How To Mint Your First NFT (Non-Fungible Token) For Free

What is NFT minting?

NFT minting is similar to how metal coins are minted and then put into circulation. Non-fungible tokens can also be “minted” once they have been created. This transforms a file into a digital asset that can be traded or purchased with cryptocurrencies directly on a digital marketplace.

The creator of the NFT may schedule royalties during the minting process. This allows him or her to receive a commission whenever the work is sold or traded on the secondary markets.

So on to the question of how to mint an NFT. There are two ways you can mint an NFT:

Most projects will allow collectors and investors to mint NFTs directly from their website.

How to mint NFT directly on a project’s website

The example we’ll use is Baby Ghosts, but we haven’t researched this project and can’t recommend it. Please do your own research before investing.

Step 2. Install MetaMask wallet

As with any crypto asset, you will need a cryptocurrency wallet to mint and trade NFTs. The most popular wallet is MetaMask, and that’s the wallet we will be using.

MetaMask is a noncustodial wallet that you can easily download from the official MetaMask website and install as an extension on your browser.

Step 3. Create a MetaMask account

If you require extra help, make sure to check our complete guide about MetaMask.

Step 4. Fund MetaMask wallet with crypto

An empty crypto wallet is worth nothing. That’s why you will need to fund it with crypto before you can start minting NFTs.

After you’ve created your MetaMask wallet, you can send funds using the wallet address displayed at the top, under the account name.

Since this is an Ethereum project, you will need ETH to mint the NFTs. You can send ETH funds to the wallet’s address from centralized exchanges that allow credit or debit cards to crypto purchases, such as Binance, Coinbase, or Crypto.com.

Make sure to check the price of minting an NFT before transferring funds to ensure that you will have enough for minting and gas fees. The minting price should be clearly specified on the page of the project.

Step 5. Connect wallet to the project’s website

After you’ve created and funded the Ethereum crypto wallet, you can connect your wallet to the project’s website and start minting NFTs.

Click on Connect MetaMask, although the name of the button might be different from project to project. You have to look for the button to connect the wallet.

In some cases, the button might not appear unless you click first on the MetaMask icon on your browser. It will ask you to reload the webpage and then to enter the MetaMask wallet password to sign in. After you do that, you will be able to connect the wallet to the project’s website.

Step 6. Select how many NFTs you want to mint

On this specific project’s website, Baby Ghosts, investors can choose to mint between one and 20 NFTs. Each NFT minting will cost you 0.05 ETH. Furthermore, you do not get to choose the NFT that you will get, as they are generated randomly, as with all generative art. However, if the project takes off, your NFTs might end up popular, and you can make a profit from selling them on an NFT marketplace.

After choosing the number of NFTs to mint, simply click on the Mint button and confirm the transaction from your MetaMask wallet.

Minting on an NFT marketplace

One of the easiest ways to mint NFTs is to visit one of the popular NFT platforms and marketplaces and mint an NFT there.

How to create your NFT on Rarible?

Then you need to choose if you want to create a single NFT or Multiple (use it in case you have a series of artworks to tokenize). Let’s choose Single as a simple example.

Next you get to the actual Creation page.

Settings are quite similar to OpenSea, so you basically  upload your artwork in PNG, GIF, WEBP, MP4 or MP3 formats. As you see the range of formats is more limited than on OpenSea. Same with the size, your artwork should weigh less than 30mb.

Also on this stage you set the price for which NFT will be instantly sold (don’t forget that you pay 2.5% fee to Rarible). If you don’t set this option, the price for the NFT will be formed in the auction mechanism.

Also you can add secret content which can be redeemed only after NFT is purchased. That might be a link, code or digital key. Also at this step you need to choose the Collection type which can be custom ERC-721 or RARI (set by default). In case you want to create your custom collection, just click on it and fill in the details.

On the same page you need to set a name for your NFT, description, royalties rate (count wisely, who knows what is the future of your artwork) and properties (which is optional, but quite useful for some types of artworks).

After you’re ready, click the “Create” button. Rarible will ask you to connect the wallet, it’s the same process as we went through at OpenSea. I recommend using Metamask. After you connect the wallet and agree on Terms & Conditions, you’re all set to create your NFT. Push “Create” again.

Now you need to approve token creation and pay the fee. After it’s approved, you will proceed to the token minting which is quite simple. Congratulations, you just minted your NFT!

