Does anyone here make a living off the forums?

[mikeywith]

Most people have this sort of dream where they can actually live off the internet in general, it all goes well until it does not, the forum and crypto in general are still sort of amateur, just like anything else in life, you may get lucky here and there , but as things develop only those who are actually experienced at something will end up making the majority of the money, so if you are just an average Joe, chances are you going to stick to your everyday's job till you retire.

I personally make more money mining and trading bitcoin than i make from my average IT related job, in fact if i quit my job today and invest all my time and effort in crypto, i could make 2-3 times more income, but then i'd be stupid, if crypto goes south i would be broke and will have to start all over after having lost all my clients and skills, things will be worse than ever.

TL;DR : unless you have a good amount of reserves, then living off the forum and crypto in general is too risky, there is nothing wrong with some extra income from signature campaign or trading goods and services, but don't go balls deep, just in case!

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[tranthidung]

It is what happened in 2017 and even during early months of 2018, but things changed when bitcoin fell down, broke its supports and fell to below $4000 as well as altcoins fell to its nearly the same starts in early 2017 in BTC trading pairs.

I personally make more money mining and trading bitcoin than i make from my average IT related job, in fact if i quit my job today and invest all my time and effort in crypto, i could make 2-3 times more income, but then i'd be stupid, if crypto goes south i would be broke and will have to start all over after having lost all my clients and skills, things will be worse than ever.

It is always better to see earnings that you can get from your works in the forum as additional financial income for your live, not the main or only source.

TL;DR : unless you have a good amount of reserves, then living off the forum and crypto in general is too risky, there is nothing wrong with some extra income from signature campaign or trading goods and services, but don't go balls deep, just in case!

[cryptohunter]

Imagine a forum where you can get 6 000 000 USD for saying "hello Im in" - never has there been such place and we worry this place is going to die off  - no chance.  

Ahh! Show me the places like this where I should put "I 'm in". Even if I get 1/100 of it , I will run a signature campaign for you ( Cryptohunter for DT, looks good )

I think it was only the first 20 people that got in for saying " I'm in"  - I was one of those lucky few

[deisik]

Most people have this sort of dream where they can actually live off the internet in general, it all goes well until it does not, the forum and crypto in general are still sort of amateur, just like anything else in life, you may get lucky here and there , but as things develop only those who are actually experienced at something will end up making the majority of the money, so if you are just an average Joe, chances are you going to stick to your everyday's job till you retire

What about cryptocurrency trading?

Or just trading in general? It mostly happens in the Internet these days anyway, so if you are able to earn a steady and handsome income, what's wrong with that? I understand what you mean to say ("it all goes well until it does not"), but it is applicable to anything in life and even life as such (like you live, then you die)

Other than that, I am inclined to think that you are underestimating the impact of luck on our life. This is not to say that we should rely on luck alone (that would be gambling), but essentially, anyone of us, our very existence, is technically the outcome of a lucky coincidence of different factors

I personally make more money mining and trading bitcoin than i make from my average IT related job, in fact if i quit my job today and invest all my time and effort in crypto, i could make 2-3 times more income, but then i'd be stupid, if crypto goes south i would be broke and will have to start all over after having lost all my clients and skills, things will be worse than ever

If crypto goes south, short it and earn even more

unless you have a good amount of reserves, then living off the forum and crypto in general is too risky, there is nothing wrong with some extra income from signature campaign or trading goods and services, but don't go balls deep, just in case!

It is the same with anything in life and you should always be on the lookout for new opportunities

[mu_enrico]

Today is the first time I got decent payment for BTC signature campaign (thanks @Hhampuz). With this amount of payment, I'm pretty sure that someone will make a good living in my country. The BTC economy is real dude!

As for me, "sadly" I already have a full job.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Today is the first time I got decent payment for BTC signature campaign (thanks @Hhampuz).

Congratulations mate. In my case i join the forum since 2017 but January this year was the first time I started receiving payment via signature and today was the biggest. I believed just like the early users, in years (5-10yrs) to come we'll be the ones telling the stories of how earning via signature was fun and profitable in our time because there's every possibility that the satoshi and USD value of bitcoin via payment will reduce within time.

[Kasabus]

Today is the first time I got decent payment for BTC signature campaign (thanks @Hhampuz). With this amount of payment, I'm pretty sure that someone will make a good living in my country. The BTC economy is real dude!

