Before investing in crypto currency you must devote a lot of time to acquire knowledge, it's proper to focus on learning before you think of earning from it. Although Bitcoin investment doesn't require much learning process, this doesn't mean you shouldn't do some research about it first. Instead of pressuring people to invest in Bitcoin tell them about the importance and value of it, you can also show them how much benefit you have gotten from it. Persuading people to make any form of investment isn't really advisable, especially if they are newbies. After hodling for a period of time and it's goes through a big dip, they can blame you for the losses they are incurring.