Getting people to use Bitcoin- ideas

[Wind_FURY]

Bitcoin is not for everyone. There is no need to get ordinary people to use it. But there is a certain demographic that you should encourage people to read about it and get them interested. These people are usually male, coders or someone from the IT field, smart, open minded with a small penchant for activism and rebellion.

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[ethereumhunter]

I DO NOT LIKE IT!!

You post that "Bitcoin is completely anonymous" and "Bitcoin has no fee". Both statements are not true so i stopped reading there.
If you want get people interested in Bitcoin, then first of all do not lie to them! Or else they will think Bitcoin is a scam and are done with it.
This is not helping.

exactly, and thats what already happen now. because after many programs system like MLM and they use bitcoin as cryptocurrency beside fiat, and after that the system not work or get scam, then people blame bitcoin.

[Hirose UK]

I like the idea , but using Facebook is probably what will make this idea fail.
There is no active Bitcoin pages in Facebook , not even one as far as I know . It would be better If you buy "whybitcoin.info" or "whybitcoin.net" domains (they are available : https://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults.aspx?checkAvail=1&tmskey=&domainToCheck=whybitcoin.info )  and make a simple website layout or use Jekyll instead.

I think using facebook to share those ideas is good enough because many people use facebook. Most of people, because they can access facebook even they don't have smartphones.

And I think OP's idea is to introduce to people who don't know the worth of bitcoin, right?

Few people know the real benefits of Bitcoin. If they don't have benefit, they will not use it.
I created this Facebook page to explain just that to the general public- the value Bitcoin will bring to them

[jostorres]

Well, best possible idea I can think of is money exchange, think of the fact that you can send someone in the far away country 1$ , you can't do that with fiat , for fiat you have expenses and you pay the banks commission and so on , in bitcoin you have miners fee which is around 2 cents last I checked if I am not wrong. You don't even have to pay that if you can wait but if you want to send it fast you can pay like 10 cents and send it right away. Thats cheap and worldwide.

[nydiacaskey01]

I hope someone will come up with a short film not exactly like a documentary but a story that uses Bitcoin and to be released in Youtube so that we can all share or maybe someone can pool an amount of Bitcoin so we can run a contest to make a short film and make sure Bitcoin is there being used.

[Kakmakr]

Linking social media accounts are for Ripple people, not Bitcoin. We are seeing too many people flaunting their Bitcoin ownership on the internet, and they are making it easy for hackers and governments to target them. Bitcoin is like cash, pseudo-anonymous and it should stay that way.

What will happen, if a government who previously supported the Bitcoin idea, now turn against it and start prosecuting people who owns it. The first thing they will do to track down these people, is to turn to social media. ^hmmm^

[raver36]

I DO NOT LIKE IT!!

You post that "Bitcoin is completely anonymous" and "Bitcoin has no fee". Both statements are not true so i stopped reading there.
If you want get people interested in Bitcoin, then first of all do not lie to them! Or else they will think Bitcoin is a scam and are done with it.
This is not helping.

It is far more not engaging to say pseudo anonymous instead of anonymous when the difference is so little for the general user.

Bitcoin's fees compared to PayPal or Stripe are so much lower, that the final conclusion for the general user is - not existent.

The whole concept is to talk about the final values the user gets. Not explaining every small and technical detail.

[raver36]

Linking social media accounts are for Ripple people, not Bitcoin. We are seeing too many people flaunting their Bitcoin ownership on the internet, and they are making it easy for hackers and governments to target them. Bitcoin is like cash, pseudo-anonymous and it should stay that way.

What will happen, if a government who previously supported the Bitcoin idea, now turn against it and start prosecuting people who owns it. The first thing they will do to track down these people, is to turn to social media. ^hmmm^

This page has nothing to do with ownership.

It is just informative:)

[raver36]

Bitcoin is not for everyone. There is no need to get ordinary people to use it. But there is a certain demographic that you should encourage people to read about it and get them interested. These people are usually male, coders or someone from the IT field, smart, open minded with a small penchant for activism and rebellion.

It is definitely for anyone who finds value in it. And this is exactly what we have to explain them- the value Bitcoin will bring them

[raver36]

I like the idea , but using Facebook is probably what will make this idea fail.
There is no active Bitcoin pages in Facebook , not even one as far as I know . It would be better If you buy "whybitcoin.info" or "whybitcoin.net" domains (they are available : https://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults.aspx?checkAvail=1&tmskey=&domainToCheck=whybitcoin.info )  and make a simple website layout or use Jekyll instead.

I think using facebook to share those ideas is good enough because many people use facebook. Most of people, because they can access facebook even they don't have smartphones.