Sign the sell order once you are ready to sell your NFT.

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How can you get NFTs?

NFT collectors and investors can get NFTs by either buying them from NFT marketplaces or mining NFTs, a process of creating NFTs.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps of minting an NFT on the popular NFT marketplaces.

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What is an NFT?

“NFT” is the hyped-up buzzword of the moment. The interest in these assets has extended well past the cryptocurrency world. While the concept and their use is not new, interest in how they work and how NFTs could be used, may help revolutionize the economic landscape.

Each NFT is unique, or, at the very least, rare, unlike other digital items that can be reproduced endlessly. They can be bought using fiat or various cryptocurrencies and can be viewed by anyone, but only the buyer has official ownership, which confers a form of digital bragging rights.

Bottom Line — Is Free-to-Mint For Everyone?

The long and short of it is that free-to-mint might not be a suitable strategy for every NFT creator. Putting free tokens out there and hoping that a collection will do well is a risky way of operating in this side of the crypto world. And while it’s true that a decent amount of free-to-mint NFT collections have done well, they’re usually larger in scale and they’re typically very apt at finding ways (no matter how unusual) of building hype ahead of their launch.

It goes without saying that releasing a free NFT isn’t also a guarantee of future profits, no matter that free-to-mint tokens seem to be all the rage at the moment.

On the other hand, this model could provide added incentives for creators to develop projects that are well thought through and designed to have long-term draws, so that collectors can be shown the future potential of NFTs instead of blindly investing on tokens that could easily flop after launching or that never reach the goals stipulated in complex roadmaps.

All things considered, free-to-mint could be a sustainable option for the NFT industry.

Profit!

That’s it! You created your first NFT and paid absolutely nothing in fees!

The newly minted and listed PetaPixel Coin NFT on OpenSea.

The public page of the newly created PetaPixel Coin NFT.

Reddit is one avenue you can take: there are numerous subreddits in which you can do giveaways to promote your collection — it’s a good way to start and the way that I achieved my first few sales.

Thanks for reading this tutorial, and good luck with selling your own NFTs!

About the author: ArtosisCurse is an NFT artist and the creator of The Crypto-Bears. You can find his collection and purchase his works here.

Image credits: Header photo licensed from Depositphotos

OpenSea

OpenSea is definitely a leader among platforms where you can create your NFT.

The expansion of the NFT market

While the NFT market is ballooning, does this mean that it’s still a good time to get involved in NFTs as a regular crypto-adopter? The answer is “yes.” But, to best understand the phenomenon, we first need to look at some statistics.

Based on their utility and on the nature of the project, some NFTs can be inexpensive or even free. Let’s now take a look at how anyone can benefit from these opportunities.

What Are The Benefits of Free-to-Mint

The truth is that there have been many free-to-mint projects that have done well. Very well, in fact. Early backers of collections like the CryptoPunks have racked in sizable returns. In 2018, someone purchased CryptoPunk #2238 for just $443 and sold in 2021 for an eye watering $4.4 million. That’s a return of almost 1,000,000% return in less than three years’ time.

Exclusivity

Free minting is hardly a new idea, but it’s the hype generated by some of the most successful projects that has brought attention back to this crypto model. Let’s take a look at some of the collections making waves:

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Generative NFT art platform Deca dropped 10,000 free-to-mint NFTs as part of The Octagon collection back in May. As part of its art-focused metaverse, the project is ready for minting at no extra cost besides gas fees. The project’s manifesto says that it’s aimed at creating an infrastructure to “experiencing” digital objects, leveraging a trend that emerged among NFT collectors to display their pieces in dedicated online galleries.

Banking on free NFTs, Deca hopes to create a 1,000,000,000- member community of a global network of artists, art, and art traders. Given how unusual it is, The Octagon has attracted high-profile NFT collectors, including Cozomo de’ Medici and VincentVanDough, as well as financial backing from investors like Betaworks and Collab+Currency.

Async Art

Async now offers Blueprints which are like Collections on OpenSea. Anyone can mint an NFT for a base price until it reaches a maximum limit, after which price varies based on market conditions.

Async Art also supports gasless minting, allowing artists to create «Gasless Autonomous Art.» It allows artists to specify rules for each Layer so other collaborators better understand the artist’s vision at the time of minting.

Pick the Correct Blockchain

Finally, click Create. You will need to confirm the actions you take with your Ethereum wallet while setting up the collection.

