#basically every other marketplace platform already has it

[acorviart]

shop's going on maintenance mode for a bit, I'm testing out shipping settings (bigcartel just added weight based shipping???????? hello?????????? is this a miracle)

[reidak-artcreature]

I made an UnVale account. It's not what I expected

UnVale is relatively new, and they sure are having a huge campaing to promote themselves recently, at least on youtube. A lot of the artist I follow there have been promoting them.

It's basically like Toyhouse or other sites to upload your characters, and it's advertised as such. But better and easier! (I'll get back to this later). It is completely free to use, and the only charges they say they will make will be on transactions made on the platform.

Creating an account is pretty easy, they just ask for usename, email and password. But oh boy, did that password give me trouble. Kept saying it needed a "special character". It took me a while to find out what was going on, because I did have special characters in there. Turns out that it doesn't consider dashes as special characters. Don't know why, it's just weird.

How is UnVale different from other character websites? UnVale is the best OC site if you're looking for a simple, easy-to-use platform. We think other sites already do a great job at in-depth customization of character profiles, so that's not what we're going after. We want you to be able to focus on creating OCs, not figuring out HTML and CSS.

Oh, it's sure is simple to use. It's really straightforward to learn, no need to figure out anything, everything is on a button in front of you. Which I agree, it's nice not to have to do a dark ritual to find where or how stuff is or works. But it also means there is absolutely no customization. There are designated places where you can add images to make it look more like you, and you can change the background color for the characters' pages. And that is all. You can't change the general color theme, nor do fancy stuff on your characters pages like adding links.

Everything is completely public. There are absolutely no privacy settings. Everyone, wether they are logged in or not, can see every user profile, every character, every world and every image.

This is everything there is on the account settings:

Absolutely nothing about privacy settings. None. Nothing. Nada. Characters, images nor worlds can be hidden, only fully deleted. Likes or favorites and comments also can't be hidden or dissabled.

How will UnVale help to protect my OCs? We take reports of art theft very seriously, and any accounts caught stealing OC art will be closed. If you suspect someone is using stolen art on their profile, please submit a Support Ticket. Outside of this, our team is brainstorming ways to keep OCs protected and is open to community feedback or suggestions.

This doesn't reassure me at all. What do you mean the only measure against theft is closing accounts? That doesn't block their access from your art and characters.

The shop, transfers, and overall marketing yourself are really highlighted. That combined with that everything has to be public makes me belive that it's not a character library for yourself and friends, but a marketplace to display your characters adopts and commissions and get bussiness and connections. Nothing wrong with that, by the way. It just wasn't what I was expecting from what I had seen and heard. There are probably a lot of people who will find it really helpful and useful. But it's not for me.

I won't be using it for now. Maybe is the future I change my mind, or they change or add features for privacy, but I don't see any reason to use it right now. It has tons of stuff I don't want, and almost none that I like or want.

[ceaseless-rambler]

hey i saw your cane post, and have some input! disclaimer - i don’t have one yet but i have a plan and think it’s a good one, and figured i’d share, because i have genuinely been thinking about this for nearly 2 years now (i just haven’t gotten around to it because i didn’t know where to get a decent one at a reasonable price until like…last week, then heatwave, and also for a while i considered getting crutches instead or just getting a wheelchair cos i could also do with one of them) (but same logic for making both of those look cool)

all the cane users i’ve seen who make the cane look cool have a cool-looking cane. like it’s a fun colour or has a cool design on it or has a cool handle.

so i am gonna paint mine (when i finally get around to braving the massive shop that sells every household good ever and also canes and furniture for some reason). i haven’t 100% decided on a design yet (i have some ideas tho), this also will work well for me because my outfits don’t get too different from each other. i almost always wear all black and have a total of 3 vibes i cycle between (and often mix together), so i can get away with just the 1 and it should match basically every outfit i could make with my wardrobe. so any design i do settle on will probably work for all my outfits.

if your outfits are more varied than mine - maybe invest in multiple that match each vibe? this is easier if you can get decent cheap ones, and also might be important if you don’t get an adjustable one but wear shoes with a variety of heights (my tallest heels are like 4 inches and my flattest shoes are converse. my default shoes have a platform and my default boots have an even bigger one. i need an adjustable one or like 5 different canes to cover all my shoes)

charity shops and second hand marketplaces might also have some cool looking ones if you’re on a budget, but online might be harder to figure out the height you’d need if you don’t already know that, or you have the same shoe problem as me

TL;DR people have cool designs on canes so i’m gonna be a little acrylic paint gremlin and make it have a cool design, and maybe get extra fancy and use clay to make the handle cooler as well

I have about two vibes and two color schemes. It's either... probably punk but I feel like it Doesn't Count, with an inordinate amount of chains and/or a necktie in my belt loops, or moderately formal with a button up and a waistcoat (suit vest) and the like. Unfortunately these are different enough that I'm not sure a design that'd match them both, but since the color scheme is black and purple or black and red, black cane w/ silver accents would probably be fine. I've got a solid black adjustable cane right now, just need to have an Idea. I like the clay thing, as long as it'd still be comfortable to hold

[wellnessrxpharma]

Where to Find Reliable Pharmacy Surgical Supplies for Your Clinic?

Outfitting a medical facility requires more than just basic tools—it requires precision, reliability, and quality. Every clinic, whether large or small, depends on well-sourced instruments and support materials to deliver high-quality patient care. In the second line of your search for essentials, Pharmacy Surgical Supply plays a pivotal role in ensuring medical operations run smoothly. From sterilized instruments to wound dressings, finding a trustworthy source is critical for safety, compliance, and operational efficiency.

What Makes Surgical Supplies “Reliable”?

Reliability in surgical supplies isn't only about durability—it also includes factors like proper sterilization, packaging, expiration tracking, and regulatory compliance. Clinicians must have confidence that the tools they’re using are safe and appropriate for every patient. A minor defect in a scalpel or a lapse in sterile packaging can lead to significant complications, from infection risk to delayed procedures.

To be considered reliable, surgical supplies must:

Be approved by national or international regulatory bodies (such as FDA or CE-marked)

Come with traceable batch and expiration details

Be delivered consistently and on time

Be stored and handled according to health standards

These factors become especially critical when dealing with invasive or high-risk procedures.

Key Considerations Before Choosing a Supplier

Finding a dependable provider of medical-grade products involves more than browsing a catalog. Clinics must evaluate their suppliers through multiple lenses:

Certifications & Compliance: Always verify whether the supplier adheres to standards like ISO 13485 or other relevant quality management certifications.

Product Range: An ideal supplier should offer everything from basic tools to specialized instruments, reducing the need for multiple vendors.

Order Fulfillment & Logistics: Delays in delivery or inconsistent stock availability can put your clinic’s operations at risk. Look for partners that guarantee on-time delivery and offer inventory tracking tools.

Pricing & Transparency: While cost matters, low prices shouldn’t compromise product quality. Transparent billing, competitive pricing, and bulk ordering discounts are additional benefits to assess.

Customer Support & After-Sales Service: A dependable supplier provides training materials, product guidance, and responsive support if issues arise.

Finding Trusted Sources Online

Thanks to the rise of digital commerce in the healthcare space, there are numerous reputable platforms where clinics can source their needs. The key lies in evaluating their credibility through customer reviews, regulatory certifications, and industry presence. Some marketplaces specialize in connecting clinics with manufacturers, while others act as consolidated distributors of multiple brands.

Before making a decision:

Check for peer reviews from other clinics or healthcare professionals

Request product samples when available

Review their return and replacement policies

Many reputable providers also offer subscription-based delivery, ensuring that high-demand consumables are always in stock.

In-Store Vs. Online Purchasing: What Works Best?

Some clinics still prefer brick-and-mortar purchases, particularly for urgent needs or when trying out new tools. Physical locations can offer hands-on evaluation and direct consultation. However, online purchasing remains a more efficient route for routine procurement, especially when you already trust the product quality.

Benefits of online purchasing include:

Access to broader inventory

Easier price comparisons

Recurring order automation

Time and fuel savings

Still, it's important to verify the authenticity of online sellers and to avoid unofficial marketplaces that may distribute counterfeit or expired goods.

Essentials to Keep in Stock

Every clinic has unique needs, but there are common supplies that form the foundation of most medical practices. Make sure your inventory regularly includes:

Sterile gloves, gowns, and masks

Scalpels, forceps, and scissors

Suture kits and wound care products

IV cannulas and syringes

Disinfectants and antiseptics

Diagnostic tools like stethoscopes and otoscopes

Keeping a categorized checklist helps ensure you're never short on mission-critical items, especially in emergencies.

Sustainability and Medical Supply Management

With growing attention on environmental impact, many clinics are looking for eco-conscious surgical options. This includes:

Biodegradable packaging

Recyclable instruments

Reduced single-use plastics

Though these options may come at a slightly higher price, they align with the larger goal of responsible healthcare delivery. Suppliers who prioritize sustainability also tend to invest more in long-term reliability and innovation. For more info, click here

Summary

In today’s fast-paced medical environment, dependable sourcing of tools and equipment is vital to a clinic’s success. Whether you're establishing a new practice or reassessing your supply chain, make it a priority to find vendors who offer certified products, transparent policies, and reliable delivery. With the right partner, you’ll not only meet the immediate needs of your patients but also create a streamlined, safe, and cost-efficient clinic for the future.

[1tweezybrand]

1Tweezy Apparel is available in various other marketplaces.

1Tweezy Apparel: Now Available Across All Your Favorite Marketplaces

Whether you’re hunting for the latest streetwear drop or searching for that perfect gift, 1Tweezy Apparel has you covered. We’ve expanded beyond our own storefront to bring our bold, fresh designs to the platforms you already love: Etsy, eBay, Walmart, and the Kicxs Social Marketplace. No matter where you shop, you’ll always find authentic 1Tweezy style—crafted to stand out and built to last.

Find Us Wherever You Shop

Etsy Discover one‑of‑a‑kind pieces and small‑batch releases at our Etsy shop: Shop1Tweezy on Etsy

eBay Hunt down exclusive deals and seasonal restocks on eBay: 1TweezyApparel Store on eBay

Walmart Enjoy fast shipping and easy returns through Walmart’s trusted marketplace: 1Tweezy Apparel at Walmart

Kicxs Social Marketplace Connect with community‑driven drops and interactive launches on Kicxs Social: 1Tweezy Collection on Kicxs Social

An Unrivaled Range of Styles

At 1Tweezy, we believe fashion is for everyone. That’s why our collections stretch far and wide:

Footwear

Shoes & Sneakers: From everyday kicks to performance-ready runners

Apparel

Hoodies & Sweatshirts: Cozy cuts for crisp mornings and cool nights

Pants & Leggings: Joggers, cargos, and compression styles that move with you

Tops & Dresses: Statement tees, flowy dresses, and timeless basics

Gender & Ages

Men’s Clothing: Contemporary fits that marry comfort with edge

Women’s Clothing: Feminine silhouettes infused with streetwise attitude

Boys’ & Girls’ Clothing: Kid‑approved prints and durable fabrics

Accessories

Watches & Jewelry: Subtle accents and bold statements to complete any look

Rastaman Collection: Vibrant, heritage‑inspired motifs celebrating reggae culture

Why Shop 1Tweezy Across Multiple Platforms?

