Over night I received the 100th follower and I want to dedicate this post to say thank you. I have been active for about 4 weeks now. I thought I share what I have learn’t so far on this platform. I received so many great tips in the beginning from more experienced guys and I want to give something back.
Also, I am aware that 100 followers are not a lot yet, but I think it is important to share how I want to build on top of them, since they confirm my basic believes of social media.
Money out of thin air?
For the first days, I couldn’t really figure out how the hell Steemit rewards it’s users. Where does the money come from? How can my like be worth a cent?
I am quite familiar with the concept of the Blockchain and I was also aware of ideas on how to build a social media page on top of it. The first time I got in touch with the idea was by a talk about the attention web by Maher Roy, co-host of epicenter.tv. However, seeing and experiencing Steemit was still too cryptic for me. If you have difficulties like me understanding how steemit works I recommend the article by @donkeypong as well as this video from Trevor James:
Building an audience
I always believed that one needs to understand the mechanics of a platform in order to grow an audience. This only works if you use real life mechanics and apply them in the digital space. If you want that people listen to you and you can create a nourishing dialogue then you will be able to build a long-lasting relationship. This might take longer then modern growth hacking techniques but I guarantee it pays off in the long-run.
Hence, I try to get in contact with all of my followers. I dm them. I read their content. This is the key of building a name in my opinion. I am also not alone with this one. Influencers like Gary Vaynerchuck in Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook or Kevin Kelly with his book 1000 True Fans share this point of view.
I will continue getting into this discussion and if I haven’t say hi yet, then drop me a message and say hi. I am really curious what you are up to and I would love to see if we could do something interesting together. Maybe even here on Steemit.
Some critique points
However, it is not all gold in this crypto-world. I had some chats with more esteemed (pun intended) players on Steemit and we came to the realization that there is still a lot of greet in this platform. As soon as a money incentive comes on the table people do not share or curate stuff because it is genuinely good. They share it or upvote it in order to gain money. The motivation is directed falsely. I am not taking myself out of this but I am aware of it and I try to bring as much value as I can.
Steemit and the Blockchain technology are amazing projects that can only work, through the people. This is kind of a paradox, but it is true. Even if the technology becomes decentralized and self-sustaining, it is just the infrastructure. Just the roads and bridges that are perfectly build. However, we add the true value. We are responsible on how we drive our car on them. We should seek to drive it respectfully and in the most efficient way. Let’s strive for excellence and not make the same mistakes we have seen in our current systems.
#QOTD: What are you up to? What are you writing about? How can I help you to achieve your goal?
My series of posts is about making you think a little deeper about every day concepts. So please, if you liked it upvote this article. It would mean the world to me, really!
Peace!
Twitter: @tkronsbein
Instagram: @tizian_kronsbein
Website: www.tiziankronsbein.com
References
Donkeypong (2017). Still confused by Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power? The Power Plant Analogy. On Steemit. Accessible here: https://steemit.com/steemit/@donkeypong/still-confused-by-steem-steem-dollars-and-steem-power-the-power-plant-analogy
James, Trevor (2017). Steem, Steem Power, And Steel Dollars explained. On YouTube. Accessible here above.
Kelly, Kevin (). 1000 True Fans. On The Technium Accessible here: http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
Roy, Maher (2017). The Attention Web. On YouTube. Accessible here:
Vaynerchuck, Gary (2013). Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook. Harper Business.
Welcome to Steemit Tkronsbein :) Nice post, i will follow your account, please follow me !
Thank you. I will do. I am super curious what you are up to.
welcome to Steemit @tkronsbein I do hope that you will have a wonderful time on this platform, if you have any questions or if there is anything I can help you with do not hesitate to ask, I will be more than happy to help.
Please Follow me @Fshllc so that I can be able to see and read your posts, I will comment and upvote the ones I like :)
Let's stay connected and support each other by following, commenting and upvoting each other's posts because together we are strong!
Welcome to Steemit @tkronsbein, I have upvoted and sent you a tip. Check my blogs if you are looking for tips on how to earn more Steem and SBD.
Thanks mate. I will do so. Curious what kind of tips and tricks you have ;)
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STOPInteresting post to read. While I know a lot of what you said already (I have been here a while too), it was cool to read it from your point of view, and I also learnt some new things! Thanks for sharing! (Think I need to interact with my followers more too haha)
Hey @devi1714
thank you mate. It is the oxygen of what we are doing here. It adds so much value...
Keep it up
Hi! I saw that you have been on here for some time so I am sending you some love. Here's your upvote and keep up the good work!
Getting those upvotes on a new account can be a daunting task, believe me, so you should try out Steemfollower where you can earn up to 5x more steem than just upvoting by yourself! It's a simple and safe vote exchange that is free to use. I have also made this post where I explain the site in more depth and it has become my most upvoted post yet.
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