And I think OP's idea is to introduce to people who don't know the worth of bitcoin, right?

Few people know the real benefits of Bitcoin. If they don't have benefit, they will not use it.
I created this Facebook page to explain just that to the general public- the value Bitcoin will bring to them

Yes! The goal is to introduce Bitcoin's worth to people. This way when the content gets shared, more people will find value in it and when they find value, they will use it.

[Senor.Bla]

I DO NOT LIKE IT!!

You post that "Bitcoin is completely anonymous" and "Bitcoin has no fee". Both statements are not true so i stopped reading there.
If you want get people interested in Bitcoin, then first of all do not lie to them! Or else they will think Bitcoin is a scam and are done with it.
This is not helping.

It is far more not engaging to say pseudo anonymous instead of anonymous when the difference is so little for the general user.

Bitcoin's fees compared to PayPal or Stripe are so much lower, that the final conclusion for the general user is - not existent.

The whole concept is to talk about the final values the user gets. Not explaining every small and technical detail.

i see new user as customers who wants to buy bitcoin.
and you say to me it is ok to lie to them because it is still better for them thy just do not know it jet.
wtf? are you serious?
when i buy porn and my wife divorces me and i buy drugs and get jailed and then i come complaining and you tell me: well to be honest it is not anonymous but almost. i guess i would be facing charges again.
also you can almost every day read here stuff like this: why 0 confirmations after x hours? are bitcoins not supposed to be fast? oh bty 0 fee since it is free.
if you sell me a product and tell me it is free and i find out later that i have to pay fees every single time, then i will never buy from you again and most likely return the product. Maybe find some other altcoin which is free or at least dos not lie to me.
if you want to be taken serious you have to act serious. period.   

[raver36]

I DO NOT LIKE IT!!

You post that "Bitcoin is completely anonymous" and "Bitcoin has no fee". Both statements are not true so i stopped reading there.
If you want get people interested in Bitcoin, then first of all do not lie to them! Or else they will think Bitcoin is a scam and are done with it.
This is not helping.

It is far more not engaging to say pseudo anonymous instead of anonymous when the difference is so little for the general user.

Bitcoin's fees compared to PayPal or Stripe are so much lower, that the final conclusion for the general user is - not existent.

The whole concept is to talk about the final values the user gets. Not explaining every small and technical detail.

i see new user as customers who wants to buy bitcoin.
and you say to me it is ok to lie to them because it is still better for them thy just do not know it jet.
wtf? are you serious?
when i buy porn and my wife divorces me and i buy drugs and get jailed and then i come complaining and you tell me: well to be honest it is not anonymous but almost. i guess i would be facing charges again.
also you can almost every day read here stuff like this: why 0 confirmations after x hours? are bitcoins not supposed to be fast? oh bty 0 fee since it is free.
if you sell me a product and tell me it is free and i find out later that i have to pay fees every single time, then i will never buy from you again and most likely return the product. Maybe find some other altcoin which is free or at least dos not lie to me.
if you want to be taken serious you have to act serious. period.   

I thought about it... You are right.

I deleted the post "Bitcoin has no fees" and changed the post with "completely anonymous".

I will repost it with the focus shifted to- control over privacy and low fees

Thanks for the feedback.
See? This is the advantage of having a community behind a cause.

Feel absolutely free to express your opinion and give ideas  

[OmegaStarScream]

I DO NOT LIKE IT!!

You post that "Bitcoin is completely anonymous" and "Bitcoin has no fee". Both statements are not true so i stopped reading there.
If you want get people interested in Bitcoin, then first of all do not lie to them! Or else they will think Bitcoin is a scam and are done with it.
This is not helping.

It is far more not engaging to say pseudo anonymous instead of anonymous when the difference is so little for the general user.

Bitcoin's fees compared to PayPal or Stripe are so much lower, that the final conclusion for the general user is - not existent.

The whole concept is to talk about the final values the user gets. Not explaining every small and technical detail.

i see new user as customers who wants to buy bitcoin.
and you say to me it is ok to lie to them because it is still better for them thy just do not know it jet.
wtf? are you serious?
when i buy porn and my wife divorces me and i buy drugs and get jailed and then i come complaining and you tell me: well to be honest it is not anonymous but almost. i guess i would be facing charges again.
also you can almost every day read here stuff like this: why 0 confirmations after x hours? are bitcoins not supposed to be fast? oh bty 0 fee since it is free.
if you sell me a product and tell me it is free and i find out later that i have to pay fees every single time, then i will never buy from you again and most likely return the product. Maybe find some other altcoin which is free or at least dos not lie to me.
if you want to be taken serious you have to act serious. period.   

I thought about it... You are right.

I deleted the post "Bitcoin has no fees" and changed the post with "completely anonymous".

