How to Mint NFT?

NFT??? these three letters have been on-trend on all media now and you have wanted to know more about it like 400,000+ people that have searched for it on Google, worry less now because I am about to give you a digestible, easy and comprehensive explanation about NFT and How to mint it and own one. NFT is a Non-fungible Token which means they are unique and not interchangeable with special features that allow you to add information which can be infirm of tests, audios, videos, arts and pictures. What does this mean in a real and simpler sense? In simple terms, a fungible good is an item that is mutually interchangeable with another. Money is a good example. A $100 bill is worth the same as other $100 bills (or even two $50 bills). Despite minor distinctions such as serial numbers and issue dates, paper money is considered fungible as they are interchangeable and facilitate transactions in our daily lives.

On the other hand, vehicles, art, and properties are examples of non-fungible items that are unique and not interchangeable with one another.

Think of two Industries located next to each other — they may reside within the same neighbourhood, share the same property developer, and even look completely identical from the outside, but they are technically not similar nor interchangeable. Their decor and interior layout may be different. One of them could be that much closer to a raw material, which makes it marginally more valuable than the other.

In the past decade, we have seen the rise of intangible and fungible tokens such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others. These items are intangible because they do not exist in a physical form that can be felt or touched, and are fungible because they can be interchanged.

The easiest way to understand NFTs is to imagine Pokémon trading cards. Each Pokémon trading card is unique, and no two cards are interchangeable since they may have different move sets, rarities, and physical conditions.

NFT’s just like the Mighty Bitcoin and its brother Ethereum are digital and intangible so as all NFT’s are which makes them different from our regular currencies but NFT’s are also ways ahead of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as they are non-interchangeable, they are unique(i.e not tradable exchanges),non-divisible(i.e not to be able to put in multiple fractions).

NFT is HOOOGE, there is a lot to learn on the space of NFT and all that cant be discussed now but will focus on the main reason for putting this together which is “How to Mint or Create your NFT?”

MINTING NFT

I know you will also like to own at least one NFT so you can merge with the futuristic movement which is very possible if you note my next explanation

Minting NFT is just like the way our day to day currency is being minted or printed but just that you don’t need a printer or paper to put your NFT on because it’s digital as earlier explained all you need is to get into

1. ) OpenSea and create your COLLECTIONS first and give them a name, logo, and description. Opening your collection is the first step while.

Go to your collection, and select Add Items. This will bring you to the Create New Item page

2.) 1.) After creating a collection, you can begin to upload NFTs into it. Uploading the NFT should follow by clicking add items which will open a space for you to upload a file which can be JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4 and more in which you give it a name and description.

Add the NFT file; it may be an image or video. OpenSea supports a host of formats, including JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4, and more. Give it a name, and a description as well.

3.) Adding properties to your NFT gives it more value so you need to add properties which will be our third step and these will be traits of the NFT just like the colour, gender or and other characteristics you can think of.

Time to give your NFT some properties. These are traits for your NFT, and it could be gender, colour, or whatever characteristics you would like to add

4.) 1.) Adding Level is the next thing to do although it is optional but will help to modify your NFT according to the rate it gets over the total possible reach or limit (for example can have a strength of 4/5 and Speed of 2/5)

Next, give your NFT a level and it will show up as a progress bar. For our NFT, we are giving it a 3/5 for speed and a level of 4/5 for strength. It is also possible to provide it with levels for other traits. Adding levels for your NFT is optional

5.) Adding a Stats bar is next although this won’t show up on your NFT it is needed as it's a progress bar.

Adding Stats bar is next although this won’t show up on your NFT its needed as its a progress bar

6.) Making it Unlockable content is the next thing so it can make the buyer receive a code after a successful purchase.

If owning your NFT will give the owner access to perks, or tied to a redeemable item, then activate the Unlockable Content option. This will allow the buyer to receive the code, link, etc. once it’s purchased.

7.) IF the NFT has EXPLICIT content please put a precaution and categorising it as one is very important.

If the NFT contains explicit or sensitive content, you may categorize it as such.

8.) This is just you clicking done in the assurance that you have satisfied yourself creating the kind of NFT you want.

Finally, it’s time to mint the NFT. Tap on Create, and the next page will show your newly uploaded NFT. From here, you may visit or edit it.

I believe with these simple and easy steps of mine you are ready to create or mint your NFT.

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