This is a new initiative to help talented minnows accelerate their growth on Steemit.
I have discussed this with @aggroed (of the MinnowSupportProject); he really likes the idea but thinks I am making a mountain of work for myself! So I'm going to run a trial and see how it develops.
The best minnow content creators will receive a share of special post rewards
and a chance to win 200 SP delegated for 7 days!
So how will this work? Please read the rules carefully. They are not complicated but there are a few steps involved.
Step 1 - Are you a minnow?
I have seen a minnow defined as a user with less than 1000 SP and fewer than 500 followers, so I shall stick with this for the moment. If you have under 1000 SP because you have cashed out, then you don't count as a minnow.
Step 2 - Sign up with a comment to this post.
Very simply, if you wish to be considered then just add a comment below. I will look through blogs in the order in which comments are left based on their timestamp. I shall also repost the Signup pages at the start of every month to refresh the list.
Step 3 - Six content creators chosen for Step 4
I will select the first six good content creators to be included in a post entitled "Six of the Best".
I know there is a subjective element to this, but I do read a lot of posts and am also a published author of non-fiction. To avoid disappointment, let me highlight a very short list of the qualities I shall be looking for. This Signups post will be reposted at the start of every month, so if you have made significant strides in your blogging skills you are certainly welcome to add your name again.
= I shall be looking at your recent blog posts, not just one article.
= Your posts must be your own work. It is very easy to check for plagiarism online, even if the bots don't catch it.
= If you are mainly a writer, please check for punctuation and spelling. The editors on Steemit and chainBB will underline spelling errors but it is up to you to correct them.
= Images must be appropriate, resized to fit the text and give balance and aesthetic appeal to the article.
= If you are mainly posting artwork or videos, it really helps to add at least a paragraph about the content or the inspiration behind the work.
= And finally, I shall be scanning your comments and replies to see that you are already engaging with other established content creators. I expect all winners to use their delegated 200 SP wisely.
Step 4 - Six of the Best up for votes
Every 1 or 2 days I shall publish a "Six of the Best" article with a list of the six chosen content creators. I shall create six comments, each with the username of one blogger. The rest of the community can vote on their favourite minnow authors by upvoting the appropriate comment. I will ignore bot votes.
These six minnows are already winners! I will use a feature known as Reward Distribution, available within chainBB, to give each of the minnows a 10% share in the author rewards generated by each post. These will automatically appear in each user's account on payout, and will be paid in 100% SP.
At the end of the 7-day reward period, the person with the highest number of human votes will win 200 SP delegated for 7 days! If the voting is very close, I will consider having more than one winner.
Step 5 - Repeat Steps 3 and 4
I will continue to go through this Signup list of comments and select six authors every day or two. There is no need to leave multiple comments. I will create a new Signup page at the start of every month, or every two weeks,
The aim of the Minnows Accelerator Project is to help talented minnows accelerate their progress on Steemit.
I am not actively posting anymore, more reading lately. I agree with @aggroed, you are taking on a lot of work. More power to you. I hope you will get rewarded as well. Not participating, but will follow the progress.
Yes, it is a lot of work but hopefully not too much! Thanks for your support. New Signup post for August coming tomorrow.
Hello @rycharde
I would like to sign on to this initiative as my work and curation behaviour does meet your eligibility
Read me!
Thank you
Rev
Greetings again @rycharde
I would be interested in participating.
(* I spend more energy on complimenting my writing with images than I likely should (I consider it a means toward self-improvement))
This is a very positive initiative. Kudos to you.
As an aside, I do feel that I am not alone in being in a position to learn more about how to curate in an effective and meaningful fashion however. :c)
Also I didn't realize that 1000 steam is the barrier that separates minnows from dolphins. What is that which separates dolphins from whales? Just curious.
Thanks very much for joining, and for your encouraging comments.
You have been selected for today's Six of the Best.
Congratulations! You will get 10% of that post's author rewards and a chance to win the delegated 200 SP.
Now it is time to tell your friends and followers to vote for you! Good luck!
