Post what you want on SteemIt, but don't expect it to earn - Random
Rambling Steem Thoughts:
Traffic vs. Content
I'm an advocate of traffic on the SteemIt site, as I think it is a good measurement of growth and in other Internet Models a source of income. Where people gather an Economy develops. Whether you think it is a good thing or a bad thing, the more eyes we have on SteemIt, the more value and potential it will gain from creative, motivated people. Facebook and other platforms have developed tools to help people who have an item to sell find a buyer. In this case I think they have to be eyes on the site vs. bot traffic, but if you have an argument I would love to hear it.
The Great Minnow Dilema:
I'm an advocate of helping talented content creators find success on SteemIt. The keywords are talented and content creators. People coming in and being mad that they can't gain visibility gets a bit old. I've mentioned a few times that I recently started a twitter account and the majority of my tweets get zero attention. Sometimes I even lose followers. If I want to get more visibility I can purchase the chance to gain some visibility. To be clear, I do not think we need to make a site that everyone can earn on. You have to have something to bring to the table. That might be time, money, or extraordinary talents, but adjust your expectations accordingly.
There is a case to be made for understanding your audience and what sells on SteemIt, it is great if you can put together a great "How To" on "Underwater Basket Weaving", but you have to also consider if there is anyone who wants to learn that skill that is motivated to upvote your post.
Clean as you go
If you see spam or scammy, flag it or report it. The spammy and scammy accounts are taking the "Good Will" and patience of everyone. If you see something do something. Minnows, that goes for you... Want to get noticed? Help cut down some of pure spam on the site. If flagging happens to you consider it was someone's meaningful attempt to help keep the site from being just a total depository for everything on the Internet.
I'm raising the bar on voting for comments. I have been upvoting those who I thought had read the article and were responding with something. I'm kind of tired of comment spam now, so you will have to be someone I know or engaging with the content for future upvotes on comments. I don't want you to give up, I want you to make them better.
Like you, I give a small upvote to anyone who seems to have read the post.
If I think they haven't, I might call them out by asking what they liked about it. If they respond, I know they're genuine and will interact a little.
If they haven't upvoted, but have commented, I'll refer them to the pic I'm now putting at the bottom of all my posts.
This is really cool Deb! Would you mind if I use this for some of my students?
Be my guest! How are things with you? We must catch up.
We should! I'm good thank you!
I love your picture! Very nice photograph. (just kidding) It really is a great list!
It astonishes me that people are still scrolling right past it to upvote and post rubbish comments! But I can at least refer them to it.
READ THIS NOW OR ELSE!!!1!
lol just kidding, but seriously take a chill pill (payouts take a week anyway what are you rushing for?), and try to make this a respectable place to post and then you will see the income start growing (for real because it won't just be one-off comments and shitposts getting the money)
I love the 5 C's may I ask your permission to use it? It would be great for the minnow community we are mentoring at @steemitfamilyph
Yes, please be my guest. I'm happy for anyone to use it.
I have never flagged anyone, and frankly I don't think flagging does much good.
Opinion noted.
im not sure if telling minnows to start flagging people is a good idea.
Or atleast mention to only flag people with lower steempower as they can flag back for no reason and kill the little minnows account.
Break them in young. ;) Well, they can also report it.
:D
Totally agreed @whatsup. I also flag the spammers. I can’t stand them. It’s important to flag and to call out the people wasting space in the reward pool. There is only so much available and we must make room for our new minnows too.
steemit is a bit different when it comes to blogging or social networking as compared to facebook and twitter where they have tag like "already established" but at the same time steemit is setting the tone for future blogging and I think if someone dedicatedly spent 6 months time will be well versed with almost every aspect of steemit.
So the point is that traffic may not be there in first 6 month but if we keep pushing with good content continuously and dedicatedly for 6 month then I think both rewards and traffic we can witness and the going will be quite easy thereafter.
Thank you and have a great day.
Well I'm obviously a huge fan and I try to post on all of your blogs. I always read what you write though and I think my comments are at least reasonable.
It's funny because we were just talking about the ass grass or gas thing at work the other day. I think it kind of started in the sixties where people would pick up people on the side of the street in their little minivan type things....... whatever those things were called.
Of course you were hoping they would say ass and then you'd smoke some weed with them and give them a ride and get some ass in return I guess.
My friends old creepy dad used to talk about stuff like that.
We are mutual fans! I love your content, you are exactly who we want to retain in my opinion. You write interesting things, you engage in interesting conversations. You are who we don't want to fall through the cracks into the sea of spam
i agree with your thoughts and also like to mentioned that faking ourself is not the ideal way to work in steemit, i have a strong believe that every human has some sort of talent and in steemit we need to show what talent we have, like i am a youtuber and i love to create tech video's and content and i am sharing it on steemit and initially no body notice me but i never give up and continue posting tech videos and tutorials and gradually i able to find some right audience and i hope i will find more like minded peoples soon, thanks for sharing your nice thoughts with us, your articles always give me more encouragement, Stay blessed
People seem to think (and I am going to be controversial here) That you can sign up to Steemit, make a post, join a community; and make some serious bank.
I want to posit a few things to justify my point: first and foremost consistenty in the quality of your content; are the most important.
Just because (here's that controversy) you're a member of a support or incubator group posting trite for content, it doesnt mean that you are successful.
Yes, you'll grow together and improve as your steem power compounds, but this is not, in my view, the point of steemit.
My view, ever since @mattclarke got me here, was that you post quality content, and get fairly recognised as it rises to the top.
My quality may not be someone elses quality, as there are different standards, but I am getting tired of seeing new authors, new posts and other content languish at the bottom of the pile while trite rises to the top.
No one is going to hold anyone's hand. Let your content speak for itself.
I tend to agree, I am just also okay with people using the tools we have on the site to promote themselves a bit, or build stake. After all it is money in the system. It creates reasons for users who have been around to keep their stake in the system. I am at the point of starting to move from content to "Investing" my stake on SteemIt. I am excited about the change and it keeps me interested when I am bored with reading and writing blogs.
It is a clear loop that most Steemians enter.
On the topic of downvotes, these are very important to the community, and I believe it can be reasoned that those who downvote the most care about the community the most.
It is taking away from what you can earn ( via curation) and sending a message that its your belief that it is not okay for that person's stake to be used in that way.
I did flag before but i stop it coz it ruin so much my voting power.
As I invite new user to keep engagement genuinely, some just sending the same message to all users,
i love to support the new steemians users a lot but to learn the right thing needs patience at least they learned it from themselves
I always encounter users just comment and don't bother to upvote first,
-this kinda rude for me although I never flag them but i reply with an advice, hoping they gets the message
Remember small users without a slider only get about 10 full upvotes a day.
i do,
But i dont need so much upvotes from them, even if it appears $0.00 is good enough..
will you really appreciate a comment that almost adore your opinion but never bother to upvotes?
I did for a while, just trying to be encouraging, but I am over it. ;)
well, telling them that they should not do it or what, will help them to grow,, I see also some accounts getting flag doing that,
i never flag, but at least they know that they could be flag by others,
Flagging will end only in being flagged back. Only strong can try and flag. But little cute fish or potato will just get flags of each country back.
If everyone cleans at their own level, that will help. Minnows police minnows.