In my previous 2 articles, we have described how to be a responsible steemian, and a thorough guide on how to be on Ass on Steemit. Today lets chat about how to organically boost your rewards.
For those of you new to the platform, there are 2 ways to earn crypto here on steemit, that is by authoring content (posts, comments) and by curating content (upvotes)
As a newbie, it can be a bit deflating to put in a tonne of effort to write a killer post and end up with only 2 votes. But trust me, don't give up there are ways to get past this. As I mentioned in my previous posts, the key to succeeding in Steemit is to ADD VALUE to the content.
How can I add value as a newbie?
The best way as a plankton, or minnow or even a dolphin is to....you guessed it BE SOCIAL!! Join in on chat rooms, a great one for minnows is the Minnow Support Project which has been set up especially to guide and nurture the newer members to be successful here on Steemit.
Also look into you're own country groups, the most prolific and awesome country group here on Steemit is of course Team Australia, but there are teams from USA, UK, India, Turkey, France etc. Get in and introduce yourself. It can be a much less intimidating way to get noticed by the Steemit Universe, and its a great way to meet other local Steemians.
The other way to add value is by commenting on other peoples posts. And by commenting i mean something useful. If you read an article on the Bitcoin Price Prediction for Dec 2017, maybe comment on WHY you agree/disagree with their prediction, or ask how they came up with that prediction. The post is just the starting point for a great conversation. Once you start commenting, the original poster will have a better understanding of who you are and possibly start following you which in turn increases the chances of getting better post rewards.
In terms of curating, honestly don't stress too much about it as a newbie. The comment will pay a much greater dividend for your time. Yes you will recieve a payout in SP if you vote for a good post, but I guarantee the original post would much prefer to see you comment on their post, and that gives you a higher chance of getting a vote on your comment that is worth much more than a tiny curation reward.
What about Bots?
Yes they exist, yes some are profitable. They are hit and miss and wont build your organic rewards at all. The only benefit of a voting bot is that it MIGHT get your post into the HOT or Trending page for about 10seconds. Save you SBD, Power it up and build your reputation through being social and commenting and you won't need to use Voting Bots no matter how attractive they are.
I hope these last few posts have been helpful, I think this is probably the last of this series unless anyone has any other suggestions on things you'd like me to cover.
In the immortal words of @suppoman "Pump up the Likes".
Well there is an issue which I would like to bring up. Socializing with people takes time. How much is your time worth? One must ask themselves the question before a quest to socialize on these platforms. Without very significant steempower, even if you make 20-50 bucks on a post, is it worth it? The simple answer is no. Time is of such essence that the steemit platform should find a way to reward posts on its merits rather than who you socialized with. Social votes will dampen the platform just as much as ignoring good posts will dampen it. Does one want to upvote good posts or the posts of their friends? Steemit will have to make a choice sooner or later or it will be a victim of its own policies.
Totally agree with Ned! I’ve noticed many people have their “friends” things get voted on and the content may be crap. It then becomes a feeling of high school. It’s no longer content and haven’t we then missed the point? Like the term used “Team Australia” or “USA”. So then I feel pressured to join teams or groups instead of being recognized for having original material or being true to my content.
Thankyou. I think curation teams are the answer.
What is a curation team? Teams such as “team Australia?”
But who’s to choose what is a “good post” and what is not? A curator could choose a post or not choose a post based upon their own personal views. I feel building relationships talking with people in an organic matter is so needed it shouldn’t be a robotic transactions of how much money can be made with this how much money can be made with that it’s about sharing our passions and view points and ideas while receiving the perk of a payment to me my friend. And I think that’s what maybe is ruining the system is socializing or making friends isn’t worth my time making honest whole hearted connections with someone who doesn’t have a fat wallet isn’t worth my time. We shouldn’t live like this in our day to day lives never mind our steemit lives. I’m hear to learn meet fellow minded people and share stories, art, ideas... I think we need to change our views on only it being about fast cash now and long lasting and learning. I get the high school vibe situation and that each post should be valued when needed. But it’s like any social media plat form you post on IG and you have no followers no ones going to like it you need to build relationships. Story of life it seems
That's actually a good point. Is it a social platform where you can get paid for while doing socialising or is it a platform for informational content which you can be paid for? However, there is still the fact that any business takes time to build as you have to socialise in the form of advertising in order to get known. In which case, is the socialising is still investment in the business. 🤔
Also true that social votes will dampen as much as no votes, however, short of advertising how would they make the money to pay for good content?
Lots of food for thought.
Where do I find the Minnow Support Project and the country teams ?
https://discord.gg/BnQDFq
Here you go mate, register here and once your in look down the list for your country.
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I have zero dollars to put into Steem, and have to cash out my SBD because, well, my kids are hungry, lol! So I had to grow organically, in every way. It IS possible! By doing all this stuff you will grow and succeed :)
Great series! I'm on to the last one, it caught my eye as this one was loading and I almost backtracked to read it first, lol! Great title!
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Informative post. Thank you for sharing your insight and tips. Bookmarked this blog to share with other's.
thanks mate
i agree with everything in the post ; other then the bots being a hit or miss - in order to actually get a decent vote you would have to do it at the right time ; when they are starting their voting power up at 100%, if you get the bots in the middle of the round then you are more then likely to get the end of the voting power probably closer to 25% by the time the post you have sent gets upvoted .
With that being said this is a very informative post ; and i suggest using resteem services rather then the upvote services ; views are always better in my opinion because you can always make a new friend ^.~
I have followed you ; as well as upvoted !
I don’t disagree at all.
ive been looking for a bunch of different services ; not just bots but others as well - im trying to make a large post about as many as i possibly can .
Ive been asking others what kind of services they use as well - if you would like to help just sharing information will be amazing !
I try not to use services where I can, but if i think its a decent post and I want to get it into the Hot page I'll generally look on Steem Bot Tracker website to see what has the potential to give decent ROI fairly quickly. I try to use those in only the last half hour of their waiting period in case someone comes in and buggers it all up.
I haven't used re-steem services as I don't trust this to actually have any ROI as there are SO many fake accounts that the bot can own just to say its been resteemed from 50 accounts. That to me is a major scam.
Curie is also another good one, but VERY hard to get in to. I can't use it anymore though as I dont meet their criteria any more.
I can understand the scam part ; although i think the follower count has a bit to do with the price itself being a bit of a rip off, and since i see other people using resteem services i thought i would try my hand at it since im not actually a bot, and i like to use transparency when i do any kind of business .
I also have been taking a look at the bot tracker as well, although i do not have enough SBD to actually use any services - i have done a few tests, some of which were okay, some of which were disappointing to say the least ; which is what makes me want to look for services ;
I have seen a few that were not bots but actual shops and auctions recently - i feel like i need just one large post that i could spend a week on - and just try to get everything together all in one post .
I feel like that would help the community find information easier then searching through different places just to find one or two that may or may not be reliable .
Thanks for this I am a nubie and you are totally right it is so intimidating. I have been trying to kinda figure out how to work the chat groups and such so I appreciate posts like this a lot. To be honest just stumbled across this. I will look into the Canadian team. Also was wondering about the bot thing ha ha like you read my mind. Thanks dude... lived in Australia for a bit in OceanShores near Byron. It was amazing met the best people!