Hi, April!! Thanks so much for such a clear video. It stings a bit, but the truth hurts sometimes. It sounds a lot like, much like with the real world, NFT success depends a lot on marketing and social hype. I was planning to release a small (
Hi!! Thanks so much for watching! You should check out Polygon (I have a Polygon vs Ethereum video) - there's no initialization fee there, and it may be a good option for a smaller collection :)
@@NFTsSimplified Hey April , I do have a 250-300 piece of NFT collection ( All hand drawn , ik it could have been generative but...yea...) Its a trading card project...so what u think if its worth it to make it or let it be ( i just started few days ago with it and after hearing this i lowkey feel to give the project up..
Aprillynne! Great video. Love that you are bridging the gap here and saving some from seriously wasting their time while inspiring some to jump on board because they are ready. For myself I have an audience to build and paintings to paint first before sign up for OpenSea down the road. Making more money doing what I love is the goal and dream by retirement. I'm 50 years in. Slowly but surely we arrive alive!
Super informative! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I am watching your video for the simple reason of trying NFT'S out and possibly selling some art work. However, you have given me something to think about. I wish you lots of success in the future 🙏🏻
My brain hurts. This sounds like selling and buying stocks, which to me, is also confusing…😩 I’m an old school artist still getting used to social media competition and now nft’s? I want my mommy…
So you are aware that you are not selling any digital asset right? the only thing ur selling is a url...lol...that nobody owns..It owns you basically...
April this was so sharp and clear I just flowed through it easily. Keep it up, very well written and executed. So how can we artists and designers participate in this new functional NFT trend? How can we market ourselves into the space and bring value into it whilst making it profitable?
Thanks so much! Honestly, I recommend finding & collaborating with a technical partner - someone who can manage the generative algorithm and help form a smart contract for the functional NFT. You'd be able to contribute to the visual art side of it!
@@NFTsSimplified yes this is a good idea. There's so much work Involved in the marketing itself, better someone else handles it. But how to make a smart contract and what is this ?
Great video! I absolutely hate how a lot of people in the NFT community are so secretive or insincere about their intentions. They say that it's all about art, but it isn't. Money and investment are the primary interest in this business, hence why I'd say that it's actually harder for newcomer artists to start out in the NFT business than the actual art business.
TL;DR: you need to get people to gamble their money on automatically generated icons, which they don't really care for but hope to make a profit on. Las vegas wants their slot machines back.
This was really helpful! Thank you so much. It helped me so much in understanding my purpose for why I want to use NFTs and overall, your explanation was straightforward and clear cut. Not a second was wasted at all in your delivery and so, thank you so much for that.
Aprilynne ! I completely agree with you on the subject of having a community behind your art collection , but there are some people on the Opensea who doesn't even have a twitter account linked to their profile and still made some sales ! I believe if your art has potential the investors will come eventually.
There are some that may be selling to friends or even to themselves with other accounts to artificially increase the value of an NFT so that an unknowing buyer may pay too much for something that has very little actual value. There is much more to learn and understand for all on this topic. She starts this clip suggesting the image is what makes the NFT unique, but it's actually the token in the blockchain with a unique code that really makes the difference. The image is just a gimmick, imo.
@@pitbrand that would be very costly to the individual considering the gas fees they would hgave to shell out. Fees for creating it, fees for putting it up for sale, fees for the selling of it, then that same person would be paying fees for recceiving it so i doubt its the same person buying their own NFT.
The investors only care for the potentials of the art’s future sales. It’s pretty much like the stock market, rug pull, pump and dump, and wash tradings happen a lot.
Hi Apprilynne, thank you so much for this video! You've outlined my exact experience with launching an NFT project, and I've been trying to sum it up for another artist friend of mine, but this explains everything so clearly! I gave myself a month to promote my project on social media, starting from fresh accounts with no followers, and I quickly realized: A. How over crowded the space is, and B. How many other projects have teams of people and investors promoting and creating anticipation for the drop. It's an art form all unto itself! I didn't know anything about the importance of "community building." I say that in quotes because, as an older person, I can't for the life of me understand what it is about Discord that gives anyone a sense of community, but I'm learning! (the hard way - Haha)
The deeper I dive into NFTs, the more I realized how much goes into a successful project! For many, it's all about the marketing/promotion, which can be quite difficult if you're a team of 1
As a younger person here I'll give you an inch of my knowledge/experience and someone whose somewhat interested in marketing as well. Discord initially started off as a platform for gamers and a way to talk to friends while playing games. It's still largely that but the anonymousness of it is more of why it's a big social environment now. If you struggle with making friends in the real world you can more easily make a friend in discord. There's a lot to explain with it as well, because the emoji self expression culture of discord is pretty important as well this is why every discord has them.
Thank you for this series of videos! I’ve been grappling with it myself to mint my photos as NFTs while gas fees are so high. It’s hard for me to discern, but did you notice if that one time fee on open sea, for your first listing, is for your whole account or for every collection you create?
