thanks @goldendawne, this was really helpful. My achilles heel is time - or lack thereof rather. But I guess that goes for many here on Steemit. I see what you're saying about loosing potential followers if nothing gets posted for a while. It's noted! :)
I also just joined thesteemengine on discord, will read more into it tonight. I only joined discord yesterday - is there a newbieresteemday group on discord? :)
I have some other questions also
- sometimes when I upvote someone the amount doesn't change, only the number of upvotes. Do you know why this is?
- are my upvotes generally appreciated as much even if it doesn't entail any rewards for the recipient, or are those upvotes just a"waste of time"?
- would you recommend buying some steem and convert to steem power? would that boost my follower count if people I upvote receive more?
I probably have many more questions, but that's what my tired mind can think of at the moment. I really do appreciate being given this opportunity, so thank you very much. :) we haven't talked much earlier, but I see your and @davemccoy's efforts in all of this pop up everywhere, so I do regard you as - I can't really find the right words - "parents" or "guides" or something like that. :) :) well done anyho. :)
Yes there is a Discord group- maybe @davemccoy can chime in with the invite link as I don't have it readily available.
Thesteemengine is a great Discord group for curation. I think you will like it.
UPvote number chsnges but not the $$ amount- reason is more than likely you have used up your voting power for the day/24 hour time frame. Keep track of what you have left by using this- https://steemworld.org/@lil-mich it tells SO MUCH on this page.
I never believe a single UPvote is a waste of time. If you go to the link above I left for you, you can scroll down to the recent posts and pull up any of your posts and see who UPvoted, who resteemed, who did what and by looking through the UPvotes, you'll see who visits your posts frequently. Just because your UPvote is not giving them monetary value, they see you coming around and liking their work and posts; yet, another way people start following or visiting more pages. You see names over and over, it will eventually intrigue them to see who you are. So that 0.00 UPvote just got you a new visitor.
I personally have never invested a single penny into steemit, steem or sbd. Ever penny in my wallet was earned by writing and commenting. Sure it may increase your SP, but just because you have SP doesn't automatically mean you'll get followers. I know people who have and will use their own money into steem, sbd, etc and that is a personal choice they made. I see it as an investment into themselves.
And never hesitate to ask a question. That's why I'm here.
Here you go @lil-mich :)
https://discord.gg/2ZcAxsU
And when you get there, go to my name and send me a message so I can also set up a direct message link to you. I can help you with what @goldendawne is talking about ;)
My username there is davemccoy#2479
Thanks @davemccoy - I couldn't find your user on this discord channel, so I sent you a friends request. As you probably see I'm new on discord also... lol
good job @lil-mich ... I got you :D