As for me, "sadly" I already have a full job.

That's not sad, you are even lucky to have a full time job and you also make money in this forum at the same time.
You can make a living here if you gain good income but signature campaign alone, I doubt you will survive, you have to be resourceful because there's plenty of opportunity in the online world, especially the crypto world.

[tranthidung]

That's not sad, you are even lucky to have a full time job and you also make money in this forum at the same time.
You can make a living here if you gain good income but signature campaign alone, I doubt you will survive, you have to be resourceful because there's plenty of opportunity in the online world, especially the crypto world.

It is why the income from forum (from signature, bounty managements, signature or graphic designs, escrow services, etc.) should be considered as supplementary income source, even the income source is bigger than your income from main job. If you can earn more income from the forum than your main job, it is good, and you should keep doing your good works in the forum to maintain your jobs here with good supplementary income, but simultaneously you should stick with you main job as your second plan when something serious happen in the forum.
Who knows when theymos leave the forum or shut it down?

[deisik]

That's not sad, you are even lucky to have a full time job and you also make money in this forum at the same time.
You can make a living here if you gain good income but signature campaign alone, I doubt you will survive, you have to be resourceful because there's plenty of opportunity in the online world, especially the crypto world.

It is why the income from forum (from signature, bounty managements, signature or graphic designs, escrow services, etc.) should be considered as supplementary income source, even the income source is bigger than your income from main job. If you can earn more income from the forum than your main job, it is good, and you should keep doing your good works in the forum to maintain your jobs here with good supplementary income, but simultaneously you should stick with you main job as your second plan when something serious happen in the forum.
Who knows when theymos leave the forum or shut it down?

It cuts both ways

Really, who knows when your boss is going to shut his shop down or finally make up his mind to boot you out? Moreover, businesses regularly go belly up on their own, and even the ones which are considered too big to fail (see Lehman Brothers) while Bitcoin and crypto are not going anywhere in the near future (read, they are to stay with us)

Also, as Satoshi had a contingency plan (as he had been running the forum before theymos), so theymos might have one too. Apart from that, crypto is not just about bitcointalk only, so it in fact remains to be seen whether your "main job" is actually going to fare a lot better in the long run

[yazher]

So my question is: Is anyone here making a full time job out of forum tasks? If so, how is your daily life? Do you tell people that you make a living on a bitcoin internet forum?

I only do part time job here as a Signature campaigner, Since I join here there are lots of informations about crypto currency that I learned, this forum help me to achieved my knowledge about crypto currency, on the other hand about the earnings I earned a lot since then, I'm able to bought some things with the help of this forum as well. as long as you do well opportunities will come whether you ask for it or not.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

I make a few hundred dollars worth of bitcoin per month. Obviously it’s not a living but it’s nice to add to my HODL nest by doing something I enjoy - discussing bitcoin with like minded people.

I don’t begrudge anybody from less developed countries making a living here as long as they post constructively & are trustworthy.

 

[The-One-Above-All]

I make a few hundred dollars worth of bitcoin per month. Obviously it’s not a living but it’s nice to add to my HODL nest by doing something I enjoy - discussing bitcoin with like minded people.

I don’t begrudge anybody from less developed countries making a living here as long as they post constructively & are trustworthy.

 

Is that from spamming your signature?  or do you do something that provides value for the forum?

That is not an insignificant amount to someone in the 3rd world.

Can you please provide some of your very best posts here for perusal. That others may learn from your original thought inspiring contributions?  I have been looking, alas I could not locate anything that I would care to put up as examples for others to follow. We all wait for you to produce some fine examples of your original thought inspiring contributioins, that have earned you these merits,and this btc crumbs each month.

This will be very interesting and also serve as a great guide to others seeking to earn money here.  Just 5 examples of your finest original thought inspiring posts. Then others can see the benchmark required for the few hundred dollars per month.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Can you please provide some of your very best posts here for perusal.

He doesn't have to prove anything to anyone or you. His record says it all. With the merit system it'll be hard for any spammer to make it pass the member rank status. You don't have to be an extraordinary poster to recieve some merit, instead of hating on those that are receiving merit they deserve maybe if you take you time to read through their post history, you'll learn one or two on producing quality post. If you have gone through his post history and can't find a quality post then you need some help. The problem is from you not him.