Being honest I only agree with the audience part in the NFT market, it is really hard and you need to put a lot of effort into it if you want your collection to lift off, but it is easy to make high volume collections(just make a character template and add features to it like clothing and expressions) and there are no direct gas fees when using polygon as your blockchain for selling
Agreed. I honestly regret listening to the wave of people discouraging not to get into NFTs early last year. Hell, I didn't want to jump in to make a profit at a start. But, as a digital artist working w/ procedural art tools, it's a really exciting frontier to explore and become an expert in. TLDR: If you're interested, just go. Go learn about it , observe and research it. Hold off on doing anything until you really get how that ecosystem works.
Playable 🎮 nft's make a whole lot of sense to me. "Even if the nft looked sorry, being able to play with it makes up for it a ton." I can understand why someone would pay big bucks for it for that reason.
Thank you so much for all this information! I’m a new artist. I thought I could sell my art as NFT but after watching this video which was so well explained, I’ll look for another way to sell it! Great Video
Great video. I have only one question. How much do you need to spending to mint 10.000 nfts? I would like to learning more about nfts and how can I made a valued collection. But I think fee is highly expensive
Was just curious what a nft is and ended up watching this video. Young lady you did a great job articulating such a new subject in a manner that even a newbie like myself understood it.
Good Educative and Informative Video and you absolutely smashed it 100% in explaining what NFTs are. However on if people should create them or not, on the contrary I advise every artists to imediately turn their work into NFTs once made. They are immiately authenticated and deemed original and there are thousands of art communities being formed because of NFTs creating somewhat of a digital art renaissance. You get a chance to join a community and immediately start creting value. Lastly every object in web3 will be owned as an NFT by someone or some organisation and many NFTs collected today will be in-demand Antiques when we move on to the metaverse. Be part of this new renaissance if you are an artisist. Immortalise your work on the blockchain.
Great video April! Function NFTs are the future. Even if you have less than 10000 nfts and a small audience. It only takes one investor willing to see the potential in our art with a goal or mission behind it, not just trying to sell art. Keep the vids going. Just subbed
What would be your advice for newbies who is just getting started in making NFTs? I just started my collection on opensea consisting of nature photography NFTs i haven’t made any sales so far despite advertising my work on Facebook, how can I improve?
Thanks for such a wonderful Explanation! I had Request...Can you make a video on TH-cam growth because Recently you're channel has been Doing very well and I would love to learn from you!
@@NFTsSimplified dude, u killed it! This is so good for anyone who just wants to understand the game of nfts. And since i saw your last video, i know you have a good inside point of view. Yea so basically, nfts are more like celebritiy novelties, or like sports items, or like you said, maybe tickets, or nft characters for meta games. Like ive heard of nft horses 🐎. But yea the gas fees, and u always hear all the stories and hype about nfts right? But the reality is its really expensive, and your odds of competing with a taylor swift nft dont exist, lol. U def, have to have like a million follows if u wanna drop a nft and make some kind of profit 📈 🤪. But this dosent mean im not interested in nfts, maybe the game will open up, and other block chains will have cheaper fees. Who knows? 😜 awesome video, cant want for the next one! Road to 1k ! Lego!!
OMG✨ this video is gold! For someone new to NFT, this save me BIG from time strategizing, money upfront, and set realistic expectations! Keep up the great work! Thank you thank you!
Great stuff thank you. I just started an Open Sea account with a small number of pieces, I used Polygon. Now I'm re-thinking it all if want to go down this road! Ha I'll watch more of your videos, so far I'm not out any money, just a little time. By the way I'm a independent musician, I would love to see a video on how independent musicians can use NFT's to further their careers! My listing on Open Sea is art work not music related. I have a feeling this trend of flipping NFT's that is so in vogue will be short lived when people stop being able to sell them, it seems to me it's a bit of a feeding frenzy at the moment as many of them really aren't that great from an art point of view. The people making 10K NFT's are just playing the numbers game and they'll do well while the market is hot but the buyers may be left with nothing they can sell.
I wouldve dont it if it werent for gas/initiative fees, since i have free time and im really interested in the space but lets be honest there is a very very small chance that my collection will pop off so spending $100+ on initiative fees and hours of work just isnt worth it
Polygon would be a great alternative for you! It doesn't require initiation fees. My most recent video (ETHEREUM vs POLYGON) goes more into depth on the topic if you're interested!
Question:So when you announce that you are going to drop A NFT collection, is it being announced to all the NFT members or what ? Please help with this answer
You can also put it that way: If you don't like twitter don't bother NFT's as 90% of the nft community is on twitter If you're planning on selling nft art Instagram/artstation/facebook etc won't do anything for you especially if you're just a digital artist who just makes art you might even get hated for trying to put your art on the blockchain good example of that is artist named WLOP who has a huge patreon follower count and made his patreons really angry by putting out an nft. The thing is nft artists doesn't have too good of a opinion in the community outside of twitter I'd reccomend everyone to stay awyay from nft's unless you're really set on twitter and can make it work or you're someone like beeple.