Convenience Whether you’re browsing Etsy for handmade accents, scouring eBay for exclusive drops, checking Walmart for everyday essentials, or engaging with the Kicxs Social community, 1Tweezy’s presence ensures you can shop on your own terms—anytime, anywhere.

Variety & Exclusives Each marketplace carries its own limited‑edition runs and seasonal releases. Favorite the ones you love, and watch for flash sales and pre‑orders tailored to each platform.

Trusted Service All orders through Etsy, eBay, Walmart, and Kicxs Social come with their platform’s buyer protections, ensuring secure checkout, reliable shipping, and hassle‑free returns.

How to Get Started

Pick your marketplace (see links above).

Browse by category or search “1Tweezy” to see everything in one place.

Add to cart and check out with confidence—your order is backed by each platform’s robust support.

Share your look by tagging us on social media with #1TweezyStyle or in the Kicxs Social Marketplace feed.

The 1Tweezy Promise

Every piece in our lineup––from our signature hoodies to our sleek sneakers and vibrant Rastaman‑inspired accessories––is designed with passion and attention to detail. We use premium materials, ethical manufacturing, and bold creative vision to bring you clothing and accessories that not only look good but feel good too.

No matter which corner of the web you discover us in, you’re stepping into the world of 1Tweezy Apparel—where originality reigns, quality matters, and style knows no bounds. Shop now and join the Original Club!

[dmtrecordspvtltd]

The Secret to Earning More with Your Remix on YouTube

Are you looking for ways to generate income from your remixes? YouTube is one of the most powerful platforms for music creators to monetize their work, and remixes are no exception. However, to truly succeed and maximize your earnings, you need to learn how to monetize your remix on YouTube with 100% royalties. This may sound like a daunting task, but with the right knowledge and strategy, you can ensure your remixes not only get heard but also start generating a steady stream of revenue.

Why YouTube Is a Goldmine for Remix Artists

YouTube offers a massive audience for all kinds of content, including remixes. As a global platform, it reaches millions of users every day, making it an ideal place for remix artists to showcase their work. But what sets YouTube apart is its monetization capabilities. YouTube has various tools that allow creators to earn money from ads, channel memberships, super chats, and more. The key is knowing how to navigate these tools effectively to maximize your potential earnings.

When you upload a remix to YouTube, you are entering a marketplace that is already familiar with consuming and enjoying music. However, many remix artists often face challenges when it comes to earning royalties, especially if their remixes use copyrighted material. The good news is that there are ways to legally monetize these tracks and ensure you keep a fair share of the profits. By following the right steps, you can retain 100% of the royalties for your work.

Protecting Your Remix with the Right License

One of the first things you must understand when monetizing a remix is the importance of licensing. Using copyrighted material without permission can result in your video being taken down or demonetized. Therefore, you must ensure that you have the appropriate license to use the original song in your remix.

There are various licensing options available depending on the music you’re remixing. You can obtain licenses from music publishers, rights holders, or even platforms that facilitate licensing for remixers. For example, platforms like TuneCore and DistroKid offer services that allow you to upload your remix and retain 100% of the royalties. They also ensure that your work is protected under copyright laws, so you don't have to worry about infringement claims.

Once your remix is properly licensed, you can upload it to YouTube with confidence, knowing that you can monetize it fully without worrying about your content being flagged or removed.

How to Monetize Your Remix on YouTube with 100% Royalties

The process of monetizing a remix on YouTube is straightforward once you understand the basics. The first step is to sign up for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), which enables you to earn money from ads placed on your videos. To qualify for YPP, your channel must meet certain requirements, such as having at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past 12 months.

Once you’re part of the YPP, you can start earning revenue from ads on your remix videos. However, YouTube’s ad revenue split can be quite complex, and understanding the revenue model is essential to maximizing your earnings. YouTube typically takes a percentage of the ad revenue, leaving creators with the remaining share. But there are other monetization avenues, such as channel memberships and merchandise shelf integration, which can supplement ad revenue.

Another key element to consider when monetizing your remix on YouTube with 100% royalties is leveraging YouTube's Content ID system. Content ID is a tool that helps identify and manage copyrighted content on the platform. When you upload your remix, YouTube will scan it to see if it matches any copyrighted material. If there’s a match, you have the option to claim the monetization rights to the content.

However, you must ensure that you have the necessary licenses for the original content. Without the proper rights to the music, you may lose the ability to fully monetize your remix. This is why obtaining a solid license is crucial before uploading your remix to YouTube.

Building an Audience and Engaging Fans

The next step to making money from your remixes is to build a loyal fan base. YouTube is a platform where creators must actively engage with their audience to succeed. Regularly posting content, interacting with fans in the comments, and using community features like polls and live streams will help grow your channel and increase your viewership. The more views and engagement your videos get, the higher your potential earnings.

Additionally, you can cross-promote your content on other social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. By driving traffic from these platforms to your YouTube channel, you’ll increase your chances of getting more views and, ultimately, more ad revenue. Consistency is key, so try to upload content regularly to keep your audience engaged.

Using YouTube's Super Chats and Channel Memberships

Beyond ad revenue, YouTube also offers additional ways to monetize your content, such as Super Chats and Channel Memberships. Super Chats allow fans to donate money during live streams, while Channel Memberships let viewers support your channel with a recurring monthly fee in exchange for exclusive content and perks.

For remix artists, these tools can be especially useful. Hosting live streams or exclusive content for your most dedicated fans can create additional revenue streams. As your fan base grows and becomes more invested in your work, these features can help further increase your earnings from your remixes.

Final Thoughts: Monetize Your Remix on YouTube with 100% Royalties

Monetizing your remix on YouTube with 100% royalties is possible with the right approach. By ensuring that your remixes are properly licensed, using YouTube’s monetization tools effectively, and engaging with your audience, you can start earning a steady income from your work. Learn more about monetizing your remix and discover how to navigate the world of YouTube royalties to get the most out of your content.

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Monetize Your Remix on YouTube to Get Paid: A Complete Guide

Monetize Your Remix on YouTube to Get Exposure

For additional resources on music marketing and distribution, visit DMT Records Private Limited.

[weflowtips]

Did you know Webflow?

The Benefits of Building Websites with Webflow 🌐🚀

In today’s fast-paced digital world, having a website that not only looks great but also functions seamlessly is essential. Whether you're a designer, developer, or business owner, finding the right platform to create your website is key. That’s where Webflow comes in. 🌟

Here are the top benefits of building a website using Webflow:

No-Code/Low-Code Magic 🛠️

Webflow allows you to visually design your website without having to dive into lines of code. If you’re a designer, you’ll love the freedom it gives to create stunning layouts, interactions, and animations without relying on a developer.

Responsive Design Made Easy 📱💻

In a mobile-first world, responsive design is crucial. Webflow ensures that your website looks perfect on any screen size—desktop, tablet, or smartphone—with simple drag-and-drop tools.

Complete Customization 🧩

Unlike template-based builders, Webflow provides complete flexibility. Whether you’re starting from scratch or customizing a template, you have full control over every element on the page, allowing for unique, custom websites.

Built-In SEO Tools 🌱

SEO is vital for driving traffic, and Webflow’s built-in SEO tools let you optimize your website from the ground up. From customizable meta titles and descriptions to automatic sitemap generation, Webflow has your back.

Powerful CMS for Dynamic Content 💡

For those running blogs, portfolios, or e-commerce stores, Webflow’s CMS (Content Management System) makes managing content a breeze. You can create and update content with ease, no coding required.

Lightning-Fast Hosting ⚡

Webflow offers hosting through AWS, meaning your site is fast and secure. Plus, there’s no need to worry about configuring servers or dealing with downtime—Webflow handles it all for you.

Smooth Animations & Interactions 🎨

Want to add custom animations and interactions to your site? Webflow’s interaction tools allow you to create scroll-triggered animations, hover effects, and more—all without code.

Integrates with Your Favorite Tools 🔌

From Google Analytics and Mailchimp to Zapier and Shopify, Webflow integrates seamlessly with a range of popular tools and services, making it easy to connect your website to the platforms you already use.

Scalable for Any Business 📈

Whether you’re a small business, freelancer, or large enterprise, Webflow grows with you. You can start simple and scale your site as your needs evolve, from basic marketing pages to full-scale e-commerce solutions.

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The Webflow community is full of designers and developers who share their knowledge and support each other. Plus, Webflow’s extensive library of tutorials, videos, and documentation ensures you’re never stuck.

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[fxproptech]

The Future of Forex CRM: What Brokers Need to Know

Things go forward in Forex trading; hence, brokerage houses should be thinking of some innovation even in CRM process development. A very artfully designed Forex CRM will help to change how the brokers communicate with their clients, will assist them in managing sales, and will manage compliance issues.

As we take a look at Forex CRM future, several trends and technologies and market needs shape the way brokers will be working and maintaining their advantage in the future. Here, in this article, we are going to discuss all the main elements for Forex CRM systems, emerging trends, and how to position the firm between efficiency maximization and more alive relationships with clients.

1. Understanding Forex CRM: The Basics

Briefly before going into the future of Forex CRM, it is very essential first to understand what Forex CRM is and why it is crucial to the success of a broker.

Forex CRM is an extremely niche product client relation management tool designed for exclusive Forex broker use. It is intended to manage lead flow, monitor activity pertaining to a client, automate processes, and heed regulatory compliance to guarantee the broker gets all the necessary information on regulatory requirements and best practices. In contrast to generic CRMs, Forex systems are specifically designed to handle the subtleties of the trading platform, the regulatory framework, and volatility pertaining to the Forex marketplace. Functions of a Forex CRM

The following are some of the most important functions a Forex CRM should have:

Lead management: the tracking and nurturing of potential clients through automated workflows

Sales automation: Chasing onboarding processes and managing the sales pipelines.

Regulatory compliance management: All client information and trading activities should be compliant with any applicable regulatory requirements

Customer support: Providing effective as well as efficient client assistance is often integrated with trading platforms and tools.

2. The Rise of AI and Automation in Forex CRM

AI has dominated the realm of disruptive trends in different industries today, and Forex has been no exception. Going forward, almost every feature of Forex CRM will essentially be AI-enabled to bring more efficiency to the workflow of the broker and ensure better levels of customer service.

The impact of AI will include:

Predictive Analytics: Broker will be able to predict the client requirement ahead of time based on the algorithm of machine learning on market trends and client behavior.

Lead Scoring: Automatic scoring system based on historical data and behavioral pattern suggests conversion of leads into sales, thus optimizing the sales process by using a system that automatically scores the same on the basis of specified criteria.

Personalized Client Interaction: Based on AI-powered CRM, recommendations, trading tips, and risk assessment are able to be made, and consequently presented to clients, therefore resulting in higher rates of client satisfaction and retention.

Further, automation will also bring innovation to Forex CRM by eliminating all the mundane tasks such as onboarding, checks on compliance, and lead nurturing. This will give brokers more free time for high-value activities.

3. Cloud-Based Solutions and Data Security

Cloud-based technology is already a highly visible trend in Forex CRM, and its applications will become increasingly significant for brokers in the coming years.

