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RE: Delete Steemit.com. We can do better.
I agree!
With busy.org being down the last days, I went to log in to steemit.com and remembered what an ugly website that is. Now having added the advertisement, it's even worse!
Let's get rid of it!
So ugly. This is the site that most people land on and the first impression they get of STEEM as a whole. It can take months to discover the other apps and interfaces by which time most have already quit. It's a massive issue in my mind.
It is a massive issue and why the broader crypto sentiment around the STEEM blockchain is rather negative.
It is time to let go of the steemit.com website and replace it with sections as blogging / pictures / video / live stream / etc.
The way the ads are shown on there is a real turnoff.
It's just a matter of functionality. Having a site that's useful to people and looks good. Not exactly the hardest tasks and yet one they haven't bothered with. They own steem.com as well which would be ideal for this as a landing page and make the distinction between steem and steemit. Land users on steem.com and have it ready to sign them up with live sections for all the apps.
STEEM, the cryptocurrency was once a top 5 cryptocurrency, having a social media platform built on a blockchain was innovative at that moment.
I understand building a platform like that is not easy at all, but having a proper website really is.
The hideous design and ugly ads are incomprehensible, and a big part of why most people are turned off by this project. Why not just set up a partnership with busy.org? It can be done!
Have you been looking into Voice? The project will certainly have its own issues it will have to deal with, but at least it seems they are bringing a well-designed website/app to the world...