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1. getting merchants onboard for stuff like food, utilities, etc (not gimicky watches or breast implants) basically day to day living stuff, to hep show that people can live on a bitcoin income.
2. getting the suppliers of these merchants on board, so the merchants hoard the coins and even employe people who want to be paid in bitcoins, rather then the gimmick of taking something thy do not really need and instantly convert it to fiat.
3. once there is a stable infrastructure of true bitcoin use and availability, then get average joe.
2. getting the suppliers of these merchants on board, so the merchants hoard the coins and even employe people who want to be paid in bitcoins, rather then the gimmick of taking something thy do not really need and instantly convert it to fiat.
3. once there is a stable infrastructure of true bitcoin use and availability, then get average joe.
In other words... to go mainstream bitcoin MUST be accessible to the mainstream. I've only recently started looking closer at wallets, acquiring coins, spending coins, etc - all the typical, most basic use cases - and so far I don't see that this is at all the case. Maybe I've been looking in the wrong places, but I don't see much in the way of "bitcoin for dummies".
Let's face it... mainstream = dummies
Without tool support/accessibility to the mainstream technical understanding, how can any amount or type of marketing will ultimately achieve the desired outcome?
Are there services out there that help small businesses get set up to accept bitcoin (which also necessarily sets the small business owners up to spend bitcoin)? If so, that's where the marketing effort makes sense imo. Tools to help make their job easier will increase the effectiveness of their efforts and the widespread adoption of the technology.
