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Title: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 06:08:58 pm
I've setup a brand new youtube channel for BitShares Munich.
 
Why? "google food".
I have 3 videos on there now, and have 3 more coming over the next 2 weeks.
 
As I can afford more, I'll be making a LOT more. Call them "google food".. subtitles, multi-lingual, descriptions, tags, playlists, vimeos and all.
 
BitShares Munich (right now) is a small team of 6 guys (including myself) that are bringing BitShares and CCEDK to all of Europe and Africa (at a minimum).

BitShares POS alone will bring in MILLIONS of transactions.
 
As soon as we get 500 subscribers, google will let us register a custom URL, such as "youtu.be/BitsharesMunich" which in turn gives us a ton of brand recognition and more links to fill google search results (ie: google food). I have the seo/sep skills to not only get us to #1 on google, but to FILL the first 3 or 4 pages of google results making it impossible for competitors to be seen.
 
1. PLEASE take a second to help us reach that 500 Subscriber mark, we need the "google food":
Like, Subscribe & Share: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb78hNwIPH_44DnpvFrA-NQ
 
2. PLEASE also vote for delegate.kencode Thank You :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: lil_jay890 on June 30, 2015, 06:12:18 pm
I've setup a brand new youtube channel for BitShares Munich.
 
Why? "google food".
I have 3 videos on there now, and have 3 more coming over the next 2 weeks.
 
As I can afford more, I'll be making a LOT more. Call them "google food".. subtitles, multi-lingual, descriptions, tags, playlists, vimeos and all.
 
BitShares Munich (right now) is a small team of 6 guys (including myself) that are bringing BitShares and CCEDK to all of Europe and Africa (at a minimum).
  • Crypto Coaching services
  • Point Of Sale Systems (POS) api: bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,17314.0.html
  • Cold storage devices, store signage, QR wearables, shirts and hats, etc.
  • BitShares Munich Expo (similar to TexasBitcoinConference)

BitShares POS alone will bring in MILLIONS of transactions.
 
As soon as we get 500 subscribers, google will let us register a custom URL, such as "youtu.be/BitsharesMunich" which in turn gives us a ton of brand recognition and more links to fill google search results (ie: google food). I have the seo/sep skills to not only get us to #1 on google, but to FILL the first 3 or 4 pages of google results making it impossible for competitors to be seen.
 
1. PLEASE take a second to help us reach that 500 Subscriber mark, we need the "google food":
Like, Subscribe & Share: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb78hNwIPH_44DnpvFrA-NQ
 
2. PLEASE also vote for delegate.kencode Thank You :)

Ken, the work that you are doing is great and I really believe you should have been voted in to the top 101 delegates.  Have you contacted bytemaster and shown him how much work you have been doing to promote bitshares.  I believe you have done more than almost all are other marketing delegates combined.  His votes would likely propel you into the top 101.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: onceuponatime on June 30, 2015, 06:23:52 pm
Subscribed.

(voted for your delegate long ago)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 06:36:56 pm
Ken, the work that you are doing is great and I really believe you should have been voted in to the top 101 delegates.  Have you contacted bytemaster and shown him how much work you have been doing to promote bitshares.  I believe you have done more than almost all are other marketing delegates combined.  His votes would likely propel you into the top 101.

Thanx @lil_jay890 seriously. +5% +5% +5% I have like $80 every month that I can spend on all these bounties, making videos, gearing up for the Expo and such. I'd like to pay Cryptonomex to develop the BitShares POS api actually, as that would circulate my delegate pay right back into the ecosystem here too. Check out my BitShares POS proposal when you get a chance- Quickbooks alone for example has what, 30 million businesses using their software and POS hardware now? That's 30 million businesses who could instantly offer "Cash, Card or Crypto" to their customers. Quickbooks could sell the BitShares POS App in their store and BitShares gets a bazillion fees from every transaction.
 
