No thanks, i already do a #fridayfollow and chat to lots of new users. I just think a new set of newbies tags is getting confusing. There are almost more newbie help posts and communities than anything else. As I said, with all the best intentions in the world, all this community needs is to have people read things instead of just wanting to be read. Is this also going to mean yet another bot spamming introduceyourself posts ? Tiers for greeter volunteers ? like an mlm scheme ? Seriously, read a newbies post and give them constructive advice. Thats it...why make things so complex ?
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Have you ever heard the saying, It takes a village to raise a child ? With so many people joining Steemit now, it gets very discouraging when you have so much competition. The newbies are like the child, it is going to take more than a few people to 'read a newbies post and give them constructive advice'. Let's be honest, majority of people don't go out of their way to read a newbies post even though that post may have better content than the person with a rep of 65 making decent money on post that are low quality. One newbie can make a difference in the long run on Steemit and i'm sure that newbie means something to their family. So by helping them, it helps multiple people.
I am very happy to hear that you go out of your way to help newbies. You are exactly the type of person that Steemit and newbies need. I am a little confused as to where people would find confusion in multiple newbie tags. We have the freedom here on Steemit to browse whatever tag we want. So if a person didn't want to see newbie tags, they could simply not click them. Newbie tags are wonderful for newbies. It gives them a tag/tags that they know could potentially really help them get seen. Unlike the other popular tags where you are competing with users who have a high reputation and a ton of followers.
I 100% agree with you on that statement. By helping newbies, we are reminding people to take the time to read great content and we are also recommending content that absolutely deserves to be seen over some of the stuff that travels through Steemit. I would much rather see a group of people come together and start a tag or page for newbies rather than people start even more bot pages for people to just abuse.
awesome reply @magicalmoonlight! If you have not joined the @greetersguild yet, you should! You get it! :)
Thank you, I really appreciate it. I have joined, my @greetersguild post just went live! :) If you have the chance to check it out, I would really appreciate your time.
https://steemit.com/greetersguild/@magicalmoonlight/saying-hello-to-a-way-to-grow
Excellent reply, thank you....and no I hadn't heard the saying
You said that
“all this community needs is to have people read things instead of just wanting to be read. “
The problem is that newbies especially don’t get there posts read, that’s why so many newbies quit in their first few weeks or months. They put a whole lot of time and effort in to their post to only make 1or 2 cents.
And that’s why there is such a big demand for services that help newbies-because that’s what newbies want. If they didn’t want it then all the newbie guilds wouldn’t be so successful
Good stuff @marrkkennard. That would be true above if the amount of accounts on here weren't growing at such a frantic pace. 89% of accounts did not post more than 30 posts in 2017. Pretty much a 90% mortality rate considering they are producing less than an average of 1 post per week. You guys will also pick out the spam and engage with the real people on here. I am pumped for you guys this is a great project hopefully you can make it the next elite newbie program, best of luck!
awesome info @cryptkeeper17111
@markkennard excellent!
No there will be no Mlm scheme here. Personally I think people should be rewarded for putting a lot of effort into something, don’t you?
Rewards aren't just financial, its extremely rewarding to know that you have a voice that can be heard, and people listen to what you have to say, that people care enough to want to see the picture you shared, the story you wrote or the tutorial you gave. Of course, this opinion gets skewed slightly by demographics and peoples personal circumstances.
Personal meet and greets where a real human sends you a welcome message and a little advice is much more personal than a bot just dropping a generic message and link to a few articles on your intro post.
The terrible retention rate here is down to people not taking the time to read, comment and engage, many of the really big players here are too full of their own self-importance to bother even responding to their own commenters. THIS is what needs addressing in my opinion.
See the bot post about newbie resteemitday...thats likely to be counter productive...if people think no one gives a damn to bother reading and that a bot comes along to resteem and upvote, people are going to just start posting any old crap cos they think 'why should I bother?' I'll just game it and make a few quid from bots like this.
We need the bots OFF this platform completely and make it personal and organic.
Go take a look at this young lady @purepinay. Extremely popular, makes a few quid but look at her engagement, look at the number of comments she replies to. It's this engagement that keeps her followers here and still plugging away trying to build their own presence. Its inspiration and education (of the big players and those who've been here a while) we need to focus our attention on I believe. Thats all I'm saying. As usual, we're all trying to get from point a to point b but disagreeing on routes ;-)
Good luck with your efforts, I really appreciate your destination despite not necessarily agreeing with the direction you're attempting to get there.
I agree with a lot of what you say and that’s why we started @greetersguild. To give newbies the personal touch and work with them one on one to help them grow.
I know who you are talking about and I respect the heck out of what she does on here. Everything is very savvy and organic. I would not be going out on too far a limb to say 80% or more of her interaction is with newbies, just from what I have seen since joining a few months ago. It's no accident this is geared very similar to what she does just about every day on here. Success stories like that are what will get this place growing like wildfire. The thing is we don't know who that person is in each case right away who will have vertical growth their first year, so we all on Steemit need to make an effort like this one here and like yours especially on #fridayfollow that I am pleased to hear about. Thanks @nathen007, best of luck to you, ongoing success sir!
@nathen007 , you know what is wrong with this platform as does anybody who has been engaged in it on a personal level. You sound like you have a pretty good grasp on everything in general, which is why you should consider working with us to change things in the Steemit community. We are more than a group just popping by to say hello. We are promoting exponential growth, both personally and professionally on Steemit. We are giving smaller users a voice outside of #introduceyourself. We are standing up to go to bat for the minnows and nebies, to pave a better path for everyone new to this platform. We are ensuring that people have a fair chance of growing and networking before they throw away the towel. We are building a standard for community interaction that is based on sheer compassion and giving. There is much more than just saying hello and working for rewards. Take what I'm saying as fact. Nobody here is here for rewards, in fact, most of us including myself will be personally ensuring the growth of the guild by coming out of my own pocket and investing. Why? Because I see the good in this and I see what this will do for the future of this platform. I believe in it, as should every person using Steemit.
I would like to invite you to partake in one of the many things we have to offer. If you see things wrong with the platform that need to be addressed and changed, then get on board and work with other like minded people to make a change. Build this initiative so that our voices can be heard, so that the voices of those less fortunate than us can be heard. Step up and help your fellow man get on his or her feet and build confidence. Come together with other like minded individuals, for the betterment of the platform as a whole. If you want to see things change on the platform, then change them. Stand up for them. Do something different. You are invited to talk about it with me on Discord if you'd like some information, maybe I could provide insight into this that you do not have, that will change your mind.
The Steemit Greeters Guild is much more than a few folks stopping by to say hello. We are a group of like minded individuals who are here to change the future of the platform. We are here to set the standard in community interaction and education of new members. We are here to leave a lasting positive impression that can potentially change the way things are done on a large scale. We offer more than just a one way mind set, we offer growth to members of all sizes and walks of life. We provide insight, knowledge, wisdom and more importantly, unconditional support. We are going to make a tremendous difference in the Steemit world, which will ultimately carry on beyond this platform, changing lives for the better in the real world. We need support from everyone, yourself included @nathen007, which is why I am personally asking you to at least give me your time to hear me out. You may find this to be something you want in on. Don't judge a book by it's cover, there is more to us than meets the eye my friend. Come join in on changing this platform.
I do @greetersguild! Excellent reply!