 924

Merit: 1001

So much advice, I am very grateful for it all.

Just wanted to note that the reason not to go full digital is that some people don't like to download anything (paranoia) or have what they don't understand flying into their phones or laptops. Hence the paper option is a gentle approach. The idea is that they then go home and explore

pbleak

legendary

Activity: 924

Merit: 1001

Quote from: cjmoles on March 30, 2016, 05:47:48 PM

Quote from: pbleak on March 30, 2016, 11:38:06 AM

Thanks everyone. I'm going to do a little presentation of how it works on powerpoint and then at the end I'll had out the private keys in QR code. Cheers!

Yes! I think that this will be the most effective strategy. Get them all hyped up and motivated with an inspiring motivational presentation and then send them home with an incentive to submerge themselves into the technology deeper. I would give out various quantities too, so that they'll have to look to see what their award might be. I'd let them know that the hand out is a double blind lottery within a certain range of "prizes." Sounds like so much fun! I wish I could make it rain too....LOL....Good luck!

I like that, a good spin.

lorylore

legendary

Activity: 1470

Merit: 1002

Quote from: RodeoX on March 30, 2016, 11:25:48 AM

Here is how IBM did it. At a conference, or whatever, they asked participants to download a weather app. Then this happened.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LIX1ot9peI

Awesome!

Woa, i dont know about this at all. This seems like so so so fun. I would be glad to attend an event like that. Make new friends, work out, and get free money. Really very good way of advertise of what you want too.

g4vinshreds

full member

Activity: 223

Merit: 101

Trader

Maybe paper wallets, but if its a very small amount you'd spend a lot in fees. Sad

rizkyhiw

legendary

Activity: 1484

Merit: 1004

its very good idea if you will make giveaway to participant in some event,i wish i can follow your step to introducing bitcoin in big event or family gathering,but maybe i will not make giveaway,its not good for me and my wallet.

Lutpin

copper member

Activity: 1904

Merit: 1874

Goodbye, Z.

Anyone mentioned prypto scratch cards yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u54pBXwxWrQ

Jeremycoin

legendary

Activity: 1022

Merit: 1003

𝓗𝓞𝓓𝓛

Print out a paper of a QR Code of a private key, this is the best and easiest way to do that.
And don't forget to give them a link to download a Bitcoin Wallet

SuperCoinGuy

full member

Activity: 224

Merit: 100

Defender of Bitcoin

Quote from: BTCLovingDude on March 31, 2016, 06:37:30 AM

i once saw a topic here about a TV show giving away free bitcoins in form of a QR code which you had to scan in order to claim it, that idea sounded so cool to me maybe you can use a similar method also.

I think it was on a Turkish TV show or something but I may be wrong.

aso118

legendary

Activity: 1918

Merit: 1012

★Nitrogensports.eu★

Physical bitcoins are one of the ways.
If you are in Japan, satori coins are small denomination coins which could fit into your plans.

http://www.coinfox.info/news/5069-satori-coin-physical-bitcoins-released-in-japan

lumeire

legendary

Activity: 1848

Merit: 1009

Next-Gen Trade Racing Metaverse

Quote from: RealBitcoin on March 30, 2016, 08:46:02 PM

Print out the private keys and give them on paper to people around there.

Or print out A3 size paper QR codes with private keys, raise it up in your hands, and the first guy that takes the coins from there gets it.

It creates incentive, and interest from people.

The thing is if it's 'too bothersome' they wouldn't consider even if there are incentives. So yeah, they have a paper QR, then what? Believe me, people are so damn lazy.

Although a bitcoin themed lunch looks good, I mean it's free food. Everyone likes food incentives.

BTCLovingDude

legendary

Activity: 1134

Merit: 1010

BTC to the moon is inevitable...

i once saw a topic here about a TV show giving away free bitcoins in form of a QR code which you had to scan in order to claim it, that idea sounded so cool to me maybe you can use a similar method also.

blackmachinegun

hero member

Activity: 532

Merit: 500

I think this will only be a waste of bitcoin in vain because most people don't know about bitcoin
instead of using bitcoin to giveaway better using bitcoin for bazar costs or for promote
it would be more helpful for bitcoin to growing users. compared with giveaway?

Ardenyham

legendary

Activity: 980

Merit: 1000

Don't Hesitate to Tip me for My Helps and Guides.

I think giving them in vouchers in closed envelopes with the private key being in QR format would be best, There is a strong possibility some of these people will ditch it so try to explain this is money and can be exchanged to at least encourage them to think a little bit about it.

Kakmakr

legendary

Activity: 3542

Merit: 1965

Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform

We live in a digital Age, and you guys want to print pieces of paper with numbers on it, to introduce this great new technology to people? Download some tutorials on Bitcoin and burn this on a CD.
Use some label printer and print the Bitcoin address and Priivate key on the CD and hand it out to people at the event. People have a short attention span, and will forget most that was said, by the time they get home.
After a month, if the coins are still there and not moved to another address, you just sweep those addresses and those coins will not be lost on people who are not interested in the technology. Just tell them, that they have 1 month to move the gift or it will be reclaimed. ^smile^

holydarkness

legendary

Activity: 2632

Merit: 1462

Yes, I'm an asshole

Put it on changetip?
Even if people won't get interested by the idea of signing up an account or downloading an app for bitcoin, changetip is also available and useful for another currency like USD (I'm not sure about EUR, but I think its also available). So, you can tell them that even if they're not interested at btc after they're got introduced into the system, they still can use changetip for other purpose.

merelcoin

hero member

Activity: 675

Merit: 504

Quote from: bitbaby on March 30, 2016, 09:50:39 PM

Make sure to print a small tutorial on the back of paper wallets on how they can transfer these coins to their wallets which they should make.

Also, keep back up of the paper wallets with you and in about 6 months time, check if any of the coins are unclaimed, then you can have them back for you don't want them to go to waste. Or keep track of which key was given to whom and maybe contact them again to ask them why they didn't use their bitcoins.

^^ i was thinking about this to... If you force them to download a wallet on their smartphone, and transfer funds directly to them, i guess at least 25-30% of them will never touch the app again. In 6 months time, at least halve of those apps will be removed from their phones, and those coins will be lost forever.

If you print out paper wallets, it'll take more effort from the receiver. He'll only install the app + sweep the paper wallet at home when he's really interested, so maybe the ammount of coins being lost is not that high.

Print a clear TOS at the back of the paper wallet, indicate that any unclaimed funds will be swept onto your own wallet again after 3 months... that way you'll have some more funds to give away at your next demonstration

Topic: How to give away Bitcoin at a public event? - page 2. (Read 2532 times)