I am at the point where confusion is at its boiling point. I had been very optimistic about the future or bounty campaign and crypto but almost all people who are way more ahead than me were saying that it is pointless and even them are not receiving or earning thus their efforts are not paid off. I am just worried that I will end up like them. I did all and everyday following the ways to promote and is following procedure. Is this really worth doing for? I am not forcing them to give us big time since they are not forcing us to either, I just wanted to really express myself because even my partner in life is not believing on what I am doing.
I think it’s good you have expressed your feelings and frustration, and asked for support and opinions here. Firstly I would say that your belief in blockchain and crypto itself is well-founded, and you will be the one laughing when the BTC and better altcoins you accumulate in your wallets now make massive gains in the long-term. And I say long-term because while there is little doubt that blockchain is going to cause a third technology revolution disrupting most industries in the world and leading to the blockchain-based Internet 3.0, this is going to take 10-15 years to happen. You need to remember that the technology isn’t ready to change the world yet, and we are in the early development stage where new generation blockchains and protocols are still being thought of and developed that will be fast and scalable enough and able to work cohesively enough with dApps to take on the current centralised world! And also remember that the general population isn’t ready yet either and that we are in the first pioneering 1% of the adult world population active in crypto and blockchain, and it will take maybe 5 years to get to 5-10% of the population active in crypto and maybe 10 years to get to the magic 50% usage where it will then become ubiquitous except for the usual laggards. It’s a long-term game, but the big rewards will be there when you look back in 10-15 years, like they were with the successful centralised companies that came out of the Dotcom bubble and boom looking back 15-20 years later. Most people aren’t ready to hear you talk about that, but be quietly confident and happy knowing that you’re onto a likely long-term big winner and knowing that all the time you spend in crypto now gives you invaluable experience and knowledge that puts you ahead of the pack!
And secondly in terms of bounties I understand your frustration. Some projects won’t make softcap and your work will be wasted, and some campaigns especially the money grabs and scams are unethical and don’t pay out the reward you earned trusting them. But you sound dedicated and realistic in your expectations, and from my experience there’s no reason after a few months that you shouldn’t have a few thousand dollars of tokens coming in each month if you pick the campaigns you support well and use your time bounty hunting wisely! Again I think it’s important to play the long game, and see your initial months bounty hinting as mainly a learning exercise where you get used to doing and reporting the tasks and learn how to assess ICOs for value and red flags and build up your presence and followers in blogs and social media so that you get the more valuable stakes on offer. And choose your signature campaign you support for 2-3 months on here carefully, as that is usually a way of getting significant rewards. It’s also worthwhile looking at the many automated bounty campaign management companies that give you reports of your work and stakes in real time and that pride themselves on only having campaigns that will actually pay-out! You’ll find it’s much much more satisfying when you’re working with professionals and most of your bounty work is rewarded, but it’s still possibly to find many well managed stand-alone campaigns on here as well. I wouldn’t throw in the towel on bounty hunting, especially based on others experiences who may not be dedicated or realistic, and I wish you good luck on the hunt the rest of the year!