What are the best ways of introducing someone to bitcoin ?

[Asuspawer09]

Hello,

I was thinking and wondering of different ways to introduce my family, friends and colleagues to bitcoin and I tried to convince them, but couldn't pitch in perfectly to get them going.

Things I tried

• Showed them the current value of BTC pegged to fiat, which did get thier attention for a while.
• Told them about how it all started, how the community adopted the use of BTC and how it all boomed.
• Showed them my wallets : how easy and fast it is to send and recieve to almost anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet connection.
• Introduced them to a few exchanges to show how easy it is to buy or sell whenever they want to.
• Told and proved to them how secure and anonymous a transaction is and how fast it can be for cross border transactions compared to other financial institutions.

Well, I pretty much tried to do everything I could. Now after they listened to all that I said, watched everything as that I showed to them as a demo, they did thier own research. They started shooting a few questions like

• See how often the price drops, this could be a bubble
• See Google tells crypto currency is used in black market to keep anonymity and make illegal trasactions
• See these types of currencies are used for the purpose of gambling to be in disguise

So basically, what I am looking for as an answer is, an approach that can be used in order to gain interest of people, stating all the good things and the bad things about BTC in a manner that a "noob" can understand and try to think, yes this is already beneficial to others, why not I try it too ?

All suggestions are welcomed.

Thank you

Aside from that, I think most of the investment is the best way to introduce bitcoin or cryptocurrency since this is where the hype came from and most of the time became popular around the world because of the high market price in the market. Still introducing bitcoin as a digital currency and investment could be the best way, bitcoin is not yet used to transactions in a lot of stores most of the time online which could be common nowadays because of the pandemic, it could be one of the best ways to transact since physical money have a risk of getting corona.

I think Introducing bitcoin as payment is the best way to introduce it this day, also it would be a lot more self if it is adopted in your country when a lot of people is already accepting bitcoin as a transaction currency.

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[yazher]

When I heard about BTC first come to my mind, is I need to tell my close friend about this thing. So I went to him and tell him everything I learned about this stuff. He quickly understood what I am saying cause I have given him examples that will be logically digested by his mind. That was four years ago and now he still contributing to our village with lots of his learned knowledge about BTC to our community and it is nice to have someone whom you can teach others with what good things BTC can do to the world.

[molsewid]

I'm sharing my experience in introducing bitcoin to my friends. Some of my friends curious and asks about how can I generate income online. My answer is it's from bitcoin. I explain to them simple but informative details about bitcoin and its feature. And show them some of my earnings to inspire them not to brag. It's only a small amount but in our country, it's a decent amount that can inspire them to learn more about it. They are starting to get curious about how I earn that much. Lastly, I advise them to read more about bitcoin and tell them that they need to figure out my ways of earning. But sadly, one of my friends joined the High Yield Investment Program and feel disappointed in the weeks he spends promoting referral links in many Facebook groups, didn't gain anything, and did not continue his journey in the bitcoin world. The other one is studying trading. And the other one quit learning about bitcoin because he has other ways to generate income. My way to inspire them is wrong, however, the way I inspire to learn bitcoin is seeing the earning of my friend online.

[Smartvirus]

All the steps you've taken at OP creator Protrader786 are in place. You've done quite a good job, I'll give you credit for that. People are more moved by the things they see rather than the things you say. Like the saying goes, 'action speaks louder than words'. I wasn't a fan of Cryptocurrency once untill I saw a few persons living it everyday in my neighborhood. How did they live it you might ask?
They made it fun for themselves, speak it, trade it and made occasionally withdrawals before my very eyes, showed me the things things they did and left me to myself. At that point, it was a choice for me either to go with them or not. Not like you force it on anyone, I'm not say that. Or you put it all in there faces and I'm not saying that either.
Do your best and let them choose. If it doesn't boost their curiosity on the field, then it's not their thing at that time. Again, some people might feel, your only doing that just because, there is something for you and as such, they tend to resist. It's fine, let them be. In time, they just might come to you.

[GDragon]

Hello,

I was thinking and wondering of different ways to introduce my family, friends and colleagues to bitcoin and I tried to convince them, but couldn't pitch in perfectly to get them going.

Things I tried

• Showed them the current value of BTC pegged to fiat, which did get thier attention for a while.
• Told them about how it all started, how the community adopted the use of BTC and how it all boomed.
• Showed them my wallets : how easy and fast it is to send and recieve to almost anywhere in the world as long as there is an internet connection.
• Introduced them to a few exchanges to show how easy it is to buy or sell whenever they want to.
• Told and proved to them how secure and anonymous a transaction is and how fast it can be for cross border transactions compared to other financial institutions.

