Building a Steem Empire: Thoughts on Expansion with @Andrarchy

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Waddup Steemit!

I’m Nick. I’m the CEO of an experiential marketing agency in New York City.
And I gotta say, i'm crushin’ hard on the power of Steemit.

You see, I’ve been watching Steem’s value increase in less than a month. And why wouldn’t it? It’s connected to a platform that will actually pay you - with REAL MONEY - for contributing valuable content.

A platform that rewards you with more than just a dopamine rush of “like” validation...

This is some revolutionary shit. It still has me like, “what kinda sorcery is this?

All jokes aside, it opens up a new realm of possibility for writers, creatives, and thought leaders everywhere.

But it also made me realize something even crazier:

We actually have the power to influence the value of Steem.

Both directly and indirectly.
What a time to be alive!

But with the OGs like Bitcoin and contenders like Ethereum dominating the crypto market, you have to wonder: Will Steem stand a chance?
And if it does, can we be the driving force?

The Challenge Steem Faces

It’s pretty clear to me: once Steem’s popularity rises, so does its worth.
When more people want Steem - the need for it increases, which in turn increases its value (demand).

This is really good news for us because let’s be real - It’s not like the USD will experience a growth spurt anytime soon, right?

But Steem is still new - intimidating even.
Plus the paradigm shift seems unrealistically HUGE.

And here’s where the real challenge lies…

As innovative as Steemit is, the actual currency is now competing in a diluted market of other cryptos.

So if Steem doesn’t pick up momentum, it stays in the shadows…
And without a demand for it, its value decreases - which will suck tremendously for our community.

Steem needs new avenues and industries to expand into.
So just like any other brand dealing in a crowded marketplace, I propose the launch of a creative marketing campaign.
I want to spread some serious Steem awareness!

Meeting With @andrarchy

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My agency uses the power of experience to create hype and drive loyalty.

I’ve helped create unique experiences for brands (big and small) to connect with their audience in more meaningful ways than just using digital marketing alone.

Which got me thinking:

What if I could help drastically increase the value of Steem by putting it in the hands of a wider audience?

A campaign that would attract new audiences to Steem in massive numbers!

I know, my plan is ambitious. But it’s a step in the right direction for Steem’s growth.

Why?

Because the more people use Steem, the more valuable it becomes (which is exactly what it takes to compete with high value cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin).

Steem would thrive faster than ever - all from the power of experience.

So I linked up with Andrew @andrarchy last week.
He works in marketing and community management at Steemit Inc.
I shared my ideas and we both agree, a creative partnership could definitely propel this movement.

Gameplan:

My main goal is to take the Steem ecosystem to the next level.

How?

For starters, I want to get the most talented creatives onboard.
We do this by leveraging my existing network of creative communities and influencers - which total over 2 million potential users.
If we can recruit just 5 percent of those users onto a Steem powered platform, I'm satisfied.

BUT, if we’re going to be an empire, we need to expand our real estate…

We couldn’t have discovered Steem at a better time.
Right now, my agency is building a custom social network that introduces a new way to experience content.
Through innovative tech solutions, like:

  • Augmented Reality
  • Interactive Experiences
  • Immersive Media

And the best part is we’re adding the Steem protocol. That means our platform will function just like Steemit and Steepshot. But it will be more gamified and highly interactive.

You see, different crowds need different ways to experience the benefits of Steem.
Only then do they become fans.

Imagine:

I bring some brands onto my platform...
We sponsor a photo contest for photographers…
The best shots posted win a new camera, drone, maybe a couple of lenses. Win or lose, every participant walks away with Steem in their wallet...

Or what about a channel for emerging entrepreneurs? Rather than coming out of pocket for blog traffic and SEO rankings, they can just post and share articles, promote their online courses and bootstrap their business - with Steem.

My mission - driven by a powerful platform - will create fun incentives that get new audiences addicted to using Steem.

Fortunately, i'm just one piece to the puzzle.
Andrew tells me there are even more partners developing new social networks powered by Steem.
Expansion is how we win.

Wrap Up

Either we can make Steem thrive or let Steem die. And that’s exactly what will happen if we don’t expand creatively...

If we can team up and think outside the box, we can position ourselves for INSANE growth!

I’m so stoked to be a part of this community, and I'd love to do my part to help Steem boom.

What about you?

Wouldn’t it be dope if we could boost Steem’s value?
Let me know your thoughts.

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Welcome to STEEMIT!

:)

this is groundbreaking... welcome!

We Joined Today and are about to make Our 1st post now.. This is amazing My wife and I were just looking to see what other post were up b4 we post our 1st family post and we see this 1st OMG ... shock and amazed.. GO STEEMIT

haha thank you so much!
Welcome :)

Welcome to Steemit from the Steemycam team!

Yeah, this community is gonna explode soon for the better

Awesome Read! The more I look at the projections of STEEM the more I see two option playing out.