The following are some of the most important advantages that cloud-based CRM systems offer:

Scalability: Brokers can grow along with their CRM system without needing large infrastructural investments.

Real-Time Access: With cloud CRMs, brokers are at a flexibility advantage and access to all customer information, reports, and trading data both inside and outside the office area.

Lower IT costs: There are no expensive servers and software updates and security patches for brokers.

On the other hand, with growing dependence on cloud-based CRM systems, emphasis is required on data security. Client information, potentially sensitive, should be safeguarded by Forex brokers. Therefore, the coming years will bring full-fledged encryption, multiple authentications, and compliance with varying regulations introduced into Forex CRMs in order to reduce security risks.

4. Compliance and Regulatory Adaptability

The Forex market is characterized by a rather complicated legal environment and massive jurisdiction variability. When the changes in regulations themselves become a living reality, the tools used by brokers in their dealings with compliance must develop as well.

Forex CRM systems in the near future will be far more sensitive to various regulatory frameworks, making it easier for brokers to adapt quickly to new rules and remain compliant in various regions-through such features as:

Automated Reporting: Automatically generating and submitting the reports to the regulatory bodies in order to avoid errors from human mistakes.

Real-Time Monitoring: Transaction monitoring is included in its provision with regard to notification when such activity or violation of the regulatory policy takes place.

Integration of KYC and AML: The automation of the processes in the different processes of KYC and AML within the CRM to avoid physical compliance gestures.

Greater scrutiny by regulators will position those Forex brokers that continue to utilize advanced Forex CRM systems in a better place to ride out the tides and the risks that lie within.

5. Mobile-First Forex CRM

As more and more traders are adapting to the mobile lifestyle, Forex CRM systems will have to catch up with that trend. More and more clients are now trading on the go, requiring brokers to be able to manage client relationships from the mobile.

Mobile Apps: Full-function mobile applications which brokers can use to track, monitor performance, and stay in touch with clients.

Push Notifications: To send real-time notifications of changing markets, important trades, or compliance updates right to their broker's and clients' phones.

Responsive Design: Ensuring that CRM interfaces are designed with mobile-first approach capabilities to provide seamless user experience cross-platform.

A mobile-first approach will help brokers be more agile, to provide timely support and personalized experiences, thus being the critical component of how their customers are retained.

6. Integrating Forex CRM with Trading Platforms

Probably one of the most exciting future developments concerning Forex CRM involves deeper integration between the platform and trading systems. Modern brokers need seamless connection between their CRM systems and the trading platforms on which their clients will operate.

Such integration brings the following:

Real-time Trading Data: The brokers will have a view of real-time trading information from the CRM, hence remaining crystal clear on the activities of their clients and the nature of their trades.

Automated Alerts: The CRM will alert brokers about all of the most critical actions a client has taken, for example, margin calls, very high levels of activity, or inactivity, and allow them to engage with them proactively.

One-click actions: Brokerage can execute trades, offer advisory and account management directly from the CRM, ensuring very seamless interactions with the clients.

Through integration with a variety of trading platforms, Forex CRM will thus work to enhance the efficiency of a broker's operations while providing more wholesome experience to their end-users.

7. Client-Centric CRM and the Future of Personalization

With rising competition in the Forex market, personalization is going to be the prerequisite for brokers to provide a customized experience to clients. The future of CRM in Forex will largely rely on its capacity to create tailored experiences according to the needs and preferences of every client.

Client-centric CRM will focus on:

Behavioral Insights: Data accumulation from trading activity, social media as well as interactions to give depth in the client profile.

Tailored Recommendations: Armed with this knowledge, brokers will be able to provide customized trading recommendations, market updates, and educational material for the client.

Client Segmentation: The clients will automatically be segmented or categorized on the grounds of trading volume, risk tolerance, or any other criteria with little effort. This allows the broker to come up with specially tailored engagement strategy.

In this crowded Forex space, tailored recommendations enable a broker to give his client a much more personal experience hence better retention and higher lifetime value.

Conclusion: The Future of Forex CRM

Therefore, the future of Forex CRM offers unfulfilled promises for such brokers who are open to change and embracing new technologies and shifting clients' expectations. AI, automation, cloud-based solutions, and deep integration with trading platforms make up the next gen Forex CRMs. These changes will help those brokers that take investment in improving their management and compliance -- thus being best placed to handle a changing market.

The future for Forex brokers who want to make optimal use of their CRM depends on flexibility, data security, and the personalization of their client experience. In embracing Forex CRM in the future, brokers will not only achieve greater operational efficiency but will also strengthen their relation with their clients.

[fancallindia]

Fancall vs. BrandConnect: Who Wins as a Platform for Creator-Brand Collaborations?

YouTube’s recent launch of BrandConnect has sent ripples through the creator community. But with a small yet player-like fancall already in the game, the question arises: which platform offers the better deal for creators looking to collaborate with brands?

Understanding The Landscape

First, Let’s Break Down The Basics Of Each Platform:

YouTube BrandConnect boasts ease and access. Imagine a curated marketplace buzzing with potential partners, ready to collaborate. It’s an attractive proposition, especially for fledgling creators seeking an initial foothold. However, the convenience comes with a caveat: collaboration agreements remain shrouded in the algorithm’s veil, potentially limiting your creative control and negotiation power.

Fancall, on the other hand, paints a different picture. It champions creator empowerment. Here, you ditch the one-size-fits-all approach and dive into personalized connections. Brands and creators engage directly, fostering genuine relationships through video calls. This open dialogue paves the way for customized collaborative experiences, where your unique voice and vision take center stage.

Weighing Advantages For Creators

1.100% Advance Payment

But the story doesn’t end there. Fancall is more than just a matchmaker; it’s a financial fortress. Brands pay upfront to the platform, eliminating the nerve-wracking wait for post-content compensation. You focus on crafting magic, confident that your hard work translates into immediate reward. Compare this to BrandConnect, where the reward structure remains undefined, potentially leaving you wondering about the financial fruits of your labor.

2.Creative Freedom

Beyond the monetary, Fancall fosters creative freedom. You, the artist, hold the brush. Negotiate terms, tailor concepts, and inject your signature style into every collaboration. This creative sovereignty unlocks content that feels authentically yours, resonating not only with brands but also with your devoted audience.

3.More Personal Connection With Brands

But it’s not just about the moolah. Fancall wants to nurture those brand relationships beyond a transactional handshake. Imagine ditching the cold emails and robotic forms for a face-to-face (well, screen-to-screen) video call with the brand. This personal touch is a game-changer, allowing you to understand their vision, inject your creative spark, and ultimately deliver content that resonates both with the brand and your audience. BrandConnect might offer curated matches, but Fancall lets you build genuine connections, ensuring your collaboration feels more like a creative dance and less like a forced chore.

4.An Overall Choice

Of course, YouTube BrandConnect holds its own appeal. Its accessibility and vast pool of brands can be invaluable for those starting out. But for creators seeking to break free from algorithmic matchmaking, embrace financial security, and paint their collabs with the vibrant hues of creative control, Fancall beckons.

The Verdict: Fancall Takes The Lead

While both platforms offer valuable opportunities for creator-brand partnerships, Fancall’s focus on creator empowerment, financial security, and deeper engagement gives it a clear edge. By removing financial risks, providing higher earning potential, and fostering closer connections, Fancall positions itself as the ideal and trustful platform for creators seeking meaningful and profitable brand collaborations.

Article Source: https://www.fancall.in/fancall-vs-brandconnect-who-wins-as-a-platform-for-creator-brand-collaborations/

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HOW TO BECOME AN ONLINE TUTOR IN 7 EASY STEPS

With technology creeping into almost all aspects of our everyday lives, more people are now taking classes online. The advent of Covid-19 even emphasized the need for virtual classes, and teachers are now harnessing this opportunity to make money from the comforts of their home.

Fortunately, you see yourself as someone with relevant knowledge or skills to do the same. But your problem is, how do you become an online tutor? What are the things you need to do to start teaching online?

The good thing is, you can become an online tutor even when you currently have a regular job.

Whether you’re a teacher or a retired one, a professional in any industry with sought-after skills such as music, or even an undergraduate, becoming an online tutor is an excellent way to make money online simply by sharing knowledge.

This blog post, therefore, discusses the steps you need to take to become an online tutor.

7 STEPS TO BECOMING AN ONLINE TUTOR

Determine what to offer based on your strengths

Knowing where your strength lies is vital to being optimally impactful to your students. You may be knowledgeable in diverse areas, but you want to choose a subject of which you can deliver to your best capacity. This will help you stand out more among other tutors in that given field.

Pro tip: Having a certification on your chosen subject is often required to build credibility, but it’s not a conclusive determinant. You could become an online tutor even while in school or just newly graduated. To start teaching online, what’s essential is that you have the requisite subject knowledge, some level of experience, a passion for learning and imparting knowledge, and a cordial, professional attitude.

Know your target audience

Perhaps, you’ve chosen to teach math or guitar online. The next step to becoming an online tutor is identifying your potential students and the challenges they face in that subject matter.

So you want to ask yourself the following questions:

Who is my target audience?

What are their needs?

How do I persuade them to choose me as their teacher amidst the competition?

How do I express myself as an expert in this given field?

Choose an online tutoring platform

You may be tempted to create your own website as an online tutor, but it’s far easier to sign up on an online tutoring marketplace like Skiedo.

At Skiedo, you can become an online tutor with or without any certification, as long as your knowledge can be an asset to someone else. Sign up for free, design your course according to your schedule, set your own price, and get paid 100% of the fees due to you.

Interestingly, Skiedo has a live video chat feature in addition to text messaging. With the video chat, you can discuss with your students face-to-face, get a more personable experience, understand their needs, and hold your online classes.

With Skiedo becoming an online tutor is fast and easy, and registration is free! You can register right away and become an online tutor in minutes by login to skiedo.com and following the instructions below:

Click on Become a Tutor. On the drop-down menu that appears, click Register.

A page will open where you get to type in your name, email, and password. Read Skiedo's Terms & Conditions, Agree, and then click Next.

You will then receive a verification email to verify your email ID.

Once verified, you can log in back by entering your email ID and password. Then click LOGIN.

Now you need to fill in your basic information on the page that opens. Kindly fill in the data at your convenience and to your best knowledge.

Click Next and select the subjects you wish to teach. You can choose multiple subjects but are not advised to choose more than three subjects in which you're best versed.

Once you're done filling your subjects, complete inputting your information and ensure all fields have been filled. Kindly select your hourly rate as well. Then click Next.

Time to personalize your profile. It's always best to use a smiling picture to express friendliness to your students. On creating your profile, click Next.

You will then arrive at the Terms & Conditions Page. If you've read it, click Accept,  which then takes you to your tutor profile. Here you will find all your information. You can edit and update at your convenience. Also, include your bank details where you'll receive your payments.

Add your 'slots of booking,' which tells students about your availability. Each slot should be an hour each.

If the subject you wish to offer is not on the list of subjects, you can 'suggest' a subject by clicking on the left bar of 'teaching subjects'.

Once you Register, your profile will appear when students search. When they book the class, you will receive a notification to approve the class. It's best to do so as soon as possible.

Once you've accepted the booking, you need to Initiate the Class on your dashboard on 'My Schedule'.

