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Hi guys! I'd like to know how many of you and how often participate in ICO crowdsales buying tokens, not getting it free from bounties and airdrops. Also it's interesting how do you choose ICO to invest and how do you research if ICO is good or bad.

For example, researching on eCoinomic.net (http://eCoinomic.net) that is running crowdsale campaign now one can go to ICObench and see that it's rated 4.3 generally thanks to great product and reliable team. So do you participate in Crowdsales and what resources do you use to research?

Yes I am participating. I am always looking at different projects and if there is the good one I invest. There are several criteria which should be taken into consideration, while investing:

1. Idea of the project it should not be copy pasted, or it maybe like other projects, but market should afford two similar ideas.
2. Team - experience, involvement, there should be enough information available about the team; There should be team members who are ready to answer questions, it should be obvious that team really cares about the project.
3. Information  - information about project, sales, future plans should be accessible and transparent, you should be able to find out any information you need.
4. Community - it is important for project to have good community, where all answers are responded by the team, a lot of followers and subscribers.
5. Rates - rating on different rating platforms is also important, the rates should be high enough, I am looking at rates on the www.icoguide.com, they have very realistic scores.
5. Future plans - future plans and actions should be defined, it is very important

actually I joined in crowdsale  and in mu opinion it is good to get profits if the project is successful because not all  the project can success so I choose invest in crowdsale if I look in ico ratings if the ico has positive raitings.

Your analysis is very comprehensive. When participating in the ICO, many of us are always unable to find the chosen goal. We do not know where to find a project is good or not.

high rating is not the right reason that ico is good or promising. I often participate in ico and the first thing I see is their whitepaper. because in the whitepaper we can see what they offer and see the solution or problem solving they provide. we should also be able to see their product opportunities in the market and whether they have rivals. discuss also with other investors in their announcement thread or telegram group.

I participate in crowd sales and so far I am quite happy with my ICO investments, some tripled in no time after hitting the exchanges and some drop up to 50%-100% but then recover once market recovered. Make sure you made a proper research about the ICO project before investing into it.

Icobench can't be considered as a reliable source to determine how good the ico is. Mostly of the ico rate sites are paid to promote. That can't be trusted to give a honest rating to the every ico.
I just participate in the ico which publish its own code, has so many supporters, solid community and the business plan makes sense for me.

Just follow some ICO, such as IUNGO, Live Edu.
actually i like ICOs that like Live Edu which focus on educational projects.
or ICOs that are beneficial to our lives. Robotina for example.

I agree with you, why do people always see the success of ICO always from their ranking in ranking sites? I think some people in this forum believe that ICO ratings are not a guarantee of the success of ICO, Whitepaper, their Road Map, as well as a very strong team determining the ICO will work.

I do not particularly trust the ratings, they can be bought.  I read the idea of ​​the project, the team, the road map, etc.  What do developers offer in general and how this can help users and investors, for example, useful innovations in different sectors of the economy.

Crowdsale gives great bonuses to ICO participants, but this does not mean that the project will be successful.
I think that the ratings might not be true, I know a lot of ICO who have high ratings,but the user reviews say about paying, for example the Manager telegram of the channel project 3Dapp spoke about the unfairness of the team and advised to avoid the draft, and the project Myriads,which is in first place in the ranking of ICO-digest, incorrect information on the project team.

I suppose the only people who know exactly if their project is a scam or not is the developing team  ;D

Many times but those many times do consider the huge research before I can invest anything into it. I am pretty sure that when I make investment through the Crowdsale then I will ask my friends and other forum members here for an advice about that ICO project.

ICObench and ICOreview ratings doesn't matter for me anymore because they can be paid one and whom to trust about that. Its better to ask organic crowd about it and then take the step forward.

As some others have mentioned here, the team is arguably the most important component to consider when financially supporting a new cryptocurrency. Everyone has ideas for "the next big thing", but you're looking for a team who can reliably execute on that idea (not just create pretty marketing materials).

One of the other aspects to consider is whether they have only a roadmap, or already a proof of concept or beta version available. I tend to support projects that already have a working product, but are doing an ICO to raise more funds for improvements. This is more reliable than supporting a new project that has a 2-year roadmap but nothing to show for it yet.

I think nowadays the team that truly tries to make a great project, not just collect money from fools, is priceless  :)

I've already participated in more than 10 ICOs and only 3 of them were traded below ICO price. Others gave me good profit, so I don't see any better alternative of earning money in crypto. I used icodrops.com rating resource and they helped me to choose the best ICOs.

If this is a really worthy project that interests me, then I'm taking part! There are very few good ICOs that attract my attention but there are projects that I can invest in. Of course, you can see which ratings have put the project different rating sites, but I would not advise you to trust them and evaluate projects on their own.

If ico really has a good idea and is well received by the community with fast sales in pre-sale, then surely I will join the crownsale process of it.

I participate in crowdsales very rear, because i had some bad experiences while participating in crowsales as some got scamed and some got listed on very unpopular exchanges due to which the price of the coin got lower then it was in ico when got listed on exchange.

Yes. I participated in some ICOs when I have started in crypto. I invested not big amounts, but I should say that finaly I have been got profit from each investements. Not sure that now it will be so profitable as year ago, but it is my experience.

Some ICOs are profitable if it is legit and if it has a credible team and continuous development and a good marketing. However, most ICOs fail because some people just want to earn money and not devoted to develop the project.

