The Minting Rush
There is something unique about minting an NFT. It all starts with stamping your mark in the blockchain. Confirm the gas fees - almost nonexistent on Tezos - and wait for the transaction to be applied. After your first mints, this becomes rather monotonous, but it is a predecessor for the exciting part. Swapping is a synonym for both fear and hope.
Will people collect my work? Or will it be ignored? I had some instant mint outs in the past; that's magical. Some are lucky enough to experience that all the time. Maybe not an instant mint out this time, but at least some editions change wallets. Multi-editions are helpful because you can feel the reception. 1/1s are like going all in in a poker game.
Then you put on your detective hat and hit the blockchain explorer to track down your collectors. Sometimes they are anons, unreachable, and you can just wonder, how did they find my object?
It sounds counterintuitive, but I don't think most creators do it because of the money. It is about connecting with strangers.
I won't lie. Getting some tezos in your wallet can be addicting. Then the royalties. A few cents overnight means there was a secondary sale. The anon flipped my NFT! Crazy, they made money too. I can see why they are addicted to collecting now.
Anyways, let's see how this one does.
1/1 or 1/Xs?