Once a class is finished, click Complete the Class.

You can also watch the video on how to become a tutor on Skiedo here.

Get your technical requirements set

As an online tutor, you will conduct your classes on a computer via the Internet. Hence, you need the following technical requirements to ensure you and your students don’t suffer glitches in the middle of an exciting course:

A fast and reliable computer: Although you may already have a computer, ensure it has at least a 1 GHz processor and 2 GB of ram for optimal speed. Skiedo works on Windows, Android, and Ios, so you can easily download the app. If you're using a web browser, however, ensure it's up-to-date.

High-speed Internet of at least 1 Mbps: You do not want your video conversation cutting off every minute. To know if your Internet connection is up to speed, go to www.speedtest.net.

HD Webcam: Being able to hear each other is great, but seeing each other brings that deep human connection that creates a whole new experience. Fortunately, Skiedo comes with a video chat feature. To get an optimal experience, ensure your webcam is HD. If yours is of a lower quality, purchase and install a better one.

The following are not mandatory but can give you a better experience:

Microphone: This is most especially important for music classes. However, if you want your students to hear you more efficiently, you'd need to get one if your in-built microphone isn't that great. Plug it into the microphone slot in your computer and set it up just beside the computer, with the mouthpiece close to your face. Blue Microphone Yeti and Rode NTK are some of the best microphones for online classes.

Headphones

Whiteboards.

Set up your course outline

As an online tutor, your course shouldn’t be bland. Ensure you design your course to be engaging and different from those of your competitors.

Additionally, structure the outline and direction of the lesson based on the subject matter, number of students in the session, and how much you want them to gain during the course. If it would be best to teach students individually, then do so.

Depending on the niche you’re into, you can also create written materials to back up the live video session.

And most importantly, it’s always a great idea to include interactive and gaming sessions to keep your students engaged. This fun environment helps to build a personal connection with them (many students complain of lack of personal connection in virtual learning).

Spice up your online course with quizzes, instructive videos, and other interactive activities. Make your learning more engaging, and users will rush to become your students.

Set your price and payment system

Setting an hourly rate is often a daunting task for online tutors. You may not want to set a price that looks too high, neither do you want to charge something unworthy. One way to go is to browse through other tutors in your chosen field. Notably, online tutors can charge anything between $20 and $100 per hour, depending on the course.

On fixing your price, you should then decide how you wish for students to make payments. PayPal, Google Pay, and Payoneer are some fast, reliable methods.

But Skiedo makes it so much easier. On Skiedo, you can enter your bank details and get your fees straight into your bank account.

Time to have your first class!

You’ve covered virtually all you need to do in your journey to becoming an online tutor. Now for the exciting part: your first class!

You will most likely have some worries and may even feel nervous, but preparation is key!

Have a game plan ready. It’s helpful to write out your introduction and the order of things for that particular session so that you always know what to do or say.

As you have your technical requirements all sorted out, you also need to make sure your students have theirs. Ask questions to know if their system is up to speed and what learning pattern they’re most comfortable with. It’s also a great idea to prepare a written material for your students to go through before the first class.

Putting your students on the same page with you is imperative for success as an online tutor.

If you feel nervous, rehearse with a friend or family member. This can help put you at ease before the actual class.

Pro tip: Be flexible. As an online tutor, you must be flexible. Your students may live in another time zone entirely, so you want to be available when you’re needed.

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CONCLUSION

Now you know the steps to take to become an online tutor and start teaching online. It’s time to take action and start. As you move on, you will find your teaching skills getting sharpened.

Teaching online is an incredible way for you to make extra money doing the things you love. Take charge of this digital learning revolution, and the sky’s your limit.

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In 2021, Anyone Can Make $ Playing Video Games!

I grew up playing games like Risk, Monopoly, a little Chess... and still remember buying my first computer somewhere around 1986 solely to play a computer game on. It was an Apple IIc, and that first game was some type of Pirate Adventure. I wish I remembered the name. It wasn’t all that good, but still, I was hooked!

Since that first adventure, I’ve spent thousands of hours as well as dollars playing just about every type of digital game that has followed! PC games, Atari, Wii, mobile games... you name it, I play it! I’d always generalize the cost (to myself at least) thinking “some guys play golf 3 days a week at $100 a round... I play computer games”.

That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it! However, the story has changed...

“Pay to Play” has become “Play to Earn”!

If you would be to search terms like “crypto games”, “blockchain games”, “make money playing video games”, and others, you’d find some really incredible statements. Today, quotes like the ones below are becoming more and more common!

“I made $400 last week playing a computer game” “I just sold my RPG character for $200 profit”

“I was offered $1k for a skin for my laser rifle of doom” (I made up the “laser rifle of doom” part)

“I bred my pet thingamajig yesterday and sold the baby!” (it’s digital, for those of you wincing)

In 2021, thanks to the blockchain, there’s a growing community of gamers who are making real dollars daily, mining, fighting, shooting, jumping... all while playing the same type of mobile and PC games that you had to PAY to play just a short while ago...

...but let’s start at the beginning.

You paid $172,000 for a what!?

Yes... all the way back in 2018 a CryptoKitty named “Dragon” was sold for an incredible $172,000. (300 ETH) Don’t be too surprised, it’s justified! It’s an adorable digital image, or “NFT” of a cat, after all.

It’s a lot of money, but for NFTs and blockchain gaming, flipping a Kitty today may as well be considered the stone ages. It’s still a record, but while you can still get started collecting these digital felines for as low as a couple of dollars, big-dollar trades still happen daily.

On the flip side of mortgaging your home to buy a digital picture of a CryptoKitty, Bored Ape, or CryptoPunk, you may feel better if you begin your adventure into making crypto (it’s real money, dear!) by playing a video game where you can “make money” instead of spending it.

I’m not saying owning a CryptoKitty or any of a plethora of “Avatar NFTs” we see popping up on various exchanges isn’t one way to do it... I’m saying to me at least, as a life-long gamer I’d much prefer playing a mobile, console, or PC game to collecting pictures in a digital wallet.

So what the heck is an NFT?

I could go into a long explanation... but since this article is about gaming and not cryptocurrency, I’ll tell you an NFT is a “non-fungible token”, and leave you google it if you really want to dig in deep. I do want to share more, so I’ll ‘splain it as simple as I can for you Lucy!

A CryptoKitty, as stated above, is a type of image called an NFT. (the collection is called “CryptoKitties) It’s a digital picture of a cartoon cat. There are thousands of different ones that have different shapes, colors, expressions and traits. (kind of like a real cat, but eats less)

The difference, is only one of each design is actually a legitimate “CryptoKitty”. (or a legitimate whatever type of image it happens to be) To be clearer... each NFT is a “one of a kind”, so if you’re thinking “but can’t I just make a copy?”, nope you can’t.

I mean... you “can” make a copy of it if you really dig the design and want it on your desktop, but it would only be a copy of that particular NFT, not the real McCoy! Ok... so what makes one real, and the rest fakes? The blockchain.

Now, I’m going to be true to my word and keep my promise of not making this an article about crypto or the blockchain, so just know this: the difference between an image that is an actual NFT, and a copy of one, is there is an underlying digital code that designates the real thing.

So real in fact, that artists are creating or importing their paintings and creations to the web as NFTs, numbering them as they would a lithograph, and selling their entire collections. So if you are an art fan, check with your favorite creators... you may be surprised to find all of their “works of art” on an online marketplace!

NFTs are viewed on certain marketplace websites and digital wallets where the copies cannot be displayed, so that is how we know one is real, and the others are not! Having said that, sure, there’s more to it, but just know that there’s a 100% secure way of knowing an image is a real NFT.

In addition, there can be more than one NFT with the same identical image. However, each has a unique underlying code, so even if they look exactly the same, they are not! Look at it like the playing cards or comic books of old... there may be 1,000 created (or “minted” as it’s called in NFT land) but they will each be numbered 1 to 1,000.

And guess which is more valuable.....? I knew you’d get it!

And these NFT’s make money how?

You’re getting warmer! There are a lot of different types of games coming out these days where you can make money playing. There are RPG’s, MOBA’s, Shooters, games in first person and in third, dungeon crawls... you name it!

If you’re thinking “how did I not know this!”, I was the same until recently! I have been gaming almost daily since I stepped into Ultima Online back in 1997, and I can’t even begin to tally how many hours and/or dollars I’ve invested into gaming.

Now, our hobby pays!

After 30-something years, my wife still thinks I’m bonkers... but I got a totally different look from her a few days ago when I told her I sold my game character for well over $200. Legit. I sold two more yesterday, and another this afternoon.

Some of these only cost me $10 or $15, some much more. Some are free. I sold another NFT character last week for $1,950, and it was sold on the game’s website, not on the black market.

So not only can an NFT be a picture of an Ape, Vegetable, Duck, or Stripper on a pole (we’ll leave it at that) but it can be a character in a game, a weapon, a mount, armor, or more.

One game is giving away free pet turtles with each character. For the uneducated on “pets” in computer games, it’s not the kind you keep in a bowl in your bedroom. It’s a companion that fights with you in an online game and may shoot fire from its eyes, heal you, or similar.

Soon after being handed out for free, they’re now selling for around $60 each.

So an NFT can be an image, a video, music, a meme... or even a shirt or shoes! But we’ll leave the NFT clothing explanation to another article. ;)

Remember that rare skin you paid out the nose for a year ago in Apex? Or the L33T character you built up in Fortnite or Warcraft? If you’re no longer playing that game, it’s money under the bridge. And you don’t own the bridge!

In this new breed of blockchain games, you could have LEGALLY sold that character, skin, weapon, land, house, mount, or whatever it was when you tired of the game. For a profit. Maybe for a LARGE profit.

Yes, in the past we were able to find ways to get around the system and dump our pixels from time to time. We’d sell the account on the black market, or cut a deal with someone like a drug dealer on a Chicago Street corner. Then we’d over who went first...

“You give me the account and weapon first!” “No you give me the money first”.  Sometimes the deals even went through. Others well... let’s just say half of the parties walked away happy.

I made good money when after 4 years of daily playing I sold my Ultima Online account for somewhere around $2,000, but I needed to find a trustworthy “go-between” to broker the deal. Even then, I was sweating it!

With today’s crypto games, not only do the games provide the platform to buy, sell, or trade your character and items, but it’s encouraged, and done with good old U.S dollars! I’ve made $ playing 4 or 5 different games already this week, as well as flipping (buying low and selling higher) NFT characters!

How else can I make money playing games?

The way you earn varies from game to game, but each week seems to reveal another new strategy, platform, or idea. Many are new strategies, and while some have “triple A” 3D animation and graphics, others are simpler and use basic one-dimensional graphics for the gameplay.

Some of these games are actually tied to a token on the blockchain. The game developer creates their own token, not too unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum, and it can be bought or sold on the open market as well as used in the game as currency.

Could you imagine if back in League of Legends, Guild Wars or Final Fantasy, when you were ready to move to a new game, you could sell or easily convert your gold to cash? Some of today’s blockchain games encourage it!

Not only can you now buy and sell characters and weapons, the gold in the game can be traded, bought, sold, or saved like real currency, stocks, crypto, or collectables. Never have I been as excited about PC and mobile gaming as I am today!

