Lol okay, well if you would've actually read the posts you would understand I didn't know things have changed. But happy down voting to you and yours. I'm sure you've looked at my past posts and noticed how they are all garbage and have been abusive to Steem. Glad you feel great!
But you know I didn't make $107 right? I probably paid $102 to make maybe $5. And $5 is pretty measly for two professional quality photographs wouldn't you say? Smartsteem only pays a small percentage of profit and its not even guaranteed. Are you against others profiting? If you're acting like I made $107 than you clearly don't understand Smartsteem.
If you are making so little then is it worth buying those votes? You only get half the rewards now instead of 75% since HF21, but that $100+ reduces what everyone else can make. With the current Steem price most of us have to accept that we are doing well to make a dollar or two worth of Steem on a post (that may have taken hours to write), unlike the 'good old days' when it could be 10x more and some made thousands! I know some people still make hundreds, but many of them have invested serious money in Steem and may have projects to promote that are of general interest to the community. There are some that I think abuse this.
If you just re-post photos that you would post elsewhere using a template it is not a lot of extra work to post here and you can try to build more of a following. Drop by when you can to respond to feedback and maybe check out some other photographers. It may just be 'beer money', but it's better than nothing and may lead to better things as Steem grows.
You said in one of your other comments that you could not recommend Steem to others. It is a form of anarchy here and there are some nasty people about, but a lot of us want to try and build something with real utility with the freedom it offers. There is no 'police', but the community gets to decide where rewards go.
Than I don't understand why I'm still being down voted? I mean are people that ugly here? They see someone who didn't realize the changes, admits to that in the comments, apologizes in a post edit that I didn't mean to "over" promote in the current system, yet still decided to slap down a big down vote!? I don't get it. I get the feeling people don't really care about the ideals. It's like they aren't even reading my post. Super big turn off to the community as a whole.
The owners of the bid bot takes away 102$ - you get 5$
People here are mad about the bitbot owners scamming away those money from the network, money that could be distributed to the best artists, writers, blogger... photographers.
We can only hit the pusher by going after the junkies and thereby destroying the market. You are the junkie who get cheated just as much as all the rest of us, but it is you who keep them in business. That is why people are downvoting you.
Here's the thing. I got probably a dollar on average per post before I started using the bots. Microscopic growth. I started using bidbots, and quadrupled my Steem in 6 months. If that's not the way the system works anymore I can be okay with that, but the "pushers" helped me grow my Steem far and beyond faster than "organic" upvotes. But I suppose I am still not getting it.
Ok.. you spend $102 for a $107 payout.. that should leave $5... right? Wrong.. this is #newsteem.. you lose 10% off the top.. that's $10.70 so you're now down to $97.. 50% goes to curators.. you make $48.50 for your $102 ... OR.. you post the exact same thing and make $5 organically and get to keep about $2.25 in profit. By downvoting you I make it more expensive to use a bid bot so hopefully the only people using them are people that don't care about the money and just want the exposure..
Lol okay, well if you would've actually read the posts you would understand I didn't know things have changed. But happy down voting to you and yours. I'm sure you've looked at my past posts and noticed how they are all garbage and have been abusive to Steem. Glad you feel great!
I never said anything was garbage
Looks like you missed this post from 2 months ago. https://steemit.com/photofeed/@justinmullet/Antigua-Guatemala Wouldn't want you to waste your down votes on anything but garbage content.
No. I saw that post too.. 2 pictures worth $107.. and only 5 comments? Yeah. That's #oldsteem right there
But you know I didn't make $107 right? I probably paid $102 to make maybe $5. And $5 is pretty measly for two professional quality photographs wouldn't you say? Smartsteem only pays a small percentage of profit and its not even guaranteed. Are you against others profiting? If you're acting like I made $107 than you clearly don't understand Smartsteem.
If you are making so little then is it worth buying those votes? You only get half the rewards now instead of 75% since HF21, but that $100+ reduces what everyone else can make. With the current Steem price most of us have to accept that we are doing well to make a dollar or two worth of Steem on a post (that may have taken hours to write), unlike the 'good old days' when it could be 10x more and some made thousands! I know some people still make hundreds, but many of them have invested serious money in Steem and may have projects to promote that are of general interest to the community. There are some that I think abuse this.
If you just re-post photos that you would post elsewhere using a template it is not a lot of extra work to post here and you can try to build more of a following. Drop by when you can to respond to feedback and maybe check out some other photographers. It may just be 'beer money', but it's better than nothing and may lead to better things as Steem grows.
You said in one of your other comments that you could not recommend Steem to others. It is a form of anarchy here and there are some nasty people about, but a lot of us want to try and build something with real utility with the freedom it offers. There is no 'police', but the community gets to decide where rewards go.
Being here is a good start :)
Than I don't understand why I'm still being down voted? I mean are people that ugly here? They see someone who didn't realize the changes, admits to that in the comments, apologizes in a post edit that I didn't mean to "over" promote in the current system, yet still decided to slap down a big down vote!? I don't get it. I get the feeling people don't really care about the ideals. It's like they aren't even reading my post. Super big turn off to the community as a whole.
I am kind of surprised that you don't get it.
The owners of the bid bot takes away 102$ - you get 5$
People here are mad about the bitbot owners scamming away those money from the network, money that could be distributed to the best artists, writers, blogger... photographers.
We can only hit the pusher by going after the junkies and thereby destroying the market. You are the junkie who get cheated just as much as all the rest of us, but it is you who keep them in business. That is why people are downvoting you.
Nobody dislikes your photos.
Here's the thing. I got probably a dollar on average per post before I started using the bots. Microscopic growth. I started using bidbots, and quadrupled my Steem in 6 months. If that's not the way the system works anymore I can be okay with that, but the "pushers" helped me grow my Steem far and beyond faster than "organic" upvotes. But I suppose I am still not getting it.
1: Nobody has an obligation to understand how much you bought your votes for.
2: You aren't entitled to a dime for your photos.
Ok.. you spend $102 for a $107 payout.. that should leave $5... right? Wrong.. this is #newsteem.. you lose 10% off the top.. that's $10.70 so you're now down to $97.. 50% goes to curators.. you make $48.50 for your $102 ... OR.. you post the exact same thing and make $5 organically and get to keep about $2.25 in profit. By downvoting you I make it more expensive to use a bid bot so hopefully the only people using them are people that don't care about the money and just want the exposure..