Research. Research and a bit of luck.
While you can take a hint on what ICO promises looking at their whitepaper, websites and history.
Over-emphasis on the rewards or things that sound too good to be true.
Always be skeptical about profiles that have managed to be active without any recommendations from anyone.
There's no sure way of doing this. But we can always play safe.
Luck is for the weak!If you truly want to find a legitimate ICO, you have to be thorough in your research, and inevitably ROI will come!
1. Due diligence
Check previous ICO performance. If an ICO is in the crowdsale, you will be able to assess its past performance from private sale or pre-sale!
Assess if the people behind an ICO have sufficient experience to market, develop and launch their product / service exponentially.
Roadmap is the next big thing. Observe the dates and see if they respected each and every point mentioned in the roadmap
See how they marketed. Check sources such as listings, PRs, news, reviews, social media, forums, blog posts, etc.
Check their website, and make sure that it has all the necessary features:
a. WP
b. Roadmap
c. Token info
d. Token distribution
e. Vesting
f. Problem & Solution
g. Team & advisors
h. Vision
i. Ecosystem
2. ICO Stages (Private sale, pre-sale, crowdsale) - understand in which phase the ICO is currently in and understand the differences
3. KYC
4. Registration and purchase directly via their website
5. HODL or Trade
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Yeah, that's good. Always pay more attention mate. Do research and a further readings also don't just rely on a single reference, much better to use a lot of references like reddit, telegram and also here in bitcointalk. And also, check the ratings of the ICO if it is going to be good or bad. Understand their whitepaper if their ideas will surely give a lot of contributions in the near future.