What is this contest about?
Yesterday at Steemfest @starkerz held a presentation. His message blew my mind. He pointed out how little support there is for Steemians who are trying to promote Steemit. If you visit the #promo-steem tag the rewards are mostly below $1. Then there was a lightbulb moment for me, basically he said : we shouldn't focus on maximizing our curation rewards with 5% to 10% each year, but we benefit more if the price goes up with 1000% or more. Right now, Steemit is still small with about 25,000 daily active users. For comparison Facebook has 2 billion. If we help the people who are promoting steemit everbody benefits when Steemit goes mainstream.
Below is a picture of @starkerz (the guy with the white cap) promoting Steemit in the UK!
Rules
I've made a list below of Steemians who are promoting Steemit from all over the world! I will be awarding 10 SBD each week to a person who gives great support to the promoters, which can be done by a combination of upvoting, commenting, posting, re-steems and any other creative ways! You can post your contributions here below, but don't post your comments, upvotes and re-steems, I will see them as I am checking the promoters' pages.
EDIT: In addition, 50% of the liquid rewards from this post will be used to support the promoters either by buying delegation/votes or funding. The other 50% gets divided to all participants in this contest who have at least:
- Commented on 3 different posts of the promoters
- Re-steemed this post
- Comment "I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters!" below
I will check if participants have met the conditions!
The list of Promoters
- @promo-nigeria
- @samiwhyte - This guy is trying to build a community! He wants to do that by eductating newcomers to steemit, to help others eventually. Quoting:
You must spend time training newbies to become effective leaders who will train others in the future.
For them to grow, you must devote your time to mentor them to bridge the gap between assumption and reality.
- @jaraumoses - Uganda
- @jeeandmee - Ghana A science student who is promoting steemit on her campus!
- @tj4real - Ghana
- @theghost1980 - Venezuela
- @reko - Sweden
- @roseri - Venezuela & Brazil
- NEW @seyiodus
- NEW @greatness96
This is still a test, I plan to keep this contest going for atleast 5 weeks. The first winner is announced next sunday on 12 November.
If this gets enough attention, I will keep giving out sbd everyweek and/or I will buy delegation from @blocktrades to support the promoters. Or I make other changes, we shall see.
If you belong in the list let me know in the comments! Or contact me on steemit.chat @futurethinker
Let's get Steemit mainstream!
I agree that these initiatives should be more supported. This is one of the main reasons I have supported Jerry in the past. I think there's value in promoting to the mainstream.
PS - Upvoted via Minnow Support.
True right now promotion is as important as curation
Hello @lexiconical
We are doing a selfless service promoting steem
I think with support we will do better
@samiwhyte
Do you think
Is not good or important?
:-(
Hello @omar-hesham sorry for replying now! I didn't see your comment up till now, must have overlooked it....
It could have been that I couldn't see your name on the slide of starkerz. I missed a few because of the pixelated screen. I wanted to talk to him about that but he is busy now.
Or I might have take a quick look at your page and saw now promotional activities and your posts seem to get high rewards, so I must have thought you are doing fine. Would you want to contact me on discord or steemit.chat? I want to talk to you.
Of course i want to contact you on discord or steemit.chat?
By the way i am the one that on the slide of - starkerz- talked about digital marketing bart in the First day of steemfest2.
Steemit.chat I go by the name @futurethinker
Yes this community is great :)
futurethinker#8830
I pledge to support the steemit promoters.
I actually did not know that this exist. I have been promoting Steemit on my own. I will like to join the promoters. I will like to be lectured on how to go about it in a professional way.
Thanks.
Thank you for your interest @seyiodus!! I am very glad that you want to join the promoters!!
There is no "professional way" in promoting. To be on my list you need to show that you are promoting steemit, by posting about it. There are communities in africa such as @promo-nigeria (you can watch their blog on how they do promotion), but also individual promoters like @jeeandmee in Ghana and @reko from Sweden.
I have looked at your profile and I see that you are from South Africa it would be wonderful if you could start promoting there. I personally shall support you with upvotes and if you need a little bit of funding we could talk about.
Contact me on https://steemit.chat my name on there is @futurethinker or contact me on discord to work things out.
Thanks to you @futurethinker. You are already encouraging me. I will like to start from somewhere little. I don't need a fund right now but if I need, I will definitely contact you.
Yea steps by steps! Thank you for your will to show action!
We stand behind you
where are you based
Maybe i can render some help
I base in South Africa @samiwhyte.
