Creating a bot for Steemit. Part 1: Background and Planning

in #steemit8 years ago

Hello friends. Most recently, I wrote about the desire to create my bot for the Steemit. Initially, I wanted to write a script that would follow, but it seemed to me quite simple. And I began to think.
When thinking, I came across another bot - @randowhale. This bot, receiving 2 SBD, makes an upvote of the record indicated in the comment to the translation. Due to the great steem power, such an upvote has a lot of weight. The idea is wonderful, but there is one point - for beginners the services of this bot are simply not available. Many people, placing their first record with an introductory tag, are hoping to receive any payment for this. Many do not dial and dollar. This is a disappointment, and I've seen a lot of really good stories that have not gained enough attention, and their authors are no longer writing. How to get a few hundred or thousands for the first record is a big mystery to me, I think this is more of a coincidence (for example, my favorite wife @elen.cat registered on the booth and posted her story https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@elen.cat/hello-steemit-this-is-my-first-entry-here having received only $0.35 for it. I do not claim that she should collect a thousand dollars - but stories are much worse collected hundreds of times more than it).
So that's it. Thinking over this all - I decided to create a similar bot, just a little different direction. Rather, there are already bots that welcome users in their first entry with the introducer tag. But these bots do not give practically no growth in the value of fasting and do not increase the reward. My idea is to help newcomers in their first record. Is free. With a sufficient level of poem, this is more than real. I think, even if it will give about $1 per post - it will be more than a good incentive to write more, without giving up this matter, and thus attract more good authors to the boom - and this is my main goal. Yes, there are quite a few good authors already, but there are not many of them.
After studying a little work with API, I came across the official repository on the github to work with the API through the js. Excellent library, but there is a moment - I do not really like js. Therefore, this option immediately disappeared. Having looked for ready solutions for work with API on PHP I did not find anything suitable. Therefore, I will write my decision from scratch. To speed up the process, I will take as a basis the framework of the Laravel, with which I have extensive experience.
So, the plans are built, now I will take up work. If you have any questions or suggestions, I will be glad to read them. If the project is interesting - follow to not miss the news. Also I will be grateful for Resteem.

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This is a good idea. Many opportunities are being taken to help new users get their first reward on Steemit. It think many people will like to support this idea and make it happen. upvoted, resteem & follow. Lets me know if u need any help

Thanks for the support!

Welcome to steemit
I hope you will have a great time and maybe chat from time to time on your blog or mine
following commenting upvoting resteeming helpls you gain more steem power
We'll catch up around

That article was l@me

Oh my gosh, this idea is wildly fun. I wish you the best - resteemed!

Thank you for supporting my idea! Have a nice day!

That is an Awesome initiative brother, Count me in if you need some help, In which language will you be writing the bot ??
Upvoted the post!
You Can follow me @utfull if you like
Will follow you back! See you around .

I follow you, too.
The bot will be created in PHP language using the Laravel framework. A little later, all points of the plan will be painted.

any updates, I want to do exactly the same ( or at least try too )

Great initiative. Unfortunately I do not know programming, but I am interested in this project and I will consider to donate some Steem Power to the bot when finished.

Thanks for the support! For a bot, I will create a separate account, and in this I will describe the creation process and all the work of the bot. If at the end you have a desire to help - I will be very grateful to you!

Welcome to steemit community.
I’m @jyoungking2 Start by following people and they will do the same.
Good Luck

I am new here and getting the hang of things. I love this idea and thanks for putting this out. Upvoted and about to resteem.

Thanks for your support!

Still not sure what bot you are working on making, but i LOVE that you will be doing it in PHP and hope that your source will be shared!

I will answer you in this record. The bot will give a push to beginners to get the stimulus of the turn and the first profit on the steemit, which will motivate to create new good content.
All the code will be placed on the github and it can be used freely(MIT).

Looking forward to seeing how you do this!

For sure a great idea. Personally, when i first started I made nothing, and left for about 4 months. I since came back for "another try" and made like 20 SteemPower or so in one post. I'm hooked now! At first I thought my content wasn't good enough for people to upvote. Now, I realize just keep on plugging away, and you'll see results.

I hope, with the help of this bot, such stories will be less!

Welcome to steemit
I hope you will have a great time and maybe chat from time to time on your blog or mine
following commenting upvoting resteeming helpls you gain more steem power
We'll catch up around

@dan How do you look at this idea?

Its always nice to the new people if we give them some help to start in this comunity, so, i think it is a great idea, you got resteemed!