Hi everybody,

I have been thinking about getting FTC more exposure and getting more people to mine it. I believe that more and more people need to take notice of it and take it more seriously.

I have been working on a strategy for this and I will need all your help to make this a success. I will of course need people to volunteer for this and commit themselves to this.

Battle plans:

Stage 1: Media Exposure

We need a dedicated media team. This team needs to be comprised of individuals that either have contacts with newspapers or are in a position to spread the word themselves.

The way this will work is to first start a social media campaign. We need a few people who have a good presence in social media to spread the word about FTC. They need to stick to the core principles and ideologies of FTC. The second thing that needs to be done is we need more exposure in mainstream media. Bitcoin is getting a lot of attention in mainstream media and whether it is good or bad is irrelevant. FTC needs to get the attention it needs. The third and final thing is starting a YouTube podcast style event. This can take place once a week or once a month. The basic idea behind this is to interview people who are doing some amazing things for FTC such as netnerd making those coins or uncle_muddy working on the ATM. We need to show the community that we are not sitting idle and are constantly working at improving FTC. On a quick note I am currently on Reddit and monitoring the FTC forum there but I do need help from people who are more into Reddit and have a good presence there. Reddit is a very powerful community and they have some amazing people on there who are very skilled in software, hardware and other areas that could potentially benefit us.

End Goal: Change the current perception of FTC from a dump coin to a potential market contender.

Stage 2: Technical Development

We need a group of individual who are skilled in software and hardware or either. These individuals need to start work on the backlog of software development we have. This is key to our success as we need some innovative ideas to set us apart from other Cryptos. Currently we are presented with a few opportunities that may benefit us such as coinos and Uncle_muddys ATM but what they need is help to get the word out, some sort of backing to show that their ideas are worth the time for the community. The second thing that we are going to be working on is streamlining the development process, We cannot just rely on a few individuals to develop for us, we need to incentivize people to develop for us. I know a lot of you don't like the idea of handing out bounties but the fact of the matter is that it gets shit done. The final thing is ACP, I have heard a lot of people claim ACP does not decentralize FTC but rather centralizes it, it is one of the most trending topics on twitter right now, if an alternative idea exists we need to give it some thought and attention otherwise we need to change peoples perception about FTC.

End goal: Have innovative ideas for software and a team to develop them and use this opportunity in collaboration with the media team to incentivize potential new miners and traders.

Stage 3: Damage control team

A team needs to be setup that can mange and address any issues that may come up. This could be for instance, we get hacked again and rather than resorting to mob mentality we can have a team that can effectively calms the community and pushes out a tweet or a small article addressing the situation. This is key to our success because we have had a few fiasco's and fauxpas and we have not handled them that well. We cannot let the community jump to conclusions and it is in our best interest to be in contact with them and provide them any sort of information they require. More importantly this will show other communities that we are in control of the situation and are more than capable of handling such events. It sends out a good message and we may gain a few more members.

Stage 4: Developing a plan

Right now we are completely scattered on all fronts. Hardware, software, the markets and what not. We need to better organize current projects and future projects so that they are completed in a timely manner. I propose we have a calendar of sorts that plans out the month for us and guides us. This will be helpful because 1) we can manage projects easily, 2) since most of the work will be on volunteer basis, it will help in people managing their time more effectively. We also need to consolidate whatever information we have. For example, we need to create a list of exchanges that take FTC and put them in the exchanges category, then we need to have another category for open source software developed by people from communities different than ours and put that in one category. The purpose of doing this is to ensure that we are not competing with software that is already out there. This will ensure that rather than redeveloping an already existent software we can work on promoting that software.

Stage 4: Charity

A charity foundation of sorts. This is something I am still working on and I would appreciate all the feedback I can on this. I think that FTC should setup a charity foundation where people can donate some FTC and then at the end of he month we can either have a poll or just select a charity and donate them some FTC. Now I know most charities will not immediately accept FTC but as time goes by and more and more people notice our works this may work to our advantage. Like I said this is a rough idea but something that should be taken into consideration.

Stage 5: Coinfest June

A new Coinfest is being planned for June. Kevlar has expressed interest in having one in LA and Chris has talked about it but has not yet confirmed if this is a go or not. Regardless I feel that Coinfest is an excellent opportunity to both represent FTC and other cryptos. The turnout at the Coinfest I was at was impressive and the auction was an amazing event too. Someone in the London area needs to get in touch with all the groups out there and work on a plan for having Coinfest in London. People from other areas are welcome to have a Coinfest of their own but you will need to get in touch with me as I have been made the international Coordinator for Coinfest.

This is what I have planned for now. I am open to feedback and suggestions but if they are bordering on this is too hard to do or nobody will do this then I have neither the time nor the patience to deal with you, remember where there is a will there is a way. I am in contact with developers and people who are literally the future of crypto and it has been really hard for me to get them to notice FTC but I am doing all I can from my end. Some of the best Crypto start-ups and groups are within a stones throw from where I live. Half of them live in the same block I do or go to the same university I do. Right now LTC is the subject of conversation for many of these start ups as that seems to be the next big thing. They have yet to act on this and are hesitant as Bitcoin offers them a little more in terms of a community then any of the other coins out there. This is changing slowly as our presence at Coinfest was surprising to them and the last thing they expected was us to be there. i.e a coin officially presenting itself rather than someone unofficially doing it.

With all that being said, I would appreciate it if we could start work on some things and organize ourselves a bit better, it will reduce the workload and make us more efficient.

Regards

Motherlode1