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I would love us to share this idea, I have it in mind to introduce Bitcoin to the people around me, but I wish to ask, how do I go about it,

Do you think it will be of advantage or disadvantage to my community?

Are people in your community interested in Bitcoin? Cause that is how bitcointalk would benefit them. If there is interest and they are looking for a reliable means of learning about it, then you can try various means of introducing them to it, word of mouth, fliers, online circular among local digital communities etc.

Such approach would not be very effective and I can guess that a lot of them would either not be interested or not last a few days here.

My honest two cents is that there is no need marketing the forum to others. The admin does not run any ad campaign on other social platforms to attract users. You can try getting those you know personally and feel they would like it here interested, but a much wider audience would not be as effective.

- Jay -

The forum is full of information so that should make someone informed just by reading conversations in the forum especially if he knows how to use the search box which for a newbie you need to also teach to them.

Everyone has certain traits though. There are some people, regardless of all the tuts you explain, they tend to find other places for resources of information. I told my sister to register in bitcointalk if she wanna learn something and ask anything in the forum, but all she did was go to youtube and reddit.

It really depends...
Some communities have started using solar power to mine bitcoin and now they get money off that.
Some communities use Bitcoin as a coin and they can make payments without the need for banks.
Some came to bitcointalk to read/learn/understand what's bitcoin about and maybe invested some money into it (or into its mining).
However, people can come to bitcointalk and get caught into hyip scams, compulsive gambling or even altcoins (the list of examples is actually much longer) and lose money.
So, as I said, it depends...

Why do you necessarily need to introduce Bitcointalk to your peers? You don't need to shove Bitcointalk or Bitcoin in general down their throats unless they're actually interested in the first place.

And I sure hope you don't introduce Bitcointalk as a moneymaking platform because it definitely isn't.

Just give them a brief description about Bitcoin and emphasize it’s main feature then leave the rest for them to research for themselves. Spoon feeding them with a lot of info that available on the internet will just gonna make them more reliable to you rather than understand the technology by themselves.


It depends on what kind of community you have. It’s an advantage if you have an open minded community that willing to learn and disadvantage if the community you’ve got is very toxic. You will just be subjected to criticism and blaming once they lose money through Bitcoin even though you gave them a disclaimer. Choice is yours since you can freely enjoy Bitcoin investment without the need to disturb your personal life.

Your idea is a good one. Telling them about this platform is very much appreciated because this will do them good and advance their knowledge about bitcoin technology and  blockchain industry in general. It would be nice knowing their state of mind I really they are interested in learning or not so as not to  waste your precious time with the wrong people. You can just take through the platform for them to see, telling them about the rules and regulations governing each board, how to make post, appropriate boards for the post for which they want to post. Atleast all I have stated above can guide them through. Allow them to do the rest of the others by engaging in Research so as gti gain more knowledge about the platform.

This is very good idea. many newbie started their journey as a newbie and because of their knowledge and quality posting and today they are considered an essential part of this forum. if you guide your community in proper way then you will really help community to introduce Bitcointalk.

You should told community about How Satoshi start Blockchain and btc journey. some users interested in trading so you can tell them about how you can learn different trading basics here and can share their own idea also. beside this you can tell them about mini bounty, bounty,services so every interested user start journey according to their interest.


you can ask yourself about it, if Bitcointalk using has made a good impression on you and you believe that using Bitcointalk proved useful for you and you have learned well here then it will also useful for your community.

There are no disadvantages that I can recognize when you bring Bitcointalk to your locality. Be careful not to introduce any greedy features that could later become problematic. Everyone is welcome to learn here and share their knowledge. This is a place for learning. Thus, how you introduce yourself is essential. This forum serves as the crypto academy in our view, thus the academy won't be a disadvantage in any way.

Before you think about the bringing more people into the community, I will like to ask you how knowledgeable are you regarding this forum?
This forum is large and it's a perfect place for Bitcoin lovers, they will learn more, how to start and how to prevent some certain mistakes that will lead to fund loss.

The answer to your question: it will of advantage to the people you are about to introduce because they will learn from experience members and expertise in there respective Field.
It could also be a added advantage to the forum when they come in with full sincerity nd showcase there talents and specialty.
They can also be harmful to the forum if they come in with bad intension and flood the forum with cheap post, which they will probably not last long.

But let's see the OP's posts. One might ask why newcomers who barely understand Bitcoin always feel that they have an obligation to tell the whole world about Bitcoin, that is, their society.
I have always assumed that the training should come from someone who can answer all my questions. O.P., are you ready for this? Maybe you still need to show an example of what you have achieved, and only after that can you start accepting the role of a coach. Sometimes our good intentions have unintended consequences. If you understand correctly, the phrase "cause good"

If you want to educate the people around you, sharing good ideas is what they need. In this way, we stop false information about Bitcoin and enlighten them from the doubts and too negative.
But expect opposing ideas and negative words from them. Because I will tell you that it was hard to convince people if they already have a bad experience like being scammed. You really need to be strong and extend your patience to handle them as this is not an easy task. And I suggest you having at least 1 person to accompany you to strengthen their trust in you.