The Twitter connection is very important. I've made that observation myself. However, I have seen some artists on Instagram promoting their work on that platform.
@@yuriajones Yes indeed there are some small nft communities around instagram but those are usually closed circles of friends supporting friends outside of that nft's are a hated concept when it comes to instagram due to large pandemic of bots shoving nfts in everyones face and as u can guess everyone hates it
Wow, your demeanor and delivery is so professional but you look so young. Like you've been doing this your whole life but your life can't be that long at what, 22? You're really good and your explanations are so clear that even I can understand them LOL!!! Just followed you on IG.
7:48 if we pas initializing gas fee on opensea once, will we be able to list all our 10k nfts for our buyers to mint them? If yes will be able to do that on erc1155 smart contract as it is cheaper than erc721?? Please reply ma’am
Hey! So the answer to this question is a little complicated: After I paid my initialization fee on OpenSea, you're right - I was able to list them, and buyers were able to mint them (and pay gas fees on that transaction) BUT this was only because I listed them for a flat price (a price I set), NOT listing them for auction When I clicked on the auction option, it said I would need to pay gas for that. I don't know if it's just for the first time setting up an auction, or if it's for every item, but I went with the flat price just to be safe Also, everyone keeps telling me to use Polygon instead of Ethereum for NFTs, but I honestly don't know enough about them to recommend pros/cons yet. I'll learn more and make a video about it in the future, but for now, it seems like Polygon requires a fraction of the fees Ethereum does I hope that helps!
@@NFTsSimplified Hey, awesome video 👍. Yes if you change it to polygon instead of ether then it's gas free. The way open sea still make money from your nfts is by charging a small, (I think 2.5%) amount only when your nfts sell. I'm also new to it and there is always something new to learn 🙂👍.
There are many places you can look - even on OpenSea! The key is to look at the project's website and look at their roadmap. What do they have planned? Does it seem feasible? I should probably make a video on how to evaluate NFT projects haha
Hey, thank you so much for the video. I've a question, how relatively smaller artists (less than 50 artworks) can sell their work and profit from them? I was thinking of taking pics of the physical artwork and selling them as NFT's but it seems that it doesn't make that sense ;( What can you recommend?
Sometimes it's just about getting lucky! For smaller artists, though, it's typically better if they partner with a larger project than if they try to do one themselves
Your video is underrated. You gave me the information I wanted in a confident and expedient manner. Also, you should consider voice acting or voice over work in general. Do you sing by any chance?
I agree however this model is with 2d art. Soon NFT American market will jump into the already massive 3d and 4d arts built in and around NFTs. What are your thoughts on that?
Where can i sell nft for 5usd? The low creating payment i find is 2usd for polygon and there is other 1% payment and im kinda confused with the other 5%. I post my second in whalefin. My first its not appearing 😂 its in Celo on Aporio
Got to edit your audio, i had to tap out half way through. Just a tip: take your audio track and run 4-band compression and a De-esser on it, bring down the 4 bands until you hear the peaks even out. That sound of ceramic tiles sliding around on S's T's P's it's not your voice, it's the mic picking up your voice and since different pronounciations in reality come out at different volumes the mic peaks. You can fix this by compressing and evening out the lows and highs of spoken words and then removing the SSSSS with the de-esser. It's very easy to do, a few clicks and you'll sound a million times better.
It's definitely not necessary, just don't expect to sell them very fast. If you don't shill your project the odds of people randomly finding it are slim. Creating a discord for your collection and posting everywhere is a good way to begin building a community. Though I recommend you have something to show and help build hype for your project.
There are more hours in front of u..this is just the intro of nft. Its the bright side and all naive people will like it..until you know what is really behind nft. But hey good luck and stay save..or save your wallet
@@NFTsSimplified you have a great way of simplifying everything… tbh more people in the NFT community need to do this as a whole. The more information about the concepts of how this technology works will benefit everyone in need of advice !! Keep the information coming !
everytime I heard a comparison between a phyisical piece of art vs NFT I really find it inonsense. If the real word copy was the very same at atom level as a digital copy is, both paintings would be valued the same bcause they're the same thing. And TBH, for me the NFT point would be the point of being the sole popietor of a particular piece of art, more like a global trademark thing
This is an amazing video. Now I can finally understand about NFT world and how I could make money in the market. Thank you April for this wonderful and amazing informative video ~! I really learn a lot from your videos~! You are better than any my college professors XD !! thx again~~!!!
oh my god, (note : i havent watched the vid yet) wow your channel grew up from 567 to 1.75k in what? about a month damnn this is good all the best for your future journey to 568k or million lmao
Very good video! thanks for sharing with us! I've recently learned about a project called 'Women Unite' . They said they 300x their last launch and now they are launching another collection. Looks very different as it's real human NFTs. Have you seen this project? Or could you do a review on your thoughts, not seen any videos about it but don't want to miss it?
