# Overview

Drop calendar sites are an important part of the marketing and selling of NFT projects for artists and investors alike. These sites act as a one-stop platform for the Cardano NFT community to learn about and save dates of upcoming drops, key information about creators and their projects, trading/marketplace analytics, and other useful tools to help artists promote their work and collectors get in early.

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### Key Takeaways For Creators

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When it comes to building hype around an NFT collection, creators have plenty of excellent NFT drop calendar sites to list their upcoming collection on for Cardano-specific projects and benefit directly by being able to:

* **List your upcoming project for free** to build awareness around your NFT collection
* **Leverage an existing audience of interested buyers** with drop calendar sites that have high daily visits to their platform
* **Build a community around your project** to make it even more marketable before minting
* **Boost your project’s visibility by promoting it via banner ads and featured spots** at 10₳ -30₳ per day or promotions from 3 days to 1 week\
  for 120₳ -165₳
* **Scope out your competition by exploring listings** and get a good idea of what is already in the market, get insights into what suitable floor pricing may look like, and discover what makes projects successful

### Key Takeaways For Collectors

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For collectors, these sites present a unique opportunity to get ahead of other investors by scoping out upcoming drops to add to their portfolio before they hit the secondary market and benefit by being able to:

* **Sign up to a drop calendar’s mailing list** for news on upcoming drops, whitelisting, and more
* **Explore all upcoming listings,** DYOR to verify the project specifics and roadmap to make educated decisions for better returns on your investments
* **Add projects you’re interested in buying into to your Google Calendar** so you don’t miss the drop
* **Make use of built-in “sniping” tools** to notify you of price changes, specific traits, and rarities that you’re looking to snap up
* **Gauge interest in a project with peer reviews and voting as well as sales analytics** to identify strong projects

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