Thank you for this opportunity @rycharde! ^_^
I admit that I had to abandon my plans of posting yesterday's post due to a toxic cocktail of considering it in need of revision and sleep deprivation - but I am happy to tease in saying that I have a number of zingers lined up (and I will be catching up). :cP
So - to clarify the above - we need to get them to vote on your comment to me here?
Or am I supposed to link to each article posted over the next few days to this or another thread?
All the best to all participants, and our gracious host. ^_^
You need to go to the actual contest post: https://steemit.com/creative/@rycharde/minnows-accelerator-project-six-of-the-best-map1-reward-share-and-200-sp-delegatedvote-now
There you can get your followers to vote for you - easiest thing is to resteem that post, maybe leave some comments in friends' post and even use the chatrooms to see if any of your followers are online.
the above is true for any of the six finalists.
Another six will be chosen as soon as we get a few more people interested in signing up. I cannot resteem my own posts so all help resteeming is appreciated. Thanks!
Hi again, can you please add some links to your recent articles on the Six of the Best contest page. I would like to encourage some discussion as there are very few people voting. Thanks and good luck!
I have to step out for a lecture now - so kindly excuse the delay. :c)
I take it that you mean articles posted since the beginning of being selected?
That would be too soon, possibly - just your recent best: say, best 2 or 3 articles in the last 2 or 3 weeks!
Although this post has passed its 7 day reward period, you can still add comments and sign up for MAP4.
I shall make a fresh post on 1st August. Thanks!
Please count me in!
I am a minnow with 102.454 STEEM POWER and 180 Followers!
I joined Steemit 2017 May 17 and I have never cashed out anything yet!
My monthly income in real life is only $225,52 USD (60 000 HUF) ($1 USD=266.0500 HUF)!
Steemit could really change my life in the long run!
I appreciate this opportunity very much! Thank you very much for this opportunity!
Enjoy Steemit! Have a nice day!
Thanks for your interest. I upvoted and resteemed one of your articles. I feel you should decide on some broad theme for your articles, and engage in comments with other authors on similar themes. I know there is excitement in gaining competition prizes, but they will only remain small - you can actually make more from great comments!
I think this is an awesome chance for all the minnows, me included, and I love an idea where somebody actually reads my posts instead of just upvoting, so I would love to participate.
Hi. You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best!
Firstly, please look at the current contest at : Six of the Best. Just so you know how it works.
I will send another message once Six of the Best #2 is published. Congratulations!
Will follow the news :)
The 2nd contest, MAP2, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Thanks a lot to everyone. I can see a fresh round of signups - I shall go through them all now!
To promote this project, I think resteeming is easy and cheap, but the most powerful promotion is a link within a comment or even a link in an article footer to show your readers that you are participating.
As I said before, you are not really in competition with each other as every good content creator will eventually be added to one of the Six of the Best contests.
Thanks!
@rycharde i am not a writer and i use Steemit for my entertainment and leisure. However, i just upvoted this because i like what you are doing. Great Job!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for bringing value to the community. read me! :)
Hi. You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best!
Firstly, please look at the current contest at : Six of the Best. Just so you know how it works.
I will send another message once Six of the Best #2 is published. Congratulations!
That sounds awesome! Looking forward to it
The 2nd contest, MAP2, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Read Me - Please - I feel like I've contributed some very good content thus far any and trying to also improve minnow support as my status is below a minnow according to the SP / follower thresholds
Hi, thanks for your message. Your interest in art prints and crypto make an interesting combination. May I suggest some more articles that are not trying to sell something - and fewer resteems that are in danger of hiding your own posts. I know that an upvote then resteem may lead to more curation rewards, but upvoted comments can also be a good revenue source at the start. Please feel free to signup again in a month or two. Many thanks!
Great idea! Followed and upvoted! I mostly write about photography tips and try to focus each post on a single aspect of photography (mostly for beginners and those wandering into new territory). Cheers!
