So excited!!

[LiteCoinGuy]

After several months of research, I took the plunge and got myself a wallet!!

I am now waiting for my info to get cleared, so I can place a BTC order :3

I am beyond excited, and even though my account shows big fat zeros, I am somehow feeling huge and grinning ear to ear

Looking so much forward to be a part of this!

~ Leanna

its a nice rollercoaster, have fun 

[MakeBelieve]

Thank you guys for the nice welcome! ^_^

I really cannot wait to get into it all. :3

Keep us informed. Let us know when you are making the millions .

[Mowcore]

Yes idd, just don't lose your wallet or forget the password if you secure it.
My first wallet is locked without key with 0.0050 btc just sitting inside it, from when I started lol.
Faucets back then gave a lot more than now

[Leanna]

Thank you guys for the nice welcome! ^_^

I really cannot wait to get into it all. :3

Keep us informed. Let us know when you are making the millions .

Haha! If I do, I will

But then I'd probably start giving away a dollar or two to every person who signs up and uses BTC. When you're a millionaire, you can afford to try and introduce people to BTC with more than "OMGOMG THIS IS SO AWESOME!!"

[MineNerd]

Welcome to the world of bitcoin! Be careful, the bitcoin/altcoin scene can be very addicting. 

[Leanna]

Yes idd, just don't lose your wallet or forget the password if you secure it.
My first wallet is locked without key with 0.0050 btc just sitting inside it, from when I started lol.
Faucets back then gave a lot more than now

Oowh, sorry to hear! :/

And yes, I got like 2 cents for putting in 19 captchas. Those are a bitch to read, not worth it for anything more than just getting your wallet to not say 0.00000000!

[V@n@dis]

hard not to be excited about cryptocurrency. But I must admit that I´am having some problem with grasping the hole concept and all it´s implications..  Guess thats why there is a newbies section

[Altitude]

hard not to be excited about cryptocurrency. But I must admit that I´am having some problem with grasping the hole concept and all it´s implications..  Guess thats why there is a newbies section

You should read the Bitcoin wiki... It certainly helped me understand what all's going on in there!

[EccLipSe]

always same discussion. online wallets never be safe. It is a wallet someone have but it is not yours actually.

[mogrith]

There are a lot of different aspects to the bitcoin world.

Trading, mining and shopping are the for me the 3 main categories with lots of stuff inside each one.

Which are you interested it?

[Leanna]

I am mainly interested in receiving BTC for services I provide, then using BTC as currency or to hang onto it.

I looked into mining, but frankly it confuses me, and I don't have a mining machine (nor can I purchase one) anyway.
I heard about shared mining that can run on laptops, but I haven't been able to figure it out

[mogrith]

as has been said here Bitmit is a ebay type store. https://www.bitmit.net/en/recent
or try bitdazzle for a more formal store https://bitdazzle.com/

Or go on your own website like these
http://bitbrew.net/ for coffee
http://knives4bitcoin.com/ for a knife.
http://www.baddogfarms.net/ for homemade soaps

I have bought from all but Bitdazzle

For shared mining search for cex.io threads in the forum. You buy GH/s it mines as part of the pool, you get the BTC it makes. You can sell the GH/s back later if you want. Note the sell price might be lower than the buy and the amount you get from 1GH/s is better than a faucet but not by a whole lot.

[Leanna]

Awesome! Thank you for all the info! ^_^

[Leanna]

Sooo after reading quite a bit about mining, I don't think that's something for me.

I only have a laptop that's a desktop replacement and it'd overheat in a minute if I'd try to mine with it, and I don't want to do anything with those mining cubes (can't remember what they're called).

Now I am concentrating on trying to figure out what to sell for BTC.
What's the demographic of BTC users? Are there a lot of females? How about guys with girlfriends or daughters?

I have some items I craft that younger women, teenagers and little girls especially seem to like, and wonder how much I could sell them for, or even if anyone would buy them.

That brings me to my question. Is there a place that's like etsy, but for Bitcoin?

EDIT: Apparently bitdazzle.com is like Etsy. Now the question is, how big of a cut they take and would people buy my stuff?

[Leanna]

Unrelated question: Where can I read about the "Activity" points here on the forums?

[mogrith]

Unrelated question: Where can I read about the "Activity" points here on the forums?

Try https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.msg1861412#msg1861412
For full info

The activity number is determined in this way:
time = number of two-week periods in which you've posted since your registration
activity = min(time * 14, posts)

Activity is updated every 30 minutes.

[mogrith]

That brings me to my question. Is there a place that's like etsy, but for Bitcoin?

EDIT: Apparently bitdazzle.com is like Etsy. Now the question is, how big of a cut they take and would people buy my stuff?

From the Open a store page :

How much does it cost to list products on BitDazzle?
Listing products on BitDazzle is free. If a shopper purchases your products with bitcoin, there is currently no transaction fee from Coinbase. You can read more about their special promotion here. If a shopper checks out using PayPal or credit card, a separate transaction fee will be charged by PayPal.