Investing in new projects is much more risky than dealing with bounty companies. You need a lot of knowledge and experience to successfully earn in this market. I use ICO Drops. The main thing is that I noticed that no blockchain projects are at a loss, they are more reliable to invest ... The Seele and NKN will soon enter the market and we will be convinced of this again!

Yeah, when all that ICOs just started to appear thing were a lot better! But what became too popular turns to be a place of scammers one day.

Yes I am  participating, and there are a lot of tips all over the internet hove to choose good projects, then when you are involved you will be able to identify scams yourself.

i have invested to the ICO that i truly supported. there are lots of tokens i have supported back then it was easy because during that time i'm still abundant with btc. these days that only i can send is 0.3 btc which is already a good amount of money. the tokens promoted inside the exchanges somehow are proving to be reliable which is why i did invest some.

Yes., I participate in ICO very often. Before perticipating in any I often deeple research the project. My advice is to pay attention whether the projects has a ready-made product as it is some kind of guarentee that it is not a scam as well as  long termed activity before ICO. It is an indicator that team goes stright to thir goal and will not give up.

I agree that the rates can be fake (if we don't talk about the rates or news on the most trusted platforms). The ico may also look fine for the time being and attract people by its idea, which the team is actually not planning to bring into reality. Social media subscribers, likes and youtube video views can also be bought, so they don't show the real state of the ico. What they do show is that so far the team has some money and wants to invest it in their project, but that's not enough. I think it is important for an ICO to have a strict roadmap, strong whitepaper and there better be big partners supporting it.
I've never participated in icos yet, because for now there's still too much scam going around.

What tips do you think are crucial? I see that eCoinomic.net (http://eCoinomic.net) has a great and active community in their socials and explain all their steps and plans there so that makes me confident about their ICO. May be some other criterions?

I do not consider the high rating as a sufficient basis for good prospects and opportunities for ICO. Before attending the ICO, I study first of all technical documentation, their plans and goals, you need to learn to see the project's prospects in the market, possible competition and complexity.

I agree with the opinion that it is not always necessary to believe blindly the ratings, you can buy places in them. Therefore, always pay attention to the development team, the idea of the project, the road map and other components of success.

of course i will participated in crowdsale if the project look promissing
i will do my research, then, i will decided to invest or buy if the project have a good future in my personal research  ;)

I prefer to go to the ico in advance, which is preico, and there is no extra bonus for the package of ico. I also think the benefits are not very high. Not fit to participate.

Actually, crowdsales is like gambling, there's no guarantee we can take profit and lost always become the risk. I'm not join crowdsales anymore since many ICO project that I join become scam or low value. I prefer join ( trade/ invest ) with the product after listing on exchange, it's better. Do like I do and don't believe any sources before you know market works, loss will be yours.

Everyone would love to participate in the crowdsales but some do not like it because not everyone has the funds to participate in the crowdsales. And participating in crowdsales must have an investor's soul and that's different from me personally.

Yes several times I follow ICO crowdsales and so far not so bad, though it can not be said to be successful. I usually rely on the rating of sites that provide reviews about ico.

I participated in quite a few crowdsales last year some where very successful other have struggled. I slowed things down dramatically after January as the Bear market the took over meant many tokens were dropping below ICO price after launch so it was more beneficial to wait for them to appear on the DEX and buy.

I don’t know how to explain it, but to run the story short - I am investing quite seldom and only into special projects, which I can see as important for myself. That’s it

I only participating on a crowd sale if this platform have strong team members, partnership, regular update with the project to its community, video they are releasing with team members faces (speciially the CEO) when participating to altcoin events. Having a strong advertisement, large community and presentation of the platform's website also is a plus for me. I rarely trust those ICO bench or crypto review websites since it is not that accurate.

On average, I make a profit from 70% of ICO, in which I invest. Therefore, I think this option is really a good direction for earning. But to take a study of the chosen project must be extremely responsible.

Yep, I do participate in ICOs. I join these crowdsales and invest. Anyways for my method of determining the project to join, I use so many different mechanisms to do that. I read from rating sites as you mentioned, and also I use my instinct (sometimes), look at team, project feasibility and others

Now all less and less am running . As quality projects become smaller and more scams . Therefore, the selection of the project should be approached seriously

I have participated in some crowdsales in the past. Most times i prefer going for the preICO of projects, because that is the stage where most investors get their bonuses, which implies that there will be more profit at that stage.
In choosing the the project to invest in,my focus is usually on the team. I also sometimes make choices from some reliable ICO listing sites, such as, icodrops, icobench

I didnt join any crowsales but as far as i know ICO bench is getting paid by most of the scam ICOs which is why i wouldnt rely to these ratings,joined a lot of bounty campaigns which they have rated 4.5 + to 5.0 which are turned into scams,these people will give you good reviews as long as you are going to pay them very well,researching on your own could save your ass from being scamme

On occasion but you need to have the understanding that it will take sometimes a very long time before anything actually happens so these investments should be looked at in the long term, there are two that i have which are almost a year in the making.

Yes, I participate in crowdsales, If I think that I can gain good money. However, If I not sure I don't participate crowdsales. I want to see coins in my wallet  :)

Crowdsales are hardly can be named as a classic way of financing relationships. It is new way of participation in cryptocurrency in industry. If you will chose good ICO you can earn 500% for example. But now more and more difficult.

I will join in the crowd, but do not expect too high on them, you buy with the crowd and the price is moderate, do not try to hold and hold them long, at some time the crowd will The price will drop. So do not be too greedy.