Hey all. I think it's pretty hard to get started on the platform. We attract a lot of people from a very general audience who have used social media before, but really don't know anything about crypto. They may have written short posts, but they probably aren't used to blogging. The learning curve on Steem is pretty steep, and while you're learning it's hard to earn anything.
@lovejuice
I created @lovejuice a long time ago to start flagging self voting mega whale posts and comments that create absolutely zero value for the platform (looking at you @transisto and @grumpycat). My plan was to leave a friendly message of lovejuice is better shared between two or more people. Turns out starting a flag war with whales when you delegate all your SP away is a pretty dumb idea. So, I re-purposed this account as a bid bot. If you send 0.1 SBD in a transfer with a Steemit.com post URL then you'll buy a vote from it.
Steembottracker.com
Before randomly sending money I strongly suggest you head over to steembottracker.com to see the bid bots vote windows. It tracks what your current ROI would be. Many of the bots still have room in the ROI so if you're going to bid you may actually make money while advertising your post, but only if you know where they stand. Steembottracker.com is a website that I co-own with @yabapmatt. It's a great way to ensure you're maximizing what you can out of the votes you do purchase.
Some trends I've noticed buying votes for a few months. The best consistant ROI is on the midsized bots. Very small bots run the risk of someone tossing in 2sbd because it's not a lot of money to them, but may overload the bot. Very large bots may have 30SBD still left as a potential bid that's profitable. That's too much money for many people to leave on the table so the large bots often get completely filled. There's a sweet spot around where the bidbot is worth a 15sbd vote. The mega buyers mostly skip these. The fools don't often waste enough bids to kill the window. And there's a decent chance that at the last minute when there's only 1-2sbd left on the unfilled portion of the bid that someone isn't going to rush in to claim it.
That's advice for maximizing cash for smaller accounts through bidbots while purchasing advertising that can help grow your account. On the other hand is if you want to purchase large bids (50sbd or more). I tend to think it's best to catch the bot much earlier. Place these bids early to make sure there's still room in the bot to get your vote in. You also dont' want to try to come in late with a mega bid. You'll likely not make much money and may screw over the bid window for everyone else... that's your right, but most will think you're an asshat for doing it.
Ok, that aside, I'm paying for content for @lovejuice
Want 20 USD worth of crypto? Then write me an article. It can be about anything. It can be a story, a poem, a research paper, a piece of art, a song, a performance. As long as it's yours and original we're interested in it. When the payout window happens we'll get you paid. What if you're already a whale or dolphin? This probably isn't worth it. $20 in crypto land isn't really all that much money, but if you're just starting or a single mom working from home, or in a country with a depressed economy this could be huge sums of money.
So, here's your chance. If you'd like to make some money and get posted on @lovejuice then hop into the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Discord Server and find @isaria. Put together a new post using the tool hackmd.io and send her a link that has the post contents ready for press. Don't send her a link to resteem... that's not what we're talking about. You give us the words for a new post that hasn't been posted, we post it instead of you, and then you get paid. You're ghost writing for @lovejuice.
When that's done I'll spend some money bid botting these posts to help pay for the service we're providing and get your post some extra attention. I send @isaria money for @lovejuice management every Sunday and she sends out da money to all the authors.
We do have some standards... nothing that requires a NSFW tag is going to be accepted. Nothing intentionally harming another person or group is going to be tolerated either. Other than that you're welcome to write whatever... If we choose not to post it then it's still your content and you can post it on your wall no problem.
Benefits of this?
If you're currently making less than $20 a post then this will help you. If you don't have many followers than writing something for @lovejuice which has 2,500 followers may get you some extra exposure. If we really like it or love it then you may catch some extra resteems.
What a special service! Thanks !
I will write one and give it to @isaria. This will be very helpful @aggroed, thank you very much for helping Steemians. I appreciate your help from the bottom of my heart! :) ♥
@aggroed, such a relief you brought to my soul this lovely tuesday evening. Its really hard for a newbie to earn but you have made it easier for us . I would surely get my articles up and send to @isaria. Your kind @aggroed is rare to come by. Thanks again
The Sense of Crisis
I remember making a post for lovejuice in the past and it was entirely lucrative.. Not sure how many goes I have at it, but I'm going to submit something again soon.
That's a very nice offer! Even as someone with lots of social media experience, getting much "traction" around here can seem like a bit of an uphill slog, much of the time.
@aggroed, yet again thanks for all you do and thanks for letting me know about @lovejuice I may just have to send something over for you. Anything i can do to help let me know!!
Sounds good , props for this
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Interesting idea! When is the deadline to have posts submitted each week?
great post..i like you post...
keep it up
i am also a minnow...it's really interesting... but how can i give art to lovejuice? plz reply @aggroed...
i like to read..always..i learn many thing from your post ...
it gives me so much plesant so easily...
just love to read your post...
i have nothing to explain..
such a great post...you shared.
just salute you........
