Topic: My step to promote bitcoin - page 2. (Read 860 times)

You did a good and I'm sure you are doing this to spread the bitcoin word and promote it in the place where you are living but I don't think these stickers will do any positive things however it depends on the person and the place where you are doing this, because if I personally had no knowledge about bitcoin and see these stickers I won't pay any attention and will think these are just created for advertising something which is not interesting for most of the people, Instead I suggest you to write some more words and give some more information about bitcoin which be more interesting for people.

the stickers are very nice,
but I would suggest, it would be even more appropriate if the sticker was posted, web or link, to learn about bitcoin, so that people understand what bitcoin is and what are the benefits of investing in bitcoin, and what are the risks of investing in bitcoin.

what you do is a unique and interesting activity.

His goal was to make people aware of the existence of bitcoin and it was a success. Even if you, or I, cannot improve your own economy, don't expect a way to improve the economy of an entire community. We can only show them the opportunity and it's up to them if they can make it happen, we can't help them with that.

Bitcoin knowledge is vast and you cannot learn it all in a few days or invest in it in a hurry. He gave everyone a chance and it was up to them to take it or not. Like me, I know about bitcoin through a friend of mine, but my knowledge is not taught by him, but I learn everything by myself through forums, youtube...It can be said that knowledge about bitcoin is everywhere on the internet, as long as you really want to learn, nothing can make it difficult for you.

by putting a bitcoin sticker on public transportation with the intention that people are familiar with bitcoin, I think that's really good. but in my opinion the drawback is that even though people know the bitcoin image or the bitcoin logo, what they are worried about is they don't know the knowledge to invest in bitcoin, because they only see the bitcoin logo.

The development of Bitcoin is still in its infancy, and too many people do not understand it, and are even afraid of embracing it in the encrypted world. On the one hand, I agree with your methods and efforts to allow more people to accept and participate in the encrypted world. On the other hand, I also admire the early participants. Their courage and cognition are worth learning from. Too many people will all participate in the middle of Bitcoin's development, that's for sure. So I hope you stick to this meaningful thing.

Good step, because one in ten will surely try to Google or read some article to understand what is bitcoin. Understanding the real meaning will surely land him into our forum or somehow he will try to experiment and starts using it. Through some means we need to keep promoting bitcoin to reach the real purpose for which this is being innovated. Word of mouth spreading works more effective than any other means and what he does is something similar to word of mouth spreading.

You have really done well and this looks like an exceptional effort to make Bitcoin known to the world. This step is alone a great one and promoting Bitcoin with your funds means you are part of the those people that are seeking for the full adoption of Bitcoin as a payment system which is going to benefit everyone of us that are holders of Bitcoin.
I am always very happy whenever I see people talking and writing about Bitcoin which is a good way to keep telling the world that there is something they need to learn that can be of benefits to everyone.

You're great man!   Also you can use social media now for it to be seen worldwide and you can reach more and more people nowadays since most of the jobs now are digital we can promote crypto as payment for services as well, it is convenient and fast. But good job tho!  such an effort to make a things like that. That's great and will try my part to promote it as well.

first of all, it is really nice that you are doing this with your own money without any support, this alone should be appreciated, thank you for your effort. however, it would be nice if the posters you have had a website address that explains the benefits of bitcoin and the dangers in the industry at a level that beginners can understand, so that people can directly learn what awaits them in the bitcoin world

I highly agree. Learning isn't only good for OP but also for him to inform the knowledge he learnt as a way also to promote crypto and bitcoin. Even if we say that we are currently in the computer age, there're still people who hasn't have any idea what crypto is, and most of them are thinking that it is a scam, that is why it is helpful for him to learn knowledge regarding crypto for him to educate and teach them what blockchain and crypto is and also their uses.

OP, I can see the little you can done on spreading bitcoin awareness in your own way,which is very impressive. Next time you should be sure of what you are doing by having the knowledge of bitcoin so that you don't mislead the people.

Learning is what will improve you on bitcoin, you should read more threads in the forum and make research in google to ground you properly. Great work you did and don't get discouraged with criticism. Follow up with you have started.

If people can find a trusted source to learn more about bitcoin, they are lucky because most people can make mistakes when learning bitcoin, so they can't get the benefits like others.
And even though they can use the internet properly and correctly, that doesn't mean they can find a good place to study.
This is why there needs to be ongoing action from @OP to invite them to study together to gain knowledge from people who know about bitcoin.
Maybe, in this case, @OP can find other people who are more skilled in explaining it so that people who want to learn can get explanations from people who know about bitcoin.

