🤖Discord @discord #Roles Guide: How to Become a Core User in the Eyes of Project Teams?
Instead of competing with tens of millions of bots for interaction, focus on higher-quality Roles that offer better value for your effort.
This article is from: Ronin
Discord Roles help projects identify the most active or contributing members of the community. If you've provided assistance to a project's community, you may be eligible for special Roles.
While these Roles tags may seem revocable at any time, project teams are increasingly inclined to reward genuine community supporters with token airdrops, and users holding special Roles are often the preferred recipients.
This is similar to the whitelist mechanism of NFT projects in 2021, but the current approach is more efficient and engaging.
Through some precise market operations, my friends and I have profited over $100K.
In the following article, I will detail my practical methods and provide a beginner's guide.
🌴Table of Contents
Why Focus on Obtaining Discord Roles?
Types of Discord Roles Available
Why Do Projects Prefer Discord Roles Over Ambassador Programs?
How to Screen Projects Suitable for Obtaining Roles?
Secrets to Efficiently Obtaining Discord Roles
Three Strategies for Quickly Securing Roles
Practical Case Study
List of Projects to Focus On
🌴Why Focus on Obtaining Discord Roles?
The essence of Discord is a community ecosystem built on user interaction; simple marketing is meaningless here.
Currently, crypto projects face a core challenge: how to identify community members who are truly worth rewarding. Taking mainstream on-chain projects as an example, many have surpassed 10-20M interaction addresses. How do you identify real users from these?
Airdropping to all addresses is clearly impractical. A clearer solution is to filter valuable users through Discord Roles and social metrics.
Project teams can track activity and grant Roles to contributors, which will serve as proof of future rewards.
🌴Types of Roles Available
The types of Roles available within Discord generally go far beyond the basic Roles listed by project teams in their FAQs; their connotations are much richer.
Those who consistently demonstrate value can even obtain project job opportunities, holding top-tier Roles while receiving a stable salary.
🌴Key Roles to Focus On
Active Contributors: Obtained through community interaction, event planning, and content creation;
Community Management: One of the most valuable Roles, symbolizing core project member status. Requires 24/7 community presence and continuous demonstration of value;
Content Creators: Primarily designed for X platform creators. Most Discord channels have dedicated content submission areas, and high-quality content will earn Roles or team private message invitations;
OGs: Top-tier Roles that surpass community management, generally granted to early core contributors. Requires deep involvement in project development, achieving a win-win for both the team and the individual.
🌴Why Do Projects Prefer Discord Roles?
The essential difference between Discord Roles and traditional Ambassador Programs lies in the reward distribution method.
Holding special Roles is essentially being a "non-committed ambassador," only able to obtain returns during airdrop phases.
Top projects typically do not set up large-scale ambassador programs, as the massive number of applicants would drastically reduce screening efficiency.
The Roles mechanism, on the other hand, can establish natural stratification: active members unlock different levels of Roles through contributions, and top contributors will receive customized Roles.
Frankly, I rarely apply for ambassador programs because obtaining Roles is more efficient, has a lower barrier to entry, and does not rely on historical endorsements.
🌴Quality Project Screening Rules
You can track early projects recommended by KOLs on Twitter and Telegram, or focus on projects backed by top VCs and endorsed by well-known builders.
The underlying logic is the same as selecting for ambassador programs, but you should focus on Tier 1-2 level projects to increase potential returns.
🌴Preferred Project Characteristics:
Large real fan base (verified via @TweetScout_io)
Backed by top VC investment
Established partnerships with mature projects
Highly innovative and able to quickly gather traffic
It is also important to observe the team's level of activity on Discord. A typical example is Monad, whose well-developed Roles system and frequent community interaction make it a prime choice for obtaining Roles.
🌴My Efficient Secrets
Deep Community Penetration
This is not just about sending messages in chats; it's about ensuring that these messages are useful and attract everyone's attention, making everyone in the chat your friend.
Methods like "writing 1 piece of content or sending 200 messages per day" are no longer effective—we're not in 2022 anymore; focus on practicality.
Content Creation
Content creation refers to outputting content about the project on various social media platforms. I mainly focus on X and Discord. You need to submit content to dedicated channels and ensure it gets noticed.
Additionally, modifying your X profile to match the project's style is also an effective method, as many KOLs have done around Abstract.
Actively Participate in Events
The importance of participating in events is often underestimated. Here, regardless of whether you were active before, you have the opportunity to obtain Roles, so be sure to always participate.
Assist and Support the Team
This is one of the most effective ways to break through. By bringing real value, you may even obtain Roles without being part of the community.
