[FREE SBD] What Did You Learn About SteemIt Today?
When you're new on SteemIt, it's important to learn new things every day. This challenge will motivate you to do so, and will help you on the road to success.
SteemIt's Steep learning Curve
As you've probably noticed, SteemIt isn't just another social platform. It has a very steep learning curve: finding out how things work on SteemIt is quite challenging. It requires a lot of time, dedication and patience to become familiar with the platform.
When you first start out, it's all a bit overwhelming: there are so many things to learn, so many different places to visit - it feels like it's a puzzle with way too many pieces. I know... I've been there.
It's no surprise so many people quit before they've even started...
A Lesson A Day...
The only way to survive the first couple of weeks on SteemIt is by forcing yourself to learn at least 1 new thing about the platform every day.
If you ever want to be successful on SteemIt, you simply can't sign up and start posting and commenting, because that will get you nowhere.
It's important to educate yourself, to learn how things are done here, to find out which actions will benefit you, and which won't.
In all honesty: on SteemIt, you're either learning or quitting, there is no in between.
The Challenge
This challenge is set up with multiple goals in mind:
- to motivate you to keep learning
- to give you a chance to practise your commenting skills
- to reward you for learning & for posting valuable comments
Basically you will get paid for learning new things about SteemIt.
This is a test case challenge that will run for 1 week (no worries, the prizes are real). If there are enough people who want to participate, this might become a weekly challenge in which you'll be asked to write a short post about the things you learned during that week.
RULES
Below, you 'll find 3 questions you will need to answer by posting a comment below.
- You need to answer all 3 questions to be eligible to win.
- You can send in only 1 entry.
- You can send in your entry the entire week - up until the post payout period closes.
- Take your time to write the answers in the comment section. After all, this is also an exercise in posting quality comments. Try to make your comment stand out, but remember to answer all 3 questions.
(If you need some advice on posting comments in general, I suggest you take a look at this article)
Feel free to motivate and reward other contestants by upvoting and/or commenting on their anwsers.
PRIZES
You've probably noticed I'm not a whale yet, so I can't go crazy with the rewards. Still, every valid answer will receive a basic upvote of $0.03.
This might be more if I think your comment is truely exceptional.
After filtering out all invalid comments, 2 winners will be chosen randomly by using the Steem Comment Picker. Each winner will receive 1/2 of the SBD that is paid out to me at the end of the week.
Upvoting or resteeming is not a requirement to enter the contest, still it is encouraged.After all, the more views and upvotes this post receives, the larger the prize pool will be.
THE QUESTIONS
1 - What did you learn about SteemIt today?
2 - Why did you think that was important to learn?
3 - What was your approach? What did you do to learn this?
That's it. If you're serious about SteemIt, you won't have any trouble answering these questions, I guess.
Grab this chance to earn some free SBD & stay tuned, because more contests will be following soon!!
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This contest is supported by #superbowlweekne & #newbieresteemday
Thanks to @davemccoy for providing the contest template
Image Source:
Pixabay
THIS CONTEST HAS BEEN CLOSED
You can read the winner announcement here
Keep an eye out for the next contest by following me @simplymike
Thanks to everyone who participated! Remember, you're all winners!
Thanks for this activity!
I am under 18 years old, and so for me it is learning about crypto, blogging and Steemit specifically!
one thing that I learned on steemit today is about making candles with soy wax and about the strict temperatures you have to use to do it right.
This is the post https://steemit.com/candles/@mamajeani/candle-crafting-processing-with-soy
I think it was important to learn because it could be helpful if I want to make organic candles, and its always good to learn something new.
In order to learn this I went to @goldendawne's blog and looked for a post that she had resteemed because she is normally very good at finding interesting posts. I didn't practice it yet, because I haven't asked my mom if she has the ingredients. So it is just "book knowledge" at the moment.
Thanks so much!
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I admire your ambition and drive at a tender 18 years old. I wish you every sucess!
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
It's nice to hear you've learned all that.
Unfortunately, the question was 'What did you learn about SteemIt?' I'm sure you've learned a couple of things about the platform. If not, you wouldn't have been able to find Goldendawne's post.
It shouldn't be hard to answer the 3 questions again, telling me what you learned about the SteemIt platform
Hi Mike Janssens!
Well, today i learn few things as a newbie that I've to work hard and consistently here. I've to upvote other's content as well to give them a motivation that your content is good, keep it up. I've to participate in contest's to grow. I've to support newbie's too if i got some important information about steemit and how to work on this platform.
