I rarely do NFTs but I aped into WAGDIE.

𝖂𝖍𝖞 𝖎𝖘 @wagdie_eth 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖈𝖎𝖆𝖑?

🧵 A thread

1/ WAGDIE has NO Discord and NO website 🙌

The full story is on Twitter. Scroll to the bottom and get caught up in a few minutes at @wagdie_eth 

2/ The launch was free and contract-only.

🧠 Only folks who understand Etherscan could figure out minting. ALL of the genesis minters KNOW Ethereum and "get it"

3/ The lore is EPIC. They post top-quality teasers revealing the story every few hours.

🎙 There's a voice actor and mythical storytelling to every post:

Example: https://twitter.com/wagdie_eth/status/1533115359313764355?s=20&t=qCpQmybvGp3llgmzbfIEmw

4/ The NFT is #CC0 licensed. So no rights reserved.

👕 Anyone in the world can make merchandise and sell my WAGDIE, yours, or all of them.

📈 This means exponential growth if derivative projects launch.

5/ There is progress. The story teases more every few hours which leads to BIG FOMO.

😴 The worst thing is when an NFT project goes quiet after minting. This is FAR from that.

https://twitter.com/wagdie_eth/status/1533148075035791360?s=20&t=qCpQmybvGp3llgmzbfIEmw

6/ The founders are Twitter veterans.

𝕿𝖍𝖊𝖞 𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖘, frequent posting, and perfectly sized gifs, videos, etc.

7/ The founders are NFT veterans.

🏆 Properties are well developed. Rarity, "good" versus "evil", different weapons, armor, everything.

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This is not the bull market, it's the build market.

𝕽𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖒𝖇𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖊𝖓𝖉 𝖜𝖆𝖌𝖉𝖎𝖊

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/DawsonBotsford/6x8yViG

Why I Believe in WAGDIE NFTs

⚠️ Beware of fake airdrops!

Founder has a blue check, photo is a Bored Ape, yet it's a scam.

How do you tell if an airdrop is fake?

A 🧵 https://twitter.com/EdenEats/status/1511456211379621900 

How did you find out about the airdrop?

If you got tagged like this, it's probably a scam

2/ 

Is THE official Twitter account posting about this?

This is a two-part search, stay with me:

1. Find the official Twitter of the project. Search the token name on @coingecko 

2/ 

CoinGecko has the official Twitter for every token. 

✅ Finding the Twitter there is best since CG manually reviews everything.

Screenshot from https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/apecoin

3/ 

View the latest tweets.

🚁 Are ANY of them about an airdrop? Make sure the date it was posted makes sense.

Sometimes a "Ctrl + F" for "drop" is useful

4/ 

There is NO "second APE airdrop" today

We dodged a scam 🤝

Report the Twitter account and move on with REAL web3 protocols 🙌 

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🤓 Extra credit: Report the Ethereum Address on EtherScan.

You may need to connect with MetaMask in-order to find their Ethereum Address, so skip this this step unless you understand VPNs, have a low-balance wallet, etc. 

How to avoid fake airdrops

Want to launch a web3 product?

🤠 Here's how I found a million users, got early feedback, and found $500M for folks in airdrops. (alone in one year with 0 VC funding)

A 🧵

• Stand Out
• Be easy to use
• Be welcoming

2/

• Stand Out

Crypto is VERY crowded. With 100 new projects a day you must be unique. 

👀 Do something that matters and show why you matter above the fold on your landing page.

3/

🎁 This was version 0. A short explanation and BLAM - the product.

That text-box loaded matching airdrops in 1/10th of a second. Many folks found $10k in the Uniswap airdrop.

4/

• Be easy to use

Could your mom use this? Are the buttons obvious and the site simple?

You can probably simplify more

5/

🦊 NEVER start your website with a Metam*sk authorization. 90% of users will bounce.

🤓 Instead, resolve ENS and call smart-contracts on your backend for as long as possible.

6/

• Be welcoming

😃 This is supposed to be fun. Web3 is weird, wild, and silly.

🌎 We're taking over the world with good vibes, jokes, and memes.

7/

I made earni.fi fun with confetti, helicopters, and pink:

Emojis are a good choice

🚁 🚁 🚁

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Reply with questions or DM me ✉️

🙏 Thanks to @DystopiaLabs, @Eth_Austin, & @EthereumAustin for having my present this on-stage during SXSW 2022

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