Steemit is a living, breathing, heart beating, crypto-DNA making machine. It pulses every three seconds with a new beat and a new block added to the chain. Your goal is to embed yourself somewhere in this community like a war reporter on the front lines, and tell your story of what's going on around you.
Every little piece of this community needs a voice and hopefully by talking about it you can give it the life you think it deserves
4 steps
Step 1. Find something that really interests you.
Step 2. Dive into the community
Step 3. Figure out the root cause of a problem they are having
Step 3. Talk about what's going on in that community from your perspective and try to fix the problem
Let me give you an example
I don't think there are many people that know what's going on with minnows better than me. I run a group that's just about to hit 2,200 people and almost all of them are minnows. They come from all over the world. They speak different languages. There are some constants between them.
They often felt lonely on steemit before the group existed.
Their content wasn't getting any play.
The spent hours on posts and the return was shit.
They tried other tactics but things didn't stick.
Post rewards are low.
10 Votes a day only at 100% hurts interactions.
Flagging abuse
Making connections
and a million newbie questions on what the hell is steemit and how does it work.
Half of the Minnow Support Project is about helping these people just through providing a space and half is about reporting on and working on solutions.
Minnow pain is a loud pulse
I've had some really wonderful effect on helping minnows. I've helped get minnows into trending, their posts in the hundreds, some of the minnow pond guys are breaking 1k followers now, and people feel fairly united. I've worked my ass off and kept my ear to the ground for this community. It's fun and it's also provided me with some fairly steady post rewards. The purpose was good and it was addressing a serious pain in the community.
If you're feeling frustrated or like something is really broken then try to network to find like minded people. Report that news from the underground current to the folks that don't have it front and center. My guess is that you'll start picking up followers that care about the same topics, many of them will be friends from that community whose opinions are shaping your own, and you'll see how you can grow. Followers, resteems, friends, and upvotes should go up.
Find your pulse and report
So, find a pain, get your finger on the pulse, try to solve a problem, and let us know what's going on. If you're on the pulse you'll find a community that's willing to help you. I'm sure of it, and if has to do with Minnows I know some people that will help.
Yes!!!! So grateful for your efforts. It's made my early days on steemit so much sweeter. Cheers to all that lays ahead of us collectively and individually on this cryptoventure!
You're doing great work @aggroed. Thanks a bunch!
That is amazing! :)
I would love to help out the minnows myself. Even with a few thousand in SP, I am still a minnow as well.
How can I participate in your community @aggroed ?
Start here for general information: https://steemit.com/@minnowsupport
and find us on the PAL/MSP discord chat channels to get into the mix at : https://discord.gg/kNxM7T6
And then just be awesome with us!!!
It's that easy!
I see you just provided what I was looking for! thanks :)
That's how we do things in MSP :)
need more of you! @aggroed!
namaste!
namaste!
I could go for that.
Well we will have to work towards that!
Till then the best I can do is keep finding
to send to MSP,and P.A.L.net!
namaste!
So amazing post. Well written 😊 u got me there.
Love the pulse thing. Thx for sharing. Upvoted resteemed
Thanks!
SOLID post my man, can tell you've put the hours in and really listened to folks. Those were pretty much exactly my thoughts this first week on Steem, it's getting easier, but it's nice to know someone is out there advocating and educating for us Minnows! Appreciate ya
I am enjoying reading everything you are posting, I may not understand but it sure is not from you Not posting it! Resteemit to get the word out!
Thanks for reading. Where are you from?
USA
It really helped me a lot growing from nothing to something. Thanx for your efforts.
Love the cheese!
It works, if you work it, because teem work makes the steem dreem work!
@aggroed is actually being humble in this post folks, he also is sponsoring events to help get users to #SteemFest and I can't even IMAGINE how many hours of his time I personally have evaporated for him and I'm just ONE of the more than 2200 people we call family in MSP.
@Aggroed is more than he says above simply reporting on things from his point of view.
@Aggroed is dodgamm HERO for Minnows and the community at large.
By the way folks, go right here and vote for @aggroed for witness right now, while you are reading this and it's still on your mind.
THIS is the kind of man we want representing US on the network.
And I say that without the slightest microsecond of hesitation.
Thanks Cork. I'm flattered.
You make us ALL better steemitizens, Boss.
This is my gratitude calling, it want's to know if you'll accept the call.
Happily. Look man, there's lots of us just trying to reach that homestead in a peaceful place where we can blockchain our freedoms and chatter our days away as we see fit.
How can I be of service to help y'all reach the goal?
