Pay It Forward Contest Week 59 - Curating Talented Newcomers

Grabbing this opportunity to put some new Steemians in the spotlight. Showing them we care is the least we can do!

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This is my entry for Week 59 of the Pay It Forward Curation Contest

@pifc

Last week, I failed to put up an entry for the Pay It Forward Curation Contest. Life simply got in the way. I haven't had a lot of time to spend on SteemIt, and I feel like I have been neglecting my delegatees a little. I'm making that up as we speak by paying them all a visit.

After all, there has never been a more difficult time to start out on this platform. After getting a truckload of attention on their introduction post, newcomers often simply fade away because of the lack of views and engagement on their published posts.

Thanks to @pifc, they can get a little more visibility.

I've only just read about the new rule that the limit on the reputation score for featured bloggers has gone up from 55 to 65. Personally, I'm going to stick to curating people who are (relatively) new, because they can use all the help they can get building a network.

Featured Bloggers

Like I said, I didn't have a lot of time to spare during this last week. As a result, I haven't given out any new delegations. However, I will go out and look for some promising newcomers this evening or tomorrow, and delegate a little to them so they'll have a little more freedom to post and engage, without running out of RC all the time.

Below, you'll find my 2 featured bloggers for this week. It would mean a great deal to them (and me) if you'd pay them a visit and showed them your support. It will probably be a great source of motivation for them.

@aqsamustafa

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Aqsa has been around for a month. After an initial rough start, she now seems to have found a rhythm and she has published really good content for a couple of days in a row.

I'm not sure about the reason for her absence, but I do think that a little support will go a long way when it comes to staying motivated.

In her introduction post, you can read

I identify myself as a writer, as I expect so many others do here on Steem. I am a freelancer. I do academic writing, blog posts, short stories, editing, proofreading, and research.

Reading her most recent posts, there's no way you can deny that the girl can write! Stories, poems, but blog posts too. It was difficult to decide which post to feature. Initially, I wanted to feature 'Words and Bubbles', a very well written blog post in which she shows she can write engaging posts (although there was no engagement, but still...), and that she is smart and has personality.

In short: he has everything she needs to do great here, and a little support can make that happen.

Her featured blog post, however, is a compelling short story in which she shows she is an artist with words.

Please visit, read and enjoy 'Endless' by @aqsamustafa

@extractum-lunae

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I stumbled upon a post by @extractum-lunae about two weeks ago and instantly saw her potential.
Evelyn is a really active blogger, and her content is very versatile.

She's a great artist - her drawings are amazing - and although she's only 26 years old, she knows a great deal about life.

In her featured post 'About the destination. Begin, continue, stop and go again' she manages to combine both in one post.

She's definitely one of the newcomers that deserves to get a little support from the community.

It would be great if you'd be prepared to check out both bloggers and give them a little TLC.
Thanks in advance!

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Following @bengy's example, I'm going to link to my previous entries, to make it easier for myself to find them again.

• Pay It Forward Curation Contest - Week 54

• Pay It Forward Curation Contest - Week 55

• Pay It Forward Curation Contest - Week 56

• Pay It Forward Curation Contest - Week 57