Subscribe, like, share and follow (@kenCode_de) guys, PLEASE. Google food baby yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb78hNwIPH_44DnpvFrA-NQ
 
Your votes mean everything to me guys, thank you, especially a vote from the Cryptonomex crew would be awesome, and like I've said in my delegate proposal, my delegate pay will go strictly right back into BitShares growth, every last frign satoshi of it. The more I can accomplish for BitShares, the more we'll ALL make! :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 06:37:37 pm
Subscribed.
(voted for your delegate long ago)

Thank You @onceuponatime :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: phillyguy on June 30, 2015, 06:51:38 pm
Subscribed. Your graphic for the "Stable" part of "Secure, Stable, Decentralized" in the 10 Ten Reasons video made me laugh.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Akado on June 30, 2015, 06:53:27 pm
Subscribed too  +5%
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 06:56:07 pm
Thank you @phillyguy and @Akado :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Tuck Fheman on June 30, 2015, 07:15:05 pm
If your channel is connected to Google+, you can change the channel name:

    Sign in to your channel on YouTube.
    Open the Guide and click My Channel.
    Point your cursor at your channel name and click the pencil icon edit > Channel settings.
    Under Account Information, click Change next to your channel name.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 07:23:15 pm
No, I like the Channel name "BitShares Munich", but you have to get 500 subscribers before google will let you have a custom URL, like..
 
http://youtu.be/BitsharesMunich
 
Custom URL's are major google food. Just like 5-star reviews and becoming a "Trusted Store" with them (but you have to use their stupid google wallet for that). Anyway, all these little things tell google that you're bad ass and they start filling results with your pages :)
 
Please help me by subscribing, liking and sharing the videos everywhere. Google food ultimately equates to more whales like the one I brought this past weekend (see my other threads, I also signed him up for the nanocard too). Thanx in advance :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Tuck Fheman on June 30, 2015, 07:53:10 pm
No, I like the Channel name "BitShares Munich", but you have to get 500 subscribers before google will let you have a custom URL, like..
 
http://youtu.be/BitsharesMunich
 
Custom URL's are major google food. Just like 5-star reviews and becoming a "Trusted Store" with them (but you have to use their stupid google wallet for that). Anyway, all these little things tell google that you're bad ass and they start filling results with your pages :)
 
Please help me by subscribing, liking and sharing the videos everywhere. Google food ultimately equates to more whales like the one I brought this past weekend (see my other threads, I also signed him up for the nanocard too). Thanx in advance :)

k. we did it without 500+ subs (https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2657968). but if you say no, no it is. ;)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 08:01:52 pm
Yep, that's the page I saw too. They make you acquire 500 subscribers first, and the channel has to be at least 30 days old (ours is not).
If I remember right, they made me do the same thing with my personal G+ page, it's a total pain.
 
I almost feel like I'm bowing to google or something saying yes master yes master hehehehehe
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Ben Mason on June 30, 2015, 08:03:39 pm
Really great work kencode, will get on and subscribe. Your energy is invigorating, your indomitable spirit a shining  example!  +5%
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Ander on June 30, 2015, 08:07:09 pm
No, I like the Channel name "BitShares Munich", but you have to get 500 subscribers before google will let you have a custom URL, like..
 
http://youtu.be/BitsharesMunich
 
Custom URL's are major google food. Just like 5-star reviews and becoming a "Trusted Store" with them (but you have to use their stupid google wallet for that). Anyway, all these little things tell google that you're bad ass and they start filling results with your pages :)
 
Please help me by subscribing, liking and sharing the videos everywhere. Google food ultimately equates to more whales like the one I brought this past weekend (see my other threads, I also signed him up for the nanocard too). Thanx in advance :)

k. we did it without 500+ subs (https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2657968). but if you say no, no it is. ;)

It says 500+ subscribers right on the page you linked to Tuck.  (But maybe you know a workaround?)


Ken, I get you a few more votes every time I buy BTS. ;) 
I wish it was enough.

I'll try to get you a couple subscriptions.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 08:10:44 pm
Thank You @Ben Mason :)
and
Than You @Ander :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Tuck Fheman on June 30, 2015, 08:19:03 pm
lel, you guys win then, i give.