Are you seeking answers on how to spread bitcoin in your local community? Since you do not know yet, I guess it also means that you are not ready.  Are you still new to bitcoin? If yes, just spend more time learning about bitcoin, its technology and features, how to keep bitcoins safe, and understand the basics of investing. Make yourself fully equipped with the knowledge and at the same time experience. You will feel it when you are ready to spread bitcoin knowledge in your community. Hopefully, you will do it for free. I hate it when some people are trying to exploit the innocents by telling them about the potential to earn big by investing in bitcoin but asking fees for their services on how to do it. 

How did you get to know about Bitcoin? was it from your community or from somewhere else and now you want to take it to your community and how much do you really know about Bitcoin? Has any of your people spoken to you about it before? IMO I would say even if none of them know about Bitcoin, it wouldn't be a bad idea to talk to them about it but you must understand what it is all about and not just that this is the new way to quickly make money.

If do not ask, do not tell them. People often abuse free information and may take it for granted because it was given to them on a platter of gold. Just do you, develop yourself in the bitcoin space and mind your own business. If they approach you or show interest them by all means teach them.
While on the other hand, you do not need to introduce bitcoin to people around you if you notice they do not give a hoot about it.

I believe the purpose of the thread is to share Bitcoin knowledge to community to help Bitcoin exposure. I believe this is a good ideas specially if all of us will do same small act to help Bitcoin. This is a hard task but this can be easily by doing a powerpoint that contains summary and key feature of Bitcoin.

I experience sharing Bitcoin on my friend in workplace and I successfully convinced 5 of my friends that is now a Bitcoin holder because they became interested on the blockchain.

You can do it with the people who you are connected with mostly these days people are connected via social media so it can be more easy way to yell about Bitcoin but hey do you know everything about bitcoin before introducing it to others because if you don't really introduce it in the right way they might lose their money and it can taint you as scammer and bad soul forever.

Different peoples have different mindsets, so it depends on the people around your or your community. If your community peoples already know a bit about bitcoin, it would be easier for the people to believe in bitcoin.
Also, it depends on your status in the community, people won't believe a random person so first, you need to make yourself a strong personality in your community.

Including folks in this forum has no disadvantages. This forum is a tool for learning and understanding bitcoin. The people around you will benefit from your desire to introduce them to this forum.

Before you consider inviting members of your community to our forum, you should at the very least explain what bitcoin is and what they need to know about it. You can then introduce them to our forum for more information about bitcoin if they wish to learn more. Don't forget to explain the guidelines that apply here.

There's a plethora of choices to go for when you want to sell bitcoin's idea to the public. I find that the most effective way of letting people know about Bitcoin is through incentivized seminars. For instance, a guy from this forum set up a seminar about bitcoin and its benefits for his community's housewives, given the fact that these members are the ones responsible for managing money in the household. It was a success, and I only wished he gave those people a reason to come back by maybe giving them awesome trinkets that relate to bitcoin and have them follow up on him about their progress.

That being said, I think it will serve you well if you do the same. If you have a knack for speaking in public, or you know someone who does, this is the perfect and the most efficient way of letting people know about bitcoin.

What you know is if the have any idea about online Invertement like Bitcoin and some other Invertement industries.

In the case that it not known to them then you need to start a seminar for them and introduce it step by step to them and it's can not be apprehended by everyone but to those who knows the what's and value of investment.
Teaching out local communities is not bad but relate it to the once that very interested and are ready to learn.

Having more information and source of possible profit is always an advantage to a community.  But I think it depends on the information you are sharing.  You should make clear that all the information is factual, and not based on your own idea or opinion.  And if happen you wanted to introduce Bitcoin so that your community will invest in it then it is better to give them all the pointers on how risky it is to invest in a highly volatile market.

You should prepare lists of information and its link so that you can just point them to the link for in-depth reading about Bitcoin and its market.  Be responsible enough to guide them so that they can't be exploited by scams and fraud companies.  It is your responsibility since you are the one introducing Bitcoin to them.

One thing is to have an intention which is good and could be very helpful to a people, another is getting it to those people, hope they accept/adopt it and it thus makes impact in there life's.

For this to even be, you've got to be someone whom is influential in your society, someone who don't only puts theories out there but, have some significant effect frm those theories depicted by your daily life. The results are the interest of people and that's why, you'll always find people looking/talking about the profits they hope to make in cryptocurrency and ignore the loses. They just forget the loses.