I will repost it with the focus shifted to- control over privacy and low fees

Thanks for the feedback.
See? This is the advantage of having a community behind a cause.

Feel absolutely free to express your opinion and give ideas  

Bitcoin is more like pseudonymous instead of anonymous. see this useful website : http://www.bitcoinisnotanonymous.com/ (you can google for more info about this) . It's better to give accurate information's to users instead of spreading false info , that way you don't give any future users false hopes In case they are planning to use it in some things that require full anonymity.

[raver36]

Bitcoin is more like pseudonymous instead of anonymous. see this useful website : http://www.bitcoinisnotanonymous.com/ (you can google for more info about this) . It's better to give accurate information's to users instead of spreading false info , that way you don't give any future users false hopes In case they are planning to use it in some things that require full anonymity.

Thanks! I will check it out.

I will write tips on how to stay as anonymous as possible for the users who require full anonymity

[richmcrich]

I think it’s really a good idea to create a Facebook page to spread the bitcoin to everyone who still don’t have any clue about this cryptocurrency or even don’t know about its existence because Facebook has a huge number of people using it all around the world with all kinds of nationalities. Good job, mate!

[r421x0]

"I think it’s really a good idea to create a Facebook page to spread the bitcoin to everyone who still don’t have any clue about this cryptocurrency or even don’t know about its existence because Facebook has a huge number of people using it all around the world with all kinds of nationalities. Good job, mate!"

No one will join a Facebook page about something they barely know about. In fact, it's probably worse to start a Facebook page.

Another idea to get people to use Bitcoin would be to find a way to get it on the news; but instead of showing all the criminals, show all the benefits. For example, the people that made millions just buy buying a few odollars worth of bitcoin back in 2010.

[Labumi]

I think it’s really a good idea to create a Facebook page to spread the bitcoin to everyone who still don’t have any clue about this cryptocurrency or even don’t know about its existence because Facebook has a huge number of people using it all around the world with all kinds of nationalities. Good job, mate!

Yeah, the idea described above did very well and could provide a positive impact if it was quickly done. Bitcoin is indeed going to be a digital currency outstanding and probably will overwhelm every transaction online. Spread the good thing something it would be more useful and get something out of the ordinary. May be used by those who can afford to do so

[ObscureBean]

One thing though, granted Bitcoin has some great features but we should not mislead newcomers into believing that it is without flaws. If you get people hyped about Bitcoin and then they find out the hard way that it's not all rosy, they'd be more likely to spread negativity the next time they're asked about Bitcoin. Like for example Bitcoin transactions are usually fast but can on occasions take hours to complete. It's always best to remain objective when explaining things to people. But yeah the idea of a FB page for Bitcoin is pretty cool.

[yayayo]

One thing though, granted Bitcoin has some great features but we should not mislead newcomers into believing that it is without flaws. If you get people hyped about Bitcoin and then they find out the hard way that it's not all rosy, they'd be more likely to spread negativity the next time they're asked about Bitcoin. Like for example Bitcoin transactions are usually fast but can on occasions take hours to complete. It's always best to remain objective when explaining things to people. But yeah the idea of a FB page for Bitcoin is pretty cool.

Exactly.

I'm not a fan of blindly marketing Bitcoin to the general population. Bitcoin doesn't need marketing, just proper technology. If it works like intended it will market itself, simply due to the fact that it is very useful.

Launching an advertising campaign for Bitcoin might actually have a negative impact on Bitcoin adoption, because it makes Bitcoin look like some product that needs advertising to be sold. In addition, it might induce wrong or overly positive expectations in people that then lead to disappointment. This is especially the case, if people are not made aware of the risks of using Bitcoin and the necessary security precautions.

In general, I'm only recommending Bitcoin to people that have shown initial interest. I always try to be honest and cover the shortcomings and risks as well. I also urge people, to do some research on the topic prior to buying Bitcoin. This prevents disappointment and generates users that are able to manage their own finances without constant external intervention.

ya.ya.yo!

[danherbias07]

Few people know the real benefits of Bitcoin. If they don't have benefit, they will not use it.

I created this Facebook page to explain just that to the general public- the value Bitcoin will bring to them:
https://www.facebook.com/Why-Bitcoin-1161569353908036/

Feel free to like and share.

All ideas are accepted!

I suggest this page to be owned by the community and everyone having ideas for getting people engaged with Bitcoin to post them here

Post your ideas for memes and posts here.

Let's tell the people what they are missing

*In no way this page will ever be monetized!

Please take care of your page to avoid dirt from shares or post from hyip and scams. You know how those people do a lot of posting for their evil intentions. Thanks for the page that could help a lot of new ones.