getting started with #lens in 5 steps 🪴 [March 2023 update]

(0 a) maybe consider adding some information about yourself and a pfp to your profile before you start.

(0 b) "hello world" posts get quite some attention ... 😉 . (if you can post something related to what you are interested in ... 🎇 -> People you start following might take a look at your profile and follow if they are interested in the content you share.) Find one great example at the end of the post.

(1) lists.inlens.xyz/lists/818891525288558593 updated - list of great profiles to start your lens journey ... you will discover a ton, worth following profiles in the communities of people in this list. lists.inlens.xyz/ in general is a great starting point.

(2) find your twitter contacts on lens: inlens.xyz/ (not everyone with a lens profile, active on twitter, is very active on lens (yet ;-)). Maybe consider connecting with new people, sharing interesting content on lens.)

(3) probably you read this post on @lenster.lens . If you are interested in lens mobile apps, @orbapp.lens and @buttrfly.lens (iOS only) are at the moment - imo - the most advanced general purpose lens mobile apps. One of the beautiful things regarding lens is that it doesn't matter which lens app you use, every lens app has access to the same content and social graph.

(4) what you share on lens is stored and publicly available for a very long time. Probably forever. You can hide posts, comments and mirrors. But that's a front-end feature, the data is still available and publicly accessible.

(5) "collects" are a very powerful concept, adding a NFT version of the post to your address (4th symbol below a post on @lenster.lens ). Collects can be monetised -> creators can use collect fees to earn money on lens.

advanced topics

other mobile apps: @lentilapp.lens (iOS native general purpose app), @converseapp.lens (iOS @xmtplabs.lens mobile messaging app pls contact @polmaire.lens if you are interested), @lenstaxyz.lens image focused lens mobile app.

other browser apps: @pinsta.lens pin lens content, create and publish pinsta boards. @beatsapp.lens music focused lens app . @focalize.lens browser extension for posting on lens. @youfolio.lens trading lens creator tokens. @dumpling.lens video platform on lens.

market place: @lensport . Buy and sell collects, create token gated posts.

fun: @thesmurfssociety.lens smurfs game, get early access with your lens profile. Mix recipes, find potions and crystals. Be careful highly addictive. @memester-xyz.lens create memes easily and publish directly on lens. lenstube.xyz/ videos on lens. www.lyrical.world (#LensAI) create ai generated images and publish on lens. @amnisiac.lens listen to music in your feed or other profile's feed (e.g. @mixtape.lens ). @truthordare.lens ;-). 

tools: @chainjet.lens automate processes, like notifications ( @remindmebot.lens 👀). @lensdropxyz raffle tokens based on constraints (e.g. 1 of the profiles who collected post xyz will get a NFT). @wav3s.lens incentivise people to mirror or comment content. @madfinance.lens Lens Bounties, allowing creators to earn "by creating a Lens post using the creative direction of a brand". @theshr.lens decentralised publishing platform. @letsrally.lens lens spaces. @wagmifund.lens decentralised crowd funding platform. @ethpass.lens add your lens profile to Apple or google wallet.

data: profile.lenskit.xyz profile overview with a github like activity board. dune.com/xmc2/lens-profiler get an overview of your lens statistics.

coming soon: @onboardapp general purpose app. @ensocollective digital closet. @lensplayxyz.lens video browsing. #theDial by @emmajane1313.lens . @lenstags.lens content discovery and organisation . #LensGarden dynamic activity based NFTs and more ;-).

lens protocol stats - provided by @buttrfly.lens (weekly posts + comments):
@lenster.lens 58.9%
@phaver.lens 27.4%
@orbapp.lens 8.0%
#lenstube 1.3%
@lensport.lens 0.5%
@buttrfly.lens 0.4%

lens history: approx 5 months ago #lensBeats appeared promising $BEATS airdrops for following and interacting with (collecting) its content. A few weeks, lots of attention and a few K WMATIC later #lensBeats burned its lens profile.

If you are interested in content distribution and increasing your reach on lens, maybe the following post is a good starting point: lenster.xyz/posts/0x017566-0xdf (e.g. @bvdaniel.lens combined his introduction post with an eye catching visual (only follower can collect) and an incentivised mirror (+100 followers ). 120+ collects, 80+ mirrors, 40+ comments ...)

list of all lens apps: www.lens.xyz/apps

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