#Zapvertising will pave the path forward into new and innovative marketing plans.
PABLOF7z's avatar PABLOF7z
Talked to a guy a recently who's in the online marketing space. He had a lot of interesting questions about nostr. BUT He just couldn't get past the fact that you won't be able to force people to watch your shitty ads in the legacy, attention-hijacking way. If you want people to see ads you'll have to earn it. He felt almost INSULTED. Entitled to the ability to drop a few $$ mils on Facebook's lap and get immediate access to millions of targeted eyeballs. As if someone had taken away he had taken for granted, the unalienable right to pay to feed shit down people's throats Like a central banker having their handy printer taken away. The amount of cope, yelling-at-the-clouds and hate we'll see will be unprecedented. Interestingly enough, I think nostr will be amazing for SMART marketers and true talent and honed craft will shine even more than in the legacy web.
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Yup, they need to update their paradigm for a #V4V environment. Either make their “ads” legitimately interesting content or study @Blockstream and others who are successfully using #zapvertizing. In an infinite digital world our finite time and attention is extremely valuable.
What's Zapvertising about? I saw that there were some experiments with people getting zaps for sharing notes but it doesn't feel like this has led to anything much so far.
It's not new. It's going on for two years now. Here's what I wrote in the past.
Derek Ross's avatar Derek Ross
What is Zapvertising? #HOWDONOSTR Zapvertising is a new form of advertising on the Nostr protocol. It allows businesses to pay users by directly promoting their products or services in their user's notes. When a user or business Zaps a note, they send a small amount of bitcoin to the note's creator. Since these are just payments sent over the Lightning network, the sender can attach any piece of content to the note field. This can be a link to a product image, a video, a podcast, video, etc. The creator receives a notification that they have been Zapped along with an attached note. The user's Nostr app then displays the image, link, etc. for the user to engage with, open, and view. Zapvertising is a more direct and personal form of advertising than traditional advertising. It allows businesses to connect with potential customers on a more individual level. It is also more transparent, as users can see exactly how much money is being paid for each zap. The benefits of Zapvertising on Nostr are as follows: It is a more direct and personal form of advertising. It is more transparent than traditional advertising. It is more cost-effective than traditional advertising. It is more effective at reaching a targeted audience. It can help businesses build relationships with potential customers. Zaps are sent via the Lightning Network, a decentralized payment network that is built on top of Bitcoin. This makes Zapvertising fast, cheap, and secure. All you need is a Bitcoin Lightning wallet to get started. How much is a user's attention worth to you? The larger the Zap sent, the more likely the potential customer is to notice and see your Zapvertisement. If you are looking for a new way to advertise your business, #Zapvertising on Nostr is a great option. It is a more effective and affordable way to reach your target audience, and it can help you build relationships with potential customers.
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