As an example, I am doing some work for a new game that will launch soon called Pepper Attack. Pepper Attack has its own token or coin... called MYTE. It can be used in the game as currency, but also be traded like Bitcoin. A lot of today’s blockchain games offer this same benefit.

Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to mine I go!

Just by owning an NFT from the game, you can login on a daily basis and click “mine” earning real-value tokens passively. Your Pepper goes to work like one of the 7 Dwarves mining MYTE, and later on you can convert it to other tokens or cold, hard cash.

There's more to do in this particular game as well. Like any good RPG or MMORPG, each pepper has a unique combination or skills like attack, defense, evade, hit points, and more. As an example of the possibilities, if you have a high attack score, other characters will be able to pay you in MYTE to “train” them, raising their score as well.

In addition, these NFTs have unique physical traits, some are common and some are very rare. This game in particular have toons that look more like anime-ish elves with weapons and a stem... I have to admit the artwork is really spicey! (see what I did there?) Other games are of course totally different.

Some people will simply collect these NFTs/characters as an investment, like playing cards or comics. Others will use them in the game, and still others will do both. Either way, they can be held, or sold for a profit!

Unlike the games of the past, when you’re ready to move on you don’t walk away and lose all the $ you have spent for characters, skins, weapons, potions, and other items. When you’re done, you’ll be able to sell your character and items... possibly for a profit... maybe a lot of profit... and move on.

These are not your father’s computer games!

As we move ahead in the genre, we are seeing AAA studios coming out with big-dollar productions, like Blankos, Mist, Illuvium, Ember Sword and others. Some of these games actually let you buy the land you build on!

Did you have your own house in Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, or Archeage? What if you could have used It as a shop and been paid in dollars for your wares, rented it to another player, or sold it for cold hard cash at a huge profit down the road?

In many of today’s games, not only is it common, but extremely hard to come by, and quite expensive. Not only are people paying thousands of dollars for a plot in some of the games that have land, but they’re paying it many months before the game is even released.

They do it, because in many cases they know that they can easily 2X, 10X, or even 50X their investment a short piece down the road. Seriously? Seriously... and the early bird catches the worm!

Other games with lesser budgets are more graphic-based, but have super earnings potential as well, and are just as fun to play. These include Splinterlands, (a card game like Magic!) Crypto Blades, Axie Infinity and more.

Regardless of if the new blockchain game of your choice is a RPG, MOBA, a card game or racing game... the fact that you can put some coin into your pocket playing adds a whole new element. It’s heckafun making money playing a game!

The early nerd catches the worm!

In many cases, if you can catch a game before it releases, the land, characters, weapons, and other items... in most cases all NFTs... can be grabbed at a tiny fraction of the future value.

Of course, always check out the game details and team first, and be confident it’s a good place to put your money. Not all games are made the same.

If you’re lucky enough to find out about and partake in an early sale, for example, like grabbing a character NFT or two in   “Pepper Attack”  before the late September launch date, you may be in for a real treat!

There are plenty of new titles coming down the pipe that look to be fun, have great communities, and offer earning opportunities. A web search will find services and websites that will keep you on your toes and alert you of upcoming blockchain game releases, marketplace opening, and more.

As we look forward, the future of gaming on the blockchain is really, really exciting! Not only are the games getting better and more fun, but they’re getting better at making the economics work more smoothly as well.

The games are not without challenges, as they need to be made to sustain themselves economically over the long haul. In addition, they need to have higher levels of security (thanks blockchain!) and of course, work without becoming “pay to win”. Thankfully, the new breed of developers have risen to the challenge!

The next time you look for a new game to add to your phone or desktop, or just want a change of pace, look to a game that pays to play! Your wallet might thank you.

Another perk, is your husband or wife will appreciate it as well! Instead of hearing “are you going to play that stupid game all night again?”, you may start to hear things like “I’ll put the kids to bed tonight sweetheart, so you can get online and play”.

One can only hope...

Author - Nick Cifonie

Nick is a lifelong gamer, who cut his teeth at the local Chicago arcade playing Tetris as a teen. Better known as Znick or Deacon Z, Nick became a Game Master in Ultima Online in 1997, ran a large multi-game guild for 15 years, and now spends his time in the “play to earn” arena. Professionally, Nick is a writer and 4-decade marketer working with the  Pepper Attack team, as well as others. Nick is also a Catholic Deacon.

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Wechat Pay Online

China is a mystery in many ways, culturally as well as economically. Setting up mobile payments in China is one of the largest obstacles foreign companies encounter when entering China’s online market. If you’re planning to enter the Chinese market, we want to offer you advice on selecting the best payment gateway.

We also have an article with general recommendations on launching an app in China, if you’re interested in a broader view.

WeChat Pay is a Chinese payment system that allows online casinos to process payments from account holders in this country. Originally founded as a WhatsApp-style communication system, WeChat Pay has quickly evolved into a popular method for businesses to receive payments from this part of the world.

WeChat Pay is a smart and efficient way to send money to users of the WeChat global platform. WeChat Pay is also a popular method of payment for buying and selling bitcoin instantly and securely. There are two person-to-person marketplaces that accept WeChat Pay as a payment method.

Select your preferred payment method. If you have a sufficient balance in your WeChat Wallet, then this will automatically be selected as the payment option for your transfer. If you want to change the payment method used: Tap the button next to the field displaying the name of the payment method chosen by WeChat.

WeChat is an instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app widely used in China. App users who have bank accounts in China can link their accounts to their profiles, so they can make online and in-store payments with WeChat Pay.

Which online payment methods to accept in China? In China the top payment methods are Alipay and WeChat Pay. These payment options should be kept in mind if you want to have an online and mobile presence in China. These mobile first payment methods are accompanied by Union Pay, the popular Chinese card brand.

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Why expand into China?

China’s e-commerce market has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, and it doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime in the foreseeable future. As of the beginning of 2019, more than 54% of Chinese shoppers were using third-party payment services; the other 46% were divided almost equally between debit/credit cards and cash payments.

China has almost 650 million online shoppers. According to Statista, this number is expected to reach 1 billion by 2023. Unsurprisingly, many overseas companies would love to take advantage of that. But one of the stumbling blocks on this path is Chinese mobile payment systems.

What’s wrong with PayPal? you might ask.

Well, Chinese consumers don’t really like payment gateways like PayPal that we’re used to in the West. It’s not that people don’t use them at all (they do); it’s just that they mostly prefer local payment methods, many of which not only accept online payments but work offline with QR codes. There are a number of Chinese payment gateways you can implement, and if you want to be successful in the Chinese market, you need to choose the right one.

Wechat Pay Ban

We’ve already covered the three most popular payment systems in the world in our article comparing Stripe, PayPal, and Braintree. Now let’s narrow our focus to one of the world’s largest markets and look at what there is to choose from. Here’s our guide to integrating Chinese payment gateways.

Chinese payment system integrations for foreign companies

In China, payment services are numerous and varied, which can make things a bit confusing for companies new to the Chinese mobile payment market. However, upon closer inspection, you’ll find that not all of them are equally popular, and few are friendly to foreign companies entering the Chinese market.

You’re in luck, though. The top three payment gateways in China are also those that work best with foreign companies. And as we’ve done our share of research into China’s e-market for the UNIGHT app, we know quite a bit about them. Let us share our expertise.

The three most popular online payment systems in China are:

Alipay

WeChat Pay (official name TenPay)

China UnionPay (CUP, or just UnionPay)

Before we start, here’s our very first piece of advice: In a totally perfect scenario, we’d recommend integrating all three of these systems. This way, you’ll cover 100% of shoppers, or very close to it. But that’s a general recommendation sprouting from the fact that Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay all have similar offerings and only partially share the same audiences.

However, at the same time, these three companies have their differences. And those differences may sway you toward one or two of them, not all three. For example, in UNIGHT, we integrated Alipay and WeChat Pay but not UnionPay.

How do they differ and how can you choose the one that best suits your business? Let’s find out.

WeChat Pay

WeChat Pay is the youngest of China’s top mobile payment apps, and it’s also the one with the most registered users. The reason for the latter is quite simple — almost everyone in China uses the WeChat messenger, which is more than just a messenger. WeChat is a whole ecosystem: a messenger, a social network, games. A growing number of companies are also taking advantage of another feature of this platform by building WeChat Mini Programs to venture into e-commerce.

Basically, the top reason for businesses entering the Chinese market to integrate WeChat Pay is its huge user base: every WeChat user, of which there’s soon to be a billion, has access to WeChat Pay by default, as it comes with the WeChat app. The only thing a user needs to do is connect a bank account to use the service.

As it’s a part of WeChat, WeChat Pay supports all devices that work with WeChat. That’s almost 90% of mobile devices used by Chinese consumers. On the other hand, integrating WeChat Pay into a website is tricky, since the system was created with mobile devices in mind. If you’re aiming at website payments, you might be better off with either Alipay or UnionPay.

For users, WeChat Pay is largely fee-free. Fees are thrust upon them only for withdrawals over RMBY 10,000 (about $153), but even that fee is small compared to the fees banks take — only 0.1%. This is a huge incentive for Chinese consumers to use WeChat Pay and not credit cards, for example.

At the same time, the fee taken from merchants is also very low — compared to fees set by international banks for credit and debit cards, WeChat and Alipay cost about 40% less. WeChat’s merchant fee is 0.6%. Add strong security complete with encryption and a vast selection of possibilities for marketing, and WeChat is a clear choice for many overseas vendors.

Alipay

When it comes to online commerce in China, Alipay is usually the first payment gateway that comes to mind, mostly because it was a pioneer in this field, emerging roughly at the same time as Chinese e-commerce itself. While WeChat has the largest pool of potential shoppers by virtue of its social platform and messenger, it is yet to reach Alipay’s number of actual paying customers. Right now, Alipay is still the most popular online payment system in China.

Like WeChat Pay, Alipay only charges for withdrawals, though, with Alipay, the amount allowed without a fee is much higher — RMBY 20,000, or approximately $2,900. The fee for merchants is similar to that of WeChat Pay at 0.55%.

Basically, if you pin Alipay and WeChat Pay side by side, you’ll see these two systems have quite a number of similarities: they both offer online and offline payment options as well payment for bills and utilities; they both charge fees to customers only for withdrawals; they have similar fees for merchants, etc.

And that’s the reason we recommend integrating at least these two systems — if not all three. Together, Alipay and WeChat Pay cover approximately 90% of all online shoppers in China. Granted, a large part of the user base overlaps, as many Chinese consumers use both of these payment gateways. But it’s still 90% of shoppers if you go for both systems.

Alipay supports all mobile devices and computer browsers (even those not supported by WeChat) and deals with more currencies (18 to WeChat Pay’s 9). As we mentioned, Alipay is still the leader in the number of paying users. At the same time, it can’t compete with WeChat when it comes to marketing on the platform, so there’s that.

The final difference between Alipay and WeChat Pay is that Alipay is an internet escrow service, meaning it keeps the money a buyer pays until the transaction is completed according to the agreement. If you’ve ever made a purchase from AliExpress, you might know that it follows the shipment and asks you to confirm delivery. When you tap that confirmation button, it’s the service’s cue to drop the money to the seller. Until that moment, the payment is held by Alipay.

