Can you pick me out of this lineup?
@joshman The Traitor!
Note: the following is all my unsubstantiated opinion, because I am about as far away from a professional influencer/content creator as you can get.
Let me state the title again: Authoring and curating STEEM agnostic content means it might be interesting to people outside of STEEM.
With that in mind, I started posting my articles on Publish0x.
Shameless referral link here: https://www.publish0x.com?a=LDdw0zMe1Y
I suppose this may not sit well with some of you STEEM maximalists, but I'm cool with that. Publish0x is not really like STEEM, because the reward pool is donated by projects (like BAT), and the voting system is completely different. I fully reject the notion that blockchain and cryptocurrency is a zero-sum game, so there.
Complementary Cryptos
I actually think the two systems are complementary if anything. Here is the system I am starting to use:
- Post to my website, push to STEEM via @steempress
- Post to STEEM for the 7-day reward period
- Look at feedback / engagement
- Make Adjustments
- Post to Publish0x for perpetual rewards
- Link content on other crypto friendly platforms like Minds
STEEM: You didn't build that
If all you do is post about STEEM:
- Nobody is going to come to your website or anywhere else to read it
- Unless it's marketing targeting users of the platform you are publishing to (like Publish0x), nobody is really going to care
- Your content is not portable and probably not worth archiving or cross-posting
- It probably won't be worth expanding upon or compiling later
This is why it's so important to create content that is STEEM agnostic. The content you create is literally your intellectual property. If you're on STEEM day in and day out posting about STEEM to the STEEM community, you are creating content with a limited shelf life. What's worse is you are feeding an echo chamber. Ask yourself if that looks interesting to the casual observer-- in other words, to someone who visits the Steemit website for the first time.
Creating Synergy
STEEM, like any other platform, is a tool available within your tool box within this burgeoning decentralized ecosystem. I believe you can help individual platforms by attempting to maximize your engagement on all of them. For example, if you had a hypothetical 'maximum engagement' on multiple platforms, it would be easier for you to use one platform to attempt to draw users to the other, and vice versa. Like I am attempting to do to you now with this shameless referral link: https://www.publish0x.com?a=LDdw0zMe1Y
Call To Action
Even if writing about STEEM is your favorite thing to do in the world, please consider creating some balance between that and original STEEM agnostic content. A 4:1 ratio of non-steem to steem would be ideal. I've been striving to do that.
Please reward STEEM-specific content less. I'm not saying STEEM-centric writers don't deserve your support, but that sort of writing needs to be de-emphasized for this platform to be taken seriously. Perhaps you should temper your enthusiasm for rah-rah STEEM posts and apply that enthusiasm elsewhere. Going forward, for the most part, I am committing to no more than a 10% upvote for STEEM-related content with possibly a few exceptions.
Please let me know your thoughts.
I get your point, but I'd rather see something along the lines of 50/50% if possible. This of course also requires the content to be of value. The reason for this is quite simple: if we're able to attract smart people to Steem, who blog about Steem, develop about Steem, create projects on Steem, then Steem will rise in value.
Somebody just coming here, even if he's already popular on other media, will not work out, unless he produces content specifically tailored for Steem. (doesn't mean it has to be about Steem) And even then, it doesn't mean it's going to be successful. Just take a look at Furious Pete: https://steemit.com/furiouspete/@furiouspete123/hi-i-m-furious-pete-testing-this-platform
He came here, tried some original stuff, did okay. Then he tried to upload old videos to reap the rewards, but people didn't like that so he stopped. But why should people like it when people just repost old-stuff, they can already find somewhere else?
Let's take @theycallmedan as example. He's producing content about the crypto market, but you only only find this content on Steem. He's producing valuable content, which people can only get here, and that's valuable for Steem.
Valid points, I think a mix is important. The ratio is of course going to be subjective, and I can only speak to my own goals.
I 100% agree that for each platform that you should try to find a way to add unique value to it. That probably would have been a good section to add. For example, I am developing training courses for networking. As an added value to STEEM, I am posting my slides and scripts here and nowhere else. As soon as I get to a location suitable for recording, I intend to turn those into video courses and put them behind a paywall. I am also happy to engage anywhere here regarding the content.
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~Smartsteem Curation Team
Thanks, this is much appreciated along with the big steps you have taken to adjust to the changing conditions.
I think you make some very valid points about attracting outsiders to Steem. I also think your marketing and utilization of content is very good idea. I think your focus on the goal of maximizing the monetization of your work is one we should all share. I also think that the focus on content which appeals to a wide audience is the path to growth for you and Steem. You plan should be emulated and where possible modified.
Thank you for sharing.
By the way your title is a great hook. 👏
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You're welcome!
Your input is appreciated, and I'm glad that my points make sense.
I've said since I first found this place: Steem has to become about something other than just Steem. People won't flock to a place to consume content about.... that place.
How come you got flagged? Lame.
Retaliation by @slowwalker, honestly the best thing that could have happened!
@joshman, Absolutely, if it's just about Steem related posts then eyes will consume boredom and if it's effective Diversification then eyes will going to consume Interest. Stay blessed.
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Thanks for the feedback!
Welcome.
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I'll take a look at it, thanks for the link. Hope it's not another Whaleshares.
I've never messed with Whaleshares, but haven't heard anything positive. That has its own blockchain right?
Yes, it was a Steemit clone looking the same and based on HF19 technology (when I looked). I didn't hang around too long.
I got you what you emphasize
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Thank you joshman! You've just received an upvote of 76% by thejollyroger!
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Funny your post is not even steem agnostic! I guess it would be impossible to have a non steem agnostic post about posting steem agnostic? lol
Does it count that I only self-upvoted it 10% and my last 4 posts weren't steem-related?
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