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If you want to send Solana tokens to a list of wallets this post is for you. We are going to teach you how to make your own airdrop, without programming in just 5 minutes.
Let's go straight to the step-by-step by going through a bit of strategy first, but if you prefer the video version this one on how to make your airdrop in Solana this is for you.
WHAT IS AN AIRDROP
We call airdrop the action of sending a token to a list of wallets. It is used in a promotional way.
It is also common that they are simply made as a distribution method to give a reward, for example to NFT holders.
Airdrops such as Jupiter, Marginfi or Kamino have marked a before and after in Solana, which have caused a growth in their activity and interaction unmatched by any other marketing strategy, much less in such a short time.
BENEFITS OF AIRDROP IN SOLANA
Solana is full of "Degens". They look for opportunities at all costs and "farm" an airdrop is a priority if it is sufficiently attractive.
We can highlight the following benefits of doing an Airdrop in Solana:
- Fast and effective distribution
- Increase in the number of holders
- Ability to achieve high reach
- Ease of creating a marketing campaign
- Unmatched virality
We have to be clear that the fact of executing the airdrop itself will not give us all these benefits, but we will have to create a complete strategy that generates the FOMO we need to make it profitable.
HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO MAKE AN AIRDROP IN SOLANA
The network costs, i.e. transaction costs are 0.00204 SOL if the wallet receiving the token does not have it before. If the token we send is already in the wallet receiving the token the network costs are approximately 0.000015 SOL.
The costs of making an Airdrop if you know how to program are only the network costs. If you do not know how to program you will have to hire a developer or use a tool that does it for us.
In this case we are going to use our Solana Airdrop tool which has a cost of 0.001 SOL per wallet that is going to receive the airdrop. Currently there is no cheaper option in Solana.
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HOW TO MAKE AIRDROP IN SOLANA STEP BY STEP
- To start go to the Solana Multisender tool
(https://tools.smithii.io/token-multisender/solana) - Connect your wallet to the website
- Select the token you want to use for Airdrop
- Set the number of tokens to be sent to each wallet
- Add the wallet addresses that will receive the Airdrop. You can also upload a csv with the complete list to save time.
- Click on Start Airdrop
- Confirm transaction
The airdrop will start and run in a matter of seconds. You can see how the transactions are executed in your wallet.
ALTERNATIVE TO THE AIRDROP IN SOLANA: MAKING A CLAIM SITE
While airdrops are a widely used tool for distributing tokens to a community, there are more efficient and economical options, such as creating a Claim Site in Solana.
Instead of sending tokens directly to users' wallets (which can generate high transaction costs), a claim site allows users to claim tokens on a specific platform, bearing the cost of the gas themselves when making the transaction.
This not only reduces costs for the project, but also gives more control over distribution and claim times.
CONCLUSION
Making an Airdrop is a very good way to attract users to your project, as long as it is executed correctly.
Even more so if we can make our airdrop in a simple and effective way with a tool like Solana Multisender.
Take your time to define your strategy and execute differential marketing, it will be worth it and you will get results.
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