Create an OpenSea Collection

NFTs on OpeanSea are created within a collection so you should first create a collection. To do this, click on your profile icon in the upper right, click My Collections, and then click Create.

Creating a new Collection on OpenSea.

Most of the important things you will do will happen here.

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are unique tokens that cannot be replaced by another. NFTs are used to prove ownership over digital assets, such as digital artworks, in-game assets, videos, music, and anything else that can be digitally tokenized.

Binance NFT

Binance is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Its NFT marketplace is an excellent option for anyone looking to mint on a future-proof platform.

Unlike OpenSea, Binance charges just 1% per transaction, and it also gives you the option of cashing out your money in fiat currency. If you already own Binance tokens (BNB), buying and selling on the marketplace gets easier due to native support.

Binance charges 0.005 BNB to mint an NFT on its platform, but the first 10 are free.

Minting NFTs for free

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To get into how to sell NFT art, you need to first choose an NFT marketplace where you can mint your NFT for free. You will also need a crypto wallet to pay fees and receive payments if your NFT is sold.

This step-by-step guide will help you understand how to create and sell NFTs, regardless of how new or experienced you are with the crypto space.

While minting NFTs is free using the methods listed here, we recommend having some ETH in your wallet just in case. You can get ETH here (for U.S. customers) and here (non-U.S. customers).

How to mint NFTs for free on OpenSea

Step 1. Install and create a MetaMask wallet

MetaMask is one of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets, and it works as a browser extension on your device. If you haven’t used it before, go to the MetaMask website and download the wallet.

Your wallet should look like this.

Step 2. Connect MetaMask to OpenSea

Go to OpenSea marketplace and click on the top-right wallet icon to connect your wallet. Select MetaMask and confirm the connection from the wallet (a pop-up will appear). After your wallet is connected to the NFT marketplace, you will be able to see your profile and create your first NFT.

Step 3. Create and mint NFTs for free on OpenSea

You can choose between a single or an NFT collection. Considering the most popular NFTs, we recommend minting an NFT collection, as those seem to be more successful than single NFTs.

The steps are fairly similar to both single and collection. The NFT collection will require extra details, and after you create it, you will be able to add items to it and select the exact number of each NFT to be minted. You can always burn some of these later if you want to create more scarcity for your NFTs.

For each item or NFT, you will have to provide a few details, including:

Click on Create, and your first NFT will be minted. However, the item is not listed for sale and you will not find it if you try to search for it, using the search box.

Step 4. List your NFT

To list your NFT, click on Sell (top-right).

You can set the desired price for your NFT.

After you’ve set all the details, click on Complete listing, and the NFT will be listed for sale.

Note that OpenSea has service fee of 2.5%, which will be deducted from the selling price, after the NFT has been sold.

And that’s it! You now know how to create and sell NFTs on OpenSea.

What is lazy minting?

Lazy minting, also known as gasless minting, is allowing NFTs to be minted at the moment of purchase (and not creation) and was created to eliminate any up-front costs for new artists. Lazy minting is a feature available on the most popular marketplaces, including OpenSea and Rarible.

The lazy minting method was introduced in late 2021, as the gas fees proved to be a problem for creators, particularly those who are new to the field and don’t want to spend a lot upfront before they know if their work will sell.

How to mint NFTs for free on Rarible

Another popular NFT marketplace for NFT art, in-game collectibles, and other NFT assets is Rarible. We’ll walk you through all the steps necessary to learn how to sell NFT art for free on Rarible. Since you will need a crypto wallet to connect to Rarible, we will use the same MetaMask wallet as we use for OpenSea.

This step is identical to the first step on the OpenSea platform. If you don’t have a MetaMask wallet, please install and create a wallet on your device. Make sure to securely save the secret recovery phrase, in case something happens to your device.

Step 2. Connect MetaMask to Rarible

Step 3. Create and sell NFTs on Rarible

After you’ve confirmed the connection to the marketplace from your wallet and accepted the Rarible Terms of Service, you can click on Create (top-right) and create a new NFT on Rarible.

Choosing multiple means you want to create an NFT collection, which is considered to be a more popular option. However, for the point of our guide on how to create and sell NFTs for free, it makes no difference, and that’s why we will choose Single.

Then you will have to enter all the details of your new NFT, including:

It’s important to choose the Rarible (RARI) collection if you want to benefit from the free minting feature.

