C&C :)Thanks for the post @acidyo. Yeah I do enjoy Manuel Curating/Commenting myself . Or as I like to refer to it as doing a little
Two main reasons why I prefer Manuel to Auto...
First, I truly do love interacting with other Steemians' on their blogs and adding to the Discussion ( if I can't I usually won't Comment). I did similar things with Forum posting for the last 10 years or so at MMO and Fitness forums. It's something that I always enjoyed. I learn a lot from others and I think I can also offer insight and experience to help some as well. So I just have loved doing that with Forums
And now with Steemit I get paid to do it... and that is a huge, huge exciting thing I know it's not a lot but heck find me a better place doing something similar. It's revolutionary imho!
Plus, also with auto vote Iam not going to 'blindly' Reward anyone with out seeing the Content. I just want to see what Iam voting for. Even if it is a Steemian I really trust their quality, well for some reason it's almost like a knee jerk reaction that I just have to see it first. Weird, I know lol
Secondly, when you do Manuel Curating/Commenting you really are building such a better rapport than if you just auto vote people and never take the time to visit their blog to Comment and add to the ongoing topic.
Iam relatively new compared to some folks but I think with building this rapport and engaging with others ....well as a byproduct of this you will only help yourself. i.e. gaining more Followers,more clicks going to your blog, more visibility and also just building up general Credibility and Authority by the insight you can offer
So you start to build up your name pretty effectively when interacting on others' blogs.
Anyway, along with the one quality blog post a day that I do , Iam going to continue my Manuel Curating and Commenting. .Iam adding new Steemians' every week to my 'Manuel Trail' who are quality producers of Content. ( Which I also love finding 'new diamonds in the rough' )
It does take Time but it is just so worth it to me :) I mean I can honestly say C&C has turned into something that is as enjoyable to me as watching my fav tv show or going to play golf.
That's when you truly realize you are EXACTLY where you're supposed to be. Steem on :)
Again , really good and thought provoking post ;)
You said it right here. It's mainly about building up quality relationships and quality communication by being genuine and real to other humans! That is the real value of the Steemit blogging site. Since everyone is watching these days and can analyze our every action. People are getting tired of many of the inhuman things we see these days like companies that has no way of contacting a real human. It's very alien and creepy. We do not want to talk to a bot we want a real human with thoughts and emotions so we can build up trust and relationships.