Glad that I saw this comment! I saw their promotions and huge giveaway! They looked legit and I'm tempted to invest but a review video would be amazing please!
The analogy with the dollar for fungible. I understand the point BUT each dollar note will have a serial number so won’t be exactly the same, in the same way an ‘NFT’ collection can have 100 copies of the same picture with different contracts against them, if you swapped one for another it would look exactly the same but have a different ‘serial number’. Down to the creator of the NFT to make it unique completely I guess
Hey April. Let's say I generated 10,000 nfts... But just dropped 1,000 due to low following. Would it be a good idea to drop the rest gradually as the community grows?
Come say hi on Instagram! --> instagram.com/aprilynnealter
Followed on IG! Best wishes on all your endeavors! ❤️❤️❤️
@David Genda Not yet, but I can add that to my list!
Aprilynne Alter: I'm on the lookout for a good, side hustle. Can you please suggest me something genuine and affordable...plz
so fine for wha?
did u send me a whatsapp help line number? somebody is pretending to be u.
“Let me tell everyone why you shouldnt make NFT’s so that the competitions stays low for my crappy ones”
LOL
Someone had to say it 😂
Exactly 🤦🏽♂️😂
Yeah, bottomline.
Hi, April!! Thanks so much for such a clear video. It stings a bit, but the truth hurts sometimes. It sounds a lot like, much like with the real world, NFT success depends a lot on marketing and social hype. I was planning to release a small (
Hi!! Thanks so much for watching!
You should check out Polygon (I have a Polygon vs Ethereum video) - there's no initialization fee there, and it may be a good option for a smaller collection :)
@@NFTsSimplified Hey April , I do have a 250-300 piece of NFT collection ( All hand drawn , ik it could have been generative but...yea...) Its a trading card project...so what u think if its worth it to make it or let it be ( i just started few days ago with it and after hearing this i lowkey feel to give the project up..
I love the clarity and simplicity of your tutorials. Great content for bringing new people into the space.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
Aprillynne! Great video. Love that you are bridging the gap here and saving some from seriously wasting their time while inspiring some to jump on board because they are ready. For myself I have an audience to build and paintings to paint first before sign up for OpenSea down the road. Making more money doing what I love is the goal and dream by retirement. I'm 50 years in. Slowly but surely we arrive alive!
You have so much time! There's absolutely no rush to jump into it before you're ready :)
Super informative! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I am watching your video for the simple reason of trying NFT'S out and possibly selling some art work. However, you have given me something to think about. I wish you lots of success in the future 🙏🏻
I'm only 2 mins into the video and you're already slaying it with loads of info. Keep up the great work I just subscribed 😁
My brain hurts. This sounds like selling and buying stocks, which to me, is also confusing…😩
I’m an old school artist still getting used to social media competition and now nft’s? I want my mommy…
Lol 😂
Same!
Me too🤣🤣
It’s because the education system robbed people from finance and art.
Your videos have been so informative & down to earth - THANKS SO MUCH 🙏🏾
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad :)
I have to say this was exceptional! The ease and flow of delivery took me by surprise. Well done
Thank you so much Ray! I really appreciate it :)
Very informative and well made video! I was watching this video while working on my very first NFT collection & took your experience to heart!
Thank you! Best of luck in your own collection!
@@NFTsSimplified Thank you very much!
So you are aware that you are not selling any digital asset right? the only thing ur selling is a url...lol...that nobody owns..It owns you basically...
April this was so sharp and clear I just flowed through it easily. Keep it up, very well written and executed. So how can we artists and designers participate in this new functional NFT trend? How can we market ourselves into the space and bring value into it whilst making it profitable?
Thanks so much! Honestly, I recommend finding & collaborating with a technical partner - someone who can manage the generative algorithm and help form a smart contract for the functional NFT. You'd be able to contribute to the visual art side of it!
@@NFTsSimplified yes this is a good idea. There's so much work Involved in the marketing itself, better someone else handles it. But how to make a smart contract and what is this ?
Yesssss so much clarity and value from your vids! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)
Great video! I absolutely hate how a lot of people in the NFT community are so secretive or insincere about their intentions. They say that it's all about art, but it isn't. Money and investment are the primary interest in this business, hence why I'd say that it's actually harder for newcomer artists to start out in the NFT business than the actual art business.
There's a lot of shady sh*t with the NFT world currently. But I'm hopeful for what the landscape looks like 5 years from now!
TL;DR: you need to get people to gamble their money on automatically generated icons, which they don't really care for but hope to make a profit on.
Las vegas wants their slot machines back.
Excellent video. Your clear explanations and astute advice are much appreciated. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it!
This was really helpful! Thank you so much. It helped me so much in understanding my purpose for why I want to use NFTs and overall, your explanation was straightforward and clear cut. Not a second was wasted at all in your delivery and so, thank you so much for that.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it :)
Aprilynne !
