You have probably heard how some popular artists have made millions of dollars selling NFTs. Making money from NFTs is not for popular artists alone. You too can create yours, sell it, and make lots of money from it. This article will show you how to create and mint your NFT.
How to create and mint your NFT
Anyone can create and mint NFTs. All you have to do is to follow the due process and it's difficult. To mint an NFT means to publish your NFT on the Blockchain. There are five steps you need to take in order to create and mint your NFT.
- Decide on what content you want for your NFT
As you already know, NFTs are not limited to just pictures. You can make anything into an NFT, a painting, an article, a poem, or a video clip. The idea is to use something unique but ensure you created it. Also, make sure that it can be converted into a digital form.
- Choose your preferred Blockchain network
The next step is to pick a Blockchain network of choice. Ethereum was the first blockchain built with NFT compatibility, making it the most popular one. However, different chains like Solana, Polygon, Avalanche now support NFTs. You can research other Blockchain networks to choose the one that most suits your needs.
- Set up a digital wallet and fund it
Now that you have chosen a blockchain to use, you need to create a wallet that supports that chain. Some wallets support different blockchains, so you can pick from the list. Some of them include MetaMask, OKX wallet, Coin 98 wallet, Trust wallet, Math Wallet, and others.
After doing that, fund it with the native token of the blockchain you selected. This is because to use the chain you will need to pay some gas fees and it's usually in the native token.
- Choose an NFT platform
To create your NFT you will need a platform to do that. Opensea is one of the most popular options. With Opensea, you don’t only create NFTs, you can sell, buy and even auction NFTs. It’s a multipurpose platform. There are other available options like Magic Eden, Nifty Gateway, and Rarible. Remember to do your research before settling for one.
- Create your NFT
Depending on the platform you choose to use, the “create an NFT” tab should be accessible and you just need to follow the steps.
A step by step guide to creating and minting your first NFT with your mobile phone
To demonstrate the steps listed earlier, I will show how to create and mint an NFT using your mobile phone. The Blockchain network is Ethereum. I chose MetaMask as my NFT wallet and Open sea as my NFT platform.
Click on the browser
If you have already created your metamask wallet, like I have, just click on the browser.
Type in Opensea.io.
Click on Login
Select MetaMask wallet.
Click on Create.
Click on Mint an NFT
Upload the content to use for creating the NFT and fill in the details.
Click on Create
Once you click on create, you will successfully mint your NFT.
Congratulations on creating your first NFT.
NB: I didn’t click on Create in the picture above because I didn’t fund my wallet with $ETH. You will be able to create your NFT once you have funded your wallet.
CONCLUSION
As you can see, creating and minting your NFT is not rocket science. You can do with just your mobile phone. Creating and minting your NFT is the first and crucial step in the journey to making extra bucks from NFTs. After minting ,you can either choose to list it for sale or kust keep it in your wallet.
Ensure that you conduct thorough research and follow industry updates. That way, you will be equipped with information that will enable you to make wise choices.