Quote
You can also qualify for a custom URL by linking and verifying your official webpage with your channel or +Page.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 08:31:47 pm
I just checked the Notifications again and they are definitely not giving me the option for a custom url.
Not yet anyway...
 
Thanx for all your help you guys, if we keep sharing, we should reach the 500 pretty quick since I think we have at least that many users here on the forum.
The twitter page (kenCode_de) seems to be helping too. 
 
Well, please Like, subscribe, follow and share anyway, google will see all your clicks and help get us bumped up. That traffic equates to new users!
Thank you! :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Buck Fankers on June 30, 2015, 08:49:01 pm
I just checked the Notifications again and they are definitely not giving me the option for a custom url.
Not yet anyway...
 
Thanx for all your help you guys, if we keep sharing, we should reach the 500 pretty quick since I think we have at least that many users here on the forum.
The twitter page (kenCode_de) seems to be helping too. 
 
Well, please Like, subscribe, follow and share anyway, google will see all your clicks and help get us bumped up. That traffic equates to new users!
Thank you! :)

Once you verify your URL it takes a few days to a week.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on June 30, 2015, 09:01:04 pm
Nope, they still want you to have 500 subscribers and the verified url.
 
BitShares TV for example (I am a Manager of that account as well) currently has 428 subscribers, a verified url, the logo and channel art. Everything they require, except for the 500 subscribers. Max also cannot get a custom url yet.
 
So, if you subscribe to our BitShares Munich channel, please also subscribe to Max's BitShares TV channel too, thank you! :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Tuck Fheman on June 30, 2015, 10:09:58 pm
Nope, they still want you to have 500 subscribers and the verified url.

works for us (and a lot of other people) just fine and we have a lot less than 500 subs.

the only thing i can think of is that the url you are giving them may not be tied (similar) to the name you're trying to use with youtube?

what method of verification for the url did you use with youtube?

(http://i.imgur.com/yP13EHh.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/zCSHMyR.jpg)

Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: MrJeans on June 30, 2015, 10:37:16 pm
Subscribed.
Its always cool to read up on the initiatives you are undertaking.
The intro to coaching video has some very small text at parts and is difficult to read.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: mike623317 on July 01, 2015, 12:45:11 am
done

nice job ken  +5%
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: valtr on July 01, 2015, 05:00:34 am
Subscribed and I have voted for you a long time ago Ken
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: BunkerChainLabs-DataSecurityNode on July 01, 2015, 05:13:16 am
Subscribed and voted before it was cool.

Thought about buying subscribers?

I believe there is an advertising channel to help you get additional subscribers... might turbo boost your efforts.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Riverhead on July 01, 2015, 05:18:41 am
Subscribed and voted. Great work Ken.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: donkeypong on July 01, 2015, 06:26:18 am
For some of you who have openly wondered why Ken doesn't get more votes as a delegate, just know that those who choose not to vote for him have reasons. Their silence does not mean they aren't paying attention. Go back and look at some of his previous postings, though you will have some serious combing to do, and those are just his writings for public consumption. I will only vote for delegates who have demonstrated full faith in and commitment to BitShares, in a stable and consistent manner, over a period of time. I do not pass negative judgment; I simply have doubts that are based reasonably on the evidence. That said, I am thankful to Ken for all of his energy and hard work on behalf of BitShares.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 01, 2015, 07:13:02 am
I hear ya Tuck, but check this out:
 
(http://i.imgur.com/h5D67mo.png)
and:
(http://i.imgur.com/p9w6XVm.png)
 
My guess is that you registered your custom url right before google changed the rules.
We have to get to 500 subscribers.
 