This requires you to do something useful for the project in your area of expertise. For example, as a marketer, I once helped a project with marketing and easily obtained OG Roles the day after we started working together.
Create Artwork and Other Content
Creating art has always been a way to obtain Roles, especially in the NFT era, but honestly, this trick still works...
You can paint a picture, cover your car with project stickers, or come up with any other creative idea you can think of to attract the team's interest. You should not only post in the Discord art channel but also on X, @ the project team and its members, so that your chances are greater.
In-Depth Research Reports
This method deserves to be listed separately because those who can write long and useful articles for the project on Medium almost always get special Roles and may even become part of the team.
This is a great way to demonstrate your involvement in the project and your value to the project.
🌴Three Shortcuts
Interact with the Team and Try to Join
This is the best way to get involved because you not only get Roles but also a salary.
I have achieved this in one day—after starting to work with a project, I immediately obtained the Roles I needed.
Yes, this is a long-term commitment, and you need to be prepared for it, but if you don't believe in the project's long-term prospects, then grinding for Roles there is meaningless.
Hold Relevant NFTs or Tokens
I often specifically buy blue-chip NFTs to obtain various Roles in projects through them.
This may be one of the fastest and easiest ways to obtain Roles—just lock up liquidity for a few days and then sell the NFT.
Participate in Events, Competitions, or Community Games
This method doesn't require you to have any identity or represent anything at all.
If you win, you get Roles. In this way, you may even get Roles on the first day.
Just follow the chat and "Events" channels, wait, and participate.
If a project always uses only a few games, then take the time to learn how to play these games so that you can become an expert and get Roles on your first try.
🌴Practical Case: Getting "Fren Zoned" on Monad Pad
Recently, I obtained the "Fren Zoned" Role in the Monad Pad Discord channel. This is a Launchpad project based on Monad that has raised $945K in seed funding.
Step 1: Familiarize Yourself with the Environment
First, I explored the structure of the project's Discord, identified key channels and important figures. I analyzed the community's engagement and looked at how other users obtained the role. Then I started to develop a strategy...
Step 2: Strategic Activity
On MonadPad, everything is quite simple. To reach level 10 required for "Fren Zoned," consistent daily participation is essential. Here is a breakdown of my strategy:
Meaningful Engagement: Avoid spam. Instead, I made thoughtful contributions by answering questions from newcomers, genuinely participating in ongoing discussions, and sharing useful resources related to Monad and MonadPad (in short, simple but conscious effort).
Community Events: Participated in all available events, such as AMAs, trivia games, and game nights. In this way, I became more visible.
Time and Activity Patterns: I noticed peak activity times, usually during announcements and in the evenings (UTC time). Staying active during peak times increased my visibility and interaction from administrators (effectively enhancing the impact of my efforts).
Step 3: Build a Network and Reputation
More than just chatting, actively engaging with community members and administrators helped me stand out:
Helping Others: Whenever someone sought guidance or help, especially newcomers, I would proactively offer assistance. This approach allowed me to build a reputation as a reliable and positive community member.
Positive Image: I always maintained a friendly, approachable, and supportive tone. In the crypto community, positivity is often highly valued.
Step 4: Track Progress
I regularly used bots like MEE6 or Invite Tracker to check my Discord level, which showed my current level and progress. This allowed me to effectively adjust my pace, ensuring my interactions were efficient and productive.
Practical Advice for the Crypto Community
Quality Over Quantity: Administrators prefer high-quality, in-depth interactions over quick spam.
Consistency Matters: Maintaining daily engagement—even for short periods—is more effective than occasional high-frequency activity.
Authentic Interaction: Show genuine interest and enthusiasm for the project (like Monad Pad and Monad here), and you will soon be noticed by the community management team.
🌴Results
After about two weeks of consistent activity, actively participating in the community, and helping others, I reached level 10. Soon after, I automatically obtained "Fren Zoned," laying the foundation for future upgrades to the "Best Fren" role, thereby unlocking more NFT benefits, such as the Purple Molandak NFT.
In summary, thoughtful participation, community-centered actions, and strategic alignment are key to successfully obtaining Roles in Discord communities like Monad Pad. This method is replicable, and you can use this proven path to enhance your crypto community profile.
🌴Projects and Roles Worth Following
Fogo (@FogoChain): Smoker Role;
Allora (@AlloraNetwork): Nick OG + yapplora role;
Seismic (@Seismic) Sys: Magnitude 1.0;
Hyperbolic (@hyperbolic_labs): OG Roles;
Ritual (@ritualnet): Ritualist;
Fluent (@fluentxyz): Fluent;
Plasma (@PlasmaFDN): SC Contributor.
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