Also, you need to make sure that the Free minting option is enabled, which is actually the lazy minting option on Rarible. By checking this option, the NFT is minted only when the NFT is first sold on the platform and the buyer will pay for the gas fees for minting.

After you’ve entered all the details and made sure everything is right (because you cannot change any of these later), scroll down and click on Create item to create your first NFT on Rarible.

Congrats on learning how to sell NFT art for free on Rarible!

The current state of NFTs

Even well-known brands such as the NBA have joined the NFT trend and created the NBA Top Shot, enabling fans to truly own a famous NBA video highlight.

Mintable

Mintable is another platform for minting and selling NFTs. If you want to test the NFT creation process, this might be the cheapest platform since you can create and list your token for sale for literally 0 fees.This is one of the competitive advantages of this platform.

Mintable even holds a special marketplace for NFTs created with 0 fees. So, no investment is needed to start selling your artwork. Still, the platform is not as popular as OpenSea, so the traffic is lower. Also registration is required which might be a bit annoying compared to OpenSea and Rarible where login happens via Metamask.

Set Up the OpenSea Collection

Set up your first OpenSea collection. You can set images (including logo, featured, and banner), and you now pick a name for your collection, customize the collection’s URL, and add a description of your choice.

Uploading images for the look of your OpenSea collection.

Choosing basic details and descriptions of your OpenSea collection.

You can also set the Royalty percentage fee here. This is the percentage you will earn from NFTs you create every time it is subsequently sold and changes hands. If you sell an NFT for $X, you will initially earn $X, but if the buyer then resells the NFT to someone else, you will make money again by earning a percentage of that new sale. I personally usually choose 10% as my Royalty fee.

Specifying royalty percentage of a collection on OpenSea.

Frequently asked questions

NFT art can be listed for sale on NFT marketplaces such as OpenSea and Rarible.

NFT digital art can be sold on OpenSea or Rarible. However, it is important to develop a marketing strategy and build a strong community around the NFTs, to have a higher chance of selling NFTs.

Top NFT marketplaces have implemented lazy minting (or gasless listing), which enables NFT creators to list NFTs for free on the platform. It doesn’t cost anything to sell and NFT.

Digital artists can make money by creating and selling NFTs on popular NFT marketplaces such as OpenSea and Rarible. In fact, anyone can become an NFT creator, but it does require some skill to be able to sell an NFT. If you’re not a creator, you can use NFTs as an investment instrument

Disclaimer

Make sure you visit the website with the correct address.

To add a token, you need to create a collection: click «Create». After you click you will be asked to agree with Terms of Service. To do so you will need to sign confirmation with your Metamask. It’s free, so just sign it in Metamask pop-up which will appear soon.

Now you need to add the collection logo, collection name and description.

The collection has been created! You can add items you want to tokenize: click «Add new item» and sign the action in Metamask pop-up.

Add the media file that you want to link to the token. It can be a picture, video, 3D model or sound. Acceptable formats are JPG, PNG, GIF, SVG, MP4, WEBM, MP3, WAV, OGG, GLB, GLTF. Size may be up to 100 MB. Also you need to add the name of the token.

Token has been created! For a couple of days it is being verified (authenticity check). Then you can sell it if you like. To do this, click «Sell».

At Opensea, sales are usually conducted in an auction format. Sell process deserves additional article since there are quite a lot of options and settings. You can check it in the screenshot below. You can set any price you want and also choose the way to sell. After you set everything up click “Post Your Listing”.

Here’s how to create an NFT for free, without paying any gas fee on OpenSea NFT marketplace.

OpenSea will not support any ETH-forked NFTs.

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But, there are ways to avoid gas fee completely and mint (create) your NFTs for free. It should be noted that both minting and selling NFTs come with some fees. This fee has stopped many creators, and artists to create their own collections on the popular marketplace. Here’s how you can create and sell your NFTs for free without paying any gas fee on OpenSea. (Take a quick detour from our previous article on creating your first NFTs)

Nifty Gateway

Nifty Gateway was responsible for some of the most expensive early NFT sales. Beeple’s CROSSROAD sold on Nifty Gateway for millions. The world’s most expensive NFT also sold here for a cool $91.8 million!