Please and thank you :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 01, 2015, 07:18:06 am
Thank you @MrJeans
Thank you @mike623317
Thank you @meda
Thank you @DataSecurityNode
Thank you @Riverhead
Thank you @donkeypong
 
Current subscribers is now at 41 WOOT!
That means we added another 34 subscribers in the last 12 hours, that's AWESOME!! :)
 
Please keep it goin!
Like, Subscribe and Share: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb78hNwIPH_44DnpvFrA-NQ
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cass on July 01, 2015, 07:32:29 am
For some of you who have openly wondered why Ken doesn't get more votes as a delegate, just know that those who choose not to vote for him have reasons. Their silence does not mean they aren't paying attention. Go back and look at some of his previous postings, though you will have some serious combing to do, and those are just his writings for public consumption. I will only vote for delegates who have demonstrated full faith in and commitment to BitShares, in a stable and consistent manner, over a period of time. I do not pass negative judgment; I simply have doubts that are based reasonably on the evidence. That said, I am thankful to Ken for all of his energy and hard work on behalf of BitShares.

 +5%
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 01, 2015, 08:33:20 am
Thanx guys and if you could please also portray the importance of the BitShares POS api to Cryptonomex that I have proposed here that would be great.
As soon as that api is available, I can start selling it:
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,17314.0.html
 
BitShares POS will bring us MILLIONS in transaction fees.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Tuck Fheman on July 01, 2015, 11:45:25 am
I hear ya Tuck, but check this out:
 
My guess is that you registered your custom url right before google changed the rules.
We have to get to 500 subscribers.

That message has been there for years (it was there when we did it as well, after the rules changed) and the rules clearly state otherwise, to this day.

So ... my guess is that we 'Merican's get teh speshul treatments from teh Youtubes. Probably haz some clogged Tubes for You. ;)

If nothing else, we tried to help and we provided your thread with many "bumps".

Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 01, 2015, 12:11:24 pm
Aaaah, good point.. Youtube pulls that crap all the time with copyrights too. So I guess us europee-ons don't get the priority custom url's, so we are forced into the 500 subscribers thing, and Americans get a custom url right away. That figures. Man I can't wait till we have a decentralized youtube too, this sucks.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Ben Mason on July 01, 2015, 02:28:38 pm
Subscribed, liked, e-mailed..... :P
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: D4vegee on July 01, 2015, 02:35:34 pm
 :) subscribed.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 01, 2015, 02:54:45 pm
Thank you @Ben Mason :)
Thank you @D4vegee :)
 
You guys are awesome. We've had another 11 subscribers to the channel since this morning, thank you!! :D
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb78hNwIPH_44DnpvFrA-NQ
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 02, 2015, 12:29:39 pm
Another 8 subscribers in the last 12 hours THANK YOU EVERYONE please Share and PM the channel to everyone!
 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb78hNwIPH_44DnpvFrA-NQ
 
As soon as we reach the 500 subscriber mark, google will index the hell out of us so keep it coming thank you!! :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Buck Fankers on July 03, 2015, 07:31:10 pm
be sure to "follow back" ken ... because it's a thing and some take it seriously. personally i don't care but others do.  ;)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 03, 2015, 09:41:15 pm
No sweat, you mean on youtube, right?
I can subscribe to some of them, but most have no videos or other subscribers, and I wanted the few that BitShares subscribes to, to be BitShares related subscribers (like Bunkershares which i subscribed to) or other people who are active on youtube with their own videos and contributing to BitShares as well.
Otherwise, if I subscribe to everybody, that might detract who I am trying to put on display too. Sending people to the Bunkershares channel helps the BitShares ecosystem bigtime. I want to keep the channel looking as clean and focused as possible. I know what yer sayin tho. Should I scrap that idea though and just subscribe to everybody that subscribes to me?
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 11, 2015, 05:20:36 pm
WOOT!
 
Another 15 Subscribers in just the last few days!! The more visitors to these BitShares explainer videos, the more Users we get.
It's all about the numbers, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE AND SHARE:
 
https://youtu.be/xKPhICV66Qc?list=PLjbx3qSmDe7T2LvQ5VQVm5zbiXYXsEsbp
 
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Visitors = Users && Users = Volume && Volume = Fees 8)
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: phillyguy on July 11, 2015, 05:44:38 pm

For some of you who have openly wondered why Ken doesn't get more votes as a delegate, just know that those who choose not to vote for him have reasons. Their silence does not mean they aren't paying attention. Go back and look at some of his previous postings, though you will have some serious combing to do, and those are just his writings for public consumption. I will only vote for delegates who have demonstrated full faith in and commitment to BitShares, in a stable and consistent manner, over a period of time. I do not pass negative judgment; I simply have doubts that are based reasonably on the evidence. That said, I am thankful to Ken for all of his energy and hard work on behalf of BitShares.

