Yeah, I don't understand why they do shit like that. That's fine if you want to attract someone by making it rain, but get a contract or something. I remember the Hodge twins coming here and didn't know they left. I never liked them from the couple of videos I saw.
Build on the community that wants to be here. That should be your foundation. Make it strong. It will hold up the rest of the building for many years to come.
I agree. If someone has a big following there could be big stake holders that could agree on providing upvotes but it has to be conditional on that "influencer" introducing their audience to the platform. Not just keeping it a secret and gaining off their relative fame. We have seen it over and over again but then some of us who have been here for over 3 years basically get looked at like we are a problem.
You really think a whale wants to put money behind someone that isnt well known, pay for their marketing, promotion, ads, equipment, etc. in hopes they will make it big and attract users here?
Isnt it easier to do what Dan and @oracle-d is doing. Just give guys with couple k followers a few votes in hopes they might mention STEEM.
Theres this idea in steemian minds that there is no big talent here, that STEEM is where the poor kids that couldnt make it on youtube go.
Thats false. There are number of creators that are immensely talented that started on Steem. Those are the kinds of people you want to push forward.
People like that have an emotional connection with the platform, guys like the youtubers on 3speak might be great people, but Steem doesnt mean to them as much as it means to those i mentioned i above.