Date: January 21, 2026
Platform: bags.fm (Solana-based token launchpad)
Research for: Jason & team
Bags.fm is a Solana-native platform that allows creators to launch tokens without code, where:
- Creators earn 1% of all trading volume forever as licensing fees
- Token holders become incentivized community members (they have upside in your success)
- Built-in liquidity pools (not pump.fun's Pumpswap model)
- Platform connects Discord/Twitter communities directly with token economics
- What worked: Strong governance token distribution to early users
- Community strategy: Active developer Discord with dedicated channels (#governance, #help, #token)
- Key insight: Rewarded actual usage and liquidity providers, not just holders
- What worked: Low-friction Discord onboarding (simple human verification, no complex CAPTCHAs)
- Community strategy: Clear role hierarchy and exclusive channels for holders
- Key insight: Make joining easy, create exclusivity through ownership
- What worked: Leveraged existing media brand (TIME Magazine) + extremely active Twitter/Discord
- Community strategy: Bridged traditional media credibility with Web3 community
- Key insight: Use existing brand power to bootstrap trust and engagement
✅ Create dedicated Discord channels for different purposes:
- #governance, #help, #trading-updates, #announcements, #general
- Role-based permissions for token holders vs. spectators
✅ Host regular AMAs (Ask Me Anything) on Twitter Spaces, Discord, or Telegram
- Weekly or bi-weekly schedule builds routine engagement
- Address questions, share roadmap, celebrate wins
✅ Treat holders like VIPs, not wallets
- Reward stakers and long-term holders with exclusive perks
- Create tiered benefits based on token holding duration/amount
- Daily or weekly rewards for active participants
✅ Be transparent about tokenomics early
- Work with tokenomics expert to design fair distribution
- Clearly communicate fee structures, supply, and use of trading revenue
- Bags.fm already gives you 1% - explain how you'll use it (development, buybacks, community rewards, etc.)
✅ Leverage cross-platform engagement
- Twitter for announcements and broad reach
- Discord for deep community building and support
- Use the "Get Bagged" feature on Bags.fm to let community claim tokens on your behalf
✅ Create shareable content and memes
- Token communities thrive on viral content
- Encourage holders to create and share memes about the project
- Make it easy to embed badges/widgets (like bags.sivaramp.com embeds)
✅ Gamify participation
- Leaderboards for top traders, top holders, most active Discord members
- Exclusive roles or NFT rewards for milestones
- Community challenges and competitions
❌ Don't distribute tokens randomly without strategy
- Mass airdrops to wallets with no engagement = dumping
- Focus on rewarding actual participation, not just wallet addresses
❌ Don't ignore the community during downturns
- When token price dips, that's when communication matters most
- Go silent = community assumes project is dead
- Stay present, transparent, and focused on long-term vision
❌ Don't promise unrealistic returns or "moon" talk
- Crypto communities are increasingly skeptical of hype-only projects
- Focus on utility, community value, and sustainable growth
- Let the product/community speak, not price predictions
❌ Don't neglect security and scam prevention
- Make official channels clear (verify Discord/Twitter handles)
- Warn community about impersonators and phishing
- Never DM first asking for wallet info
❌ Don't over-rely on bots for engagement
- Volume bots exist (e.g., bagsvolumebot.com) but can backfire
- Organic growth > artificial trending
- If you use volume bots, combine with real community building
❌ Don't launch without a clear purpose beyond "token go up"
- Why does your token exist? What problem does it solve?
- Community will abandon if there's no vision beyond speculation
- Bags.fm's model works best when the token represents something real (project, creator brand, community utility)
- Someone can launch a token using your content/meme/idea WITHOUT your permission
- You can then claim it and take over as the official fee earner
- Strategy: Monitor for tokens launched about your project/brand, claim them early
- Benefit: Turn organic community interest into revenue stream
- Bags.fm has a Developer Blueprint guide
- Integrate token claims, community communication, and builder incentives
- 1% trading volume fee = sustainable revenue for continued development
- Unlike traditional crowdfunding, trading volume shows active interest
- High volume = high community engagement and belief in project
- Use volume milestones to unlock features, rewards, or roadmap items
- Set up Discord server with clear channels and onboarding
- Create Twitter account and start posting daily
- Build initial hype: teasers, roadmap sneak peeks, AMA announcements
- Assemble a small core team (mods, community managers)
- Launch token on Bags.fm with clear tokenomics explanation
- Host launch AMA on Twitter Spaces
- Pin Discord announcement with token link and trading info
- Create launch meme/content pack for community to share
- Weekly AMAs and community updates
- Celebrate trading volume milestones publicly
- Use 1% trading fees transparently (show what you're building with it)
- Create holder-exclusive content or perks
- Monitor and engage daily on Discord/Twitter
- Track metrics: holder count, volume trends, sentiment
- Daily/Weekly Trading Volume → Your revenue indicator
- Unique Holder Count → Community size growth
- Discord Activity → Engagement depth (messages per day, active users)
- Twitter Engagement → Reach and viral potential (likes, retweets, replies)
- Holder Retention → Are people holding or dumping? (churn rate)
🚩 Whale concentration → If 1-2 wallets own >30% of supply, you're vulnerable to dumps
🚩 Bot-driven volume → If volume is high but holder count is flat, it's artificial
🚩 Discord ghost town → Active trading but silent community = speculative interest only
🚩 FUD without response → Unaddressed negativity spreads fast in crypto
- Bags.fm Developer Blueprint: https://bags.fm/blueprint
- Bags.fm Platform: https://bags.fm
- Community Examples:
- Uniswap Discord (governance model)
- Cool Cats onboarding flow (friction-free entry)
- TIMEpieces Twitter engagement (media leverage)
- Token Analytics:
- Track on-chain metrics via Solana explorers
- Monitor sentiment with social listening tools
Bags.fm works best when:
- You have a real project/brand/community to build around (not just speculation)
- You actively engage your token holders as stakeholders, not just investors
- You use the 1% trading fees to visibly improve the project
- You balance Twitter hype with Discord depth
- You focus on long-term community building, not short-term pumps
The platform gives you the tools—success comes from treating your token holders like co-owners, not customers.
Research compiled for Jason + Bags.fm team collaboration