Well, I pretty much tried to do everything I could. Now after they listened to all that I said, watched everything as that I showed to them as a demo, they did thier own research. They started shooting a few questions like

• See how often the price drops, this could be a bubble
• See Google tells crypto currency is used in black market to keep anonymity and make illegal trasactions
• See these types of currencies are used for the purpose of gambling to be in disguise

So basically, what I am looking for as an answer is, an approach that can be used in order to gain interest of people, stating all the good things and the bad things about BTC in a manner that a "noob" can understand and try to think, yes this is already beneficial to others, why not I try it too ?

All suggestions are welcomed.

Thank you

I sometimes start with informing them about the scams and let them be aware of it. They'll understand that I'm informing them for their own safety too. Its my way of acknowledging that there are scams here, and a start for me to explain that this technology wasn't all about that, I'll try to make them understand that it happens in any currency. Knowledge about this scams will help them avoid it in the future. And I'm really just informing them as their concerned friend.

One way too is to start telling them the history of why bitcoin was created in the first place. You should explain the history of the world, and why did Satoshi created this in the first place, it is to solve a certain problem with fiat currency. Knowing the root of a thing will make them understand it too, that it was meant for something bigger, and it doesn't just pop out of nowhere. And if they become interested about it, they'll work their way in researching about it, we hope so, but if not, its all right. Don't waste your time pushing people to learn about something they didn't want to learn, at least you take your shot.

[proscratcher]

It's hard to introduce bitcoin to someone that does not interested in it. If you want to explain bitcoin to no coiners, then you should explain first the history of money, and why is it not that valuable. The power of bitcoin is connected to money. So first they have to understand money and how it works, then explain bitcoin in a simple way.

[acroman08]

for me the best way is to introduce it to someone is to share your personal experience(the good, the bad) about bitcoin or cryptocurrency and ask if they are interested or at least curious and if they are not I would stop the topic immediately. but if they are interested I usually do what you mentioned show value,how it started you, wallet, how it works, etc.. in short the basic stuff about bitcoin or cryptocurrency. I don't give them the idea of grand scheme about bitcoin. I just introduce it as a way of new transaction, option for investment, etc..

[virasog]

When I heard about BTC first come to my mind, is I need to tell my close friend about this thing. So I went to him and tell him everything I learned about this stuff. He quickly understood what I am saying cause I have given him examples that will be logically digested by his mind. That was four years ago and now he still contributing to our village with lots of his learned knowledge about BTC to our community and it is nice to have someone whom you can teach others with what good things BTC can do to the world.

You had a good experience with your friend but most people do not want to listen or learn about bitcoins. The only way to develop their interest for bitcoins is to show them your earnings in bitcoins. That's the only way anyone would believe on us. Its hard for people to learn new things and new technology.

[hatshepsut93]

Well, I pretty much tried to do everything I could. Now after they listened to all that I said, watched everything as that I showed to them as a demo, they did thier own research. They started shooting a few questions like

• See how often the price drops, this could be a bubble
• See Google tells crypto currency is used in black market to keep anonymity and make illegal trasactions
• See these types of currencies are used for the purpose of gambling to be in disguise

Bitcoin isn't for everyone, and I wouldn't push people who aren't comfortable with it to use it. Don't forget that Bitcoin also has a complex user experience and requires people to manage their private keys - many people, especially those without technical knowledge, can fail here. Users click "ok" without reading wallet's warning to back up their seed, or they store their seed in email drafts and lose coins after getting hacked, and so on. It's never too late to adopt Bitcoin, maybe in 5-10 years they'll come to it on their own, when they and Bitcoin will be ready.

[Kelvinid]

It was a tough thing to do, I can't imagine how hard to make people to clearly understand what is Bitcoin and what is crypto. It was a challenge to catch someone's attention when they are already minding Bitcoin as a way to lose their money.

The only thing to do in order to make people believe and give a positive look toward bitcoin is to show and prove to them that we are already using it and even make money. Their mind will open up for sure once they have seen it with their two eyes. We have to clear things that make them doubt and give them the support they need.

[UserU]

Bitcoin isn't for everyone, and I wouldn't push people who aren't comfortable with it to use it. Don't forget that Bitcoin also has a complex user experience and requires people to manage their private keys - many people, especially those without technical knowledge, can fail here. Users click "ok" without reading wallet's warning to back up their seed, or they store their seed in email drafts and lose coins after getting hacked, and so on. It's never too late to adopt Bitcoin, maybe in 5-10 years they'll come to it on their own, when they and Bitcoin will be ready.