I completely agree with you on the subject of having a community behind your art collection , but there are some people on the Opensea who doesn't even have a twitter account linked to their profile and still made some sales !
I believe if your art has potential the investors will come eventually.
There are some that may be selling to friends or even to themselves with other accounts to artificially increase the value of an NFT so that an unknowing buyer may pay too much for something that has very little actual value. There is much more to learn and understand for all on this topic. She starts this clip suggesting the image is what makes the NFT unique, but it's actually the token in the blockchain with a unique code that really makes the difference. The image is just a gimmick, imo.
@@pitbrand that would be very costly to the individual considering the gas fees they would hgave to shell out. Fees for creating it, fees for putting it up for sale, fees for the selling of it, then that same person would be paying fees for recceiving it so i doubt its the same person buying their own NFT.
The investors only care for the potentials of the art’s future sales. It’s pretty much like the stock market, rug pull, pump and dump, and wash tradings happen a lot.
Hi Apprilynne, thank you so much for this video! You've outlined my exact experience with launching an NFT project, and I've been trying to sum it up for another artist friend of mine, but this explains everything so clearly! I gave myself a month to promote my project on social media, starting from fresh accounts with no followers, and I quickly realized: A. How over crowded the space is, and B. How many other projects have teams of people and investors promoting and creating anticipation for the drop. It's an art form all unto itself! I didn't know anything about the importance of "community building." I say that in quotes because, as an older person, I can't for the life of me understand what it is about Discord that gives anyone a sense of community, but I'm learning! (the hard way - Haha)
The deeper I dive into NFTs, the more I realized how much goes into a successful project! For many, it's all about the marketing/promotion, which can be quite difficult if you're a team of 1
As a younger person here I'll give you an inch of my knowledge/experience and someone whose somewhat interested in marketing as well. Discord initially started off as a platform for gamers and a way to talk to friends while playing games. It's still largely that but the anonymousness of it is more of why it's a big social environment now. If you struggle with making friends in the real world you can more easily make a friend in discord. There's a lot to explain with it as well, because the emoji self expression culture of discord is pretty important as well this is why every discord has them.
Definitely need more time spent in one to moreso get it
Thank you for this series of videos! I’ve been grappling with it myself to mint my photos as NFTs while gas fees are so high.
It’s hard for me to discern, but did you notice if that one time fee on open sea, for your first listing, is for your whole account or for every collection you create?
It applies to every collection you make in the future - you just need to do it once for your account!
Sweet 😍 thanks for the confirmation :)
Also good luck with your channel!!!
Thank you for this , been having a hard time navigating all the NFT trend and how to start.
I hope this was helpful!
Being honest I only agree with the audience part in the NFT market, it is really hard and you need to put a lot of effort into it if you want your collection to lift off, but it is easy to make high volume collections(just make a character template and add features to it like clothing and expressions) and there are no direct gas fees when using polygon as your blockchain for selling
Agreed. I honestly regret listening to the wave of people discouraging not to get into NFTs early last year. Hell, I didn't want to jump in to make a profit at a start. But, as a digital artist working w/ procedural art tools, it's a really exciting frontier to explore and become an expert in.
TLDR: If you're interested, just go. Go learn about it , observe and research it. Hold off on doing anything until you really get how that ecosystem works.
Nft are extremely bad for the ENVIROMENT
Hye, how much did u earned till now by selling NFTs?? I'm just asking because I'm interested in it?
Playable 🎮 nft's make a whole lot of sense to me. "Even if the nft looked sorry, being able to play with it makes up for it a ton." I can understand why someone would pay big bucks for it for that reason.
Thank you so much for all this information! I’m a new artist. I thought I could sell my art as NFT but after watching this video which was so well explained, I’ll look for another way to sell it! Great Video
I'm so glad it was helpful!! Best of luck in selling your art!
Same here. Looks like its back to the salt mines for us artists lol
But what other way would that be? @Tyra A
killed it and linked to other videos! Aprilyne is finee and feeling fine and her content is fineee!
Haha thank you so much Tony! I appreciate it :)
@@NFTsSimplified I really should say that I learnt a good deal on NFt, how many you need and other factors and gas rates! Such wonderful content
@Aprilynne thanks for covering in suh great detail. Imma hitch a ride on this channel :)
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)
Great video. I have only one question. How much do you need to spending to mint 10.000 nfts? I would like to learning more about nfts and how can I made a valued collection. But I think fee is highly expensive
You can use lazy minting, just pay for deploy the contract on blockchain. Of course cost to deploy on Ethereum is quite high
nft is the most toxic thing that has ever happened in the creators community
Lmaoooo sounds like you’re broke in NFTs.
Was just curious what a nft is and ended up watching this video. Young lady you did a great job articulating such a new subject in a manner that even a newbie like myself understood it.