First


The power of steem will pull users from Facebook because they are rewarded monetarily for the contribution to building the platform.

Second


Will Facebook come up with a way to reward authors monetarily as the steem platform has done?

I can see that as a huge nut to crack. If Facebook finds a way to reward Authors and Curators as STEEMIT has done. They will most likely have an ICO that goes through the BTC or ETH block chain.

My Thoughts


Facebook will have a point system that may come into play as a reward system but those points will not really have value off the platform. It hard to know how Facebook and Instagram will react to this new rewards model. Whatever they end up doing will be a clone of what steemit is doing. Lets work to make steemit so successful that there would be no comparison on any other platform.

I posted a reply but it seems like i must have accidently pressed some keys by accident.
These projections are spot in !
Really value your thoughts on the matter.

If we execute correctly there will be no competition

i thought i would share this update on Steemit website views
https://steemit.com/steemit/@newmarket65/steemit-2-million-more-website-hits-in-may
follow me and i will follow you

welcome to steemit!

Hey .. @nickytothenines

I would Like to apprecite the effort your doing ... Your showing us valuable content and also to the community . I really love the way your doing effort..

You made really great post for the community and I am very much intrested in your post and I hope that You will share valuable content in future too . Your Love and effort really apprecited by me @sophiaolive

I suggest you to please visit my blog . I published an into article you can check that article for my introduction ...

Here is the Link Of Intro

Regards Sophia Olive

Thanks Again

thanks Sophia for the warm welcome! I will gladly check out your blog!
and let me know what you think about part 2 of this article ?
https://steemit.com/photography/@nickytothenines/an-underdog-story-here-s-why-steem-can-be-a-total-game-changer-for-creators

:)

Very good ideas you have. Bring them on!

I definitely will, thanks for the support!

I like people with vision. It looks like you are one of them. Start digging. You have my support.

Hey @nickytothenines

** Apprecited Your Work **

I would like to request you please keep posting this type of valueable content for the community of steemit as this platform is growing up day by day .. I would request you that you must support new steemer like me and other .

I am in love with one of my post as a senior steemer I need your Honest feedback regadding that . If you get time from your busy life and write your comment upon it . It will be really apprecited ..*

If I missed I do Apoligize for that ...

Lots Of Love For Future Posts

Bitcoin Secrate

Regards Sophia Olive

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I like the idea of thinking of ways to grow the Steem Community. Our goal as individual users should be trying to find new active users to sign up.

agree completely !

Welcome to the fabulous world of Steemit @nickytothenines - upvoted and following you!

Great post!! I think the applications are almost endless...

There's a blockchain based website called Bank To The Future that offers direct, interactive funding for start ups and I think Steemit has the potential to act in the same way. To a certain extent it already has, @cryptodrive successfully pulled off a crowd funding project last year and I'm sure many others have since. The platform as a whole is rich in creativity and likemindedness which goes along way to actually making a difference. I don't know what the future will hold, but I'm excited to be a part of it. Upvoted and followed, looking forward to seeing what you get up to next!

Funny you say that,
I was thinking about incorporating a small funding initiative for entrepreneurs on my platform.
The only thing thats tricky is the fluctuation value, but im figuring it out :)

BTW bank to the future is epic.

That's interesting, will look out for your posts to see what you get up to next! And yet, it's pretty epic :)

well, thank you :)
I appreciate the support!

Hey @nickytothenines ! @daisyd !
I loved your motive and the "GamePLan" I like to add my thought like crowdfunding.

What if.... Just like ICO, why can't any one run a project's ICO on Steem?

Steem protocol to provides incentive to the idea.

So, for instance you can let every one know about your project on Steemit platform. If community realize the worth and the future, they upvote and provide you "FUNDS" which can be used for the project (crowdfunding). Same like ICO instead of buying tokens.

The benefits would be:

  1. No risk of loosing value of tokens (if things do not go as per plan),
  2. Identifying the best project by community voting system,
  3. For developers :- identifying the updates intended by community and incorporating in the code.
  4. If community wants, they go by themselves getting your project's tokens (if there are any. Because as I said above, your project run on Steem. They need only more Steem and value of steem also rises)

These are just my views triggered reading your awesome post.

Haha you're on the right track !
I was already planning on using these funds to bootstrap the cause...

But instead of blatantly creating a post asking you all for funds,
Ill just continue to write valuable articles that benefit you guys and pull my earnings from there.
:)

I mean the same.. writing multiple posts. Coz no one can easily trust and blindly upvote your project. All the best.

Oh, sorry. Misunderstood you then.
But yes, I agree!
Thanks again the for the support

Following you. Finally found someone on steemit who like minded.

Let's share and populate more ideas to earn and grow together.

definitely! thanks :)

Hi @daisyd thank you for the info on the Bank of the Future. Will be checking it out

No problem @pwpretorius - it's a great site

Very cool! How does it get any better than that?

It is very cool indeed :)

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