Exactly.


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Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 11, 2015, 06:34:52 pm
All this hard work pays off for all of us. I think the BitShares POS project especially, will be one of the most profitable ventures we have. Just the sheer numbers of people we can reach, paying at the checkout counter with any Smartcoin we offer is a huge door opener to mass adoption :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: mangou007 on July 11, 2015, 06:44:27 pm
You have got us too now ;)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Murderistic on July 11, 2015, 06:45:40 pm
done, done and done sir
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 11, 2015, 07:31:08 pm
All this hard work pays off for all of us. I think the BitShares POS project especially, will be one of the most profitable ventures we have. Just the sheer numbers of people we can reach, paying at the checkout counter with any Smartcoin we offer is a huge door opener to mass adoption :)

absolutely! i'm putting together a startup concept here in South Carolina that's going to use bitUSD as the core asset to offer enhanced yield savings products to start getting crypto into peoples' hands and then start targeting local merchant adoption. having a POS capability is key, so if there's something this community is already building we could leverage or put some capital towards collaboratively developing then i'd prefer to go that route, else we'll probably build our own. More to come, but just throwing it out there that there is serious demand for a POS device we can start pushing out to merchants.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 11, 2015, 07:46:55 pm
Well, we're gonna need beta testers bigtime.
My delegate pay will hopefully cover most of it and if you guys can help me find the bugs, and, help with integrations (odoo, quickbooks, shopkeep, etc) then that would be fantastic. The sooner the api is ready, the sooner we can begin those integrations. I need CNX approval on this first and then I'll start on the job descriptions and bounties.
 
Merchants shouldn't even have to think about it. They just offer Crypto to their customers as easily as any other payment type. That's when mass adoption comes 8)
 
BitShares is like a flower bud right now, the morning sun just hit it and it's starting to spring open!
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 11, 2015, 07:52:28 pm
Merchants shouldn't even have to think about it. They just offer Crypto to their customers as easily as any other payment type. That's when mass adoption comes 8)


Yes, stimmt! i think mass merchant adoption may require more customer adoption as a precursor, which is why i'm thinking of starting on that angle, offering a service to help people migrate funds into bitUSD as a simple savings vehicle. once enough people are using bitUSD we won't need to worry about marketing merchant adoption, that'll happen spontaneously.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 11, 2015, 08:15:16 pm
Yep, CCEDK.
I dumped my Fidor bank account already and Kraken too. Fiat goes (pretty much) right to my BitShares wallet now.
Hell, I don't even use Bitcoin much anymore either. CCEDK is the shizzle :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 11, 2015, 08:20:03 pm
Yep, CCEDK.
I dumped my Fidor bank account already and Kraken too. Fiat goes (pretty much) right to my BitShares wallet now.
Hell, I don't even use Bitcoin much anymore either. CCEDK is the shizzle :)

i'm thinking of focusing on the local South Carolina market to avoid Interstate Commerce Clause nonsense with the feds. if successful, being able to funnel Carolinians' capital into bitUSD should be sufficient to really get our market going. putting together plans now and will try to meet with some legal council within a couple weeks to get a vector check on feasibility. one of my top priorities is to remain outside of a cage!
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 11, 2015, 08:54:10 pm
Merchants shouldn't even have to think about it. They just offer Crypto to their customers as easily as any other payment type. That's when mass adoption comes 8)
Yes, stimmt! i think mass merchant adoption may require more customer adoption as a precursor, which is why i'm thinking of starting on that angle, offering a service to help people migrate funds into bitUSD as a simple savings vehicle. once enough people are using bitUSD we won't need to worry about marketing merchant adoption, that'll happen spontaneously.