According to my whole day research, the important thing to learn was about content. I searched and found that pictures contests and articles writing about crypto currencies are doing great. (Obviously, Crypto Currencies is a hot topic these days).
To get some success, I've to set a plan and that exactly i did today. I spend my whole day watching some high rank profiles and their daily work (how they write their articles with proper format etc). Because, we can get some strategy to work for longer period.
It looks like you're learning a whole lot. It's a very good strategy to watch how the big earners act, so you can model their success. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much.
Your learning today sounded like it gave you a healthy jump along your Steemit learning curve! I wish you and all of us a continued journey of very exciting discoveries! Cheers!
bandwidth/up voting
formatting / block quotes
giving credit to those who information resources I used
This is my 3rd day on steemit. and had to learn not to up vote every comment that I received. Wanted to thank those who supported me. hard lesson to learn
formatting lord I sucked the 1st day. should have waited before I posted my intro.
I have so much to learn and looking forward to it
I don't measure success buy the amt of up votes I get but buy the amount that I contribute. I really like the people here and what they have to say
I think everyone has issues with bandwidth and voting power in the beginning.
Formatting your posts on SteemIt is not an easy job. After 4 months, I don't even know half of the possibilities there are.
I totally agree that SteemIt is a great community to be a part of.
Wishing you loads of success on your new journey!
Hi @simplymike. This is a wonderful game.
Bandwidth indeed is an issue for a lot of people who just start on SteemIt. Running out of it means that that you're cut from the platform.
Fortunately, it seems like @davemccoy is always there for anyone with questions. All thumbs up, @davemccoy
@leebaong, keep on learning and you'll keep on growing! :0)
Yes @simplymike. This is heartily noted. That's one of the reason as well why i love steemit. A lot of learnings are packed.
I am deeply appreciative for your post! I too am experiencing "exceeding bandwidth limits" difficulties! So much so, I created this ...
@davemccoy, any help you can offer will be hugely appreciated!
Apologies for being new, started in December, but here is what I have learned today, I discovered that WOW! yes there is bandwidth involved, and yes I ran out of it!
So now, I am very selective about what posts I do upvote, and I think as always as I have believed (being a content writer.) it is about quality and NOT quantity.
And in answer to the latter question I learnt from my mistakes. But if we don't make mistakes how will we learn.
Steemit is a learning curve, and I am glad I found your post so that maybe I can walk in your footsteps through the minefield.
Kind regards
@SocialMediaSEO
Image Credit: Pixabay
You don't need to apologize for being new. As long as you're prepared to learn from your mistakes, you'll be growing.
It's indeed all about quality instead of quantity. I'm glad to see more and more people start realizing that
1 - What did you learn about SteemIt today?
I learned a lot of science today.
First: Plagiarism.
Second: Writing
third: community
fourth: Social relations
2 - Why do you think it is important to learn?
First: in Platonat bersteemit is the most disgusting thing when done. because in steemit we are encouraged to make things interesting in a way can be justified to the original.
Second: Writing, here I get the correct writing procedure. I have dared to write at length because learning to write in steemit.
third: community, steemit is not a social media that plays in groups, but by playing in groups or communities, we will quickly develop.
Fourth: in steemit we will interact with various people, various countries, tribes and others. so we will find relationships with each other.
3 - What is your approach? What are you doing to learn this?
first, learn with curators who already understand about steemit as a whole.
second, do not be shy to ask.
#business, prayer, tawakkal
@simplymike
It sounds like you're learning a lot! Keep up the good work.
Nothing is more true. I tend to forget that every once in a while, but you're right: it's better to ask than to not know
I have learned today here on steemit that sometimes, one has to take that brave step to interact more within the community by upvoting and engaging with relevant commentary.
I see this as an important first step in pursuit for success on steemit, as I never actually thought of doing this until today. It started this morning getting heavily involved interacting and the results where exceptional. I got a couple of whales to upvote my post which was a big plus for me, not so much in terms of monetary value but more of getting noticed by this whales.
Interacting in this manner only allowed me a much wider audience and gave me a chance to showcase what I have to offer to the community.
My approach was interacting more with posts, that I considered had value for the community. So, I upvoted, resteemed and try to add a relevant commentary where I could.
One great tip, is to make sure that you read the post content fully first, in order to post a comment that can be seen as relevant and in which case has a higher chance of being upvoted by the author or other users.
