You hit the nail!
One of the things I hate the most is the myth perpetuated that the only way to get noticed for a newbie is to use these bots.
The only way to solve these issues is to provide a better onboarding: more tutorials, support and information in the beginning. That would definitely lead to less frustration = less demand for such services.
I bet 90% of the users that sign up to steemit have no idea how this platform really works.
Thanks for your support - I love long comments written by humans, hehe :-)
I love it when I read a post that inspires a long comment from me. On my phone too!
I would love to see a return to the messages from months ago before the voting bots. The ones that inspired people to think less of the rewards and more on interaction and quality content. Since the rise of the booster services is more of a how can I get as much money as possible mentality with some.
Indeed. Going back and looking at comments under older posts, from this time last year, say, is really quite a comparison! People really were connecting. The rise of the bots broke me, lol. I was in the top 25 of commenters. But when I could see all the bots zooming to the top, it broke my spirit for Steemit for awhile. But winter is a good time to dig in, so I'll be back at it once our Thanskgiving holidays are over. Good comments and engagement keep people on Steemit, not upvote bots.
It was quite different this time last year wasnt it! There were comments left right and centre from everyone and it was all quite cosy.
I hope you do dig right back in! Nothing beats comments and engagement!
It was a lot of fun, that's for sure. I'm digging, lol! ; )
Glad to hear it!
Read my content.. please
Please have a look at my comment below this as well. I'll just reiterate that the incentives in Steemit are the real problem and not the minnows trying to get ahead in a very primitive and often fully ineffective Steemit incentivation model. If you can explain to me how I can get much more headway for the excellent content that I write, I am all ears. Please let me know. I am more than happy to take good advice.