[tbct_mt2]

You are so rich, one of crypto whales. 

I make a few hundred dollars worth of bitcoin per month.

You are right because the forum is one of the most worthy place to have serious discussion about bitcoin, and get important things in aspect of crypto technical terms, which mostly not found in other forums, or other platforms.

Obviously it’s not a living but it’s nice to add to my HODL nest by doing something I enjoy - discussing bitcoin with like minded people.

It makes sense, even payments from campaigns mean a lot of things for people who live in developing, low income nations. They don't do anything wrong if they maintain their post quality, only post when they have something meaningful to say, to discuss, or to help other members solve their issues.

I don’t begrudge anybody from less developed countries making a living here as long as they post constructively & are trustworthy.

[gentlemand]

If I were in a developing nation you can bet your bippy I'd be maximising the opportunities this forum made available to me. That's a superb demonstration of the power of this whole system in a nutshell. Some day if you added it all up it may have lifted a considerable number of people out of poverty and a dead end.

This place doesn't care if you're being hand relieved in Monte Carlo or living inside a putrid cow floating in the Ganges. The playing field is level and neutral and that's how more of the world should be.

If you were in any way financially precarious you'd have to be a mad person to depend on it as the means to stay alive. If you're already comfortable enough it's a fine way to spend a little time.

[erikalui]

I made a lot from this forum and I've seen people earning millions per year (reputed bounty managers earn over 10 BTC for managing a single campaign or even more) while signature campaigns pay too less for anyone to even make a living. Taxes are a separate issue as SC's don't even pay an amount that fits into any tax bracket. Bounties, yes! You can easily make upto $1000 or even more just writing articles for 1 campaign so imagine ones taking part in just 10 campaigns and writing 5 articles per campaign ($50,000++). Most of them are students and they can make enough to buy a house for themselves.

[TMAN]

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its off topic, you don't make a living off the forum hence you polluting us with your cancer posts from an alt account you punk

[The-One-Above-All]

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its off topic, you don't make a living off the forum hence you polluting us with your cancer posts from an alt account you punk

Please stop making false accusations. Keep to your general pattern of swearing and crying. I find that more entertaining. So yes, my post is on topic where as most of your own and your friends posts are completely off topic, untrue and irrelevant to the initial post.

I make more than a living from the forum.

I mean you make a threadbare  living from the board I know. You sig spam constantly some low brow noise. I heard from others, you like to extort other members for their bitcoins also by harassing their parents? that sounds quite profitable? or perhaps it was some under cover agents story. That was funny. You could sell these excuses as comedy sketches when your untrustworthy schemes break down.

How about explaining how that revenue stream from the board operates, and the hilarious story to tell when you get busted.

Why don't you try robbing a bank. Then when you run into the cops on the way out you can tell them it was a security test?

[TMAN]

I make more than a living from the forum.

Good for you. Im sure if I lived in a hut, used a windows phone, had a diet of 90% rice and wore sandals 24*7 I could make more than a living from posting shit on this forum. Fortunately for me my standard of living is far greater than that and check my join date my paddy-field residing peasant friend.. I dont actually need this place for "my living"

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[LoyceV]

It is why the income from forum (from signature, bounty managements, signature or graphic designs, escrow services, etc.) should be considered as supplementary income source, even the income source is bigger than your income from main job. If you can earn more income from the forum than your main job, it is good, and you should keep doing your good works in the forum to maintain your jobs here with good supplementary income, but simultaneously you should stick with you main job as your second plan when something serious happen in the forum.

If I'd be in the luxurious position of earning much more from a forum than in my main job, I would use it to plan an early retirement. If you live in a country where $2 per day is the standard, and you make 10 times more online, you'll make more in a few years than you would have made in your real job in a lifetime.

You can easily make upto $1000 or even more just writing articles for 1 campaign so imagine ones taking part in just 10 campaigns and writing 5 articles per campaign ($50,000++).

From what I've seen when I managed a bounty campaign, 90% of the "articles" are plagiarism. And apparently they're not used to being rejected, because when I rejected them, they quickly switched to homograph attacks and using text spinners (this was a pain to bust hundreds of those abusers, and that's probably why most bounty managers don't care). I don't think it's still possible to earn serious money as a bounty spammer.