RE: 5 Different Types of Steemit Users And Different Visions About The Future of Steemit
Good post.... I am new and I see my views hitting a few spots in multiple categories. I'm not sure where entrepreneur would fit. I like the idea of getting some extra cash for my input and content. At this point I am a little scared away by some aspects. Like hearing someone say they have 2,000 accounts. I wish they could cut down on bots and other non human accounts. I am one human I'm real and who I am is reflected in my posts. I do strive to become better at making solid content. I do see an issue where I almost did leave steemit thinking that hey I do not know a whale, I've posted some decent content but I feel I was under appreciated for my efforts. I continue to strive forward to see what the future can bring from steemit. I do like that it pushes people to a higher level because simply posting something like cat is sick headed to the vet is not why I use social media. If i'm your friend you call me to tell me how your cats health is. I'm here to share ideas with the masses who might not be exposed otherwise. In the end I worry that some of my decent content and possibly future hard work will by passed over because a whale didnt get a fat $ next to my post.
I sympathize with your experience. I went through the same when started few months ago. My advice would be to not spend too much time and exhaust your creativity/ideas right now. Just write shorter and valuable posts. Most importantly, try to build your network of loyal followers through interacting in chat. Once you build your decent following, then you could start writing longer posts without being afraid of having them go unnoticed. I made a mistake exhausting a lot of ideas and creativity in the beginning. Often writing long posts, sometimes spending 5-6 hours writing and getting few votes only. These ideas are lost for Steemit as it is not welcome to recycle old posts.
Bot creation abuse is a problem.
I appreciate and identify with your statement, "...I worry that some of my decent content and possibly future hard work will by passed over because a whale didn't get a fat $ next to my post."
I understand the theory about those who have been in the system longer having a larger say about payout, but I think the algorithm needs some adjustment. I see many posts by others which agree. I believe NO vote should have NOTHING of value to offer. ALL votes should have SOMETHING of value that would show . For example, at the time of this writing, your comment has four votes, including mine, but no monetary value. I have seen others with many, many more votes and no value. Perhaps every vote should have at least - I'll throw out an arbitrary number - 1/10th of a penny. Personally, I think if less than 10 (or maybe 25) people upvote a post, then maybe it is not worthy of reward. With the huge influx of material, 25 votes is becoming more and more difficult, and likely will be even more so as time goes on. After the first penny, then I can see the monetary value becoming more difficult to attain.
More and more people are coming into Steemit, more and more are posting. As it stands, if one does not get on a patriarch's "following" list or randomly found by a particularly good bot, many great posts gain no monetary value, even though hundreds of people upvote. When Steemit was much newer and fewer people were onboard, 25 votes, including at least one whale vote, were probably easy. However, if a post receives more than 10 (or 25) votes, regardless of whether a whale votes on it, it should be worth SOMETHING! I mean, good grief, so much is now on Steemit, if a post receives 25 votes, it should get AT LEAST A PENNY for the author's effort; and I would imagine, whales already have their favorites chosen for their bots. Therefore, getting the attention of a whale, at this point forward, is likely nonexistent.