Shilling is Not Believing!

in LeoFinance2 years ago

My main problem in the past was always that I didn't know how to SELL stuff... Many times people said to me directly that I'm not a salesman person... And I have to admit that I completely agree with them... That wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't open my computer shop and service 20 years ago and run it for 6-7 years... After that, I had a web hosting business that I was running for another 8-10 years... And all that didn't go well for me...


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Before that time, I was experimenting with some MLM companies where I was educating myself about marketing, sales, etc... All those shiny books that will make you millions... Well, I suppose that everyone can MAKE itself a successful salesman, someone with more work, others with maybe a bit less work, but definitely, hard work has to be behind... I did invest a lot of my time and money into it, but I just didn't build up that "mentality" of selling stuff...

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In the end, I have decided to do things differently, to sell myself and not sell products or services... I don't push anyone to buy a certain product, pay for a subscription, or invest in the game that I play to get affiliate commissions... Times are changing, but if you turn on your TV and check out the commercials, you will notice that not that much has changed... You see the same tricks that have been used, but with different terminology... Did you notice that you have specific (set of) words that have been "exploited" at a certain time... For example, in commercials, you are always CALL FOR ACTION and "FIND OUT THE NEW..." (in Spanish every 30 sec you hear one "DESCUBRE") Another magic word (not just in commercials) is EXPERTS... It looks that nowadays everyone is an EXPERT in something and all the others just have to FOLLOW those experts...

Speaking of which, we have many "EXPERTS in crypto", who have gained their expertise in these couple of years, and know everything about it... Especially about where will price of a certain crypto asset goes... Some of them have done a "speed-up course" in a few months to get there... And as always, it's not a problem that people exist, the problem is that others are believing them, even though NOBODY knows what will be the price of Bitcoin tomorrow...

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And for the end, which is the topic for today, we have that part of the population that SHILL certain tokens... Now, that's something that I can connect with at the beginning of this post... As selling products would be in analogy with crypto, shilling tokens... I can't imagine myself doing that, as that's directly persuading people to BUY a certain asset... I would be free to say that it's the same as persuading other people to take a shot... I know that that is normal nowadays, but what if, that shot kills a person because of some underlying conditions? I'm not an "expert" to recommend that to everyone, and I don't want to be responsible for someone's death...

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Back to the topic and shilling... Today, I was watching an interesting interview with Michael Saylor (google it if you don't know about him) and he said one very important thing about BUYING specific cryptocurrency... It was a question that everyone should ask themselves before buying some token and that is... Do you plan to HODL that token for 10 years? Is there a future for that coin at all?

If the answer is NO, you are just wasting your time with that token and you should spend your time (and other resources) on something that will have value in a long term... So, do you REALLY believe in that shitcoin that you promote and shill over Twitter and HIVE? Check out the Coinmarketcap Top50 coins list 5 years ago and try to find some of "your shilling coins" from that time... I didn't shill tokens back then either, but I did buy some shitcoins that I was thinking they will do good... But only for a year a two...

That's almost the exact time how long they have lasted...

Thank you for your valuable time,

~ph~


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seing token is from economic value in my perspective, if the token has potential for economic value , the demand of the token will rise sooner or later

Exactly! That's the right way to check the "real value" of a certain token/asset...
The problem is that most people are led by emotions, and FOMO and FUD are the main reasons for buying or selling a token...

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For making some difference you did something different. A good salesperson never can be build over a night. Everything needs time and practice. You are now rocking in virtual world and yes its different and your goal for a time achieved. Good luck for next journey for goals.

I gave up on selling and focused on sharing :)

Thanks for your wishes!

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You're welcome and sharing is caring. I appreciate it always 💖

10 years is A LOT in crypto. Is there anything else besides bitcoin 10 years old and still around? We are all into some things we like atm and that will not last 10 years. For example, how many of the HE projects we are involved with right now that will still be around in 10 years?

For example, how many of the HE projects we are involved with right now that will still be around in 10 years?

I know for ONE that will be here for sure... Maybe not in the same form/platform... :)

And you have kind of proved the 10-year theory with your example... Do you consider ANY of those H-E tokens serious that they CAN survive 10 years? Does your crypto portfolio contain ANY H-E token in more than 50% of your WHOLE portfolio?

I don't say that I don't have them, just saying that I don't rely on them to be those that will last...

It is difficult to choose currencies for such a long period of time
I think you're going to need some luck

It is difficult, but the general idea is to view coins from a 10-year perspective... Can they survive that much? Do they have long-term value?
You don't have to keep them for 10 years, just to "check out" if they are imaginable at all in that time...

Thanks for checking out my post!
!LUV

There is only 1 coin a BTC maximist would shill and obviously its BTC. I do think it will be around in the future as the 1st successful blockchain and it's also the reason why the entire crypto market moves with the price of BTC.

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I have to admit that I have missed the main topic a bit in my post... The idea is that some coins don't need shilling at all... BTC is probably one of them as its longevity, security and adoption don't need more shilling... Promoting maybe, but shilling is a different story...

!LUV

You're hitting on two solid topics: sales and marketing.

More specifically everyone needs to understand that whatever they do, they must be able to sell it or they won't be successful. Further, whether you're selling an idea, a product, a service, or a brand, you need to understand how to market it. If you wouldn't buy from yourself, how can you expect others to?

I tend to agree that investments don't make sense if you can't logically support holding them in the long-term as a backup plan. Unless you're specifically entering a swing trade with an entrance and an exit, buying crypto is best viewed as a long-term buy with the potential for unexpected short-term games.

Great post :)

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buying crypto is best viewed as a long-term buy with the potential for unexpected short-term games.

Exactly! That was kind of the point of the post... It's not that you HAVE TO keep a certain coin for 10 years, it's more to get the picture if it's valuable to keep, and has sense at all in 2-3, 5-10 years...
If the value goes up in the sky after 1-2 years, of course, you should sell at least part of it and take profits...

The problem with shilling coins is usually a short-term view that is based on taking profits from your referrals, or simply by luring others in some "Ponzi token" where others are "paying" those on the top...

Thanks for your kind words!
!WINE

You betcha, and I definitely agree. It's hard to promote anything, these days, without coming across as having an agenda; likely because so many often do have one.


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