What if you can earn from your Instagram posts? Appics is a blockchain backed app that works just like Instagram.

You can see it as a blockchain mirror of Instagram. Appics, one of the most used decentralized applications (Dapps) based on Steem blockchain offers a platform to share pictures and videos. The major difference is the creator can earn from the upvotes they get on their posts from other users.

Without further ado, lets jump into how you can get started with this amazing platform and make your first post.

How To Join Appics?

Joining @appics in 2020 is as easy as joining any other social media site. Since the app is still giving early bird access using a sign up form, you’ll have to fill up this form. Give all the details like your name, email address, nationality and such.

You can also find a question at the end of the form asking whether you have a steemit account or not. We have already written an article on how to start a steemit account, how to set up a blog, and the basics about it. If you have a steemit account, your appics posts will be integrated to your steemit blog.

Once you fill up the form, submit it and you’ll get an email from the Appics team with an invite to download the app using your Android or iOS device. You can download the app using the invite link and you're good to go!

How To Set Up Your Appics Account?

Setting up your Appics won’t take more than 5 minutes. You can upload your profile picture, add a bio for yourself and put the link to your website or channel or any other url. Many other proposed features are yet to come on the app. So, doing these three things will make your profile look good for starters.

Now that you have an account and set it up, it's time for your first post.

How To Post In Appics?

Posting on Appics is the same as posting on Instagram. When you open the app, you can see the “Instagram” icon button in the center and by clicking here you can upload your pictures and short videos.

You also get to use different filters to make your picture look good. The same goes with the videos. You can upload short videos on Appics which streams much like the instagram feed.

Once the picture/video is uploaded, you get to write a short description about your post. Make use of this space and write your content here. You can also make a blog like post here if you wish.

The final step is to choose a category and add tags. Currently there are 16 categories available on Appics for you to choose. Click on Categories and then all the available categories will show up in bubbles. Choose the one category that best suits your post.

Appics allows you to add 4 tags on your post. It is more like the hashtags used on Instagram but with a limit. Using the tags will make your post more visible both on Appics and Steemit.  Pro tip: find the commonly used tags and community tags instead of creating new ones.

That is all about posting on Appics, click submit and your post is live now.

How To Earn From Appics?

One of the most important and confusing questions is how does the post earn if there are no ads or other monetization methods. Appics rewards run by a community based reward system where the upvotes you get on your post converts into a cryptocurrency. Currently, your payment comes in Steem and Appics also have their own token.

Everytime you post something it comes in the feed of your followers and on Steemit feed. Those who like what you post rewards you with an upvote. The upvote carries a certain weightage in terms of voting power.

The strength of their voting power and percentage of upvote will be converted into a specific amount, which will be reflected on your post. You get your payment after seven days in liquid steem, steem power and appics token.

Final Note

Blockchain technology has been gaining momentum in every walk of life and content creation platforms backed by blockchain technology is also moving in the same direction. Remember a time when Youtube, Facebook and Instagram were starting out and were not running as ad agencies? It is such a time for decentralized apps.

Appics is one of the apps that competes with social media giants like Instagram with actual returns or rewards for the creator. Early bird access allows you to be a part of an app pioneering in this field. Don’t wait till it gets more crowded and become invisible.

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