Follow-up on the #Zapvertising experiment!
11 days ago I made a Zapvertising post to promote my Bitcoin novel "Walking Banks" here on Nostr.
Here’s a little update on how it went and if it was worth it:
Short answer: Yes... but not quite in the way I expected.
From a commercial or distribution angle, frankly speaking, it was a disappointment.
I zapped 28.000 Sats. The results 11 days later are: 2 book sales that I can trace back to this experiment, no audiobook sales, and no Sats earned on Fountain streaming. Wavlake stats tells me that 4 people streamed the full audiobook by now so some little interest was there but nobody used sats on Fountain to support it. And just to be clear, I was not expecting big earnings and I am absolutely fine with it. As mentioned in earlier posts, both the audiobook and ebook are free to read or stream for those interested.
But I was honestly hoping that the audiobook/book finds more interest and that the concept might reach further, especially since the book hides a real Bitcoin seed phrase that leads to a wallet with 800,000 sats in it. So in that regard I must admit, these total numbers are disappointing and might reflect that the book and story is not as interesting to people as I had hoped it would be.
However, in terms of reach and response? That’s where it worked.
72 reposts from a pretty diverse bunch of nostriches which is much more than I imagined. Even more important for me: every single comment was kind, encouraging, and genuinely supportive. That meant a lot to me. So thanks to everyone who commented or reposted!
So what I’ve learned about Zapvertising so far:
I'll probably try another round but with a tighter focus. Reposts are great, but it makes a difference whether the reposter has 5 or 5,000 followers. Might look into targeting more precisely, or using a Zapvertising service to dial in the reach.
Still experimenting. Still learning. Still zapping.
And if you’re curious, the treasure is still out there...
#bitcoin
#books
#novel
#story
#art
#zapvertising
#nostr
It’s been a wild ride getting this story out into the world, and hearing it come alive through the voice of Adrian Lopez, @adrianmlopez (who absolutely nailed the narration) has been surreal.
If you're using Nostr (and since you are reading this you are), you can listen to the audiobook for free on Fountain (fountain.fm/album/JYWZOPSrol8fvWpjNt8q) or search for „Walking Banks“ in the music section.
Otherwise the audiobook is also available now on Spotify, Apple Books, Google play, Kobo, and pretty much everywhere else too... I just cannot get it placed on audible yet but am working on it.
Also…I hid something inside the book: The information for a real Bitcoin seed phrase can be found across the story that leads to a wallet with 0.008 BTC in it. Yep, it’s real. The first one to figure it out gets the treasure.
More info is up at walkingbanks.com. I would love for you to check it ouvand if you do, let me know what you think.
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