When the progress is evident in your life, people would buy the idea. Never the less, if you e got the zeal, then you don't have to stop. Make some move and you would as well gather some disciples. Do well not to persuade them to invest and teach them of security and scam. There would be almost nothing to regret in time and most of all, you ensure to stay safe.

Before you do it OP it would be better to confirm if Bitcoin in your country, region or local place is not banned so that you won't have any problems. After it you are now good to go. There are users here who do the same. They start with creating a lesson plan first about Bitcoin. Just like in school, you will also need some learning materials like a room, chairs, and a blackboard. This where you gather people who wants to learn Bitcoin. You can also offer them free snacks and much better if you will gave them some free Bitcoins.

It can be given after each lesson or per week, month and so on. Only for them to keep on coming back. It's an advantage of course not only for those people and in your community but also for the whole Bitcoin community when more people joins it. It helps BTC became stronger and more price increases is expected.

I believe that in no case should one sow the ideas of cryptocurrencies in the nearest society - I mean, for example, a working team (I have a full stack job). These people will not understand the ideas and at best they will go to play on the exchanges. At the same time, everyone will lose and I will be to blame.
Regarding my family and best friends, I am happy to tell them why cryptocurrencies can change the world. Therefore, I advise everyone to be careful about the desire to share the topic of the crypt. This will impose responsibility on you.

I think this is all depends on how you introduce Bitcoin to them, how you present your idea and how you remind or warn them the risk of getting involved in the industry.  If you are the one reaching out to them, how they attach you to their action depends on how you explain the Bitcoin industry to them.  If you give them enough warnings and reminders, I do not think they will blame you for their failure, unless you hype them out and give them incomplete information without giving them enough pointers on the risky part of the venture.  Then you will surely must be blame because of the lack of information that leads to misinformation and misunderstanding.


True, when it comes to finances, it is the most delicate matter because it can break or make a relationship.

The first thing you need to check is the level of the community interest in bitcoin, how deep have been unbanked and if the rate is high you should know also that the rate of bitcoin in the same community will be low.
-The best way to go about this is to co-concentrate on developing yourself and using Bitcoin as much as possible and if anyone in the community picks an interest in Bitcoin through you then you can then get them well introduced to it.
- But going to them with a bitcoin preaching may be counterproductive knowing fully well, how people perceive online assets that don't have a physical representation.

You know your community better us, so you should know better.
I have something to contribute anyways. Is bitcoin legal in your country. If yes, you have passed the first stage. But if no, don't teach anyone bitcoin openly so that you won't be having issues with government of your people.
Incase you want to teach, please teach th the real basics of bitcoin and not telling them to invest and wait for it to grow and they will become millionaires.

Yes, you are correct in your assessment of the importance of understanding the level of community interest in Bitcoin. It is important to approach the subject with sensitivity and to educate people about the benefits of Bitcoin, rather than trying to impose it on them.

Developing a personal network of people who use and understand Bitcoin can be a valuable resource and can help to increase the overall level of adoption and understanding of the cryptocurrency. By using Bitcoin and demonstrating its benefits, you can help to build trust and interest in the cryptocurrency within your community.

It is also important to address any concerns or misconceptions about Bitcoin, such as the notion that it doesn't have a physical representation. Explaining the underlying technology and security measures in place can help to build confidence in the cryptocurrency and encourage more people to consider using it.

You are right - every cryptoman should carefully explain the topic of cryptocurrencies to friends / colleagues, clearly separating blockchain, bitcoin and exchanges. The last topic - the market with its financial risks, does not need to be touched upon at all, because among these concepts, the most important thing is blockchain. His idea is easy to explain, it is brilliant. It's right to say that everything ingenious is simple.

The advantage that I can think of for the person in the community is that it can give them another source of income if they plan to invest in it; this is pretty common because of its high value. We can also easily send money to a person wherever he lives, but this is not the case right now as there are a lot of methods to send money online. The disadvantage is that the volatility of bitcoin can result in a significant loss of investment, especially for those who are new to it. To others, this is an advantage as they can trade on it.

Are the community around you engaged in crypto or even just in investing in general?
Are the community around you know something with regards to investing?

If they aren't engaged or have any knowledge about investing, don't introduce Bitcoin to them first, but instead teach them how to invest first. Tell them the risks of investing into different assets. Tell them the basics of it and then when you're done with it, try to introduce Bitcoin to them.

Sometimes, making a survey can help you as well to know if they are interested or not because there are some people who doesn't have any interest in investing at all for some reasons and instead of you educating them, you are just wasting your time to them. Make a survey first whether they want to learn about investing and Bitcoin as well or not.

