All the news about NFTs has got you thinking What’s up with that? The truth is, non-fungible tokens — shortened to NFTs — are shaking up the world of art and finance. But what are NFTs, how do they work, and — here’s the million-dollar question — how do you make money with NFTs? Show In this article, we seek to answer those questions and a lot more. NFTs aren’t just for high-end art dealers or the heavy-hitters of Silicon Valley. You, too, can not only understand how NFTs work, but you can also take advantage of this revolutionary use of blockchain technology. Let’s get started. But before we answer what we all want to know: how to make money with NFTs, let’s first define — in simple terms — what an NFT even is. What are NFTs and What Are They Used For?You’re not a tech guru or a startup entrepreneur. You are familiar with crypto, and maybe you’re already investing. Therefore, you have a basic understanding of blockchain technology. More than anything, you’re wondering what NFTs are, and whether you too, can leverage them to make some money. Some of the most expensive NFTs ever sold include a digital work of art from an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million, a tweet from former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for a bit less than $3 million, and a video clip of Lebron James dunking the ball for $200,000. That’s a lot of money. We’re not there yet. The first step to getting there, though, is to understand what NFTs are and how they’re made:
Think of it this way, cryptocurrency is a little bit like an actual coin or a dollar bill, representing some other kind of value. In the instance of a quarter or a fiver, value at the federal reserve: exchange one-dollar bill for another, and the value remains the same. Cryptocurrency, then, similarly represents value on the blockchain. What an NFT accomplishes is assigning truly one-of-a-kind value to a digital asset, like a certificate or a statement of authenticity in the digital space, backed up by the blockchain. This way, in our copy-n-paste world, you know you really are the one — or at least among the very few — that own a work of digital art, a historic bit of video, or even just a tweet.
Once created, your NFT remains “in custody” in your crypto wallet. It’s then associated with a “collection.” These could be audio files, digital images, or even music files. Really, any kind of digital content. NFTs can be named, described, and even the rarity of the NFT is customizable. Once the digital content associated with the NFT is put up for sale — Mintbase being a good platform for digital artists — the buyer can feel confident that what they’ve purchased is truly unique, a claim backed up by blockchain. You can certainly give away or trade your NFT for free, but this tokenization stays with the digital property, acting as a certificate of authenticity, similar to the antiques or collectibles market. So far we’ve covered a bit about what NFTs are, how they’re made, why they work, and that there have been several high-profile NFT transactions recently, making headlines in the media. But you’re here to find out how you, too, can make money with NFTs. Those answers are coming up in our next section. Creating and Selling Your Own NFTsYou can create and sell your own NFT. As explained, this can be for almost any kind of digital asset: music files, digital art, or just photo files. Here’s how it’s done. 1. Invest in cryptoThe first thing you’re going to need to make and sell your own NFT is to invest in some cryptocurrency. NFTs got their start on the Ethereum platform (Eth). There are some other NFT platforms available, but for the sake of our example, we’ll use Ethereum. You’re going to need some crypto because any platform you choose to make your NFT, including Eth, will charge you fees for the service, payable in — you guessed it — crypto. In case you’re not familiar with the processing of buying crypto, here are the steps:
At this point, you’re pretty much done. The only remaining thing to do is keep track of the private key your crypto will have been assigned, and then transfer the crypto into your wallet. There are a few additional things to know and some potential variables in the process, but on a basic level, that’s all you need to know about investing in crypto in order to make and sell your own NFT. Now that you have some cryptocurrency to either pay to create your own or to purchase pre-existing NFTs, the next step is to choose an NFT marketplace. 2. What is an NFT Marketplace?An NFT marketplace is nothing more than what it sounds like: an online place to virtually list your own NFT or to invest in someone else’s. Here are some of the most common, and many are free to join:
Once you’ve selected a crypto marketplace, the next step is to create a profile and to connect your Eth wallet by following the prompts in both the NFT marketplace you have chosen and your crypto platform of choice. With some minor differences, this process is much the same across all platforms and throughout the different marketplaces. Now it’s time to create your NFT. 3. How to Create an NFTAs previously mentioned an NFT, or non-fungible token can be created and attached to almost any kind of digital asset, and then, listed on a marketplace: from memes to audio files, and from cell phone video to digital photographs. Just because it’s an NFT, however, it doesn’t mean your content will sell, and many marketplaces are full of NFTs that won’t make money. Nevertheless, NFTs can dramatically improve the price of virtual property, acting something like a certificate of authenticity in the antiques and collectibles market. Sure, NFTs can be shared, traded, and given away for free, but that NFT ensures that, no matter what, this digital property is the one and only: the real deal. With that out of the way, here’s a basic overview of how to create your own NFT, once you’ve invested in some crypto and settled upon the NFT marketplace, and linked your crypto wallet.