How exactly will you help them migrate funds into bitUSD? Maybe just show them around CCEDK and how your wallet works? You definitely don't want the feds to call you a money transmitter, or broker or financial advisor, you'll need a license then. Meetups... Just talk about it, but make sure everyone knows that you do not give legal or financial advice. Check this out (get SC on the map!)..
http://bitshares.meetup.com
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 11, 2015, 09:17:12 pm
Merchants shouldn't even have to think about it. They just offer Crypto to their customers as easily as any other payment type. That's when mass adoption comes 8)
Yes, stimmt! i think mass merchant adoption may require more customer adoption as a precursor, which is why i'm thinking of starting on that angle, offering a service to help people migrate funds into bitUSD as a simple savings vehicle. once enough people are using bitUSD we won't need to worry about marketing merchant adoption, that'll happen spontaneously.

How exactly will you help them migrate funds into bitUSD? Maybe just show them around CCEDK and how your wallet works? You definitely don't want the feds to call you a money transmitter, or broker or financial advisor, you'll need a license then. Meetups... Just talk about it, but make sure everyone knows that you do not give legal or financial advice. Check this out (get SC on the map!)..
http://bitshares.meetup.com

Well, being an MSB subject to federal regs isn't my goal, but it's also not a complete deal breaker, it'd just increase my compliance costs. I'm putting together an exploratory package for legal consultation to see if we can take advantage of South Carolina's more permissive stance towards MSBs. I think I dumbed into finding myself in one of the most permissive states in the U.S. to do this, but just need to make sure. I may also need to restrict the customer and investor base to SC residents, which definitely limits the business, but the bitUSD market is tiny and even if we succeeded in one just one U.S. state it'd be more than enough to invigorate our core product.

As to how exactly we'd migrate funds into bitUSD...my goal is to set up a standard business account with an SC bank and enable cash, debit, ACH, wire, and PayPal deposits into it. Complementary to this I'd likely need an internal liquidity pool to guarantee near-par conversions, so we don't have to rely on the BTS marketplace to fulfill customer orders. And maybe more importantly, I want to enable an easy way for customers to convert back to and withdraw USD. Should be easy, right? :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 12, 2015, 06:39:08 am
It sounds like you've carved out quite the project for yourself. Well, good luck with everything :)
 
Please Subscribe, Like and Share!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb78hNwIPH_44DnpvFrA-NQ
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 12, 2015, 02:51:36 pm
It sounds like you've carved out quite the project for yourself. Well, good luck with everything :)
 
Please Subscribe, Like and Share!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb78hNwIPH_44DnpvFrA-NQ

thx, @kenCode ...we'll see if i can get it off the ground after the legal consult, else i'll just pivot into something else useful to the community. my focus is on drumming up demand for our products, however that works out.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: mindphlux on July 12, 2015, 09:45:34 pm
@kencode

What's the source of the music you use in your videos?
I like them.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: fer87 on July 13, 2015, 04:02:15 am
Good video, I suscribed :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 13, 2015, 10:09:06 am
Thanx guys :)
 
@mindphlux - I think he said he gets them from audiomicro.com and other royalty free music sites.
I've had kind of a 50/50 like/dislike on that last song, some people hate the hiphop beat and the "slow down"/"break it down" parts of that last song.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 13, 2015, 12:32:18 pm
I want to give a HUGE SHOUT OUT to the wicked awesome bad ass video designer dude @Thekool1s for his video creations.
 
If you're looking for a Professional, a guy who does not quit until you are 110% satisfied, he's your man. He's got REALLY awesome rates too, so if you have ever wanted to have a video made, please contact him, you'll be glad you did! :)
 
ie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKPhICV66Qc&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7T2LvQ5VQVm5zbiXYXsEsbp&index=3
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 14, 2015, 08:38:12 pm
We just got another German video uploaded.
The next two videos (to be approved by CNX first) to begin tomorrow morning...
 