Many celebrity artists purchase their NFTs from here, so if you are working on a premium collection, Nifty might be a great place to launch it. Unlike other platforms, Nifty uses «open editions». Essentially, it creates an unlimited number of variants for a brief period, retailing for a fixed price.

Once the timer runs out, the creator cannot issue any more NFTs from that collection. This creates a sense of exclusivity amongst holders, which leads to higher sales. Creators can also receive payments in fiat currency.

Nifty Gateway doesn’t charge a minting fee for on-platform transactions. It also lists NFTs that are on sale on other platforms, like OpenSea.

Yes, you should be prepared to pay a small fee for creating an NFT. However, OpenSea and Rarible allow you to create NFTs on Ethereum for free at the moment. This is known as “lazy minting.”

Websites such as OpenSea and Rarible are well-known as NFT markets. However, there are also ways to get NFTs for free, including giveaways on social media or within games and free minting.

You can sell both single NFTs or full collections on Rarible. Since it supports Tezos, you can save quite a bit on gas fees (it costs only $0.5 to mint NFTs on Tezos). With their “lazy minting” feature, you can create an NFT for free and have the buyer pay gas fees when they purchase it.

Yes, you can. Popular NFT marketplaces, such as OpenSea and Rarible, have integrated lazy minting, which allows creators to mint NFT for free.

You can mint an NFT on OpenSea by connecting your crypto wallet to the platform and then uploading the artwork you want to mint as an NFT.

Now that you’ve learned how to sell your NFTs for free on OpenSea and Rarible, you need to focus on the two major aspects of selling NFTs, which are creating a community around your NFTs and promoting your NFTs.

Make it a goal to inform your audience that you are interested in NFTs. Get the word out as soon as you have your first NFT collection.

Promoting your NFTs

Well, it’s a pretty big question, and part of it was covered in my previous article «The Ultimate Guide to Marketing and Promotion» where I described most of the methods we use, working with our clients — different crypto, DeFi and NFT projects.

Also, I’m going to write more articles on how to sell and promote NFT tokens, as the market goes forward and there are more and more interesting services appear where you can promote yourself almost for free (like NFT Hunters for example). So stay tuned.

OpenSea or Rarible to sell NFTs?

Now that you know how to sell NFT art on both OpenSea and Rarible platforms, you might be wondering which marketplace is better? This comes down to your community, already established fan base, different features of the platforms, and personal preference. While there are a few differences between OpenSea and Rarible, they tend to borrow features from each other, if the market likes a particular feature.

Another feature available on Rarible is the ability to apply for a verified badge. Artists might like this feature more, and this could play a role in choosing the best platform for selling NFTs.

NFTs can be hard to keep up with, so why not join BeInCrypto’s Discord server to ensure you’re on top of everything?

How to mint an NFT

We’ll show you the step-by-step guide on how to mint on NFT on the most popular NFT marketplaces (OpenSea, Rarible, and SuperRare).

How to mint an NFT on OpenSea

Go to the OpenSea marketplace and connect your wallet by clicking on the top right wallet icon.

OpenSea supports many Ethereum wallets, including MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, and Fortmatic

We will show you how to use OpenSea with MetaMask, but you can use any wallet you want.

Step 2. Create an NFT collection

Since most successful NFTs are part of a collection, it is recommended that you create a collection instead of a standalone NFT.

Click on Create a collection to start a new NFT collection on OpenSea.

On the Create a collection page, you will have to add all the details about your NFT collection, including:

After you specify all of these details, you can click on Create to create your NFT collection.

Step 3. Add items to the NFT collection on OpenSea

After you have created your collection, you can start adding items to your NFT collection on OpenSea. On the collection page, click on Add item (top-right) to start to add items.

On the Create New Item page, you will need to specify all the details for your new NFT, including:

After you fill in all the details, you can click Create to create the NFT.

While your NFT is now created, nobody will be able to find it on the explore page until you list it for sale.

Step 4. Sell your NFTs on OpenSea

To benefit from your digital art, you have to list your NFT for sale and find the right buyers for the collection.

This might be the trickiest part, as artists cannot control the market and might need to work developing the right marketing strategy to successfully sell their first NFT.

New artists will have to pay two fees on OpenSea.

Firstly, you will need to initialize your account for selling NFTs. This is a fee that might cost you between $70 and $300, but it depends on the gas fee on the Ethereum network at the moment you are performing the transaction. Afterwards, OpenSea access is granted to your NFTs via the second transaction, which costs between $10 and $30, but again, it’s a matter of gas fees.

