I never coded before trying @Caldera Official - now I run 3 profitable chains. Here's my real, unfiltered experience:
The Breakthrough:
💡 Discovered untapped niche: music NFT rollup
📈 Growing 22% weekly with:
1,400 independent artists
38 music labels testing Web3
19,000 monthly transactions
Revenue Streams:
💰 $8,400/month from:
1.5% primary sales fee
0.8% secondary market royalty
$299/month "verified artist" subscriptions
Hard-Earned Tips:
✅ Start Small - My first chain cost just 0.5 ETH to bootstrap
✅ Listen to Users - Added fan-to-artist tipping by request
✅ Leverage Caldera's Tools - Used their free analytics dashboard
Current Challenges:
⚠️ Scaling customer support
⚠️ Balancing decentralization with artist needs
⚠️ Competing with newer music chains
🎸 Just partnered with 3 indie labels - this is getting real!