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In the last week I've had a bunch of people contact me on Facebook asking for help getting started with crypto.

We can be in no doubt looking at the [google trends](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=bitcoin) for the search term 'bitcoin'  there has been an explosion in interest since we broke the 200 day moving average.
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I remember the same thing happening two years ago when Bitcoin was at the parabolic stage but I did not at that time have a system for dealing with people in a way which helped both them and me.  In the end I became over-run trying to help everyone for free and ultimately became disgruntled.

This time around my system is clear.  If they want my time they must pay.

After some debate the total of $60 an hour was decided upon.  People seem willing to pay this and I am comfortable with the figure, so everyone wins.  I have noted that most people need around two hours to cover the basics.

## Facebook FOMO
Long have I wondered why I am still using Facebook.  Well, now I know.  I have picked up almost 2000 'friends' over the years and have noticed how (just like the rest of us) they seem to react to FOMO.  

When the price of BTC is going up, all I have to do is post the price to my feed regularly and this alone is enough to get people asking questions.  It is important to break through the brainwashing of the MSM and show them the facts.

Last week I posted the words "Your last chance to buy Bitcoin under $5000 has most likely passed now".  This immediately netted me three customers.

Yesterday I posted this chart, showing the life span of BTC in yearly candles.  Even the most brainwashed amongst us cannot argue with this.

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It is important also to continually post bullish news articles relating to mass adoption.  These days such articles are coming out more and more.

https://cointelegraph.com is a good place to find them.

## What will I teach?
I ask that anyone I am teaching complete the sign up process with [Binance](https://www.binance.com/?ref=13612310) and connect up their bank, so that the first lesson can be to buy some BTC and pay me.

How to buy, sell & store crypto will be my main focus for newcomers.  

I avoid giving people advice about which coins to buy, reminding them I am not a financial advisor.  Instead I point them in the right direction to keep researching and warn them about 'shit coins' which may amount to nothing.  If they keep pushing me for more I will tell them what is in my Exodus wallet.  Though with 33 different coins in there this will likely not help them much.

## Understanding the cycle of markets
One of the most important lessons no one taught me last time around was that nothing goes up forever.  If I had understood this, I would have prepared myself to sell somewhere around the top, avoiding that long lasting sinking feeling which accompanies a crypto winter. The tricky part of course is knowing where the top is.

## Following those who follow
Since the crypto boom of 2017 many YouTube personalities have taken on the task of producing daily films, looking at both at the fundamentals & technical analysis.  Ultimately these people save me the time and effort of doing the research myself, packaging the information into an easily viewable format.   The more of these people you follow, the more of a rounded view you are going to get.

Here is a list of those I follow:

- [Crypto Zombie](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiUnrCUGCJTCC7KjuW493Ww)
- [Altcoin Daily](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbLhGKVY-bJPcawebgtNfbw)
- [The Cryptoverse](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnQ34ZBSjy2JQjeRudFEDw)
- [The Crypto Sphere](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGym6CYcQDzUbc4eaq7oIPw)
- [Sunny Decree](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXdoICJ4KXHuDIEFYfBgHw)
- [Forflies](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIOA9XqMtMUk8U-IF-dSYA)
- [Crypt0](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUSSt-IEUg2eq46rD7lu_g)
- [That Martini Guy](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVIOA9XqMtMUk8U-IF-dSYA)

Finally, here is a useful list of websites I put together during the last bull run:

https://steemit.com/trading/@samstonehill/my-first-crypto-students-arrive-this-week-here-s-a-list-of-all-the-websites-i-will-be-giving-them

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