Can I contact you on discord? Thanks @samiwhyte
Yea
GREAT INITIATIVE @futurethinker, thank you for featuring me, much appreciated! :)
Thank you for coming by!
You deserve it!
Got big plans for promoting the Steem blockchain here in Sweden and worldwide so stay tuned! ;)
Yes we wil be following you!!
I'm good at spotting ideas whose time has come so now I'm working on integrating and merging & cross-fertilizing these ideas for great synergistic effects! :D
we are looking out for your ideas
spot on! Appreciate Promo effort!
Thank you @ashleypeat !
@ashleypeat
Thanks for Appreciating promo effort
me encantaria ser parte de promover steemit en peru
Gracias por tu interΓ©s. Creo que eres el primer promotor Peruano. RevisΓ© tu blog y no encuentro ninguna actividad de promociΓ³n asΓ que no te puedo anadir a la lista. Pero si demuestras que estas promoviendo en tu siguiente artΓculo te agrego inmediatamente. No olvides usar el tag #promo-steem
Me gustarΓa hablar contigo, Porfavor contactame en https://steemit.chat/
TambiΓ©n soy del PerΓΊ, con aspiraciones de aprender mΓ‘s sobre esta red social para ayudar a difundirla
Gracias, no hablo espaΓ±ol. ΒΏHay alguna forma de que podamos comunicarnos en inglΓ©s?
Puedo comunicarme por escrito en ingles usando el traductor
Hola @vidafitnessfeliz, de entre varios proyectos estoy preparando uno para integrar a los Shipibos del Amazonas a Steemit, soy venezolano, igualmente dispongo de mis servicios de publicidad para apoyarlos.
Me mantendrΓ© atento a tus logros en PerΓΊ, alguna ayuda en cuanto a asesorΓa, ideas o diseΓ±o grΓ‘fico estamos a la orden.
THIS IS GREAT. DIDN'T EXPECT THIS!!
I hope we are going to see more initiatives like this!!
Hi @futurethinker! @reko is sending you 0.1 SBD tip and @tipU upvote
:)
@tipU - send tips by writing tip! in the comment, get share of the profit :)i don't understand how to do this....help?
@futurethinker
I'm honoured to be mentioned on your post
And thanks for the support
This is an encouragement to do more.
No problem @samiwhyte!
Thank you for your dedication :)
We will be following you.
This is really a great initiative @futurethinker.
I am very happy you featured me in your list.
This has given me more encouragement to continue promoting Steemit in my homeland Uganda.
@jaraumoses I am happy for your reply!
I got more things to come to support you all.
Keep on promoting my friend :)
We shall be waiting for all the good things and support.
Thanks so much, @futurethinker for adding me and @promo-nigeria for the support scheme. I can assure you that with your support we can cover the whole of Nigeria within few months and raising more promoters here is easier when the support is there. @greatness96
Thank you guys for your initiatives! I shall do my best to support you! Whole Nigeria oh my that would be a great accomplishment :)
Yea, thanks. We have been doing our best with little support, hoping the community shall see the need to suport our passion someday.
I hope so too! It is beginning to grow :)
Awesome work future buddy !
I've also recently started some work on promoting steem in the Arab world. Started a small community (via @arabsteem) , we have a small discord channel, and aiming to further spread the word.
These initiatives I believe are key to steemit's growth.
Will also aim to support the great promoters you referenced.
Thanks again for thinking about this !
Great @mcfarhat you didn't tell me that! I will dm you on steemit.chat about this.
Thanks future man :D
Yea its a recent effort i've started and we now have around 20 people on our own discord channel.
Sure let's chat buddy, its been a while too, i've just been crazzyyy busy just not having enough time to jump across chat channels :P
Thanks @futurethinker Appreciate
No problem @jeeandme :)
From @enmovimiento we are voting this publication and comments to help helping.
We are very happy to know that in Steemit these initiatives are created, that's why we support them.
We are starting in Steemit and we do not have in Venezuela the support of whales, for that reason we seek support in other countries for our projects, If you want more information, click here here.Greetings from Venezuela @futurethinker, I am the creator of @enmovimiento. From my account @acostaeladio I have been collaborating with my advertising designs for the steemit community, now I am preparing several projects in the ecological area and attracting external investors (business holding) for steem, I also work in a corporate branding project and Trademark Man for Steem.
I hope and my contributions are taken into account to be included in your projects, help to help them grow.