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP4.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
Thanks a lot :) Looking forward to seeing the post! :D
Good luck with this initiative, I love all the different ways minnows are being helped to grow. If there's anything I can do to help let me know.
Thanks very much @gmuxx. Actually, @aggroed thought I may need help with this in the future. If signups pick up the Six of the Best can be run every day - at the moment it is every 2 or 3 days. If you would like to nominate anybody, then please add a reply to their comment and I will pick it up.
Would also be a great help to let more minnow authors know of this. Thanks again.
Sure, I have great plans (:
Is that a "follow me!" or a comment? ;-)
plot twist: you were following me all along ;)
You have been selected for today's Six of the Best.
Congratulations! You will get 10% of that post's author rewards and a chance to win the delegated 200 SP.
Now it is time to tell your friends and followers to vote for you! Good luck!
Hi again, can you please add some links to your recent articles on the Six of the Best contest page. I would like to encourage some discussion as there are very few people voting. Thanks and good luck!
I would very much appreciate the feedback more or equally as much as the inclusion in the project. Is nice having good people telling if you are offering any value or not.
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP3.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
The 3rd contest, MAP3, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
It's really a kind project for newbie like me. Thank you very much. I usually write bilingual article because English is not my Native Language. My English sentence may not be perfect, but I still would like you to read me. Thanks
Hi. You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best!
Firstly, please look at the current contest at : Six of the Best. Just so you know how it works.
I will send another message once Six of the Best #2 is published. Congratulations!
The 2nd contest, MAP2, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Thank you very much
Good morning !
I've checked the information about this project and I'm so insipired now!
Great idea and I hope to be a part of it. )
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP4.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
I am interested in this and would like to participate. I am a prodigious writer because I just love to write. Please read me.
Hi. You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best!
Firstly, please look at the current contest at : Six of the Best. Just so you know how it works.
I will send another message once Six of the Best #2 is published. Congratulations!
I am honored. Thank you so much. :)
The 2nd contest, MAP2, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Thank you for helping the community! Couldn't find your name under the witness vote section.
Thanks! The idea of being a witness caught me by surprise - will allow my name to be voted soon (probably this weekend) and then will take a bit longer to set up and test the new server.
Thanks for your support.
Cool, I'll be on the look out!
Hi @rycharde, I am definitely interested in participating. My stuff here is mostly fiction with a little poetry and found poetry/prose thrown in. I'm delighted that I discovered steemit as previously I had been submitting endlessly to the countless online journals out there which often function, I'm sad to say, as forums for literary masturbation.
Hi. You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best!
Firstly, please look at the current contest at : Six of the Best. Just so you know how it works.
I will send another message once Six of the Best #2 is published. Congratulations!
Thanks so much!
The 2nd contest, MAP2, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
OK, thanks again!
@rycharde
Thank you for reaching out. The work you're doing is perhaps the most important on this platform: organizing and promoting the little guys who produce content with their minds and hearts, but haven't quite figured out how to organize themselves.
While I've been producing art for most of my life (I've got sketchbooks from 7th grade I was considering sharing here), I've had plenty of periods of downtime. I've also had a long-running desire to articulate my artwork that never came to fruition (until last month). People would look at and comment on my artwork, but I never knew how to further express myself.
Getting connected with steemians, even just a few of them, has had a profound impact on my motivation, self-esteem, and goal-setting mindset. I'm almost two months into Steemit and I've already made profound breakthroughs on the scope and meaning of my drawing. I'm hoping, now, to make it a little less me-centric, and make it more useful and more intriguing.
Thanks again!
Thank you for such a heart-felt comment and support of the project.
However, can you please let me know if you would like to join the next Six of the Best? It is nearly time for MAP4, just need two more content creators.
I am interested, sign me up! (Is there a standard route that I missed?)
Great, let me have another read! No, this is the standard route, but some people just leave messages of support and do not wish to participate - I just didn't see the "magic words". :-)
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP4.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
Hello, @rycharde. :) This sounds really interesting! I would love for my blog to be considered for this. So please, 'read me'. :-D Cheers!