But just as anyone who has ever tried to bring a good or service to market knows: Just because you’ve created an NFT, it doesn’t mean it’s going to sell. There are a lot of factors affecting whether or not your item will make money, beginning with marketing. We’ll cover tips for marketing your collection in our next section. 4. How to Market an NFTThere are a few different ways to draw eyeballs to your NFT collection, some free, and others paid. Here are some suggestions:
In addition to what we’ve already mentioned, there are some effective paid ways to market your NFT, including paying an influencer to mention your drop, hiring a PR agency, or marketing your drop in a themed social media account. If you already have your own website, be sure to promote your NFT there as well. A note about pricing: Yes, creating and marketing your NFT is important, but so far we’ve neglected to mention what many consider the most important question of all related to non-fungible tokens: How do I price my first NFT? The average price of an NFT can vary, depending on the marketplace, anywhere from $150 to $900, and even then, those prices fluctuate depending on the value of the currency, the time of day, and even the day of the week. Unfortunately, there’s no formula or blueprint for pricing an NFT, and this bit of the process can take a fair bit of trial and error. Making the question particularly tricky is the fact that the value of most cryptocurrencies fluctuates wildly. That being said, here are some things to consider when you’ve reached this step in the process of creating and selling your own NFT: How do you price an NFT:
It’s also helpful to understand that dollar amounts in the crypto space don’t necessarily equal real-world cash value. As in, you might find it unthinkable to price your art for thousands of dollars at a local art fair, but thousands of dollars in crypto like Eth is a very different thing, Especially when compared to what else is out there on the market, that might be a very reasonable price after all. Like anything, making money with NFTs is not a surefire thing. So far we’ve covered what NFTs are, how they work, how to create them, how to price them, and how to market them. There are a few additional ways to invest in and make money on an NFT, which we’ll cover in our last section. How to Invest in NFTMaybe you’re not interested in mining your own NFT, but instead, you’re interested in buying and selling other people’s NFT for a profit, or hanging on to the digital asset until it increases in value, and then selling it. This is also possible, and initially, the process is much the same as it is to create an NFT of your own. 1. The first step is to purchase some Eth (the crypto most commonly accepted on NFT marketplaces) and send your crypto to your MetaMask wallet. 2. Connect your MetaMask to OpenSea. There are other NFT marketplaces to choose from, but what’s important is to find one with a secondary marketplace, allowing you to list your NFT when it’s time to sell. In addition to OpenSea, we recommend the following:
An advantage of Nifty Gateway is that it allows credit card transactions, and NBA Top Shot is a specialty market for buying and selling officially-licensed NBA collectibles. More than anything though, before getting into buying and selling NFTs for profit, it’s important to keep an eye on crypto values, which are highly volatile, proving that in the new frontier of non-fungible tokens, one adage style holds true: to make money on anything, it’s important to buy low and sell high. How To Make Money With NFTs: Closing the DealCryptocurrency and NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are defining the way business is done on the internet, opening up whole new worlds of possibility to buy and sell digital assets like audio files, artwork, and even memes and video clips with a virtual certificate of authenticity, backed up by the blockchain. In this guide, we present a basic overview of creating, marketing. and selling your own NFT, and even how to invest in other NFT to resell on secondary markets for a profit. With careful consideration and responsible planning, it is possible that you, too, can make money with NFTs. We hope this article helped you get started. |