This feature is important, as it helps establish trust between buyers and sellers: buyers can be certain their money will be returned to them if the product isn’t delivered or is faulty, and sellers know for sure that their money was paid in full and will be transferred to them when the product is delivered or the service is provided.

China UnionPay

UnionPay was originally a credit/debit card provider, unlike Alipay and WeChat Pay, which were both established primarily for online transactions and e-commerce. China UnionPay is a new player in the online payment market, but it has a distinct advantage compared to smaller companies. As the third-largest credit/debit card provider in the world (after Visa and Mastercard), it has an extensive base of long-time clients. CUP works with 165 participating banks and issues over 5 billion cards a year. Essentially, everyone in China who has a bank account is a UnionPay customer.

UnionPay works with all mobile devices and computer browsers, which makes it a little bit more accessible than WeChat Pay, though not by much. But the biggest benefit of CUP is not that, of course.

Why My Wechat Doesn't Have Wechat Pay

China UnionPay supports almost all currencies and operates in many countries besides China — something both Alipay and WeChat Pay are struggling with due to the particularities of Chinese legislation. CUP should be among your chosen China payment gateways if you’re targeting not only people living in China but those traveling outside China.

Originally, UnionPay required a physical card to complete transactions both offline and online. This was the biggest issue with China UnionPay: physical cards with magnetic strips are way less secure than payment options created for online use right from the start, like QR codes. To not be left behind, UnionPay built a mobile application of its own in 2017 and ventured into QR code payments, pitching against Alipay and WeChat Pay. Gaining market share is a struggle, though, since UnionPay’s customers who are paying for products and services online overlap majorly with users of Alipay and WeChat Pay. And with both competing services having more experience and focusing on e-commerce, UnionPay falls short.

Another thing to consider if you’re thinking about integrating UnionPay is that it’s still a credit/debit card provider first and foremost. Because of this, its fees are higher than either Alipay or WeChat Pay — 0.8% for merchants (0.7% for banks and 0.1% for UnionPay itself).

If you’re interested, you can read more about mobile app development costs in our article: how much does it cost to create an app.

Alipay vs WeChat Pay vs UnionPay

Here’s a summary of everything we’ve highlighted above.

WeChat PayAlipayChina UnionPay (QuickPass app)

Number of users

800 million1000 million (320 million daily active users)160 million (18 million DAU)

Share of China’s mobile payment market

38.9%53.8%n/a

Market penetration rate

84.3%62.6%11.6%

Number of supported currencies

1327Almost all

Fees

Users: 0.1% for withdrawals over RMBY 1,000

Merchants: 0.6%

Users: 0.1% for withdrawals over RMBY 20,000

Merchants: 0.55%

Users: bank fees

Merchants: 0.8%

Supported devices

Devices that support WeChatAll phones, tablets, and PCsAll phones, tablets, and PCs

Challenges when developing a mobile app for China

There are several peculiar issues that arise before foreigners attempting to breach into the Chinese online market. Among them, a special place belongs to the documentation: Chinese payment systems used to only have documentation in Chinese. This includes rules and regulations and all the manuals on using the system, managing your wallet and money held in it, etc.

So if you’re planning China website payment gateway integration, you might need to hire a translator. Or you can always use Google Translate, of course; it won’t be an easy ride but it’s manageable.

The second and much more important issue is the competition between Alipay and WeChat Pay. We’ve already mentioned that the two payment systems cover over 90% of the Chinese online shoppers. However, due to being fierce rivals, these two systems fordid direct transferring between them. Meaning that you can’t transfer funds from your WeChat wallet to the Alipay wallet. There are two possible solutions for that:

You could manage separate wallets. This can be time-consuming but it’s a slightly cheaper solution.

You could use a special service, like Ping++, that, for a fee, acts as an intermediary, pulling payments from both systems into a single wallet for you to manage. This way, you avoid the mess of separate wallets and save time to manage other business matters.

Could be also interesting for you: How to outsource app development.

Integrating Chinese payment gateways: Conclusion

Besides the three payment gateways we’ve covered, there are also other similar services. However, their share of mobile payments in 2019 is very small, to the point that they’re worth integrating only as secondary systems or for very specific industries and/or target audiences. Right now, it’s WeChat vs Alipay, with CUP trying to win more users among their existing cardholders.

Our recommendation for startups and established companies venturing into the Chinese online market is to consider WeChat Pay and Alipay their primary choices unless thorough research into a particular niche suggests otherwise.

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At Mind Studios, we have experience building apps for the Chinese market. If you have further questions about how to integrate WeChat Payment or Alipay — or how to decide which system to work with in general — don’t hesitate to drop us a line.

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THE SIMS 4 - ECO LIFESTYLE

TAKE SUSTAINABILITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN THE SIMS 4 ECO LIFESTYLE

Power up with renewable energy, vote to change, and go green.

Nestled up against a quarry by the water, Evergreen Harbor has a long history of natural beauty marred by pollution. Over the years, it has become… well, not so green at all. Smog and dirty air cloud the skies, junk has accumulated in empty lots, and trash litters the docks of the harbor—it’s maybe not the best fishing environment. But in The Sims™ 4 Eco Lifestyle Expansion Pack*, it’s up to your Sims to return it to its former glory! (Or they can just party it up in filthy style. We won’t judge!)

Move It, Move It

Sims arriving in Evergreen Harbor have their choice of three different neighborhoods. The community of Grims Quarry is best off, environmentally speaking, though grimy and cluttered with waste. Still, its clean air accentuates its appeal when compared to the middling Conifer Station and rundown Port Promise. Once Sims start making an effort, though, each of these neighborhoods transforms. Go all-in on the industrial-chic aesthetic by turning an old shipping container lot into your new home in Port Promise, or take a leisurely stroll atop of the old train station’s parkway in Conifer Station when Evergreen Harbor finally lives up to its name.

Sims also reap the rewards of living either the green or industrial lifestyle even beyond Evergreen Harbor. Check your impact in almost any neighborhood or world of your choosing���excluding Strangerville and Destination Worlds—or pause the eco-footprint effects from the game options menu. You decide where and when it matters to you.

Hit the Dump(ster)

Need a TV, a table, or even a mattress? Check the dumpster! A lot of the things you find in the trash aren’t junk at all. That first-generation TV is a nostalgic but functional throwback! Sure, the mattress might have a coffee stain and a tear or two, but you can fix it up—or just use it as-is. And that singed oven is perfectly fine after you wipe it down. There’s no reason to buy new when you can basically furnish your house without spending a single Simoleon. Just make sure the dumpster’s not already occupied by any other Sims getting frisky…. You’ve been warned.

Waste Not, Want Not!

So, your Sim just bought a new couch and needs to get rid of the old one. You can sell it, of course, but why not turn it into something new? With the Recycler, you can break that old couch down into reusable components for your next invention. To get the rest of the materials, keep an eye out for Bits & Pieces while you’re scrounging around in the dumpster. Once you’ve collected enough, you can create your own items in the amazing new Fabricator!

You Have the Power

What power? The power of sustainable resources! Who do? You do! From wind turbines to solar panels, generate your own electricity at home. Whether you place them on your roof or in your yard, they offset your bills and take you off the grid—literally, they expand off-the-grid functionality. Sims might choose to gather their own water with a dew collector too. Who needs infrastructure now? Of course, you could always go for a traditional power generator if green energy isn’t your thing.

Work Hard, Play Hard

Explore two new careers in The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle. As a Civil Designer, it’s your job to fix this town up—with help, of course. Once you get your Eco Inventions up and running, your neighbors are sure to take notice. On the other hand, if you’re more of a creative soul, why not turn a profit on the stuff you’re making? Perhaps you’re a Fizzy Juicer, a furniture maker, or a candlemaker. Once you’ve gathered your resources, like ingredients or repurposed dyes, you can get to work and fill orders through the computer as a Freelance Crafter! You can also sell your goods with an Entrepreneur's Table at the Community Space on your own time

Come Together

Every week, you and your neighbors can vote on a Neighborhood Action Plan like funding Green Initiatives, supporting Self-Sufficiency, or encouraging Free Love. You can also designate a purpose for the Community Space. Transform it into a shared garden, a maker space, or a marketplace for everyone to enjoy. You get to build it in nearly any world in The Sims 4! Bring Sims together around vertical gardens and hydroponic planters in Brindleton Bay; learn from other craftspeople in the workshop of Willow Creek; or sell your goods and peruse other offerings at the market in Evergreen Harbor. It’s up to you—and your neighbors. Don’t forget to convince them to vote your way!

Bug Out

Bees aren’t the queen bees in The Sims 4 anymore (though they do produce wax!). The new Insect Farm introduces a plethora of bugs. While toddlers and children can play with grubs and crickets, bombardier beetles provide biofuel for the power generator. Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, treat your Sims to a healthy, crunchy, protein-filled meal. Just don’t let them smile at anyone afterward or they might see beetle legs stuck in their teeth. Gross.

* * *

Preorder The Sims 4 Eco Lifestyle Expansion Pack today for Mac, PC, and Xbox One! You can start building your sustainable future on June 5, 2020, on those platforms and PlayStation®4, too!

Start thinking about your new eco projects with your fellow players on The Sims Forums; catch up with us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok; like us on Facebook; and subscribe to our YouTube channel. You can also sign up for The Sims 4 newsletter to get all the news as soon as it’s announced.

*Requires The Sims 4 game (sold separately) and all game updates to play. For PC/Mac, see minimum system requirements for this pack.

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Citizen Finance: Meta City

Citizen Finance: Meta City

World's first blockchain enabled First Person Shooter across multiple platform with support for Non-Fungible Token and Game Finance.

#nft4fps #nft4XR #cifipowa #metacity #gamefi #citizens #cifi #defi #ciphi #bsc #blockchain #ownership @Citizen Finance

Introduction

The video gaming industry is still been plagued with the non existence of true ownership when it comes to in-game assets. According to NewsZoo The World’s 2.7 Billion Gamers Will Spend $159.3 Billion on Games in 2020; The Market Will Surpass $200 Billion by 2023. This is coming after $87 billion was spent in 2019 by gamers to purchase in-game assets which they have no true ownership over.

In-game assets has been one of the top revenue base of video gaming company as most games has adopted the Free-to-Play model with high demands for in-game assets. According to Forbes  out of Fortnite’s $2.4 billion of revenue, over one billion was generated through the sale of in-game items. Gamers are spending billions of dollars yearly to purchase in-game assets with little or no real ownership right over it.

Citizen Finance: Meta City as a First-person shooter game will provide  support for 100% ownership of in-game assets. The platform will allow players to withdraw and sell their in-game assets on secondary marketplace, gift it out to friends, stake it on decentralized pool to earn Ciphi token or use it as collateral on lending protocol.

About The Game

Plot

In the beginning, the tribes of Meta City lives in peace and harmony until the Nunakai, warrior aliens from Planet Iboria attacked the city. Some districts were lost to the invaders as well as the population who were forced into the mines, the aliens had come for Ciphi.

The last free 5 districts of Meta City came together to form the "Alliance" a union that is determine to defeat the invaders, rescue their people and preserve their rights to Ciphi mining.

