Faucets -> Little drips of cash.
My first encounter with Bitcoin and with cryptocurrency in general came from my cousin who had apparently been involved with mining and trading the coin for some time. It came up in conversation so I researched it.
What I found was pretty neat. A plethora of websites and apps that trade ad revenue for cryptocurrencies of all kinds. It was all pretty simple, one click to start a Captcha, next few clicks to pick the right pictures, then funds were deposited in my account. Build up enough and have them pay out to a real wallet.
Ah wallets, basic concept but very very different in execution from one to another. Some faucets only deal with one wallet, other sites don't care. Some wallets charge fees, others don't. But the wallets themselves are a topic for another post. Faucets in general only really care that you have an address for the funds to go and often that address is all the required info to set up an account.
ProTip! -> write down all of your wallet codes somewhere safe... or two places... anywhere really. If you lose them, you will have a hell of a time trying to find your money.
Once you have a wallet and have chosen some faucets, time to start working. But before you go and get yourself worked up over free money, understand this: if I really push myself, I earn 4$ to 6$ a week. This is not the ultimate way to pay your rent or fill your fridge. Consider it a hobby that pays money and you will do ok.
There really isn't much more to it than that honestly, a few clicks and you get some coinage. Watch it grow until you hit the payment threshold and then send it to your horde. Guard your horde jealously like a crypto-dragon and play the waiting game until you have enough to do something withit.
Anyway the rest of this post will focus on my shameless attempt to get referrals :P If you think of any other faucets go ahead and link your referral links in the comments :)
Moonbitcoin
http://moonbit.co.in/?ref=f6628bad85c9
Moonlitecoin
http://moonliteco.in/?ref=42ae357c73e2
Moondogecoin
http://moondoge.co.in/?ref=7b02505497f1
These Faucets are all the same in execution and they all have consistently paid out since at least Dec 2016. They all adjust payouts based on the current price of the related currency so if your coin dips in price, these faucets will actually pay out more in relation. I love them and have great faith in their lasting longer than most.
FreeBitcoin
https://freebitco.in/?r=3794418
FreeDogecoin
http://freedoge.co.in/?r=772213
Both of these sites offer a great minimum drip every hour but also a chance to win over 150$USd in your coin every hour for free. FreeBitcoin also offers a savings account and free weekly bitcoin lottery. Overall one of the best faucets around, I hop they expand to more currencies.
Digital Artists Online
http://www.digitalartistsonline.com/earn/?dao_ref=q6kQcCqY2Z
There are so many ways to earn here that you need to go look for yourself honestly. But I can confirm payouts and it does work, though they lowered the rewards quite a bit recently.
BonusBitcoin
http://bonusbitcoin.co/?ref=2273E770387B
Another great site, complete with reward wall and dice game. If you are looking to make money... maybe avoid the dice game.
DigitalGain
https://www.digitalgain.net/xfaucet?ref=9AqyJfOaReLe0F2v
This faucet has no less than 7 different currencies to draw from every 15 minutes. And if you have traffic, some of the best referral incentives around. Their claim amounts also fluctuate based on market price and are generally lower but i still like it.
Thus ends my shameless referral hounding.
I very much wish you well on any steps you take into the brave new world of Faucets!
Tansley
PS I learned how to bold things. Next post italics.