[BuddyUP] : You guys rock!

First off, I’d just like to say, the reaction from the community has been amazing. We didn’t expect to have such great response in just a couple of days. I've been seeing some very interesting people joining the server and have already been seeing some quality blogs that I might have missed before!

I can see that many of you realize the importance of genuine connections and are looking forward to getting involved in the BuddyUP community.

There are a few small speed bumps in the way before I can get our Buddy Request channel set-up and I’m looking for some help to get it ironed out, but that won't stop the ball rolling.

I've got a bite!

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Our ‘catch-of-the-day’ feature will be starting at some point next week once I’ve learned some more about our members and can have a good look through their blogs.
This channel will feature a different person every day and will show off what they do, who they are and what they’re interested in.

Hopefully, this will help other members of the group find familiarities with our featured user and can get them discussing similar views or interests before I get the Buddy Request working.

Tell me more!

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If you have missed the introduction to BuddyUP you can find it here but rather than hopping links, I’ll let you know of some other resources and features that we have implemented for the community.

• grab-a-guide - it does what it says on the tin. We have a beginners section for the initial struggles of the Steemit learning curve. Then we have a channel that displays more advanced guides for anybody who is confident with what they already know and are wanting to change and adapt to some different techniques.

• gratitude-today - this is a channel that is for the users to share what they are grateful for. Being thankful is important and it keeps you real. I’m going to be sharing in this channel daily and anybody else is more than welcome. It is not a requirement to stay in the community but it is encouraged, it’s a great perspective changer and promotes positivity.

• post-spot - oh, a post-promotion channel? You can’t be a successful Steemit discord server without a post-promotion channel. They can be a completely useless channel that just resorts to spam or they can be highly successful when they are utilized as a curation train.

This decision is up to you guys. I’m not going to kick you out of the community because you haven’t commented and voted on somebody's post before you have dropped yours in because quite frankly, I don’t want our aim to be centered around this.
There is a lot of great servers that heavily focus on curation. Our aim is going to be learning from each other and developing stronger relationships. Anybody with half a brain knows that showing genuine interest will likely warrant the same response.

Drop a message on the one above you, scan through the channel and look for something that interests you or post in different content from other users. Let's just try to not resort to mindless spamming in the effort of getting likes.

Also as a side note, I personally find peoples post promotions a lot more endearing when they give a brief intro to what the post is going to be about. I’m a clickbait flyswatter and even super catchy titles and thumbnails get swatted if they don’t show some value that it will add to my life. Try to interest people, what value is it going to give to us?

• request-a-bud - currently in progress but this is going to be the bread and butter of our server. Every 48 hours you can drop into the channel and request a random name of somebody on the server.

This is your chance to approach and start speaking to them so you can learn a little bit about someone else and share what you are all about. They might be new, they could have some great tips for you or you might both love the same things. He you can find a friend that you might not otherwise of found or approached by just chatting to them in a populated general chat.

In time, I want to be able to reward users who have requested buddy’s and give them an incentive to do it. It’s not a surprise the way our society is, people want something for their troubles.
It's wrong, but I don’t live in a bubble. I've had a few ideas so far but it’ll show up in time.

The one thing that springs to mind is ‘Buddy Write Ups’. You’ve found a new friend, you love what they do and to help them out, you are going to write a post about them. This gives you some content to write about, you’re helping somebody gain more exposure and no doubt you'll put a big smile on their face when they see how supportive you are.

What do you think?

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Small baby steps to start of course but the concept is there and we’re working hard on it. I’m looking for people who are interested in overlooking the server and helping out with various features. If you think you are right for the job, hit me up! You can direct message me on Discord and we can chat about it.

I’d just like to say thanks again for all the wonderful feedback and I’m looking forward to the months in front of us. Keep on steeming and have yourself a lovely weekend!

Incase you missed it, here's our discord link.

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