Meanwhile, Meta City Company already employed a professional military contractor - Harry Lam to infiltrate Blockdown district. His mission was to gather information on the enemies and rescue some of their workers especially Natalia Ovan.

Introduction

Meta City is a portrayed as a rich city with 14 districts. The City is rich with many minerals but the most precious is Ciphi, a metal that fuels the city's technological advancement. Ciphi was discovered by Nikron Ovan the founder of Meta City Company (MCC), a company that controls 70% of Ciphi mining operations in the city.

Gameplay

Players take on the role of Harry Lam, a professional military contractor employed by MCC to rescue their trapped workers in Blockdown district. The player will have to battle the Nunakai, rescue the workers and obtain information regarding the invaders and what they want with Ciphi. Upon his death, the company was passed to his only daughter Natalia Ovan with the guidance of the 14 (rich and powerful individuals and shareholders of MCC)

The player gradually builds up own bunker and try to survive in a post apocalyptic region that is been overrun by aliens.

Battlefield

Battlefield is the multiplayer version of the game. Players takes on the role of either City Army or the Nunakai Resistance Force.

The battle between City Army and Resistance Force will be portrayed in Multiplayer form in which players will battle themselves.

In-Game Assets

Every in-game asset in Meta City is a unique non-fungible token. In-game assets are NFTs that are stored on the Binance smart chain which gives players full ownership. Players will be able to use them as in-game assets to play the action-packed game, trade them on secondary market, staked them on NFT reward pools or use them as collateral to borrow other tokens.

Attributes

The most important attributes of in-game assets are it's DamagingPowa, Face Value and Rarity. The DamagingPowa is the strength of the asset, Face Value is the amount of token the owner will obtain after liquidation while the Rarity is the rareness of the asset.

Rarity

There are 6 basic Rarity which each in-game assets possess: Common, Rare, Epic, Elite, Legendary and God. Each Rarity possess unique damaging power and value in the game. God weapon is rare, players will have to try harder to obtain them.

Skin as a Virtual Commodity (SaaVC)

Weapon skins will also be represented as a non-fungible token. Since the introduction of weapon skin as virtual commodity to traditional gaming, the market has continue to grow rapidly running into billions of dollars in marketcap. Citizen Finance will also be introducing Skins as a virtual commodity into it's economy model. Players will not just be able to purchase weapon skin from primary market, they will also be able to create own weapon skin and trade using the secondary market.

By introducing blockchain into weapon skin economy, artists will be able to develop their own skin, mint it into NFT and sell directly on Citizen Finance secondary marketplace legally. The platform will be an open economy for weapon skin artist to earn income doing what they know how to do best. Skins will need to be approved by Citizen Finance team and the community through a DCC before it can be supported by Citizen Finance. There will be a number of guidelines in which artists needs to follow when developing weapon skin for the public to avoid harmful content.

Citizen Finance will also be launching CifiPowa, a web-based editor that will enable artist create own weapon skin, mint them to nfts and place on sale on the marketplace.

What is Citizen Finance?

Citizen Finance is an introduction to GameFi and true ownership of in-game assets. While acting as a bridge between the world of traditional gaming and blockchain, Citizen Finance will create a platform where players are the true owners of their in-game assets, they can stake it, resell it, gift it or simply use it as collateral.

Right to property is often classified as human right which gives every citizen the right to own property purchased using their own fund. Property can include real estate, autos and in our case virtual properties like in-game assets. The main property rights are;

Right of Control

Right of Possession

Right of Exclusion

Right to Derived Income

Right of Disposition

Till date, one of the most prominent problem in the traditional video gaming industry is denial of property right when it comes to in-game assets. Players are not the true owners of their in-game assets even if they had purchased it with in-game currency which in turn was purchased with fiat currency. What they can do with the asset is limited to the utilities of the game. The player lacks true control of their assets, can not derived income from it and also can not dispose it.

Blockchain technology has enabled some games introduced true ownership of in-game assets but the utilities for this new concept is still small and has no real impact in the industry. Citizen Finance will be introducing new concepts and utilities for in-game assets using blockchain technology

Non-Fungible Token

Non-Fungible Tokens are tokenized versions of a non-fungible asset like artwork, real estate, collectibles (in-game assets in our case). These assets possess properties and individual characteristics that make them unique and valuable. Non-fungible tokens can be used to create verifiable digital scarcity, as well as digital ownership.

NFTs are not a new concept and the first NFT-like token was the introduction of Bitcoin 2.x (aka colored coins) in 2012. While not being a new concept, the launch of Cryptokitties - a blockchain-driven platform where players have the chance to collect and breed digital cats, brought the attention of the world to this unique technology and thus began the NFT race. Cryptopunk was launched in 2017, the first project that aim to tokenize artwork using NFTs.

Why are NFTs Special?

The specialty of non-fungible tokens revolves round three (3) concept namely; Unique, Rare & Indivisible.

Unique: One major feature that makes NFTs special is the fact of it being unique. Unlike fungible token, each nft has its own unique properties (metadata) that are peculiar to one token. It's impossible for 2 NFTs in same platform to have same properties.

Rarity: NFTs are rare collectibles with limited supply. The scarcity mechanism is one thing that makes owning a non-fungible token special.

Indivisibility: Unlike fungible token, a non-fungible token can not be divided into smaller units. Bitcoin and other fungible assets can be split into smaller unit but non-fungible token needs to be bought, sold and held as a single unit.

The use case of NFTs varies depending on the business model of the platform. While for the most part, it has been used to represent arts and in-game assets but its use case are not limited to arts and gaming alone. NFTs can be used to represent company shares, bonds, real estates, membership and many others. Terra Virtua has been able to successfully implement NFTs on arts, Cryptokitties and GodsUnchained brought NFTs to in-game assets while Decentraland, The Sandbox and Spheroid Universe are giving NFTs a unique use case in the digital real estate industry.

Citizen Finance introduction of NFTs for in-game assets is mainly to promote true ownership of in-game assets and enable players to legally exchange assets between one and anothers.

Tokenomic Ciphi

Introduction

Ciphi is the native token of Citizen Finance platform, the token is minted through NFT staking and Liquidity mining. Users can utilize Ciphi token to purchase nfts from the secondary marketplace, use as fees to launch own skin proposal, deployment fee for Cifipowa , stake Ciphi to earn liquidity reward and also use for lending protocol.

Specification

Name: CIPHI

Symbol: CIFI

Network: Binance Smart Chain

Decimal: 18

Type: Utility and Governance

Supply: 500,000

Distribution

Mining (88%): 370,000

Presale (10): 50,000

Liquidity(1%): 25,000

Team (10%): 50,000

Airdrop & Bounty (1%): 5000

Liquidity will be locked for 6 months

Team token will be distributed in stages. 10% will be distributed in the beginning while 90% will be locked for 12 months. After lockup period, 5% of Team token will be released monthly.

Mechanism

Ciphi token can only be obtain through liquidity mining and staking of in-game assets on decentralized pool. Users who provides liquidity on decentralized exchange are rewarded in CIFI token after staking their LP.

Deduction

Citizen Finance adopts a deduction mechanism whenever a player/farmer initiates an harvest. 5% of rewards is deducted and sent to the Treasury while the player/farmer receives 95%.

Distribution of Treasury Fund

1% Team Wallet

2% Voluntary Developers

2% Reward pool

Use of Ciphi Token

Payment method for in-game currency

NFT minting fee on CifiPowa

Auctioning of NFTs

Fees for PowXR

Governance

Publisher's payment for in-game ads

and many more

Reward & Buyback

Monetary Incentives

In other to motivate committed players of Meta City, Citizen Finance will be rewarding players with Ciphi token. Players will be able to convert their in-game currency to Ciphi token at the ratio of 1 meta = $0.01 worth of Ciphi token.

Buyback & Burn

To create more value for Ciphi token, Citizen Finance will carry out a monthly buy back using 20% of profit from primary in-game store until more than 50,000 CIFI token is completely burnt. 50% of the token purchased will be burnt while the other 50% will be sent to reward pool.

Roadmap

Q1 2021

Launch of website v1

CifiPowa beta release

Airdrop & Bounty

Release of Meta City Pre-Alpha (PC)

Q2 2021

Platform

Presale

Early Asset Offering (Kickstarter)

NFT distribution

Listing

Santa Fe

CIFI-BNB LP Pool

CIFI-BUSD LP Pool

Citizen Pool

CifiPowa

Launch of Registry

Marketplace

More development to editor

Meta City

Internal Release of Blockdown District (alpha)

Internal Release of Merchant District (alpha)

Internal Release of Norse District (alpha)

Internal Release of Port District (alpha)

Internal Release of Battlefield (Multiplayer)

Support for NFT as in-game Asset

CifiPowa X

Development of beta version

Internal Test

Public Release

Q3 2021

CifiPowa

Support Auction-style

Multiple Minting (ERC1155)

More development to CifiPowa

Meta City

Public Release of Blockdown District (alpha)

Public Release of Merchant District (alpha)

Public Release of Norse District (alpha)

Public Release of Battlefield

Reward Pool

Internal Test of SaaVC

CifiPowa X

Support NFT (CifiPowa)

Art Exhibition

Details:

Website: https://citizenfinance.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/citizen_finance

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/citizenfinance

Medium: https://medium.com/@citizen_finance

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How to establish taxi reserving application

Practically each and every smartphone person provides a taxi scheduling application downloaded on their own gadget. The market for on-demand companies apps has actually been proliferating and now represents an incredible selection of options and designs.

We chose to compose this post to get rid of some gentle on what it's going to take to construct a clone of Among the most famous As well as in some ways controversial apps of recent occasions. Looking to contend with Uber’s world dominance is a daunting problem, but launching an identical company at the nationwide or regional levels looks really promising.

At Japanese Peak Now we have effectively implemented various identical tasks together with Gett, a world taxi provider, #1 for on-demand from customers corporate transportation driving 50 percent the Fortune five hundred.

To create a taxi scheduling application like Uber we must know how it really works and define its basic building blocks.

Common overview

On-need experience companies (also referred to as journey-hailing or ridesourcing products and services) like Uber are marketplaces where individuals (riders) and service companies (drivers) can link with one another.

Drivers for these providers are usually not necessarily certified professionals but are personal people who use their own autos and need to make some more money. This simplistic approach which captures a standard consumer desire is exactly what tends to make these expert services accessible Just about all over the place – something not achievable by regular taxi corporations.

A person who calls for transportation solutions simply just needs to create a request to the application. Once the ask for has been created, a notification with all the mandatory information, like The placement and level of vacation spot, is distributed to the closest driver. The driving force both accepts or rejects it.

In the case that a rejection is built, the request is allocated to the nearest driver etc. If the driver accepts the request, they travel to The client’s place to choose them up. Later on, the two the passenger and the driver get an option to level each other.

How it works underneath the hood

Launching applications of this sort of complexity entail equally consumer and server-aspect growth. They need a central server to handle interactions involving a number of people (in our circumstance passengers and drivers), to execute advanced computations (matching, cost calculation, ETA, Fee subtraction, and so forth), and organization logic and information storage capabilities. Uber maintains various geographically dispersed servers to enhance response occasions, remove failures and supply continual support availability.