I do not recommend looking for information about bitcoin from social media because social media has now changed its function and is not a place to spread true information, but much of that information is wrong.
As ordinary people, they will believe what they read on the internet and will not look for more info and that's what causes a lot of people to get the wrong info about bitcoin.
On social media, their focus may shift from wanting to find out about bitcoin but instead, they will be interested in investing in projects that offer large returns in a short time.
That's why I said there should be an effort to inform or invite them to learn more about bitcoin.

Nowadays, the internet is very developed, and everyone has a smartphone. If they want to know what bitcoin is, just search them on social media. Our job is to let people know bitcoin exists, what more could you want from the OP when he doesn't need any profit from what he did? We just need to give the idea and they can grasp it or not, it's up to them, don't ask for too much.

This is a great idea, no doubt. But is bitcoin legal in your country? It is banned where I am from, so I want to know if it is. If it's legal, then this could help the community for sure. But if not, then this might get you into troubles if the law department chooses to. We have been facing some issue here with crypto use.
And also if regular people get involved in crypto by this without proper knowledge, then they may lose their assets while investing. I will suggest you to add a QR code which will lead to more information which will help them to start as a newbie.

Here's a version I made. QR code is generated from 77QR generator. You can find many on the internet. Feel free to add whatever link you think will help people to understand the risk and invest accordingly if they are willing to do so. Like when to buy and when to sell to get profits, or the benefits of HODLing. You can write your own article or collect from the internet.



Edit accordingly to your choice. In the end, it's just a suggestion. It's up to you if you like it or not.

[Note: The link in the QR code leads to an article about crypto investment's risk and how to avoid them. Not an actual suggestion to use, just for example.]

Well, I don't know if this is a good idea. I support any undertaking and support OP's initiative, but I doubt whether these actions will be of any use. A good product doesn't need advertising, especially in the form of stickers. Personally, such things repel me, but don't attract. Whether it will work on other people is also a question. Bitcoin, as a good product, should be used and thus attract attention, and not advertised with stickers. Most people here (on bitcointalk) didn't learn about btc through stickers, right? So you need to try to promote it in a different way.

Disagree about the criticism. Under no circumstances should it be ignored. It is better to listen to criticism and try to see weaknesses in your actions for their subsequent elimination.

absolute nonsense like "any any," right?  Nonsense nonsense bla bla makes no sense unless you are probably talking sense. 
The OP is a newbie who may have had a fine little motivation in a few threads to do what he did; yeah, I can guess that. But if we should point out his errors, we should also do so with suggestions for correction and possible suggestions that can help him should he want to try that again.

OP, first, I appreciate your effort, but Bitcoin is not a get-rich-quick scheme; yeah, I've heard that before in this forum. So when creating a caption for Bitcoin, you should not write it in a way that makes some novices think it's just something that could cause their financial breakthrough. Lucius and Mk4 have given you a good glow. Add a link (QR code) and change your sticker title. IMO, something like "What do you know about Bitcoin?" then add the Lucius link.

Nice effort. This reminds me to do something similar in my local area when I find the time.
Just a tiny detail, I think plural of Bitcoin is still Bitcoin without the s. Not sure if a real convention exists, but that's what sounds right to me.

I agree on some concerned messages though, that the stickers might arise the idea of a typical "fraud" attempt. Any kind of promise in regards of "financial independence / freedom" is always problematic. Maybe re-phrasing the whole thing with something along the lines of "Bitcoin: Time to learn about the possibilities of a decentralized, censorship-resistant store-of-value" would be more appropritate.

By promoting by distributing or sticking stickers that say Bitcoin is the first way to make the public curious so that further questions will arise starting from what Bitcoin is, how the benefits and disadvantages are.
Here we need more insight and knowledge and experience to explain in detail. In this context what we need is a delivery method that can get people interested.

What I worry about with such methods is that people's paradigm arises that these efforts are a mode of fraud instead of not happening. I think you're right that OP needs to make a sustained effort after this promotional effort has caught people's attention.

That's a risk with anything you recommend in life. It's probably best to be clear that it is a risky industry, and just point them to certain resources which discuss the risk, but also the benefits. Let them make the decision, but just sort of get them interested. I don't want people to go out there, and sort of sell Bitcoin as the best thing ever. Despite, what they might think, Bitcoin definitely isn't for everyone, and I would say it's a little more risky than fiat, simply because it's a lot more complex, and different for people to understand. That's without research obviously, and a little bit of tinkering around with Bitcoin.

It's not overly complex, it's just people like things simple. The simpler things are, the less risk there is generally. Potentially, even offer to teach them a little bit about it rather than just encouraging them to find out themselves. I'd still tell them to do their own research though, and to verify everything that you've taught them.