The Game of Steem
Last week I did a post where I discussed the importance and power of gamification.
And what I touched on was the gamification right here on Steem...Which I believe can be a huge benefit to everyone on their journey while they are in 'accumulation' mode.
So if you are brand new to Steem, there are certain levels that our accounts can reach....
And this is easily tracked and monitored via @SteemitBoard (Which I highly suggest you get into the habit of going to every day AND voting for @arcange for witness!)
When we first get started, we're plankton....Or lovingly called 'red fish' on the blockchain...
That title stays with us until we get over 500 Steem Power (roughly)...
Now we're Minnows!
And this is exciting because by now, we've REALLY got into the addiction that is...Increasing Steem Power :) By commenting...Engaging...And creating!
This title stays with us until about 5000 Steem Power...
Oh baby, now we're COOKING! Because after that level, we are shooting for the moon as a Dolphin!
Between 5000 Steem Power to around 50,000...Is Dolphin status and where I am currently.
More on that later....
After Dolphin status and over 50,000 Steem Power we have reached quite a level in the 'Game of Steem', as we are now...
Orca!
This is a fantastic level in the Game of Steem. And the one I'm shooting for by the end of 2020...Hey we all have goals right?
Orca level is between 50,000 and 500,000 Steem Power! Wow right? And then comes the big boy!
That's a Steem Whale.
They are pretty slick Steemians. Some are super engaged and have become champions of the blockchain. Others like to stay behind the scenes...But to reach whale status you need over 500,000 Steem Power.
So why did I showcase all these different levels of the 'Game of Steem'?
I hit a little milestone today on my journey to 'Orca-hood'...
I hit 30,000 Steem Power today. Now this may pale in comparison to some of the bigger fish on Steem, but here's why I'm so excited to hit this number. And more importantly how I have turned my Steem accumulation into a 'game'.
I didn't get in super early with Steem. I joined in December of 2017, when we were at all time highs. So the thought of even being close to 30,000 was so far away from my thinking...All I wanted was to accumulate this token! That brings me to the next point...
I followed a very simple plan on my 'Game of Steem'. I showed up, every day, kept my head down, created and engaged! And I got to meet some of the most amazing people I could possibly imagine on the blockchain. This community WILL support you if you show up every day and add value! Keep playing the game :)
And finally I dollar cost averaged my investment into Steem. If you guys know my story, you'll know I have been literally rebuilding my life during my journey here on Steem. So I didn't have endless fiat to buy my Steem Power...But I kept on, keeping on!
I'm so hooked it's not even funny!
I encourage you, get into the 'Game of Steem' and I promise you, you'll never look at the price of this stuff because you'll be in 'accumulation mode' and busy meeting and interacting with the amazing people here.
Here's my biggest tips....
Bookmark @SteemitBoard and USE IT'S AMAZING statistics to monitor and track your journey here. It'll add some much more to your 'game'.
And most importantly, don't worry about trying to get huge upvotes. When you get them, be grateful, but don't expect them...Worry about BUILDING your stake and building your relationships. Because when you do that....
A level up in the 'Game' will be right around the corner!
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Congratulations on 30K SP!
I'm dreaming of Dolphins at the moment... :)
Thanks man. The time is now :) Cheap Steem lol
Congrats to your journey and the timing couldn’t be better
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Agreed. Best time for me to buy these tokens during the bear market for sure.
Awesome, thx for the "GAME OF STEEM" Jon. Cool stuff!!
Appreciate the comments man...Game on!!!
Congratulations @jongolson ! I'm a growing minnow. I just grew to 79 Steem Power today! I expect to see an improvement in my rank... LOL!
Slow and steady man....I remember when getting to 500 Steem Power seemed so far away...But you chip away every day, and it starts to add up!
The way I see things is that once you reach a certain amount of SP, you start to progress almost on autopilote just by commenting and upvoting. It was very hard to reach minnow level but then it started to get interesting because there were actually curation rewards coming in. The more SP, the more curation rewards and the faster the progress.
Congrats on 30'000 SP, this brings you into the top 700 Steem Power holders!
source: https://steemitboard.com/ranking/?p=113&s=posts&hl=jongolson
Absolutely. I really noticed a big change when I hit around 1k Steem Power...Back then 1k Steem Power was like 10 cent upvote or something LOL But the more I plugged into the community, the more I seemed to grow.
Let's be honest, if you don't put anything into Steem you probably aren't going to get anything out of Steem. Unless you are incredibly skilled or popular it would be difficult to build up a meaningful amount of Steem without some sort of investment. Sure you can hope for some generous curation rewards with an average effort but soon those will end when real investors realize you aren't bringing anything to the table.
The best thing to do is work, save some money, buy a few thousand Steem and work it like you would work a business.
Absolutely! Yeah I have earned around a half of the Steem Power I have, the rest of it I purchased. I think if you believe in a project, you should invest into it. And I believe in Steem, as it's the perfect fit for me and my business.
Awesome, congrats on achieving this milestone. I'm sure you reach your goal this year of becoming an orca.
Thank you sir...Crossing fingers, but 20k is a lot to generate LOLOL I'm shooting for it though :)
Well, people that write down their goals are 80% more likely to achieve their goals, so that’s a good start. 😁👍
Congratulations on reaching 30k SP Jon, and yeah the game features of Steem is great and so is Steemitboard, I check it every time I get a comment from them which is several times per week, it's great motivation to grow, stay awesome.
It really is and with the added 'total curation' inspires me to like a lot more things here lol
That is awesome.
I am far away from Orca and I going to reach 1/4 of this soon!
That's awesome man, little by little...We get closer to it though. Which is exciting for sure!
My minnow is growing every day hoping to see the dolphin soon need another 530 sp :)
Dolphin is at 5k ;)