Hello @acostaeladio! Thank you for reaching out!
I am having a quick look at your page, I really regret I don't know Spanish now
I saw you having some promotion pictures! I think you belong in the list!
I am a bit busy now, but I will come back to this as soon as possible!
Good morning, thanks for your answers, I will do my best to publish my content in Spanish and English, we are in contact
Good job. I was also very impressed with this promo-steem tag, and have already started upvoting people who are doing this....I'll send you the 10 SBD to put towards this..
Thank you very much Stella!
@stellabelle this is great
thanks for your support to promoters.
I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters!
I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters!
Of course I'll join in, this is exactly the right direction to go for long term growth! I'm trying to get friends to hop in and not be lazy too, even if it's just to participate in the community. (some of them are not big on posting)
The #promo-steem tag is still small right now, get them on that!
And thank you for your support :)
I pledge to support the Steemit promoters πThat's awesome that you are taking great initiative future to build the Steemit community into a strong one!!
Wohoo polebird in tha game!
ππππ
I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters.
I do! IΒ΄ll work harder than an one-eyed harlot on a pirate ship!
Please more info. Total newbie here.
Hello its good to see you finding new pages and joining the contest.
The idea is that you support the promoters that are on the list. As you are new, it helps first to interact and help other people. You are off to a good start!
I would suggest you to join https://steemit.chat to start talking with other Steemians! You can find me there too.
I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters!
Thank you :)
"I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters!"
Thank you :)
I pledge to support the Steemit promoters! This is an awesome plan!
@originalworks
Thank you haha I forgot to call original works :)
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I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters!
and support the growing steemit foundation! :)
Haha thats what we like to hear!
Tip!
Thanks for this I did came up with a community #megamind to help those I invite to steemit get up votes and attention. Working pretty well just slow
Yeah anything to help newcomers is good :)
Thank you for Using #promo-steem tag, Promote steemit by inviting your friends and your family!
Awesome idea and super sweet of you to spread the word!! I'll back anyone helping to support steemit π
Thank you Kristy !
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Thanks a lot,
your @treeplanter
www.kedjom-keku.com
Promote is importent thing. I have made a button for advertisment. I poste this lather.
This post has received a 0.39 % upvote from @drotto thanks to: @banjo.
This wonderful post has received a bellyrub 8.70 % upvote from @bellyrub.
Great post and contest...:)
Anyway dear @futurethinker, please take a look just a moment to this post. I'd like to recommend this nice spot to be the next SteemFest Location/Destination, named Sabang, Weh Island, Aceh, Indonesia.
This spot near India and Australia. Would you like to support my effort too? If you agree please upvote and resteem it > https://steemit.com/steemfest/@adly.jailani/proposal-sabang-weh-island-aceh-the-next-steemfest-destination
tip! 10 SBD
Haha I have no idea how it works too.
It's an interesting idea though
I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters
I pledge to support the Steemit Promoters..
Cool..
I just read a blog called
https://steemit.com/steemit/@ana-maria/are-you-a-minnow-at-the-moment-shocking-contest-results
Where @ana-maria held a contest and was shocked by how little newbies knew about how steemit works.
I commented that
In defence of all the newbies I have to say that it is very hard and confusing when you join steemit and you are not a tech wiz. There are so many different terms and tools ect. A lot of it made only sense to me after weeks of research, I don't really know why things are being made so complicated.
I personally have read enough articles where users are trying to explain steemit that contain half true facts or are only somewhat correct.
Which I only found out by cross referencing multiple sources. That is tedious and wastes too much time.
So my biggest call for developers would be to try and simplify, not everyone is a coder and for steemit to really make it as a social platform, everybody should be able to use it from day one. (My grandma uses Facebook with ease) Otherwise it will stay an insignificant playground for geeks. So promotion is important but I think it is equally important to try and help make it easier for those new members to find their way around or else they will lose interest pretty fast.
Still kudos for launching this contest and trying to promote steemit.
It will be a gain for all of us.
First of all im not part of the dev team you should relay your message to them.
Second, I somewhat agree with you. Steemit is definitely harder to in order to understand everything... however when you look at the basics, its actually a blogging platform. And making a blog post isn't harder than any other blogging platform.
In my opinion, if you only look at it as a blogging platform, its quite easy to use if you take a day or two. I am sure your grandmother didn't understand facebook in one day...
This is an interesting initiative. I wonder if you are accepting new promoters?
Yes we are :)