STEEMZINE #24 - Lets Talk Steemit Retention - Dance Monkey Dance

STEEMIT needs to entertain, excite, capture imaginations and it also needs to keep on doing it! We've written a couple of steem-centric pieces over the last few days and we thought we would keep the trend happening for this post. As one thing that was generated by the discussion/comments on those posts was the issue regarding the retention of people on Steemit. 

This is a crucial topic and I think it needs to be talked about a little more. It is one thing about capturing the imagination of people and feeding their want to be rewarded for posting on a social platform. Awesome stuff conceptually. But, that in itself would appear, from general consensus not enough to keep people coming back. 

How can we stop the stars from fading? 

There are a few things that can be done. First, continual and consistent updates to the front end of the platform. Yes, yes I know we are in BETA still. But people are using the platform so there is little time to rest on that...people make their judgements by whats happening, not what will happen 2 months down the track. 

So constantly modifying, updating and improving the platform and how the users interact with the platform will keep people coming back to see how it's progressing. But, that progression I believe needs to happen a little quicker. It can be small things, but small things add up. 

We can then start to look at different ways in which Steem can be earned outside writing posts or curating content. As unless you are heavily invested in the platform, curating content is not really going to be a viable option to make this a "thing" for most. 

Games, tournaments, competitions, writing competitions - these are the first things that pop into mind. Put up bounties for people to fulfil and be rewarded. 

There are just so many things that can be done like this.  Or how about ideas that are super left field ideas like.... 

Captcha 

For those of you who don't know what the story is behind Captcha, it is simply this. You are being put to work every time you log in to decipher words, you've seen street signs on some right? So you spelling it out is basically using you as a resource to state what it is. That was the methodology behind it, putting people to work without them even knowing. 

Why do I bring this up? 

Because it's a clever use of human resources to achieve a goal to decipher words/signs whatever it maybe. 

This is the kind of thinking Steemit needs. 

We need to find those things that people can work on, that are helpful and they can be rewarded for their efforts.

Beyond Keeping People Here.. 

It's not just enough to keep people here. We need to also be working out how to get people wanting to buy in. It was agreed amongst the comments from yesterday. That without people needing and wanting to buy Steem, there is a fundamental issue. 

So what are the things that can be created on this platform that would make people want to purchase Steem not just sell it. 

That is the holy grail. Whoever can crack that. Well, I will give you a fictional medal. 

To sum it up, we need more reasons for people to stick around and earn Steem. We also need to create a reason why people want to actually buy Steem. Solve both these problems and quickly. Steem will fly, fly, fly to the moon!