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP4.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
Great initiative to help us minnows out. I would like to put my account forward on this project. I've been trying to put out content on a daily basis and trying to improve the quality of my content. I also tend to go out in the new section and help out there as well.
Hi, thanks for signing up. Your drawing articles are very good - but everybody want to write about cryptos, whether they know anything or not, would be good if you could think of some unique angle. I notice you're about to go on holiday, so enjoy that and by the time you return there will be a new Signup post for August.
Thank you @rycharde for running this project, it does seem a lot of work for you and I really appreciate your time helping us minnows. Hopefully you will find my posts interesting.
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP3.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
Thank you, I'm so honoured. I look forward to see the other great contents you have selected.
The 3rd contest, MAP3, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Thanks for making me aware of this project. I would be happy to be included!
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP3.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
The 3rd contest, MAP3, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Please read me!
I enjoy blogging about a variety of topics as well as commenting, upvoting, and supporting other minnows.
I am reinvesting over 90% of my earnings until I reach at least Dolphin status to build up my power and continue helping other minnows!
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP3.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
Thank you very much for the selection, I shall be sure to continue submitting quality and useful content!
The 3rd contest, MAP3, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Hello! It's a great idea you are helping the people starting out like us. I would love to participate:)
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP3.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
Sounds great thanks!
The 3rd contest, MAP3, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Thank you for supporting us! I'd love to participate. ;)
Hi. You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best!
Firstly, please look at the current contest at : Six of the Best. Just so you know how it works.
I will send another message once Six of the Best #2 is published. Congratulations!
The 2nd contest, MAP2, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
You, sir, are brilliant! I pine for readers not bots! Thank you! I am bit unsettled at the moment BUT, beginning Monday, I will be refreshing your profile constantly looking for the August sign up post! In the mean time I hope to browse a few of the current MAPs. SOOOoooo excited!
Ok, although it makes no difference if you signup now or in two days! I'll make sure to publish a new signup page on 1st August!
Thank you for the support I'd like to participate.
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP3.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
The 3rd contest, MAP3, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
thanks! i will
The 3rd contest, MAP3, has now started. Please go to: Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3. More instructions on promoting your blog in the post. Good luck!
Thanks for the project. Please sign me up
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP4.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP2 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
Hi again, sorry this is taking a few days but am waiting to find 6 authors for the next MAP4. Hopefully very soon!
Thanks
I would love to partake in this experience! I love to share my life and whatnot, however; I'm only a tiny bit rusty with my skills and knacks for writing.
Hi, keep practising and find a theme that works. Go light on the resteems and make some good comments on similar content. You can always sign up again in future months. Thanks for your interest.
I have a feeling reading these "early responders" that many would like some kind of feedback. It would take me a long time to give a long analysis but, from now on, I may give feedback for improvements. I just hope these are taken positively.
I would also encourage everyone to help each other. The subject areas covered are already very broad that you may well not even recognise some of the other names in the comments. This is an opportunity to use these Signup pages as a source of networking. You may even find that you have expanded your friendships without "winning" - that, to me, would count as a success.
Wow!! I knew I liked you when I Followed you, but this is really top shelf! I hope people can see what you are offering here! I would be honored if you 🙏🐳 follow me! ❗
Thanks!
@rycharde
Just as a wave or heads up,
I've posted my first 'formal' article. More to come soon!
Again, thank you for doing this!!
Nice
cool. I am new trying to find my niche. Following and resteem. Thanks for taking on such a project! MSP is awesome and so helpful.
You have been selected for today's Six of the Best.
Congratulations! You will get 10% of that post's author rewards and a chance to win the delegated 200 SP.
Now it is time to tell your friends and followers to vote for you! Good luck!
Hi again, can you please add some links to your recent articles on the Six of the Best contest page. I would like to encourage some discussion as there are very few people voting. Thanks and good luck!
Thanks. Yes it is important to find both the content and style that you enjoy and is rewarding. Even if you continue to experiment later.
