For some years now, many cryptocurrency users, especially those who haunt airdrops have made huge figures from airdrops. Some of the airdrops end up being a life-saving drop for some of these airdrop hunters, especially those from low-tier countries with weak fiat currency.

Presently, there are a huge number of projects with an airdrop promise to people who will help test their products. Some of them will keep up to their promise at the end of the test phase while people may probably waste time on some testnets/ airdrop campaigns, only to get nothing at all or peanuts.

Here are a few things you should bear in mind when you want to hunt airdrops.

Hunting Airdrop requires patience, especially with projects building a delicate use case, for example, a token bridge gateway, a decentralized lending and borrowing, a decentralized exchange, etc. Their testnet phase can be lengthy because they want to get it right before going mainnet. If you ain't patient enough, you will lose hope in the project and end up missing out on the airdrop later. Those who have hunted a particular airdrop for a long time will agree with me that the reward is usually worth the wait.

The present-day Airdrop hunts require money. It is usually for those who have used a particular Dapp, a decentralized exchange, etc. Most of the Dapps are usually on the Ethereum network, where the gas fee is high on some occasions. So, if you want to hunt the big airdrops, you should be willing to spend money on certain Dapps. Usually, if there is any Dex without a token, using the DEX can position you for airdrop when the DEX launches its token. Trading on some popular DEXes within Blockchain like Solana and Ethereum can also position one for airdrop of new tokens coming to the network.

Not every testnet / Airdrop campaign is legit. Some of the testnets are created by scammers to collect users' data and push users into compromising their wallets and devices. Be careful of the type of airdrop you hunt.

Certain airdrops are geo-blocked. It is risky to use a VPN for such airdrops because, at some point, you will probably get stuck either due to KYC or a VPN ban on the website. Ensure that the airdrop you are hunting for is available for your location and when you want to bypass the location ban through VPN, be aware that there can be consequences.

Some safety tips for Airdrop Hunters.

1. Have a separate wallet for hunting airdrops especially those that involve using a product that is still in the test phase. For an Airdrop hunt that involves using a product in mainnet, ensure you check the smart contract audit of the Dapp before using it. Trade what you can afford to lose especially with ethereum products where you will also pay fees. Don't get your hope too high.

2. Try as much as possible to avoid an Airdrop hunt that involves downloading applications or software. They are usually risky and can compromise one's wallet.

3. If you are using a wallet extension browser, ensure that the browser you use for airdrop is different from the browser holding the main wallet.

Stay safe as you chase the bag. The airdrop hunt is sweet and risky..