Yep. So far, as a number of people have remarked, posting articles and videos does not seem too profitable. You have to write something, at least a summary of what you are linking. With time and more people on here, hopefully raw news and videos will become popular also, but right now, fresh content is the king.
How much you make is partly a function of how hard you work to create value. If you're just linking, that's not going to be highly rewarded.
This may change as the user base grows and evolves. A lot of the value on reddit is finding and posting interesting links, not the long-form stuff that gets the most votes here now. Also, more comments and votes on comments will change things. (If you post a link and it gets hundreds of comments, with many of those comments getting votes, a lot of that value will flow up to the original post.)
But we don't know how steem is going evolve. Will it be more of a blogging platform or more link sharing and discussion, or both. That will drive what sort of posts get paid.
Yes, I think it will change. There are plenty of obscure reddit subs that do just fine. People on there get "rewarded" (though they work for free) finding good links also. It will happen here, too, but the evolution will take time. In my mind, the so-called "circle jerk" postings so far are not just that; they are defining and exploring the attributes and possibilities of Steemit. As more people understand what it is and how to use it for fun and profit, the action will move into different areas. We've already seen the big expansion of the introduceyourself tag this weekend, which is very encouraging. If new users continue to come in and continue to post, a lot of topics will build up and people will gravitate towards the ones that fit their interests. Plus, the voting power should be much more spread out by next month.
Everything is new about steemit. A lot will change. There are many good opportunities to make money as early adopter. I hope I will seize a few before and after july 4th.
Eh, the range of topics that receive attention is rather small right now. You can do like some and just focus on a certain topic you know will receive upvotes because someone before you has shown it will earn upvotes, but if you stray from the path with your quality original content it's not likely to take off.
To easily earn right now, you must be willing to pander. And there are plenty here willing to do just that to the point that it's obnoxious at times. It's just not as black and white as "post quality, original content", is all I'm saying. Think I'm wrong? Prove me wrong!
Perhaps my post will help prove me wrong (it usually does). Just by bringing this up from time to time seems to loosen the purse strings of the whales and helps to take their focus off of Steem/Steemit/Bots/Philosophy/Tutorials related post, because most people love proving other people wrong ... especially outspoken people who they feel have called them out.
So consider this your opening to post about something unusual that oft-times does not get rewarded. With this post alone I have loosened the narrow topic focus of a few whales whose eyes this post may cross. Out of guilt or the desire to show others they have a broader scope of interest, they will begin upvoting a more varying array of topics. And now you can take advantage of it for the next 24-72 hours, because the doors close quickly my friend and back to Steem Bot Basic Income Philosophy Tutorials their attention will run. So be quick about it and be sure to use your proper Markdown syntax with images!
BTW, I need a Dev to build me a Basic Income Bot that post Steem Philosophy Tutorials between the hours of 14:00-20:00 UTC. Because nothing says original like following a trend! Please upvote this post so that I can afford you, and feel free to contact me anywhere you please if interested.
Yep. So far, as a number of people have remarked, posting articles and videos does not seem too profitable. You have to write something, at least a summary of what you are linking. With time and more people on here, hopefully raw news and videos will become popular also, but right now, fresh content is the king.
How much you make is partly a function of how hard you work to create value. If you're just linking, that's not going to be highly rewarded.
This may change as the user base grows and evolves. A lot of the value on reddit is finding and posting interesting links, not the long-form stuff that gets the most votes here now. Also, more comments and votes on comments will change things. (If you post a link and it gets hundreds of comments, with many of those comments getting votes, a lot of that value will flow up to the original post.)
But we don't know how steem is going evolve. Will it be more of a blogging platform or more link sharing and discussion, or both. That will drive what sort of posts get paid.
Yes, I think it will change. There are plenty of obscure reddit subs that do just fine. People on there get "rewarded" (though they work for free) finding good links also. It will happen here, too, but the evolution will take time. In my mind, the so-called "circle jerk" postings so far are not just that; they are defining and exploring the attributes and possibilities of Steemit. As more people understand what it is and how to use it for fun and profit, the action will move into different areas. We've already seen the big expansion of the introduceyourself tag this weekend, which is very encouraging. If new users continue to come in and continue to post, a lot of topics will build up and people will gravitate towards the ones that fit their interests. Plus, the voting power should be much more spread out by next month.
Everything is new about steemit. A lot will change. There are many good opportunities to make money as early adopter. I hope I will seize a few before and after july 4th.
Eh, the range of topics that receive attention is rather small right now. You can do like some and just focus on a certain topic you know will receive upvotes because someone before you has shown it will earn upvotes, but if you stray from the path with your quality original content it's not likely to take off.
To easily earn right now, you must be willing to pander. And there are plenty here willing to do just that to the point that it's obnoxious at times. It's just not as black and white as "post quality, original content", is all I'm saying. Think I'm wrong? Prove me wrong!
Perhaps my post will help prove me wrong (it usually does). Just by bringing this up from time to time seems to loosen the purse strings of the whales and helps to take their focus off of Steem/Steemit/Bots/Philosophy/Tutorials related post, because most people love proving other people wrong ... especially outspoken people who they feel have called them out.
So consider this your opening to post about something unusual that oft-times does not get rewarded. With this post alone I have loosened the narrow topic focus of a few whales whose eyes this post may cross. Out of guilt or the desire to show others they have a broader scope of interest, they will begin upvoting a more varying array of topics. And now you can take advantage of it for the next 24-72 hours, because the doors close quickly my friend and back to Steem Bot Basic Income Philosophy Tutorials their attention will run. So be quick about it and be sure to use your proper Markdown syntax with images!
BTW, I need a Dev to build me a Basic Income Bot that post Steem Philosophy Tutorials between the hours of 14:00-20:00 UTC. Because nothing says original like following a trend! Please upvote this post so that I can afford you, and feel free to contact me anywhere you please if interested.