Good Educative and Informative Video and you absolutely smashed it 100% in explaining what NFTs are. However on if people should create them or not, on the contrary I advise every artists to imediately turn their work into NFTs once made. They are immiately authenticated and deemed original and there are thousands of art communities being formed because of NFTs creating somewhat of a digital art renaissance. You get a chance to join a community and immediately start creting value. Lastly every object in web3 will be owned as an NFT by someone or some organisation and many NFTs collected today will be in-demand Antiques when we move on to the metaverse. Be part of this new renaissance if you are an artisist. Immortalise your work on the blockchain.
"digital art renaissance" such advanced concept I love it
What platform do u recommend
Thank you for easy understanding of NFT~!! Please keep up your good work.
Thank you so much for watching!
Great video April! Function NFTs are the future. Even if you have less than 10000 nfts and a small audience. It only takes one investor willing to see the potential in our art with a goal or mission behind it, not just trying to sell art. Keep the vids going. Just subbed
Thank you so much Chris! I agree - utility is huge!
Thank you so much for your explanation, very clear now how all this works! Liked and sub.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it :)
What would be your advice for newbies who is just getting started in making NFTs? I just started my collection on opensea consisting of nature photography NFTs i haven’t made any sales so far despite advertising my work on Facebook, how can I improve?
Thanks for such a wonderful Explanation! I had Request...Can you make a video on TH-cam growth because Recently you're channel has been Doing very well and I would love to learn from you!
Ooh interesting idea! Maybe I'll make one when I get monetized!
Another excellent video - clear, concise and easily digestible - thanks!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it :)
This is the only video I’ve seen that explained NFTs in a way I could understand. Not sure if I’m better for it but I appreciate the effort.
Had to save this video, cant wait to watch this after work! This is my nft girl! 🔥💯
Haha, I hope I don't disappoint! Let me know what you think after you watch!
@@NFTsSimplified dude, u killed it! This is so good for anyone who just wants to understand the game of nfts. And since i saw your last video, i know you have a good inside point of view. Yea so basically, nfts are more like celebritiy novelties, or like sports items, or like you said, maybe tickets, or nft characters for meta games. Like ive heard of nft horses 🐎. But yea the gas fees, and u always hear all the stories and hype about nfts right? But the reality is its really expensive, and your odds of competing with a taylor swift nft dont exist, lol. U def, have to have like a million follows if u wanna drop a nft and make some kind of profit 📈 🤪. But this dosent mean im not interested in nfts, maybe the game will open up, and other block chains will have cheaper fees. Who knows? 😜 awesome video, cant want for the next one! Road to 1k ! Lego!!
Thank you so much!! It's hard to believe that 1K happened already! Thank you for watching :)
@@NFTsSimplified were commin for u 2K!! 😜👏
Thank you for this video. It was what I needed to hear !
I'm so glad it was helpful!
Explained thoroughly and very well. Great job!
Thanks so much Jarris, I really appreciate it!
OMG✨ this video is gold! For someone new to NFT, this save me BIG from time strategizing, money upfront, and set realistic expectations! Keep up the great work! Thank you thank you!
Great stuff thank you. I just started an Open Sea account with a small number of pieces, I used Polygon. Now I'm re-thinking it all if want to go down this road! Ha I'll watch more of your videos, so far I'm not out any money, just a little time. By the way I'm a independent musician, I would love to see a video on how independent musicians can use NFT's to further their careers! My listing on Open Sea is art work not music related.
I have a feeling this trend of flipping NFT's that is so in vogue will be short lived when people stop being able to sell them, it seems to me it's a bit of a feeding frenzy at the moment as many of them really aren't that great from an art point of view. The people making 10K NFT's are just playing the numbers game and they'll do well while the market is hot but the buyers may be left with nothing they can sell.
Thank u so much for explaining! 🤗💕
Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for this, it was necessary because of allllll the nft videos lined up that speak of none of this.
I'm trying to give a broader perspective on NFTs as a whole!
I wouldve dont it if it werent for gas/initiative fees, since i have free time and im really interested in the space but lets be honest there is a very very small chance that my collection will pop off so spending $100+ on initiative fees and hours of work just isnt worth it
Polygon would be a great alternative for you! It doesn't require initiation fees. My most recent video (ETHEREUM vs POLYGON) goes more into depth on the topic if you're interested!
Nice video!! Jw, do you have any veve nfts? From the veve app? I’m sure the veve community could use some of your knowledge 👍
9:16 what platform is this? I tried to search for it, but i can't understand the name you said
Hi April! New to the channel, I'll be looking to start minting NFTs on the Cardano blockchain and just wanted to say thanks for the insightful video!
do you know how to make a minting website? so that people can mint on your nfts in your minting website
do we need to pay the etherum gas fee in advanced or after sale?
Do you need to set up your own website for nfts? Or is that only if you want to promote it?
You can sell your NFTs directly on OpenSea or other NFT trading platforms - you don't need your own website!
Why i can't upload pictures on opensea in android?