Goal is Peace, Abundance, and Liberty. I think that's best solved through me facilitating as many people as I can to go after parts of that, and use my reach to help the best plans I see. Just do you. You're great. Pick a project for people, or code like you're doing and make this place better or help people. You know I'll support you on it. Just keep doing what you're doing!
Aye aye Captain, I'm givin' it all she's got!
@sircork you have fast become a really valuable asset to the project and, as is evident in your replies here, have become a great advocate and ambassador for what the project really stands for. Great to have you on board Sir!
hear! hear!
Awwww shucks fellas!
I'm completely humbled by that @gmuxx. And the second opinion @cryptologyx.
Sincerely.
Throughout my life I was never much of a joiner of things. No team sports, no clubs, no biker gangs (rode for decades, recruited by The Outlaws, told them I didn't need no co-defendants) and yet, I always wanted to belong somewhere.
Welcome home, boys!
Thanks for letting me sleep on the couch, except I don't sleep, and there is no couch.
What is this sleep you speak of?
I'm witness that since I've joined the group on Discord, there has been a great improvement.
Keep rocking @aggroed.
Yep! You got better friends to choose from now ;) If you recall what I mean :D
You are absolutely right mate! Yes i recall of course and i was completely mistaken until i checked his page and comments! Thans for the eyes opener! Unfollowed him right away!
Thanks
@progressivechef
~MSP has your back, buddy!~
Thanks a lot buddy!
Any time, and every time Sir!
This is very simple to understand people... @aggroed brought tons of value the last 30 days. Keep workin and hustle hard! Let's go!
'Sup bro! We meet up in all the best places!
Like minds think the same @sircork :)
Hey! I like minds!
Nice to see ya.
Great post, thanks for taking the time to write this. As a sidenote check out my article below which I think compliments your points quite well.
9 DETAILED Tips for Steemit Users Who Want To Get The Most Value From Their Steemit Experience!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@budz82/8-helpful-tips-for-new-steemit-users-who-want-to-get-the-most-value-from-their-steemit-exerpience
Right on the money... Find the problem/pain and provide the solution!
Like seriously dude, thank you for ALL that youre doing to help everyone on here, it really means a lot
Thanks. I got a whole pond of minnows to help out. I'm tryin' hard.
Youre doing more than trying, youre literally one of the only people on here who really gives a crap about the little people, its something to be admired
Thanks for your support! Minnows, keep working hard, there is sun after the storm!!
Thanks for taking the time to help us. Really appreciate your time and effort.
Great post with a great message. People need to look out for the less fortunate and help out when they can. The whales like you are the reason why Steemit is such a great place. Finding problems, fixing them, and bringing people together is the trait of a real leader and I hope many people follow your lead. This is to 2200 minnow members and climbing! I can't wait to see how big the minnow support project gets and will be apart of it every step of the way.
That's awesome. Glad to have you there!!! I'm just a dolphin. I just got past 1/3 of a dolphin. I got a long way to go, but I find that helping this crew is rewarding personally and financially. It started by really putting my finger on the pulse of a community that was struggling.
Buddying up to a whale or two isn't a bad strategy either. :)
that normally comes second. They see what you're doing to help people and those with a heart come along to support you.
amazing @aggroed, thank you for always sharing !
What can I say except one BIG thanks! Even I am minnow, I try to give something to community in my posts and help as I can with my knowledge.
You're doing great work good lock ..
thank you man
I am newbie here, can you help me too :) followed, upvoted and resteemed
Start here for info on how MSP can help minnows like you: https://steemit.com/@minnowsupport
Then join us in our discord chat rooms at: https://discord.gg/kNxM7T6
See you there!
Thanks @aggroed for helping others grow
If there is no way of encouragement to minnows then it means we aren't encouraging the future of steemit, but with efforts and solutions such as these ones you listed here I believe the environment will be conducive for everyone. Thanks @aggroed for sharing, and your efforts in raising this community by empowering the minnows
Sure thing. I think we can work collectively to make shit better. That's a fundamental axiom I stand by.
In that case, how do I join your group, because seeing is believing, for sometime now I lost interest in writing articles considering the time loss without anything to show for it. Thanks @aggroed.
https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw
I've clocked in, so what next, what are the things that are expected from me there? I still appreciate your guidance @aggroed
Just start by saying hi and making friends. There are bots and channels and all that stuff, but the most valuable part is making friends in that community.
