The whole idea of ‘laptop lifestyle ‘ is that you are able
to earn some living using your laptop. It usually is assumed to also come with
some other concepts among which the
following are key 1. You can work anywhere
2. You do not need to commute to work and 3. You do not work fixed
hours.
This concept predates the emergence of blockchain and
encompasses the gig economy, micro-task etc.
It has however been expanded in recent times with the advent
of blockchain in general but particularly the emergence of tokenisation and
cryptocurrency.
This new surge is premised on one of the needs of these new
phenomenon, namely mass adoption. Neither a cryptocurrency nor a token can have
any real value unless it is accepted and widely used by a community AND the
larger the community, the higher the value of the crypto or coin is likely to
be.
Airdrops and Bounties are two phenomena that have been
created to enable developers achieve
1.
Mass awareness of the coin or token
2.
Mass adoption of same as value carrying
instruments
Whereas airdrops and bounties are unified by these two
elements, they are actually not the same. Airdrops are rewards given simply to
persons who can prove that they satisfy specified conditions which can be just
to prove that you are a human being but may sometimes include that you
understand the concept of tokens and have previously used them etc.
Bounties on the other hand are given as rewards for taking
designated actions, most commonly
1. To show that you
have read and understood the whitepaper of the project enough to paraphrase it
to others if need be
2. To share
information about the project with your associates on designated social
networks and show proof of same
3. to actually get
other members of the community to adopt the coin or token by acquiring them or,
liked you, relaying the information to their own circle of associates. Accepted
proof is that their action is executed using your referral link.
The first question that people raise when you talk to them
about the possibility of making money from Airdrops and Bounties is ‘ How can
you be naïve enough to think that anybody will give you coins or tokens for
free?’. This question carries two salient implications : either that you are
being given something that is worthless or that there is a catch somewhere.
As with everything else, the concept of FREE here needs to
be qualified. The project promoters are actually receiving value in return for
the coins or tokens they are doling out, namely mass awareness and adoption of
the instrument.
While mass awareness and adoption are not evidently
monetary in nature , they actually have
monetary implications in that they save the team time and money which they could
have used in achieving the same aim through advertisement.
At the end of the day, it is likely to be both cheaper and
more effective. It reaches a wider expanse ( geographic and demographic) and
has higher chances of acceptance because it is being delivered by acknowledged
influencers at each level of the relay. It is the nearest to the proverbial ‘
word of mouth’ at this worldwide level.
Let us further examine the insinuation that the tokens or
coins so offered are or may be worthless. The first thing that needs to be said
here is that both those receiving tokens / coins as bounties and those paying
to purchase them at the ICO level are staking- the one their time and social
capital and the other their money – are doing so in the hope and expectation
that the project will succeed.
Additionally, one may want to cite instances in which some
of these token/coins received as airdrops and bounties achieved values, modest
or substantial.
So, typically, what tasks are required for one to qualify
for bounties ? They usually are simple enough to be achievable by virtually every
average user of the internet. They consist amongst others of
1.
Relaying
information prepared by the project promoters to one’s social network
associates on platforms like facebook, twitter, telegram, reddit, steemit, line
etc,
2.
Joining the project’s circle of influence on
these same networks and
3.
Making original posts, comments, likes, thumb
ups, videos articles etc to be relayed on these same networks or on one’s
blogs.
Sometimes, thresholds are set, They include that one must
have achieved some ranking on these social networks benchmarked by the amount
of followership, the number and calibre of people he can tag without risking
spamming, number of positive responses(likes,comments, retweets ect) his post
can muster without solicitation or faking .
How can one keep track of the opportunities for airdrops and
bounties? These opportunities are a myriad and this area of endeavour has its
own scams. The ones I have used and recommend are as follows :
1.
Sharedrops
3.
https://rp.bounty.global/signup?ref=ncbey2kseBountyglobal
4. airdrops
5.
Bountytokens
7.
BountySquad
Thery are all like filters for the myriad of airdrops and
bounties that have invaded the market in recent times.
Finally, it may also be advisable to leave a small amount of
your idle Bitcoins in your account at Stock.Exchange. You will be surprised at how frequently you receive airdrops in consequence.
PS I received a mail from one of the readers Tina Listerov offering the following link as interesting for further reading and I agree with her : https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/the-complete-list-of-bug-bounty-programs/
PS I received a mail from one of the readers Tina Listerov offering the following link as interesting for further reading and I agree with her : https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/the-complete-list-of-bug-bounty-programs/
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