When I talk to others about Bitcoin or Litecoin, I try to put it in layman's terms. I tell them how it works but I keep it simple. Nobody wants to spend a few hours listening how it all works at it's core, what's its supply growth, how is it mined, even what is mining. It's boring with a side of 0 interesting element. Bitcoin and the like are difficult to explain and develop interest in. Of course the money factor is interesting to everyone but still they feel like it's a "waste of time" when they can do wonders posting motivational images on Facebook with very silly captions.
When people have no interest in a crypto-currency, that crypto-currency is born to die. Developing interest in your platform is a must, it is very necessary for it's own survival.
There are many coins that nobody partakes in because they don't even know that it even exists. Bad marketing. I mean, everyone knows about Bitcoin or Litecoin. How many people know about Steem? If somebody asked me that question a few weeks past, I'd have said "not many people." But, now a staggering number of people know about Steem but still not as much as Bitcoin. Just imagine how many people there are in this world, how many with amazing talents, that can change their life through Steem if it was introduced to them.
The existence of Steem must be known to others. It's not bad that Steem has disabled sign-ups. It's an incredible strategy so to speak as it generates more interest in the platform. It keeps people checking their emails, checking this site, just to see if sign-ups have opened.
This generates immense interest in the platform. The people tell their friends about this site and how it will be awesome when the sign-ups are enabled. Their friends tell their own friends who in turn tell their friends. So for example, if this news reaches to 100 people, about 70 will be interested in Steem. The other 30 probably have "better" things to do. There may be some old people in that 30 too who just don't give a damn.
Overall, it is very nice that 70% of the people are interested in Steem. This is what's happening with Steem at the moment. Except that news hasn't reached a hundred people. It has reached hundreds of thousands. If that many people know about Steem, why should we tell others about Steem? Isn't it enough?
No, it isn't. Think about this for a second. A lot of the people who have heard about Steem are the ones with an Internet connection and a computer. Even a normal person of Facebook won't go looking for better alternatives to Bitcoin or Litecoin and find Steem. He/she doesn't know that better alternatives exist. Hell, he/she doesn't even know that Bitcoin or Litecoin exist. They won't know about their existence until their friends and peers tell them about it. Once they know about Steem and why it's the future, they start posting on Facebook and tell their friends. At this point, this information spreads like wildfire and almost everyone knows about it.
If you have a friend or relative that you think is talented but is struggling to make both ends meet, you should tell him about Steem. I think that people living in first-world countries should like make a panel or something in crowded place and talk to people about Steem. It's great marketing and advertisement.
It's not even hard to explain to others how Steem works. It's pretty straight forward as compared to all other cryptos. People need some entertainment value, nobody is into boring discussion about blockchains and stuff. And Steem is all about that entertainment value. As a social media platform that rewards money, Steem has so much potential that it's really unfair to all other crypto-currencies.
Even if the people don't listen and talk to you, they have heard you. And that's all that counts.
So yeah, it was just a thought I had recently that I thought I should share with you guys. I hope you enjoyed the post!