Growing a witness account on Steem is not easy at all. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed. The costs of running a node are way too high and the rewards are way too little.
To have a server and not miss blocks you need not just to have a server that has the minimum requirements (64GB of ram and an NVMe SSD), but you need a very reliable bare metal server. If you go cheap with the server what happens is that you will miss blocks.
Seriously, take a moment to check the statistics at
https://steemian.info/witnesses
Almost all witnesses have at least 1 missed block (7th column). I did not cheap out on my server, trust me, it is a beefy piece of hardware, and for the blockchain it pays off because I have never missed a single block, my machine is running day and night and differently from even bigger witnesses than me, I still have a ZERO MISS RATE!
That said, I think you can no understand why us, small witnesses, have to work hard to grow, it is not easy to get new votes.
But I am glad to know that I am not alone on this walk. In this post I would like to take a little bit of your time to show you two amazing people that have helped me a lot.
What do they do that I am so glad for their help? They mention me on their posts and help me asking for votes.
Those two amazing people are @wagnertamanaha and @clixmoney
Mentioning me on their posts and asking people to vote for me does not sound like a lot, but over time the small promotion they do help me a lot. I am just one person, and I do not have a huge follower base. Their simple mention followed by their short message explaining that I am a Steem witness and asking for a vote have already got me a few votes and help me increase my reach beyond my follower base, and for that I am deeply grateful.
@wagnertamanaha is a brazilian guy, I have met him on a brazilian group about Steem. He also has a project that is very cool, it is @blockchaincat
On the @blockchaincat profile he posts cartoons related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies and the main character is a cat with the face of Bitcoin. I don't want to spoil his work, but here is a screenshot of a few posts, go to his profile and see his work, it is fun!
His work is immensely helpful for the DTube community because he helps connect DTubers and audience, thanks to him I have found very good content to follow on DTube, and by finding good content I can have a better vision on how to develop my DTube channel@clixmoney is a russian friend I have found on DTube, he posts videos almost daily and have supported me with many tips on how to improve my DTube channel, thanks to him I am managing to make better content.
He also has a project of his own called @dcooperation
I won't spoil his content either but here are a few of his latest videos on @dcooperation
@wagnertamanaha and @clixmoney thank you guys very very much for the help. Your "simple" act of helping me ask new votes not just help me by possibly getting a few new voters for my witness campaign, but it also helps me to stay my motivation up, knowing that I am not on this alone.
Thank you guys very much and I wish you two great success both on personal level and on your projects!
I AM A STEEM WITNESS
To vote for me, simply use the SteemConnect link below
https://steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=igormuba&approve=1
or go to https://steemit.com/~witnesses
(note, it is /~witnesses, not /witness)
Scroll all the way down to "If you would like to vote for a witness outside of the top 100, enter the account name below to cast a vote."
type igormuba and click vote