Check out this gas fee indicator for Ethereum to get an idea of current gas fees.

After all of these steps, you have successfully learned how to mint an NFT on OpenSea.

How to mint an NFT on Rarible

How to mint an NFT on Rarible, one of the most popular NFT marketplaces out there.

Step 1. Connect your wallet to Rarible

The first step is to go to Rarible and connect your wallet. Make sure to choose the correct wallet, if you have multiple ones.

If you’re new to Rarible, make sure to add all the details to your profile, such as name and social media accounts, so that your community can easily find you on the platform. There is no gas fee for setting your account on Rarible.

After you’re all set, you can click on Create and choose between creating a single NFT or multiple NFTs (a collection). Select the one that best fits your needs, but remember that NFT collections tend to perform better over time, considering the NFTs we’ve observed for the past year.

We will choose to create Multiple.

On the Create multiple collectibles, you will have to set all the details for your collection, such as:

After you provide all these details, click on Create item to mint your NFT on Rarible.

Step 3. Mint the NFT on Rarible

Again, there is a 2.5% gas fee that you need to pay to successfully mint an NFT using the Rarible marketplace.

After you confirm the gas fee from your wallet, your NFT is minted, and you only need to approve it and put it on sale by confirming the transaction from your wallet.

Note that when you first mint and list an NFT on Rarible, you will have two fees: the minting fee and fee to sign the collection, which is only charged once.

Congrats, you have now learned how to mint an NFT on Rarible.

How to mint an NFT on SuperRare

SuperRare is selective with its artists, and not everyone can mint NFTs on the marketplace. You need to be whitelisted before you can mint your NFT collection on SuperRare.

Step 1. Connect your wallet to SuperRare

We will use MetaMask, but you can use any of the supported wallets.

Step 2. Apply for an artist profile on SuperRare

After you have connected your wallet to SuperRare, scroll down to the bottom of the page and find the link to Submit for artist profile. This should take you to a form in which the artist should answer specific questions about his art, including:

After you have been granted artist rights on the platform, you can start minting NFTs using SuperRare.

Step 3. Create a new NFT collection

After you’ve been accepted as an artist on SuperRare, you can start minting NFTs.

You need to provide details for each item you want to mint, such as:

After you provide all the details, you can click on Issue token to mint your NFT on SuperRare.

After your item is authenticated, you will have to pay the gas fee for minting the NFT. Again, it is important to check the Ethereum gas price.

Confirm the transaction from your wallet, once you are happy with all the details. SuperRare will display a message to let you know when the NFT has been minted and is visible on your profile.

And this is how you mint an NFT on SuperRare. Now you only have to wait for bids (offers) and accept the one that you consider appropriate for your NFT art.

How to get free NFTs

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There are several ways you can earn NFTs free of charge. One of them is playing NFT games that allow you to play and earn. These games are specifically designed to encourage trading NFTs. In this case, the digital tokens have a real utility within the game.

There are also ways to gain NFTs by minting them. You will be looking to do that without paying the high gas prices. OpenSea is currently the largest NFT marketplace. The platform has created an NFT-maker to avoid fluctuating gas prices.

Last but not least, you will be rewarded for your active participation in many gaming communities like Alien Worlds, which runs on the WAX network. This is similar to when a shop offers loyalty points for regular shopping.

Opportunities exist. That is the bottom line. Let’s now look at ways you can get free NFTs.

Free NFTs via play-to-earn games

Another method of earning NFTs for free is by signing up for an NFT-based computer game. These are games that have been designed specifically for the encouragement of trading NFTs.

In some ways, this is one of the purest uses of NFTs. This is because the items that you collect have a direct use inside a game. When done right, this stimulates a real economy to grow and flourish.

Recently, the WAX network has gained a lot of attention for its NFT games. Games such as Alien Worlds and Farmers World allow gamers to earn free NFTs or to purchase them. These NFTs help them better perform in the game and to earn their native token.

You will need to set up a WAX account to benefit from this. You will store your NFTs here. This will take a matter of seconds.

It’s also worth remembering that many of these WAX games include free NFT drops. This happens, especially, for games that are just being set up. By doing this, developers hope to entice the public’s interest in their crypto-game.