Okay, thanks, at least you've become one of my friends here and there. Thanks big @aggroed
Also discord YES, but if you are the reading and research type, start digging into this: https://steemit.com/@minnowsupport
Thanks for this sharing explaining how wonderful are steemit.com and minnow support
Still trying to make a trending post!!! Good job though guys!!!
Just a side note...that's not how you take a pulse.
lol
Great article ... thanks!
Great advice. I appreciate those how to post for us who are still learning. there is alot here on Steemit to learn. Thanks for sharing.
meep
Thanks a million sircork!
I'm in a bait ball somewhere amongst the minnows - and your guidance and directions are...freaking FANTASTIC!
Thanks for the tireless energy you put into us minnows, you have allowed my first 2 weeks on Steemit to be a super fun little cyber adventure.
This one's not on ME @wipgirl, my dear! This is the @aggroed show! :D
I'm just trying to get his back on this onslaught of how to join inquiries because he's had my back since I was just a tadpole.
Start here for info on how MSP can help minnows like you: https://steemit.com/@minnowsupport
Then join us in our discord chat rooms at: https://discord.gg/kNxM7T6
See you there!
I saw that as soon as I hit post. LOL. (can I blame this on me being a "minnow"?) UGH!!
Thanks sircork!
I'll blame it on you having @sircork on your mind, and I can live with that! :D
Thank you for your advice, and I would like to know more about your community and how you help newbies like me!
Its lovely community...l guess!!!!am glad steemit share with me people from different backgfounds
On point! Find a problem and work to fix it, by God, ye shall be rewarded beyond numbers!
@aggroed - You forgot to include the link to the Minnow support Project you are working with - would like to learn/hear more about it :)
https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw
Great respect and my 100% upvote for all that you are doing for minnows. We really need some attention for our posts and answers for our newbie's questions.
i love steemit, but am finding that it is hard to get posts noticed, but I love spending the time on my posts and like to read them back to myself a few days later - There is something really therapeutic about blogging, which I have never experienced before. Provides a lot of opportunity for self reflection. I would love to find a community where I can share ideas, and find like minded steemians, but have yet to make it on to chat forums. I think that's my next step.
Great, motivational post xxx
https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw
just attempting to go through the registration process now - I'm a little bit of a techno phobe but the tutorials are really helpful as are the other people on the forums x
We got great folks helping
You really have. The discord chat is amazing.... another feature I can't believe I've been without for so long!!! Xx
It's only been around 3 weeks. So, it's still pretty new to most people.
Hey @aggroed, I'm currently working on a small guide for minnows like me to be able to vote more than 10 times a day while still keeping voting power "optimal". That is to say, a guide to vote with less power without the need for 500+ Steem Power.
It's fairly easy, but rather tedious and far from convenient. However, it's an option for us minnows, I guess.
Right now I'm working on the spanish version, which I will later translate and share with MSP.
I don't know if anyone has already done something like this, tho.
idk. Simple way I think is esteem. NOw a team of devs is working on a steemit website clone with new features like that.
Well my guide will be nothing groundbreaking. To put it simply, it will be basically about doing the voting through jesta's chainbb.
Btw, which clone is that? I don't think I've read about it yet. It sounds pretty interesting.
these are great tips to consider
thanks for being always helpful to the community and specially newbies
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thanks for the tips
MSP helps!
Thanks for the post @aggroed will be following your advice
This is a great post for minnows like myself. Helping others learn how to help themselves is a noble passion, whatever the medium is. Will join the Discord chat today and get involved! I am very excited to use this platform. If I could, I would do away with other forms of social media for the most part and use Steemit exclusively. My friend made some posts of his original music and cashed out for groceries (listen to his music, it's out of this world @voyceatlas).
With that in mind, I would like this project to help me gain the knowledge to become an efficient and prosperous whale and travel the world. Thanks @aggroed.
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thank you @aggroed, mayor of the minnows for this post, you are really doing great things for us minnows, i mentioned you and what you and your support for minnows in my introductory post.
https://steemit.com/introducemyself/@fynesttrish/my-debut-on-steemit-fynesttrish-1-07-2017
Wow, great post and advice!!! Thank you!! @aggroed
Very well spoken post. Helping minnows is a worthy project and much needed on Steemit. I keep hearing good things about this project and you so I jumped over to see what your blog is about. I like what found here so you have a new follower.
Hey rock on!!! Glad you found some good stuff! I'm really honored.
Here, have a piece of cheesecake. Glad you're here! If I'd known you were comin' I would have been blogging with my pants on.
I am a newbie here and these tip are the things which I look for here on steemit. Thank you very much. I am now exploring it more and more.