I always thought that was an odd answer to a strange question...

Anyways, you may have (but probably didn't) notice I haven't really been commenting up a storm on everyone's posts recently, but that's because I've been working on a couple of little Steem projects. As part of my this but also because I really want this platform to succeed, and part of that success is the adoption by new people.

The reason I wrote this guy was to convince myself and others that this platform is worth our time and energy... and I've since realized it totally is, but as a rank newbie it's a daunting place.

It took me probably the first week to decide Steem wasn't a pyramid scheme, and the reason it took so long is because there is definitely an element of the rich getting richer here... but there is proof of new users doing well because:

1.) They create exceptionally amazing things
2.) They bring a huge audience with them
3.) They have the support of a whale straight up

For the rest of us though, it's a bit more of a struggle, and for super newbies who don't know anyone it's incredibly hard to sort through the noise...

So, what are you going to do about it?

A couple of things...

Thing Number 1

I'm helping @mikepm74 out with The Fresh Five . There is now a separate account called @thefreshfive that will be welcoming new users on their first day and inviting them to engage with the account. Those that do will then be highlighted in a post I'll do a few times a week.

If you're into curation rewards, then follow the curation trail of @thefreshfive via SteamAuto

@mikepm4 will then hit it a bit later with all his delegated SP.

The intention is to grab people's interest straight away, keep them engaged, give them a post reward in their first week and be welcoming and available to answer any questions.

Thing Number 2

As of yesterday I started as a @curie curator. Here is the latest Curie Weekly Update.

What even is a @curie Curator? Is it a kind of Quokka?

It should be!
No a @curie Curator is a dude or chick who mucks around the Steem Swamp looking for the unappreciated gold. The aim is to find peeps that have been producing hella greats but not getting any coin.

There are a number of curation systems out there, including @ocd and @quartor but @curie is the biggest.
Basically I'll be looking around all over the shop for excellent articles, submit them to @curie then a reviewer either approves or rejects it. If approved then post gets a huge payout but if rejected then I get a strike (of sorts). Too many strikes and I get kicked out for being a bloody drongo.

Source

Easy... give meeeee the @curie upvote!

The point of the @curie vote is to find and recognize those people that are producing great work but just aren't getting any rewards for their efforts... it's to help struggling Steemians with a bit of a push and some recognition.

Okay, so each curator has their own style, but what I'll be looking for...

1.) An exclusive-to-Steem stand alone post that adds value to the reader.
2.) An incredibly well written post. Read over your article before you hit the post button.
3.) Articulate headings (use the '#' to create a H1 heading). Google 's web-crawlers love appropriate H1, H2, H3 headings.
4.) A post needs to have a value of under $10 and must be less than 24 hours old.
5.) Written by a user who has never received a @curie upvote before.
6.) Written by a user that rarely gets, if ever, big payouts.
7.) Written by a user that's, say, less than 56 Rep.
8.) If it's instructional, written with detailed steps that the reader can follow to create the thing.
9.) References source images (not just 'Images from Pintrest' but an exact hyperlink).
10.) Source material and references are in the footnotes.
11.) Nothing political, religious or about Steem/Steemit.
12.) Written in English.

I only get to submit a few entries a week at this early stage, and if I'm ace then I'll get a higher allocation of submissions. I think they only approve 25 or so a day (you can check Steemian) so they have to be really good, and not too samey as the other posts.

If you know someone that produces great articles but is super ignored, please link them below... if you know someone is close, send them my way and I'll try and help them get their posts over the line.

That was long! And worth it!

Why thank you...

Thing Number 3

I'll reporting sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many plagerists and just terrible, terrible Steemers to SteemCleaners using this form : https://steemcleaners.org/abuse-report/

They don't pay super well, but sometimes even a little bit is great.

Source

That's too many cute animals for one post!

Okay, okay, sheesh.

If you find peeps whose post list looks like a Buzzfeed homepage and everything is stolen (grab some sentences and Google them) and no opinions are shared then report away. You might get some Steemcents in the process.

So, ah, that's it. Hit me with any questions or link any dudes or chicks that you think might be curie worthy. Exciting times!!

Thanks!