NFT giveaways

These NFTs can become valuable. Let’s not forget the way that the Cryptopunks project started. Presently, this is the most valuable NFT collection. In 2017, however, they were given out for free to anyone with an ETH wallet. The NFTs gathered momentum through word of mouth. Its dedicated community helped their eventual growth.

NFT airdrops

Although airdrops aren’t an anomaly, they are often spread over several months. It is intended to encourage people to keep their tokens and purchase more. Some tokens are more valuable than others over time, while some fade into insignificance.

In more recent times, one prominent project that is releasing airdrops is World of Women, which is handing out “ArtDrops” specifically to holders. Of course, the airdrop was free, though they did still have to pay the gas fee.

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Noticing the success of Bored Ape Yacht Club, similar projects have sought to mimic its formula for success. This means that it’s not too late to take advantage of NFT giveaways.

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Mint yourself a free NFT

This step was taken largely because of the high gas fees previously involved in minting NFTs. The gas fees had the effect of discouraging artists potentially looking to sell their work.

After filling out your info on the collections page, simply choose Polygon as your preferred network. You will then need to opt for the cryptocurrency in which to be paid for the NFT. Once you have selected a payout wallet address, you should be ready to go. Remember that your chances of selling an NFT will only grow if you have a dedicated community backing you up.

Free-to-mint NFTs have become all the rage, and with good reason. They can save a lot on costs. Two great examples of the success of free-to-mint NFTs are Goblintown and God Hates NFTees. The former was at one point valued at over $50 million — and it did all of this with little major promotion. Meanwhile, God Hates NFTees has done over 650 ETH in sales volume as of early Jul. 2022 — and that was done in a matter of days.

What can an NFT be? Basically, anything we have and own in the digital space. It can be a tweet, digital artwork, or even a music album, but the most successful ones we’ve seen in 2021 have been art collections.

But the process of tokenizing a digital asset, or NFT minting, incurs a dreadful gas fee. Most of them are created on Ethereum, so we will talk about minting on Ethereum. But the popular network has one huge downside when it comes to transactions and gas fees, in general, high gas fees. This will be a pain point until the network shifts to Ethereum 2.0.

While the process of minting an NFT isn’t much different than uploading a piece of content on a streaming platform, the gas fee isn’t a negligible amount, and it can vary over time. We recommend checking out the current Ethereum gas fee prices on Etherscan before minting and executing transactions.

OpenSea is a popular NFT marketplace that is home to projects like BAYC and Azuki. Minting an NFT on OpenSea is very easy. It supports all kinds of digital assets, from virtual worlds and collectibles to art, photography, and sound recordings.

OpenSea is arguably the biggest NFT marketplace right now, and it also allows authors and creators to charge up to 10% in royalty fees.

Connect an ETH Wallet to OpenSea

First, you’ll need to connect an Ethereum wallet to OpenSea. It can be completely empty — you don’t need to own any cryptocurrency. If you do not already have a wallet, I would recommend using either MetaMask or Coinbase Wallet. Both work well, are popular, and are easy to use.

Coinbase Wallet is a popular easy-to-use cryptocurrency wallet.

Don’t forget to back up your recovery phrase while you are doing this step. You will need your wallet to confirm certain steps in this tutorial, so have it ready during the process.

Creating NFTs Is Easier Than Ever Before

If you want to create an NFT and launch it, there are many platforms allowing you to do so. This list is by no means exhaustive, and other platforms like SuperRare and MakersPlace also exist.

However, if you are getting started, these are the best options out there. You can even create an NFT on your mobile and upload it directly to any of these marketplaces!

How to create your NFT on Mintable?

When the pop-up appears, choose “Create a new item”.

Next pop-up will offer you to choose out of Easy or Advanced way to mint NFT. In this guide I’ll show you the easy way, which is also completely free. If you want to do it the same way, don’t change the position of the tumbler and click further. You will be asked to connect your wallet. There’s nothing new at this step, as always I recommend using Metamask.

Next you’ll be asked to fill in the details of your NFT. That’s quite simple. Also you need to upload the item you’re tokenizing. The range of types is quite diverse, from audio and images to documents and even ZIP files.

After you’re all set click “LIST THIS ITEM”. You will be asked to sign this transaction with Metamask. It’s absolutely free. After you sign, your NFT will be listed for sale at Mintable Gasless Shop. You can check the NFT page and boost the sale if you want.

Congrats! After passing the moderation, you can start your sales! Now you’re an NFT artist 🙂