GETTING STARTED WITH BITCOINS
Considering that you have already read the basic stuff about the Bitcoin currency, now you are ready to get started and find out exactly how you can get a wallet and Bitcoins. Fortunately, these are pretty simple things that won't cause problems even to the newbies.
First of all, in order to get started with Bitcoins, you need to install a software wallet into your computer. The original Bitcoin wallet is available for free on the bitcoin.org website. The great thing about it is that it's available for all PC operating systems (Windows, Mac and Linux) and also for Android smartphones or tablets.
o Bitcoin-Qt, MultiBit and Armory are the recommended software clients for your PC, but you can also choose to install a third party wallet.
o Bitcoin Wallet is an Android app that can be installed from Google Play on Android smartphones or tablets.
If you don't want to install a software client on your PC, smartphone or tablet, you have alternatives: currently there are available web wallets, so basically you just need to create an account, log in and there you'll have the Bitcoin wallet. It's a simple way, but you must be careful when choosing the website which will host your wallet.
Once you have created a Bitcoin wallet using a software or a website, you need to locate into the website/software your Bitcoin address that you'll be using to receive payments. Your Bitcoin address should have between 27-34 alphanumeric characters. What's interesting is that you even have the possibility of using several different Bitcoins addresses or to generate a new Bitcoin address for each transaction.
You've created your wallet, you have located your Bitcoin address, but you don't have any Bitcoins? Well, there are many ways to get Bitcoins, for free, by paying cash or doing tasks.
The easiest way to get Bitcoins is to buy them from web marketplaces or exchanges. You simply open accounts on such websites, fund them using your desired payment method - and they'll give you Bitcoins in exchange.
If you don't want to pay for Bitcoins, there are also websites where you can do little tasks and get Bitcoins. Of course, you shouldn't expect to receive high amounts of bitcoins, but enough to get started with this currency. You can receive Bitcoins for visiting websites, watching videos, participating in free draws, receiving texts via SMS, completing offers, searching items, submitting reports and many more.
You can also find websites which offer Bitcoins for free, without paying or doing tasks, but there aren't so many these days.
The point is that this digital currency is getting more and more popular and its value keeps increasing because of the high demand. Therefore, you have a really big variety of websites from which you can choose if you want to fund your Bitcoin wallet.
You may also want to read the following:
Bitcoins and online gambling
What to do with your bitcoins
Bitcoin - the first digital currency
