Minnows can give support as much as we are looking to recieve it..I am here to get on my soap box with my very own Dflo perspective about the Minnow Support Project, MSP Waves Radio, and Discord (that link takes you to the PAL server for Minnow Support). This robust trifecta of resources aren’t just for you to use but they are also places where you can give.

My suggestion is that we can do better in the post promotion channels to support one another by using a 2:1 rule of thumb.

Here is a little overview in case some newbies are reading this, to help you not be as confused, hopefully! :) Feel free to ask me questions though if you need help!

The Minnow Support Project

You may have heard about it before, but in case you haven’t, this is an amazing project where you can network, make actual friends, promote your posts, and there’s an upvote bot that you can use once per day to upvote your posts and give them a little extra boost. The hub of activity for the Minnow Support Project takes place in the Peace Abundance and Liberty Discord Chat, but you should check out the website, too, for a consolidated place of massive amounts of information.

MSP Waves Radio

Its part radio station, part super-active chat. Being able to chat with the radio show host and other moderators in the accompanying chat room in real time is an amazing resource. Some of the shows feature guests from the development community, some have minnows come on and share their experiences. There’s music, conversation, and just all-around awesomeness. You might even dance.

The PAL Discord

Join it here if you haven’t already, and you will find all of the above!. There are also a ton of other Discord servers related to Steemit, and I have not found them all. But use the search box to find some more.

My soapbox — a 2:1 Support/Promote Rule of Thumb

My main thing I want to urge Minnows to start doing if you have not thought of it already is to use all the Post Promotion areas as if they are feeds. This goes for Steemit Chat and Discord, but if you want to support Minnows in particular, head over to the Postpromotion and Upvote channels in the PAL Discord. When you drop a link in one of those places, you can scroll around in there and find a few posts to go check out. It’s a great way to know you are supporting other Minnows, and I always wind up finding interesting content I would not have come across otherwise.

I wrote this post because I came across a minnow the other day who was bummed because he wasn’t feeling like his posts were getting enough attention. He had assumed that everyone just goes in the channels, dumps off their link, and takes off, so he didn’t see the point in trying to promote that way. I think a lot of people do just share and run, but I have noticed upvotes after promoting in those channels, so it works... a little bit.

But, we could all get a little better about it, so that is why I suggest that any time you drop a link in a channel, click on at least 2 interesting links in that same channel. I am not saying you have to commit to voting on those two posts you check out, but at least go see if you might like them. I am very in favor of us upvoting content that we actually like!

And let’s not be dogmatic, either. If you can’t do a 2:1 every time, that is okay (sometimes we just don’t have time), but its a good guideline or goal. In fact you can always just go back to the channel later on to make up for it!

If you aren’t doing something like this already, it is simple way to be more supportive, find more posts, and meet more people here on Steemit.

If you are a Minnow, what other kinds of things do you do to spread the love around here? Let me know!

Have a lovely day/evening wherever you are!

Xo

Dflo

Lately I am all Ocean.. here is the word Steemit written in the sand from my time on the beach today. The photo turned out kind of weird.. I was a little too relaxed to try several times :)