Switching Instagram & TikTok To Web3 Social Media

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3 Apr 2024

Social media platform's like Instagram and TikTok which focuses on photo/ image and video sharing, are one of the most used apps around the world. The apps has been growing in popularity over the past decade, with billion's of monthly active users. The app's massive success can be attributed to their user friendly interfaces, filters and more users who are just attracted to visual content.

The rise of these platforms opened new way's to earn online, and it's called influencer marketing. Many companies and businesses have realized the potential of these platforms to reach a wide range of audience and want to take advantage of the trend. As a result, many individuals have turned to these apps as a way to make money by partnering with brands and promoting their products to their followers. Influencer marketing has become a big business, with some influencers earning massive amounts of money through sponsored posts, brand collaborations, and affiliate marketing.

Since a lot of people want to get in to the influencer marketing, the algorithm of these apps keeps on evolving making it more difficult for small channels to reach an audience. But what if you don't want to do all those algorithm requirements? What if you just want to share your photos and get a lil reward of some sort?

Enter the blockchain, where new ways to use it is still evolving and also tapped the social media space. Some blockchain based social media apps offer features similar to Instagram and TikTok, such as photo and video sharing, direct messaging, and community building, but also incorporate crypto-based features such as rewards for creating and engaging with content. These apps provide users with a way to earn crypto while doing something they already enjoy.

Below is a couple of apps similar to Instagram and TikTok where you can earn crypto. You can start earning immediately without fulfilling follower quota's or view count requirements like traditional web 2 platforms.

LikeTu

LikeTu is a photo sharing site built on the Hive blockchain. Users earn HIVE tokens based on the curation votes they receive. User's can also earn by tips and creating premium content where other users can unlock by paying the price that you set. To start using LikeTu, you must have a Hive account, a Hive keychain (browser plugin that serves as your wallet for the Hive ecosystem).

Having a Hive account gives you access to all the apps available in the Hive blockchain. There are several ways to signup for a Hive account (some paid some free). You can go to THIS PAGE for more info. Remember to keep your account details safe. If you already have an account just simply go to the LikeTu page and login your Hive account and you can start posting.

Post: Photo's and images only
Earn by: Curation, tips, premium content. Reward is also based on your Hive Power (staked HIVE)
Reward: HIVE token
Avilable via: Web only
Signup via: https://signup.hive.io/
Referral: None

Appics

The Appics platform is a new social media platform built on the Telos blockchain (started with Steem) that allows users to express their creativity, share visual content and get rewarded for it with its own cryptocurrency, APX.

APPICS is a unique social media platform that revolutionizes the traditional model by offering users a chance to earn income directly from their content and engagement. Unlike mainstream platforms, where revenue primarily benefits corporate shareholders, APPICS distributes earnings among its users through its reward-token "APX," encouraging a fairer ecosystem where creativity and participation are valued and rewarded. Through blockchain technology, users receive real revenue for their contributions, reshaping the dynamics of social media engagement.

Post: Photo's, images and short form videos
Earn by: Curation rewards. Reward is also based on your APPICS power (Staked APX)
Reward: APPICS (APX) token
Available via: IOS & Android
Signup via: App
Referral: None

Pixie

Pixie is another one that has different features. They claim to be "the world’s first fully-functional decentralized photo and video sharing social network based on blockchain crypto economics." The Pixie app is actually built on it's own blockchain. One of their unique features is that you can turn your posts into NFT's which you can sell in future updates. The app also has it's own AI image generating platform.

Pixie also offer's NFT genesis camera's which gives you higher rewards when you own it. You can earn PIX tokens by posting, getting likes and shares. The more likes you get the higher your rewards. Another way is by simply engaging in the platform (like, repost, comment). You can also decide to HODL your pix in your account to get higher rewards.

Post: Photo's, images and short form videos
Earn by: Posting, user engagement (like, share, comment)
Reward: PIX token
Available via: IOS & Android
Signup via: App
Referral: Yes

Tips When Using These Apps:

- These apps are not a get rich quick scheme's where you post and get a ton of crypto immediately. You have to post quality content and grow your following to start earning.

- Don't spam post. Most of these apps allow you to spam post since it's new but you might have trouble withdrawing your earned tokens in the long run.

- Be part of the community. Try to engage with other posts to show that your there to support the platform on the long run.

- Stop commenting 1 word comments like Great! Cool! Especially if the platform has daily missions that require you to comment. It will be obvious that your just in the platform for the free stuff and other users might not engage with your posts. Or you might be reported.

- Post your own content. Even if you get rewards from posting stolen content, you might not be able to withdraw you rewards on the long run.

Cons Of Using These Apps:

Low rewards compared to web2 social media - Instagram and TikTok earning is based on sponsors where you can really earn big but you need to base your posts in trends and algorithm's. In blockchain social media, your rewards are based on the quality of your content and the curation or tips that it gets.

Volatility - As we all know, crypto is highly volatile. The tokens you earn from this platform can be low or high based on the market trend.

Low user base - As blockchain is still considered new tech, only a few individuals want to participate in these projects. Most of the users of big social media companies don't really want to learn how to use these project coz it's too technical or either general FUD against the crypto space reached them first.

Chances of failing - A lot of projects in the blockchain has failed for many reasons and these new platforms may also fail due to lack of adoption, insolvency, users trying to game the platform and many more.

Lack of features - These apps are quite new and some features on Instagram and Tiktok like basic and unique filters, stories, in-app editing, or even live streaming are not yet available.

These web3 social alternatives provide an exiting new way to be in social media while earning crypto rewards. As these platforms offer unique ways of earning crypto, please also be aware of the possible downsides of using them. Always DYOR before engaging in them and if you wish to invest in the tokens please always invest what you can only afford to lose.

Hope you enjoyed this post and have a nice day.

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Check Out some platforms I use for earning:
Pixie - Web3 Social media app similar to Instagram and TikTok
UHive - Another Web3 social media app but similar to Facebook but with a cool interface. Enter code DSN0WD to get free tokens
Publish0x - Blogging platform where you earn crypto from reading and writing.
Bulb - New web3 blogging platform
Solcial - Web3 micro blogging platform
Betfury - Online casino which offers staking reward's and hourly faucets
Torum - Fastest growing crypto community & earn rewards for your engagement
ADBTC - High paying PTC site
CoinPayU - OG micro earning crypto
EarnBitmoon - Crypto faucet
Final Autoclaim - Awesome micro earning site with passive income options
PipeFlare - Earn free ZCash (ZEC), Polygon (Matic) & Flare (FLR) from the faucet
Play Blockchain Games:
Splinterlands - Trading card NFT's where you can earn rewards (DEC)
RisingStars - Idle type game where you earn STARBITS (similar to AlienWorlds but the genre is in the music industry)
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