4/ STEP 2: Find a project
Search for trending projects
Use , , and .
You can also try paid tools like and to find trending projects up to the last minute.
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5/ Follow NFT collectors
Use tools like (get alerts when they make a trade) or just follow them on Twitter for free.
moby.gg/?tab=Whales
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6/ Join NFT communities
NFT communities help you get the latest alpha (intel) on projects. Unfortunately, many of them are paywalled.
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8/ Getting Alpha
I’ve benefited HUGELY from joining communities that have taught me strategy, given a heads up on upcoming drops, and faciliated networking with pros in the space.
My favorites are @FWBtweets, @Metaverse_HQ, and @CPGClub (disclosure: Club CPG is my project).
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7/ One thing is for sure...if you get a Discord DM about an NFT project, ignore it at all costs.
That person is likely a scammer looking to get your seed phrase.
Turn off DMs when you join new servers and read our guide below:
odysseydao.com/articles/how-t
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8/ STEP 3: Do your own research
After you find a project, visit its website, social, and community to understand:
Mission:
What’s the project trying to achieve? Do you care?
Art:
Does the art resonate?
Team:
Who’s the team behind the project? Do they have the right skill?
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9/ Roadmap:
Does the project have a plan to deliver utility over time? For example, are there going to be new drops?
Community:
Is the core team active in the community? Are members excited for the roadmap or only speculating on prices?
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10/ If the project has been minted, you can visit its profile on an NFT marketplace to get additional signals:
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11/ Verification:
Is the project verified? Sometimes scammers will make fake projects with the same name.
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12/ Owners:
How many items are there per owner?
2-3 items per owner (divide items by owners) is a good sign that the project isn’t concentrated in the hands of a few collectors.
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13/ Floor price:
Is the floor price holding? If there are a lot of floor listings, that’s a sign that people are trying to dump the project.
Visit OpenSea to see a floor price chart:
opensea.io/collection/the
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14/ Rarity:
Rarity is a sign of how valuable an NFT is.
Collectors often (but not always) seek the rarest NFTs from a project. Use rarity.tools and howrare.is to look up NFT rarity for Ethereum and Solana NFTs respectively.
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15/ STEP 4: Buy the NFT (or not)
Once you find a project that interests you and do your own research, you're ready to buy the NFT by:
1. Minting (creating) the NFT
2. Buying the NFT on a secondary market
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