VIDEO #7 - english
"Crypto for Investors & Savers"
kwd ideas: "pensions, savings accounts, IRA, CD accounts, retirement funds, dwindling savings, 401K, nest egg, earning yield, earning interest, rate of inflation, inflation rate, going long, "
 
VIDEO #9 - english
"Real Traders ♥ Crypto"
kwd ideas: "decentralized exchange, wall street, nasdaq, shorting, going long, margin calls, speculating, speculators, get in get out, crypto exchange, Boiler Room, Glengarry Glen Ross, djia, dow jones industrial index, dow jones, cnnfn, cnbc, bond market, forex, "
 
Once we reach the 500 Subscribers, we can brand the BitShares name into the youtube url which in turn directs us more traffic and Users, so please keep it up...
 
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE :)
Next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKPhICV66Qc&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7T2LvQ5VQVm5zbiXYXsEsbp&index=3
 
auf Deutsch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f01LUzlrfQY&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7QXAp9D-c2HVZBM15Dz3Axw&index=3
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 17, 2015, 07:07:12 pm
If you are reading this, could I possibly get you to share just 1 video link with 5 of your friends?
If we reach the 500 subscriber mark, we get our own youtube URL which will bring us a TON of new users due to the "google food" effect.
 
PLEASE share this link via PM, tweets, social media, email, wherever you can think of:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2x0lPCDXIw&index=1&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7T2LvQ5VQVm5zbiXYXsEsbp
 
Please ask them to Subscribe, even if just temporarily.
More subscribers, means more visitors, means more BitShares USERS :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 17, 2015, 07:19:28 pm
If you are reading this, could I possibly get you to share just 1 video link with 5 of your friends?
If we reach the 500 subscriber mark, we get our own youtube URL which will bring us a TON of new users due to the "google food" effect.
 
PLEASE share this link via PM, tweets, social media, email, wherever you can think of:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2x0lPCDXIw&index=1&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7T2LvQ5VQVm5zbiXYXsEsbp
 
Please ask them to Subscribe, even if just temporarily.
More subscribers, means more visitors, means more BitShares USERS :)

"Cash, card, or crypto?" <--Love it!
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: phillyguy on July 17, 2015, 07:47:54 pm
Has anyone else noticed the caricature at the 0:33 mark of "Cash, Card or Crypto"?

Is this for real??


(http://imgur.com/bvAJszi)

Sorry - I can't figure out how to post the screenshot I saved...can someone else help me out here?    http://imgur.com/bvAJszi
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Ander on July 17, 2015, 08:27:10 pm
Has anyone else noticed the caricature at the 0:33 mark of "Cash, Card or Crypto"?

Is this for real??


(http://imgur.com/bvAJszi)

Sorry - I can't figure out how to post the screenshot I saved...can someone else help me out here?    http://imgur.com/bvAJszi

Oh man.

Ken, can you maybe remove that caricature?  I think I've seen it in anti-semitic memes.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 17, 2015, 08:58:47 pm
Has anyone else noticed the caricature at the 0:33 mark of "Cash, Card or Crypto"?

Is this for real??


(http://imgur.com/bvAJszi)

Sorry - I can't figure out how to post the screenshot I saved...can someone else help me out here?    http://imgur.com/bvAJszi

Oh man.

Ken, can you maybe remove that caricature?  I think I've seen it in anti-semitic memes.

haha @kenCode i can't believe i missed that...hilarious, but yeah, i think it should come down :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: phillyguy on July 17, 2015, 11:14:45 pm
A pejorative drawing of a Jewish person with an oversized nose and a yarmulke, rubbing his hands together...on a slide about merchants...right above the logo for BitShares MUNICH....I wonder how hilarious a Jewish person would find this?
 
WE are all paying for this marketing effort folks....delegate.kencode currently 83/101.


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Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Ander on July 17, 2015, 11:19:07 pm
A pejorative drawing of a Jewish person with an oversized nose and a yarmulke, rubbing his hands together...on a slide about merchants...right above the logo for BitShares MUNICH....I wonder how hilarious a Jewish person would find this?
 
WE are all paying for this marketing effort folks....delegate.kencode currently 83/101.


