RE: Commenting Can Be Very Profitable: Start Leaving Them
First.. I have not signed up for or used busy.org ... yet. Maybe one day I will.
I'd be curious to see a post about what the advantages are aside from getting the slider bar before you reach the 500SP level.
Ok, onto my comment. Early on I have made some decent pocket change from my comments, but lately it seems as though no matter how much thought, value to the post I add by commenting or time I put into the my comments they seem to go wayside of earning. But I will be persistent; I always am.
I've also noticed (like today I did a real nice post) and it got tons of UPvotes, some comments but the payout isn't even $2. Makes me think "hmmm, what am I doing wrong lately?" But again, my persistence and dedication to steemit and my blogging page are here to stay.
I think this proposal is moving in the right direction. https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@steemhq/how-to-make-steem-great-again-the-exponential-author-reward-method
A couple of reasons for that in my opinion.
To start, the price of STEEM is down, so we are seeing a lot less in returns. The second thing that I noticed is that a lot of SP is going to the "war" which is affecting all of us. Those who upvoted much of our content are focused upon using their VP in the other direction. Plus, since a lot of the delegation is focused elsewhere, those of us who were spreading it around carry a lot less vote total than before.
You are not unique on that one....we are all experiencing the same thing.
Thanks for this really insightful reply. I hadn't even noticed the decrease, but then I don't have that much time on here to compare anything to. I don't have a clear idea of "normal" to notice variance.
You mean the war over things like people posting an article an hour then using their massive SP to upvote their own posts? Or the bot wars? Or something I haven't even come across yet?
If you have to ask @indigoocean, it is best to not know.
It is best to avoid it all...that is my view anyway.
All your points make sense. I had a feeling about the delegations, SP and VP being shifted elsewhere too.
But I still comment like there's no tomorrow. It's the way I am constructed and the way my brain works. I am a talker and a commentor here; that'll never change.
Not only is there a lot of SP participating in the flag wars, there is also the growing amount of SP that is being delegated by bid bots.
And those comments were crazy hahahaha, I wonder how do you manage to find them?
Every fibre of my being is screaming "Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!" Is there no peace way to resolve this conflict and get on with we do best, which is curating and creating content, engaging and perhaps learning something along the way?
Just like the real life wars... Always making the rich richer.
I think activity on Steemit is just down in general (don't have any facts to back this up just an opinion/observation).
Keep up the great work and all that you do for Steemit. It's nice to see these awesome comments on posts even when things are a little slow/down on Steemit.
I know steemit has gone through a few lulls in the past and I have hung in there. This is my second home and I have no plans on going anywhere.
Yes, the activity is going through a little hiccup and some growing pains is all.
Definitely think Steemit is seeing a lull. It seems common when the price of SBD is in the toilet.
I agree with you @bethwheatcraft.
It seems the attitude goes down which stops people from interacting. Too many pay attention to price actions.
The only way to get by is just keep plugging along and doing what we always do. The price will turn around at some point.
I don't even understand why the price of STEEM or SBD matters unless you're cashing out or trying to buy in. Maybe that's the case for the people you refer to.
For me, I just turn everything into SP so the only thing that matters is the relative price between SBD and SP, in that I'm better off waiting to convert SBD to STEEM and then SP when the price of SBD is above STEEM's, which has been the case most of the time I've been on here.
You do realize that SBD is supposed to be pegged to $1 right? I would hardly call the price of SBD "in the toilet".
Maybe you meant that price of Steem?
When SBD was around 8-9 dollars, this place was hopping. Compared to 8-9 dollars, I would say it's kind of in the toilet at just under 3.
I am right here with ya!