Also in my experience today, not all authors will agree with you, which is expected. There maybe many reasons why they may disagree with you, but respect that as well, but try to be clear and concise with your commentary always.
It was a good and rewarding experience today and I encourage minnows to do the same at least for a day and see how it turns out for you as well.
I think you just gave me the idea for my next contest :0)
Interaction is indeed one of the important keys here on SteemIt.
If you can make an insightful and valuable comment (which you can only do when you read the entire post), it is appreciated by the author. It may not result in an upvote on your comment, but if you are consistent, people will remember...
And that's how you can achieve that other people will notice you.
There's nothing wrong with posting a comment that is a little controversial, like saying that you disagree with the author. As long as you can provide valid arguments that explain why you disagree, such a comment might end up as a very interesting conversation from which both parties will learn, as wel as get to know each other.
Have you thought about using the things you mention in this comment to create an article to post on your blog? I think it's important that the knowledge you acquired is shared, so newcomers can learn from it directly. It would be a shame to let this information be just a part of this comment stream. The things you say are too valuable for that. I suggest you make a post out of it, so it will reach more people, and it can help others who are still learning the ropes around here.
Making posts telling others about the important things you're learning along the way, has 2 big benefits:
Every lesson that is passed on will make SteemIt a better place!
Thank you @simplymike, I could have given you more in uvpote, but todays activity kind of drained my VP, just to show appreciation. 😁
I totally agree with you that interaction is key.
Yes, good advice, I will surely write a post to share what I have learned today to help others.
Keep up the great work your doing, let's make steemit a great place for all. Followed you.
I know all about it. Ever since I started this contesg and promised to give everyone an upvote I haven’t been able to upvote the comments i liked, not inside this comment thread, not outside...
But maybe that has been a good thing, because I’ve learned that most people (including me) find a good comment, without an upvote, equally or even more valuable than just an upvote. :0)
Well, Steemit is really a great platform, helping everyone to build their confidence and enhance their talents. Personally, I am that man who doesn't know how to express through words. But as I go along, continued my journey, I have just figured out, day to day, how to exactly write what I feel. I can say It's a milestone learning these things, because not all, has the ability to do this.
It important to me, not just in steeming but even in my everyday lives. Some situations may allow me to express in writing all my thoughts. And now, I also have just recognized that I have this passion for writing. :)
I don't have really specific approach about it, but I have just write blogs and have done it with fun. I have just enjoy it, and later did I know that I am improving in the way I write and express my thoughts.
And by the way, Thank you @simplymike for giving us the opportunities to share our thought. What a great privilege for us. More Power!
It’s so nice to hear a story like yours. SteemIt has a way of supporting people to discover new things about theirselves.
Keep writing! Keep having fun!
Thank you @simplemike for this privilege og sharing our experiences and thoughts here in steemit. ;)
First of all, thank you for running such a fantastic leaning blog.. it is going to help everyone here specially the newcomers like me. I am trying to understand how steemit work and how a few people are earning too much with their posts and other few (I am in this category) are still trying to understand. The thing that I learned today through various posts is:
It’s necessary to post quality content otherwise people may not be able to follow you. If you just post anything without looking at the quality post then you are not doing good to anyone.
It was important to learn this thing otherwise low quality content will not do anything good for anyone and you will never get noticed resulting in more frustration
To learn this, I have spent a lot of time looking at different posts from lot of users and analyses how few people are doing wonders be posting a few posts in a day or two, at the other side few people go unnoticed even after posting multiple posts in a few hours.
Again, I thank you for creating such a valuable post...it’s going to be a learning log for all.
Keep it up...upvoted and followed you...cheers
Quality is indeed the standard here on SteemIt.
Don't let those few crappy posts that make money fool you.
The people who make good money with their posts are the ones that have been putting in a lot of time and hard work by creating original, quality content. They've earned the respect of the community, and the only way to achieve that is by being consistent and being original.
You're better off posting 1 quality article every 2 or 3 days, than when you post 3 low-quality, copy/paste posts a day. Sometimes it takes me hours to write a single article. And then I'm jealous of the few that are making money by simply copy/pasting a Youtube video, which takes about 5 minutes to do.
But I know that in the long run, those people won't earn any respect from the community, so it is unlikely that they'll be able to keep it up. My approach may be slower, and less rewarding in the beginning, but it will take me further in the long run.
So it's indeed important to stay true to yourself and put in the effort to create quality content.
That's already a very important lesson you've learned! Way to go!!!!