Uber’s backend program is prepared making use of these types of systems as Node.js, Python, Go, Redis, MongoDB and MySQL. Moreover, it takes advantage of its possess facts center community even though also relying on third-party PaaS/IaaS vendors for example Amazon Web Solutions for many functions.

Trip-hailing products and services of this kind of magnitude as Uber are unable to do without having its individual massive computing infrastructure. Nonetheless, It will likely be sufficient to guidance your complete backend in the Preliminary levels within your undertaking working with cloud support suppliers like Amazon Website Services, Microsoft Azure, Google App Motor or Parse.

On-demand experience companies also depend seriously on diverse frameworks and APIs for navigation, on the internet payment and conversation. Uber employs Google Maps to point out the surrounding place, Core Place and Google Spot Expert services API to ascertain the user’s spot, MapKit and Google Maps Instructions API for route configuration, Braintree for payments, Twilio for SMS notifications, Apple Force Notifications Services and Firebase Cloud Messaging for drive notifications, and SendGrid for sending transactional e-mails.

The client-side of a taxi booking application like Uber consists of two interactive cellular applications – a single for demand from customers (travellers) and one particular for supply (drivers), Every with its possess list of features. There’s also will need for the online-based mostly admin dashboard which will provide the function of centralized backend-Workplace, to observe all the process and also to complete administrative steps. Shopper aspect cell apps may be developed as native applications making use of platform-unique programming languages (Java for Android or Goal-C/Swift/C++ for iOS) or cross-platform/hybrid apps applying HTML5,CSS & JavaScript. While in the context of taxi reserving application development, utilizing a local strategy is considered much more preferable.

Let’s now discover shopper-facet apps in better element, outline The essential attributes they ought to have and how to implement them.

Needs to have features for the two Driver and Passenger apps:

1. Registration and Authentication

Uber like applications must present social websites and electronic mail/password signup and login performance. Creating a profile, past increasing buyer retention, is required for companies that entail mobile payments. As yet another necessity for drivers, profiles must be verified and accredited via the support administration.

2. Profile modifying

Travellers and motorists should be capable of effortlessly edit their own profiles: identify, Image, cell phone number, email, etcetera. The motive force app must also include the driving force’s license and information about the vehicle (manufacturer and calendar year of creation, car or truck class, shade, license plate amount) and its Image. Both of those the driving force and also the passenger need to have the ability to view each other’s profile. With this data, they might understand one another within the pickup site. This will help minimize anxiety and offers a sense of security.

three. Matching

Matching permits a passenger to routinely connect with the closest out there driver. It’s a fancy algorithm which will take into account a number of components: places of your passenger and nearby drivers (Uber displays approximately eight motorists), motorists’ standing and their rating, vehicle versions, and so on. The driver has a couple of seconds to just accept the request (Uber offers fifteen seconds) just before it goes to the following driver.

Some taxi scheduling providers allow for travellers to choose the driver manually. At present Uber doesn’t make it possible for this selection.

You could also include an option to customise the matching algorithm. One example is, a driver could set a spot filter and be matched only with Those people riders who are interested in traveling in precisely the same route.

four. Navigation

At the center of a place-primarily based application like Uber is the technology of GPS tracking, all over which all the things else is built on. It makes it possible for to discover latest spots of passengers and motorists, draw paths between them, established pickup and drop-off destinations, track the motion of autos and in some cases compute the cost of the ride along with the ETA (estimated time of arrival). These details sets are sent to the server for even more processing and broadcasting to other customers in that exact place.

A lot of geolocation, https://androiddevelopers.co/united-states/california/sandiego orientation, and mapping APIs will also be used when constructing apps with navigation options.

5. Notifications

Now most experience-hailing apps use a few options to notify consumers about critical occasions: SMS, press notifications and e-mail. Thrust notifications is often implemented making use of absolutely free utilities furnished by platform suppliers: Apple Push Notification Provider for iOS and Firebase Cloud Messaging for Android, or third-occasion cross-platform utilities like OneSignal.

To put into practice SMS notifications Uber utilizes Twilio but there’re a number of other equivalent services companies: Plivo, Nexmo or Sinch.

For sending advertising and transactional e-mails Uber employs SendGrid.

six. Analyzing and exhibiting the expense of a trip

The two the driver as well as the passenger must know the estimated fare beforehand. As we talked about previously, calculating the actual fare with the trip will likely be performed within the server-facet. It could entail the subsequent parameters and elements: the distance between pickup and fall-off areas, cost of fuel, probable reductions, auto class, traffic and weather conditions, peak several hours and many others.

Uber makes use of the so-named ‘surge pricing’ approach and improves its regular fares when demand from customers for rides exceeds supply, which happens to be currently a really controversial aspect and Lots of people have already been complaining about it due to the fact its introduction. We don’t recommend implementing this feature, no less than originally, mainly because it could repel buyers.

seven. Creating payments

This really is how it works inside of Uber’s application:

Uber has partnered with Braintree to securely acknowledge payments throughout the app. All payments are cashless, so once the ride has done, payment is withdrawn mechanically with the payment gateway. There are plenty of other on-line payment providers like Stripe, Worldpay or Adyen. They provide sturdy APIs, that can certainly be built-in into cellular applications. All of these are optimized for World-wide-web, cellular and in-app purchases. They assist significant bank cards like Visa, MasterCard, American Categorical and digital wallets like Apple Shell out, Walmart Shell out, Android Pay back and plenty of Some others.

Uber makes income by charging drivers a twenty% Fee on all rides booked by means of it. Payments are transferred to the driver’s account every week.

Regular cash payments really should not be fully eradicated. Paying out in income continue to remains the dominant payment technique in a few international locations, in rural spots or for some classes with the inhabitants like senior citizens and teenagers.

8. Ranking and responses

Travellers and drivers ought to have the capacity to price each other after the journey is around. This feature aids keep a large standard of service. Drivers with small scores will at some point not be capable to use the support. If a passenger features a lower ranking, it might be more durable for him to get a journey. Travellers must also have the ability to offer suggestions on their own working experience through the vacation. This suggestions will probably be shown in the motive force’s profile for Other people to view.

Analyzing the ranking of equally the need (passengers) and the provision (motorists) can help you discover strengths and weaknesses in the assistance and make enhancements where by wanted.

nine. Reserving and payments historical past

Both motorists and passengers need to be able to check out comprehensive data about previous visits from their profiles: date, time, Value, driver/passenger name, automobile design, pickup and drop-off locations, score etcetera.

10. Reserving cancellation

Motorists and passengers should have the ability to terminate a experience. In the situation of the cancellation, a rate can be charged.

Ought to-have capabilities for the Passenger App:

Tracking close by motorists

Capacity to set the pickup site around the map without having typing an tackle

Capacity to see pertinent facts about the driver: name, Image, contact facts, rating, car kind, and ETA (approximated time of arrival)

Notification upon taxi arrival

Choosing automobile typeRiders needs to be ready to choose between different classes of motor vehicles (In the situation of Uber you'll find UberX, UberXL, UberSelect and Uber BLACK). Needless to say, the fares will differ depending on the form of motor vehicle

Sharing rides with other passengersA rider must manage to share a reserving with One more rider who’s heading in a similar path and break up the price

Most loved addresses for handy long term bookings

Should-have characteristics for the Driver Application:

Finding passenger on map

Power to see appropriate facts regarding the passenger: title, photo (optional), Get hold of data, rating, number of travellers;

Power to settle for or deny requests

Placing position (Go Online / Go offline)The “Log on” standing permits passengers to find out motorists about the map and have interaction them. The “Go offline” standing will temporarily cover the driving force from remaining tracked.

Admin panel

The admin panel will likely be an internet-based mostly interface that can help take care of your entire assistance: handle back-end settings, handle drivers, passengers, requests, transactions, look at passengers and motorists’ routines, figures, and produce reports.

Website-based buying portal

As an extra choice for passengers you could Establish an on-line Net portal that can duplicate the features of the Passenger cellular app and permit them to create requests ideal in the browser without the require for any mobile app.

MVP

You don’t have to fill the product with all the above mentioned-described Innovative features when releasing it to the market. We suggest getting started with a Least Practical Product (MVP) – the initial Edition with the item that will include things like both equally Passenger and Driver applications along with the Admin Panel Using the most basic and indispensable features simply to ‘check the waters’ of the marketplace.

How long will it take to acquire an MVP for an application like Uber

Below’s an approximate list of features for a taxi booking app MVP and our rough estimate of the amount advancement time it will acquire:

Functional technical specs and layout

Making a in-depth useful specification to the conclusion product and UI/UX style and design – one hundred twenty-150+ several hours

Superior-amount design and style: Database schema, third party integrations, know-how stack, etc. – fifty+ hrs

Acquiring an application for only one platform

Making an application for iOS and Android can take 2 times as while.

Registration (in-app or by means of social networking sites) – 32-40 hours

Consumer profile – 16-24 hours

Driver profile – sixteen-24 hrs

Putting an buy (customer) – 80-ninety six hrs

Booking (driver) – 48-fifty six hours

Pickup area and route – 32-forty hours

Booking heritage (shopper)- sixteen-24 hrs

Reserving background (driver)- sixteen-24 several hours

Payment (include a card, integrating payment API, computerized payment after the purchase is entire) – forty-forty eight hours

Backend development

Database schema – 24 hours

Organization logic – 240 hrs

Admin dashboard – a hundred and sixty several hours

Technique general performance report – a hundred and sixty hours

Top quality Assurance

QA commonly provides about 30% additional to the event time.

You should Notice, that this is really an approximate estimate based upon our preceding undertaking in taxi scheduling app development. The development time of similar task may possibly vary with regards to the UI/UX complexity, challenge specifics and enterprise logic complexity.

Increasing the performance

One example is, there’s no have to have to include rating and opinions functionalities, Price tag splitting or preferred addresses to the MVP or develop the world wide web-primarily based purchasing portal. These capabilities offer added worth, but you can save Preliminary fees and depart it for afterwards date. Working with only thrust notifications to establish a link in between motorists and travellers will likely be adequate. Here’s a list of other attributes which could be extra later:

scheduled rides

discount rates and free rides

power to choose drivers (presently Uber doesn’t provide this selection)

desired destination filter for motorists

paid waiting around time for drivers

dynamic pricing (surge pricing)

in-application chat

voice-pushed Guidance

in-app suggestion element

insurance coverage

multi-language aid

promo codes

gamification

In addition to the most simple and indispensable characteristics we’ve protected in this post, an MVP could also contain Unique advertising functions to aid get initial shoppers (each motorists and riders) and market your application in these techniques

signup bonuses

tipping motorists to stay on the web even if there’s no demand

free of charge rides for new travellers in the expense on the services

no commission For brand spanking new motorists for the first three months

The way to get going?

The products discovery section is the greatest initial step you might take to put a good foundation for the event of the app. It features a functional specification, UX/UI structure, and a visible prototype that provides you with a clear eyesight of the tip merchandise. On typical, this phase can take 4-6 months.

The item discovery phase will help you:

define a full scope of work and acquire a roadmap for the challenge set a realistic spending plan for the MVP and strategy your sources, examination the waters together with your audience applying a visual prototype, craft a convincing expenditure pitch, get to learn your workforce

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