so, I have a lot of friends who own businesses that I could approach to accept Mintcoin (or any coin for that matter), What's my argument to make it worth their while? What do I say to:
1. There's too much volatility. The price drops, I lose money. (My answer: The price could go up. But not everyone wants the risk. I've never understood this about merchants that take Bitcoin either.) Any better arguments?
2. Who is going to use that?
3. Why, when I can just take cash or credit?
4. What about hacking and theft?
5. What if I lose a hdd and lose my wallet? I can't back it up every time I have a transaction.
I'm just playing devil's advocate here, but I think these are just some of the concerns to be addressed if we want widespread adoption.
Please, only educated responses.
Oh I can tell you one really good reason why. Us! Its called tapping into a new market, you accept BTC you just found a new demographic of 10s of thousands of potential new customers.
You are absolutely right. For huge online stores, that's a great marketing tool. I'm talking smaller local businesses. One step at a time I guess. No point in complete world domination over night. But I do have quite a few Mint and I'm looking forward to the day I can destroy all foes with a single click. Wolong Reloaded, goddamnit.
Just joking, since most people here don't get my sarcasm.