I can only hope that he didnt have any idea that drawing was supposed to represent a Jewish person...
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: infovortice2013 on July 17, 2015, 11:45:24 pm
yeah perfectly can be a man rolling a joint that has buy in darkmarket with cryptos  :o
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: lakerta06 on July 17, 2015, 11:49:21 pm
A pejorative drawing of a Jewish person with an oversized nose and a yarmulke, rubbing his hands together...on a slide about merchants...right above the logo for BitShares MUNICH....I wonder how hilarious a Jewish person would find this?
 
WE are all paying for this marketing effort folks....delegate.kencode currently 83/101.


I can only hope that he didnt have any idea that drawing was supposed to represent a Jewish person...

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/happy-merchant (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/happy-merchant)

I will choose to believe he searched the image by keywords "happy merchant" and did not do any further research.

I also believe that image should be removed.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 18, 2015, 09:25:47 am
holy crap good point you guys, i didn't even notice that guy.
grr, ok I'll have him remove that guy and put somethin else right there. thanx for the heads up!
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: Thekool1s on July 18, 2015, 12:04:46 pm
A pejorative drawing of a Jewish person with an oversized nose and a yarmulke, rubbing his hands together...on a slide about merchants...right above the logo for BitShares MUNICH....I wonder how hilarious a Jewish person would find this?
 
WE are all paying for this marketing effort folks....delegate.kencode currently 83/101.


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I apologize for this, I did not know it would offend people, I thought of it as just a meme. I will replace it with another picture, And Once again i am deeply sorry if it offended you guys.
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 18, 2015, 03:32:00 pm
A pejorative drawing of a Jewish person with an oversized nose and a yarmulke, rubbing his hands together...on a slide about merchants...right above the logo for BitShares MUNICH....I wonder how hilarious a Jewish person would find this?
 
WE are all paying for this marketing effort folks....delegate.kencode currently 83/101.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I apologize for this, I did not know it would offend people, I thought of it as just a meme. I will replace it with another picture, And Once again i am deeply sorry if it offended you guys.

no worries at all, i don't think anyone was actually offended, just precautionary on guarding our brand :)
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: kenCode on July 19, 2015, 12:41:25 pm
I apologize for this, I did not know it would offend people, I thought of it as just a meme. I will replace it with another picture, And Once again i am deeply sorry if it offended you guys.

@Thekool1s is absolutely amazing!
 
He redid both of the videos (english and german) and replaced that Jewish looking image that you guys mentioned, and he did it on a SUNDAY no less. I gotta tell ya, his devotion to duty is unprecedented, so I have to say THANK YOU to him for being so diligent and to you guys for spotting that image and bringing it to my attention. I was so focused on making sure the music was acceptable, timing was correct, the verbage, the subtitles and other stuff that I didn't even notice that clipart image.
 
All fixed now, so please have a look, hope you like it! :)
 
PLEASE LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZw950LCifY&index=3&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7T2LvQ5VQVm5zbiXYXsEsbp
 
auf Deutsch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLQTL3JFULE&index=3&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7QXAp9D-c2HVZBM15Dz3Axw
Title: Re: Here's what 500 youtube Subscribers does for BitShares...
Post by: cylonmaker2053 on July 19, 2015, 04:44:31 pm
I apologize for this, I did not know it would offend people, I thought of it as just a meme. I will replace it with another picture, And Once again i am deeply sorry if it offended you guys.

@Thekool1s is absolutely amazing!
 
He redid both of the videos (english and german) and replaced that Jewish looking image that you guys mentioned, and he did it on a SUNDAY no less. I gotta tell ya, his devotion to duty is unprecedented, so I have to say THANK YOU to him for being so diligent and to you guys for spotting that image and bringing it to my attention. I was so focused on making sure the music was acceptable, timing was correct, the verbage, the subtitles and other stuff that I didn't even notice that clipart image.
 
All fixed now, so please have a look, hope you like it! :)
 
PLEASE LIKE, SHARE AND SUBSCRIBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZw950LCifY&index=3&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7T2LvQ5VQVm5zbiXYXsEsbp
 
auf Deutsch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLQTL3JFULE&index=3&list=PLjbx3qSmDe7QXAp9D-c2HVZBM15Dz3Axw

much appreciated :)