Question:So when you announce that you are going to drop A NFT collection, is it being announced to all the NFT members or what ? Please help with this answer
You can also put it that way:
If you don't like twitter don't bother NFT's as 90% of the nft community is on twitter If you're planning on selling nft art Instagram/artstation/facebook etc won't do anything for you especially if you're just a digital artist who just makes art you might even get hated for trying to put your art on the blockchain good example of that is artist named WLOP who has a huge patreon follower count and made his patreons really angry by putting out an nft.
The thing is nft artists doesn't have too good of a opinion in the community outside of twitter I'd reccomend everyone to stay awyay from nft's unless you're really set on twitter and can make it work or you're someone like beeple.
The Twitter connection is very important. I've made that observation myself. However, I have seen some artists on Instagram promoting their work on that platform.
@@yuriajones Yes indeed there are some small nft communities around instagram but those are usually closed circles of friends supporting friends outside of that nft's are a hated concept when it comes to instagram due to large pandemic of bots shoving nfts in everyones face and as u can guess everyone hates it
Wow, your demeanor and delivery is so professional but you look so young. Like you've been doing this your whole life but your life can't be that long at what, 22? You're really good and your explanations are so clear that even I can understand them LOL!!! Just followed you on IG.
hi, I didn't understand the what the name of the other website to sell art.
I learned most of my NFT knowledge just from watching couple of your videos. Thank you!!!
I'm so glad I could help!
Alright, after 2 videos u've earned my sub. As long as u continue make clear, concise and sincere videos, ur channel will blow up! Thanks!!
Thank you so much!! Definitely trying my best out here to demystify NFTs
is it okay if i put 3 items per day in my nft collection?
7:48 if we pas initializing gas fee on opensea once, will we be able to list all our 10k nfts for our buyers to mint them?
If yes will be able to do that on erc1155 smart contract as it is cheaper than erc721??
Please reply ma’am
Hey! So the answer to this question is a little complicated:
After I paid my initialization fee on OpenSea, you're right - I was able to list them, and buyers were able to mint them (and pay gas fees on that transaction)
BUT this was only because I listed them for a flat price (a price I set), NOT listing them for auction
When I clicked on the auction option, it said I would need to pay gas for that. I don't know if it's just for the first time setting up an auction, or if it's for every item, but I went with the flat price just to be safe
Also, everyone keeps telling me to use Polygon instead of Ethereum for NFTs, but I honestly don't know enough about them to recommend pros/cons yet. I'll learn more and make a video about it in the future, but for now, it seems like Polygon requires a fraction of the fees Ethereum does
I hope that helps!
@@NFTsSimplified polygon is no gas fees so its perfect for this.
@@NFTsSimplified Hey, awesome video 👍. Yes if you change it to polygon instead of ether then it's gas free. The way open sea still make money from your nfts is by charging a small, (I think 2.5%) amount only when your nfts sell. I'm also new to it and there is always something new to learn 🙂👍.
@@JustIn-case exactly 👍
Is it better to put samples of your project to social media like twitter, discord, facebook before listing it?
It depends on the type of NFT! For me, posting samples definitely did help create buzz for the project!
what's the app you mentioned about selling online art
Gumroad! You can also do Etsy, or even Patreon
Thank you 😊 Where and how can I buy functional NFT’s?
There are many places you can look - even on OpenSea! The key is to look at the project's website and look at their roadmap. What do they have planned? Does it seem feasible?
I should probably make a video on how to evaluate NFT projects haha
By selling an NFT, am I also selling ownership of the Image im using? Can I use an Image multiple times? Do I actually need to own the Image my self?
Hey, thank you so much for the video. I've a question, how relatively smaller artists (less than 50 artworks) can sell their work and profit from them? I was thinking of taking pics of the physical artwork and selling them as NFT's but it seems that it doesn't make that sense ;( What can you recommend?
Sometimes it's just about getting lucky! For smaller artists, though, it's typically better if they partner with a larger project than if they try to do one themselves
I'd avoid nfts and try other markets
I just made one and want to upload it, would definitely consider making thousands for a small fee, what are the most popular types though?, animals?.
Appreciate the info man. What do you think about FIWA coin? I'm investing in it and I can see it for a long time
You gotta be careful about other chains it is possible to make money as a trader and a creator but its much harder.
Your video is underrated. You gave me the information I wanted in a confident and expedient manner. Also, you should consider voice acting or voice over work in general. Do you sing by any chance?
I have the worst singing voice in the world haha. But I appreciate the kind words!
What a breath of fresh air you are to how to videos. Thank you!
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it :)
good content...thinking of my own nft project 🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾🙏
Best of luck Dennis!
How come I didn't have to pay the "initialisation fee" when starting on open sea?? 🤔
You only have to pay if you're selling NFTs, and if you're using the Ethereum blockchain (not Polygon)
@@NFTsSimplified ok makes sense, thanks 👍
I agree however this model is with 2d art. Soon NFT American market will jump into the already massive 3d and 4d arts built in and around NFTs. What are your thoughts on that?