Introducing Bitcoin to your community is always a good thing, but sometimes, you need to know whether they are interested or not because even though you are introducing it to them if they aren't interested then it's only a waste of time for both the people around you and you as well.

How to go about it, I'll say after which you explain to those at your reach about bitcoin, also introduce to them Bitcointalk forum and assist them on how to join the forum as I believe that their membership here would help fast track and widen their scope about what BTC is all about as they read posts and comments that provides all that's needed to guide them for a beginner in crypto entirely, and this can even lessen your burden too.

Yes agree. Sometimes people who still don't know bitcoin will definitely cross their minds that they are a bit hesitant to believe before seeing its achievements first. Sometimes, it's not easy to convince someone. They will definitely ask a lot of questions because of their curiosity. If you can't answer they will hesitate. So, expand your knowledge of bitcoin first. So if people ask you can answer it, and can convince them.

You can tell your experience while using bitcoin, whether from trading, investing, or other things that can allow you to earn money. Maybe the topic of money will interest them, so they will be curious and want to know more. From there, you can tell more about bitcoin and what benefits it will have for them if they use it as their long-term investment.

But don't talk about getting a lot of money instantly, but tell me about the investment side first and also explain the risks because people are usually not ready for the risks they will face later. It will benefit your community if you can tell the truth about bitcoin. Moreover, perhaps you already feel the benefits of bitcoin for you that you can tell them.

Recommending bitcoin to others is a good thing, but you should make sure that bitcoin is not banned in your region, and you also need to make sure that you are not only recommending bitcoin to them but also that they will have a basic knowledge of it. Because if you just give a superficial recommendation and they fall for the investment scam, then they will see you as more of a scammer than a helper.

Every new knowledge is of advantage to anyone and that's why in your community, if there are people who wants to gain knowledge about bitcoin then they wouldn't neglect the any help that you'll offer to them.

Start with a basic free seminar and include all the topics which mostly are basics of bitcoin. That will give them the idea on what they'll know and pull their interest out.

Just don't expect a lot when you execute it, just enjoy what you're about to do if you start it.

and from the basic free seminar, check the reaction of your audience. some people have different reaction towards this new currency, either they are eager to learn more while some are still 50-50 or totally not up to it. from such audience, those who will approach you for more educational talks about this market, are those interested individuals. they are the ones who are willing to listen for more related topics about btc and crypto. for those who are not, let them be, don't force them to sign up for the next talk. much better if the person has willingness to learn and not feeling obliged. those who are truly interested will find a way also how to augment their learnings from you. they will do their own studying and searching.

Introducing Bitcoin to the community is a good plan. And of course you yourself already understand what the reaction of the people in the community is. Because usually they might be more critical in a number of ways, so you have to prepare yourself to answer questions from them and have healthy discussions. And maybe it won't be easy because this is a community of many different individuals.

But what is certain is that I suggest that you don't need to attract them to jump straight into the crypto world and invest in crypto. It's a higher risk. It would be great if you introduced it and for anyone who wants to be more serious, they will learn more and be aware to invest with self-awareness. Not because of your invitation.

Expect that reactions will be different from each other. There will be some optimistic and most likely the majority are going to be doubtful and will raise eyebrows.

That's the normal reaction upon educating everyone for the first time in the neighborhood and honestly, it's harder to teach the people you actually know than of those people that are strangers to you.

It is true that the original purpose of the forum was not to create a place to make money, but now things are clearly different. I see you are also wearing a signature of a campaign, if you are not here to make money, then why are you wearing a signature? You can make money here, other people have rights too, you don't have the right to ban anyone.

The advantages you will get after you introduce Bitcoin to your local community:
- Increase tiny Bitcoin adoption
- New friend and possible met with rich people
- Get respected by your local community

The disadvantages you will get:
- Wasting time and energy
- No more privacy
- Increase $5 wrench attack and criminal
- Many people will ask your money
- People will blame you if their investment declining
- Increase the chance you will get reported to police
- People will ask you everything about Bitcoin on your social medias

I have not had the opportunity to hold a meeting in my community, I have only helped my neighbors with bitcoin, to make some purchases, but it is a very good initiative, I am not from the country where I am, but most of the people who live in my environment are older adults and they are very calm people, they trust banks and approved systems that are known as the most reliable, they are wary of bitcoin and technology, it is difficult to reach them because they are people who believe they are right, what I do It is talking to them 1 to 1 until they are convinced, but it is a complicated job.

I have a boss that I work with and he has the similarities of beliefs in the traditional financial systems and in most times kicks against the idea of digital money since they have the idea of not being in control of their money since Bitcoin does not have a physical representation.
-Old people prefer to suffer from network problems to third-party involvement, and since they are not from our generation,theye tend to question every technology and development and that is why their miss out on the advantage of alternative currencies such as Bitcoin that do not have any limitations.