Your correction is almost good sir.Thanks for sharing with us.And happy Valentine's Day @aggrode sir.
tnx for ur advice...it may be helped many people.. like me...again a big thanks
This is great @aggroed ! How many posts will you be accepting?
Usually 4-8 a week.
Somethings missing 🤔
Liked how you repurposed this account. Thanks for the boost especially to those who just joined steemit. =)
Seems like a nice offer to me....fair and simple...I will send my net post....
I'm a poet @aggroed but I want to know if it's fine to contact her right away?
sure.
thanks for the info i hope i can grow on this platform as i like its potential
It's really great offer for new cammer.
Thank you Sir @aggroed for sharing this valuable article....
And i flowing @lovejuice and i will try my best to create some valuable things for him...
so beauytiful.thanks
I have been plodding away on steemit since the beginning of January and none of my posts has even reached 50 cents. My total ignorance of how this works is to blame and more than likely my own fault but even when others like yourself generously give their time and help I do not always comprehend it. Any suggestions. Peace.
Thanks, ill try to make something.
You got a 25.40% upvote from @postpromoter courtesy of @aggroed!
Want to promote your posts too? Check out the Steem Bot Tracker website for more info. If you would like to support the development of @postpromoter and the bot tracker please vote for @yabapmatt for witness!
Loving this community <3
I notice on SteemBotTracker it says the max post age is unknown. Do you know if this will incur the wrath of GrumpyCat?
wow awesome stuff!! I have recently been using steembottracker to boost some of my posts bc I have not been getting much attention through upvotes and views, and I fully intend to use some of the strategies you mentioned above. Was unaware of @lovejuice but glad I stumbled upon this post bc now I know where and what to look for. appreciate what you are doing, keep up the solid work.
Much respect and kind regards from @conradsuperb
This is a great initiative - very cool that you're always thinking about the little guys.
Really helpful information about the bots too. I've never actually used bidbots really, but a lot of people have said it's something that learning to navigate can be in your best interest.
Thank you, great post!
Thats a great History :)
I love the idea. It will help many Minnows earn a bit and encourage them to write better in the future. Keep it up!
I am interested in this, but since I am an artist is it possible to make some cool arts for lovejuice? I can combine it with some short story.
yep.
I think i was the first or second person posting content trough @lovejuice
It was an amazing experience, i recommend it to everybody.
I won't post anything trough it again, or at least on a long time, because i really think an initiative like this represents an opportunity that should be taken by every steemian that wishes to.
Thanks again, @aggroed, for this.
Thank you for tips, @aggored, on steembottracker.com. I am using lovejuice regularly. Great that it was built. 👍
I wrote and had a story published by @lovejuice just last week, and received the payment yesterday. It's a great deal if you enjoy writing and want to get some extra SBD in your small account. I highly recommend it and in fact it's included in my Writing Contest List every single day, unlike most contests that fall off after 5 or 6 or 7 days. This is an ongoing "contest".
Thanks @aggroed for doing this. We appreciate it.
I would love to do this, as my posts earn about a dollar each, and I have more content than I know what to do with... The only thing that confuses me is the tool, hackmd.io ... If I got a post ready in word and copy/pasted all the html, the whole post as text, could that qualify? I am just unsure if hackmd.io is a website, or software, or what...
Good read! Thanks for the info and thanks for steembottracker. com, I’ve been using it and has been very helpful! Still learning but having fun doing it!
This sounds like a great idea especially for some of our friends in developing nations to get a leg up.
I am hearing about discord for the first time. I may have to figure out how to use it first. That's easy. Will join it soon. I will try to write a short story and submit.
One thing i noticed with bid bots is that it always gives a negative ROI. people always Overbid on them. They do so even after seeing that bid value is full and it is already running in negative ROI. The problem is many people are bidding with out understanding how bidding process works.
Thanks for the tip @aggroed! I saw one of your interviews on dtube and appreciate your perspective on the Steemit platform. I have never attempted to use a bot before. I sent .1 SBD for the upvote. Let's see what happens? Still learning here...
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Hi @aggroed, should I write an english post? Other languages are ok?
I like this a lot more than bots upvoting indiscriminately. Good work.
@aggroed you got this right:
And you don't even have to do researching for the curation and you help bringing more good content on #Steemit , thank you!
This is good information. I will find something to write and be original. Thank you!
Thanks @aggroed. I think I might give this a whirl. It can really help out that is for sure. You do a lot for this Community and thank you for that :)
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I'm making less than $1 a post as I just starting using my account which I created last June...I wasted 6 months. Anyway, I'll submit something by next week.
btw,
Will you be tagging the author?