Where can i sell nft for 5usd? The low creating payment i find is 2usd for polygon and there is other 1% payment and im kinda confused with the other 5%. I post my second in whalefin. My first its not appearing 😂 its in Celo on Aporio
Where can i sell it to reduce the gas fee etc?
Could you do a video on how to market/advertise for a collection of 10,000 generative digital art NFTs
I should definitely do a video on marketing! Thanks for the suggestion :)
I love your Videos! Keep up the good work
How does waiting for time increase nft value?
What if they sign a docusign so nobody can steal it?
woooow you're so well-spoken. Love it!💗
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it!
Got to edit your audio, i had to tap out half way through.
Just a tip: take your audio track and run 4-band compression and a De-esser on it, bring down the 4 bands until you hear the peaks even out. That sound of ceramic tiles sliding around on S's T's P's it's not your voice, it's the mic picking up your voice and since different pronounciations in reality come out at different volumes the mic peaks. You can fix this by compressing and evening out the lows and highs of spoken words and then removing the SSSSS with the de-esser. It's very easy to do, a few clicks and you'll sound a million times better.
A very helpful video! Thanks! One quick question: Is it necessary to build an audience first before launching an NFT? If yes, how?
It's definitely not necessary, just don't expect to sell them very fast. If you don't shill your project the odds of people randomly finding it are slim. Creating a discord for your collection and posting everywhere is a good way to begin building a community. Though I recommend you have something to show and help build hype for your project.
No, i have witnessed a friend having literally just a couple hundred followers on twitter make a killing.
@@michaelquecera3971 it must be sheer luck ? Or is it consistent ?
Thank you very much for your videos !
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for the explanation. Subbed.
Thanks so much Igor, I really appreciate it!
Thanks for the clear explanation, you saved me hours of research :)
There are more hours in front of u..this is just the intro of nft. Its the bright side and all naive people will like it..until you know what is really behind nft. But hey good luck and stay save..or save your wallet
Any recommendations place to sell art?
This video is so detailed and well thought out ! Great insight
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it
@@NFTsSimplified you have a great way of simplifying everything… tbh more people in the NFT community need to do this as a whole. The more information about the concepts of how this technology works will benefit everyone in need of advice !! Keep the information coming !
This was so good. Thank you!
thanks i am thinking deeply about this
It's definitely a big decision!
everytime I heard a comparison between a phyisical piece of art vs NFT I really find it inonsense. If the real word copy was the very same at atom level as a digital copy is, both paintings would be valued the same bcause they're the same thing. And TBH, for me the NFT point would be the point of being the sole popietor of a particular piece of art, more like a global trademark thing
Great video, could you please spell the name of the site with the “G” that you mentioned, I could understand the name.
Gumroad!
Hi can you tell me how to bulk upload nft on opensea
If you look the history of art the most great and rich artists always has excellent marketing project to.
Marketing/promotion is a HUGE factor and is often neglected in typical NFT discussions!
This is an amazing video. Now I can finally understand about NFT world and how I could make money in the market. Thank you April for this wonderful and amazing informative video ~! I really learn a lot from your videos~! You are better than any my college professors XD !! thx again~~!!!
Thanks so much for watching!!
If I may, mind making a video on the differences of copyright infringement of a one-off versus 'authentic' certification.
oh my god, (note : i havent watched the vid yet) wow your channel grew up from 567 to 1.75k in what? about a month damnn this is good all the best for your future journey to 568k or million lmao
never ming its judt 8 days LOL
568*
Haha, thanks so much!! It's definitely been a crazy week. I'm so grateful that the TH-cam gods are smiling down on me ;)
Very good video! thanks for sharing with us! I've recently learned about a project called 'Women Unite' . They said they 300x their last launch and now they are launching another collection. Looks very different as it's real human NFTs. Have you seen this project? Or could you do a review on your thoughts, not seen any videos about it but don't want to miss it?
Glad that I saw this comment! I saw their promotions and huge giveaway! They looked legit and I'm tempted to invest but a review video would be amazing please!
It's nice to get a perspective from someone who's not just all head in the clouds about NFTs.
I appreciate it :)
The analogy with the dollar for fungible. I understand the point BUT each dollar note will have a serial number so won’t be exactly the same, in the same way an ‘NFT’ collection can have 100 copies of the same picture with different contracts against them, if you swapped one for another it would look exactly the same but have a different ‘serial number’. Down to the creator of the NFT to make it unique completely I guess
Hey April.
Let's say I generated 10,000 nfts...
But just dropped 1,000 due to low following.
Would it be a good idea to drop the rest gradually as the community grows?
Depends on the project but that would increase the supply hence decrease the price with unhappy owners
I agree with Yudag - keep the supply the same. You can always generate a larger collection in the future!
He what’s up, Did you generate 10000 nfts?