We need the Lightning Network nao, hopefully we'd still be alive by then.

[khaled0111]

It's a little bit difficult to explain the concept of bitcoin and blockchain to someone who lack the technical knowledge.
A better approach would be to start with merchants and local services providers in your region and try to convince them to start accepting bitcoin payments. I think they will find the idea appealing especially if they know they would earn more due to the price fluctiation.

[Lordhermes]

Thanks a lot for the little you have said to then about the concept of cryptocurrency, the usage and price action.
Telling someone or rather household about bitcoin is a stressful one because bitcoin itself is not a physical money but rather digital so its hard for one to believe in something anonymous.
I have tried to convince people about bitcoin and cryptocurrency in the past but I noticed that its difficult for them to accept it, so I conclusively tell them to watch and see the usage of bitcoin in their institutions, banks, offices, shopping mall, and many other places in the coming future.

[BITCOIN4X]

Usually people will find out about the advantages and disadvantages before actually entering. Tell me about the advantages of bitcoin compared to other asset and I am sure they will be interested. The price and usability of bitcoin is what they need.
Many people in my circle still perceive bitcoin as an unsuitable asset for trading. This is because they are never willing to risk losses from the volatility of bitcoin price. Some of them said that bitcoin was a currency that was meant for gambling and was never suitable for them. These two reason caused me to stop introducing bitcoin to anyone including my friend because I never really managed to get them to understand what bitcoin really is.

It's a little bit difficult to explain the concept of bitcoin and blockchain to someone who lack the technical knowledge.

To be honest, until recently I had a very hard time understanding bitcoin technically but I could only enjoy its use as a currency as well as a tradable asset. As a valuable asset and also the ease of transaction made me realize that this technology was released at the right time by Satoshi Nakamoto. Maybe this is one of my shortcoming when introducing bitcoin to friend.

[Krislaw]

Showing the money you earned is the best way to convince someone and they will definitely listen to you and learn it diligently, always remember that "if money talks everybody listen" I've tried it and my cousins already know the basics about it, even now that people are not doing anything because of the pandemic. But it depends on the people that you're referring to if they're interested about it.

[GDragon]

for me the best way is to introduce it to someone is to share your personal experience(the good, the bad) about bitcoin or cryptocurrency and ask if they are interested or at least curious and if they are not I would stop the topic immediately. but if they are interested I usually do what you mentioned show value,how it started you, wallet, how it works, etc.. in short the basic stuff about bitcoin or cryptocurrency. I don't give them the idea of grand scheme about bitcoin. I just introduce it as a way of new transaction, option for investment, etc..

Oh I try to be sensitive too! I don't want to look like a weird nerdy guy continuously speaking about something to someone who is not really interested about the topic. I even only talk about bitcoin if there's a need to explain something that really connect to our topic.

The most common question I receive from friends is how do I earn here, of course all of us are interested in earning that's why they are asking about it first. So I try to share my personal story as well, the reason I'm here, the reason I'm staying. And all of that, by sharing your personal reason they can really understand that its something, especially if they are your close friends that really know you. They'll understand cause its personal. I try to explain to them without the intention of getting them in, but with the intention of giving them the idea that its a currency, and not a mere place to earn.

[bitcoingape]

Heya

this is one of the struggle, i was also facing

for people of my age i,ll show this documentary & for sure it shows how bitcoin transforms the financial market & mythbusters behind bitcoin & various things

Here is the link https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5033790/

[LbtalkL]

You have done a great job introducing it to your family and friends, In my case, I just told them that bitcoin is just like our traditional money or dollar. It can be used to buy things and also can be used and abused by bad actors who do fraud and scam. I educate them in advance about these scams so that they will be aware. Some are doubtful of it because they heard a lot of news of scams concerning bitcoin, I just told them if the scammer used dollar to scam people, is dollar a scam? not right?

[michjoe93]

the best way to introduce someone to bitcoin is by telling the person what bitcoin is all about then you proceed by telling the person the importance of bitcoin and give the person reasons why he/she should invest in bitcoin.

[Febo]

What are the best ways of introducing someone to bitcoin ?

Show them some documentaries how our current financial system works. How federal reserves as a private entity print money and lend it to banks. What this money then does on stock and real estate markets. Understanding current financial system is best promotion fro Bitcoin.