Hello @rycharde, great initiative on your part. I am a newbie on the steemit platform, also formally referred to as a minnow. Thanks for upvoting and commenting on one of my posts. I would definitely be interested in the campaign. Do take a look of my other posts and provide me with your valuable feedback. Also if you feel it's worth, follow me @vinyprop.. ✌️✌️ Peace..!!
Thanks. And everyone please feel free to resteem this after you have expressed interest yourself. You are not in competition with each other - in the sense that I will continue going down the list of comments every day until either the list runs dry or it is time to post a fresh Signup page for the next round.
You have been selected for today's Six of the Best.
Congratulations! You will get 10% of that post's author rewards and a chance to win the delegated 200 SP.
Now it is time to tell your friends and followers to vote for you! Good luck!
Hi again, can you please add some links to your recent articles on the Six of the Best contest page. I would like to encourage some discussion as there are very few people voting. Thanks and good luck!
This is a really good idea! I think I am qualified for the contest - my SP is below 1000 and number of followers is less than 500. Is this the right way to join your contest? :)
Yeah, but only just! :-) Thanks
You have been selected for today's Six of the Best.
Congratulations! You will get 10% of that post's author rewards and a chance to win the delegated 200 SP.
Now it is time to tell your friends and followers to vote for you! Good luck!
Hi again, can you please add some links to your recent articles on the Six of the Best contest page. I would like to encourage some discussion as there are very few people voting. Thanks and good luck!
Thanks! sure I will add some links there!
Cool initiative! Good luck with the project and good luck everyone!
Thanks very much! Let's see if we can climb that mountain of minnows... so that some can soar even higher.
This is a wonderful concept! I'm very glad I found you thanks to your helpful post explaining bandwidth. I would love to be considered as a candidate! I suggest you check out my most recent post, which I spend a lot of time writing and researching after falling down the rabbit hole of the topic.
I cant wait to see the 6 minnows you chose for this project! :)
You have been selected for today's Six of the Best.
Congratulations! You will get 10% of that post's author rewards and a chance to win the delegated 200 SP.
Now it is time to tell your friends and followers to vote for you! Good luck!
thank you!!
Hi again, can you please add some links to your recent articles on the Six of the Best contest page. I would like to encourage some discussion as there are very few people voting. Thanks and good luck!
Just a quick message, that the 2nd Six have been chosen and I shall be posting "Six of the Best MAP2" as soon as chainBB is synchronised again!
Don't forget to tell your friends about this project. The more people sign up, the quicker I can publish each list of Six. At maximum speed this could be once every day - at the moment it is about every 3 days.
And don't forget that I will read every blog! Thanks!
I am very interested in participating. I hope my content is good enough and I would be grateful if you give me suggestions about expressions in English in order to improve my writing.
Thank you very much for giving me the information about this project.
Hi, I sent you a msg on here before, but can't see it now. So here it is again:
Congratulations! You have been selected for the next round of Six of the Best MAP4.
When there are all six content creators, I will create a new post and inform you in a comment here.
For the moment, please take a look at Minnows Accelerator Project - Six of the Best MAP3 so you can see how it works. Thanks!
read me
Hi, @rycharde. Sorry for my English=)) I'm a new blogger and trying different styles. Here are examples of my posts —
Beauty on the outside (Author's performance of verses)
ColorChallenge — TuesdayOrange — Pictures of the Sun
The Institute, where created the future of modern physics # 2. The peaceful atom and Grid technologies
I can't remember if I threw my hat in this ring when I first saw it @rycharde but if I didn't I would like to.
I think I fully meet your criteria
Thanks for the initiative and I hope I am not too late. I see you posted this ages ago, and I have had this post open at least once before.
I suppose I should go through the comments and see if I did react the first time, but I have more posts now too (so new am I, that I don't have too many posts yet)(I spend a lot of time reading and commenting too, and far too much time od PAL in discord, but not enough either.
The conundrums and paradoxes of this game.
Thank dog for Murphy, and Moore too, as their laws rule this land