RE: Can we get a definitive list of the top 100 human commentators on the Steem blockchain in 2018?
Well you are full of surprises today, my friend Asher @abh12345.
I will start with the reason I am here. I just wrote a gigantic minnow tips post and I am promoting it wherever I know people care about getting some minnows to succeed.
https://steemit.com/howto/@fitinfun/huge-list-of-minnow-tips-and-a-red-blur
I write minnow tips posts each Monday now and this is kind of a mass dump of a lot of them. I did this because I am moving tomorrow and the next two tips posts I have been working on are not ready enough for me to complete either one with the energy I have right now.
Of course I will glad for any help with this post, but my real thought was that maybe you could remember it in future when you get minnows who seem confused. I know they come to you and I know my tips will help anyone get going here. and as long as I can keep going there will always be a new tips post on Mondays.
I was looking for some place to drop this link, and saw your beer post so I looked to see what kind of fun you are having. I'm sorry you are not doing well financially and I can sure relate.
I'm one of those third world types you speak of and I am moving from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur. I have been here in Thailand too long on tourist visas and need to get out for a few months at least. So KL it is. I'm leaving with less that $100 usd in total assets if you do not count my laptop.
So much has gone wrong this year. I have dropped all my balls and steemit is really the only bright spot at the moment. Only because I am in the third world can I keep going at all. I am determined to do better when I get to Malaysia and I think I will. One big problem in Thailand is that unless I teach school, there is very little work I can do legally. I am too old, sick and tired for both Thai jail time and teaching children lol.
So after the beer post I tried to find the post where you talk about your money problems, but I ended up here instead. I am last on your list!!!!!!! OMG. I'm too confused and tired to know what you are telling me to do, but tell me again and I will do it. Yes I reply and comment all day long and vote everyone for 3 cents so they don't get a dust vote. Profitability be damned!
FYI - I am also the biggest loser on today's @trufflepig bot report of people who get the least rewards for the best posts! I am on that list all the time now - a few times a week at least - and I win the Number One spot every few times it seems. I am now well known for getting bad payouts on great posts. Just shoot me. I've even had three posts on the same list. I am so awesome you cannot believe at and neither can anyone else unless their vote is very low :)
So off I go on a two day trip and will arrive at my $25 a WEEK hostel on Wednesday. It is supposed to by nice and it's in a good location and the fb expat groups are great over there. They are very active and helpful. I think I will have more opportunities in kl than in Bangkok. And of course we have team malaysia but only if you are really staying there. sigh...
Drink that beer for me, please. It would knock me out like a light. And thank you again for last place on my list. This was the biggest laugh of the week :)
Hi @fitinfun
Sorry to hear you are not having the best of times this year, I hope the remainder is better than the first half.
I think you've covered pretty much everything and more on that post! The @trufflepig biggest loser has to be taken as a compliment I think!
My message to you, and only my personal opinion of course, is that perhaps it's time to angle your work towards the larger accounts, and maybe even one of the dapps. Working with a raft of minnows can be personally rewarding, but as far as account growth it is perhaps not the quickest method. dlike, might be an option if you don't fancy producing much video content, or perhaps steemhunt if you have any ideas there.
$25 a week, I need something like this! I'm actually considering some time in asia starting towards the end of this year (when the sun leaves Spain), and would really like a place near the sea that is secure (for my laptop which will be paying the bills). Is there somewhere you would suggest?
The beers were enjoyed, and now it's time to work again for my supper this week.
Take care
Asher
Oh, and placing on this list puts you in the top 100 on Steemit - that's over 1 million accounts. I think you can be pretty proud of that!
Yes, I love my little pig friend. He gives me hope. I have gotten some votes and comments over the last weeks where people mention that is how they found me. So I'm good :)
I actually am working through all the apps now. I'm slow now due to the move but will be back on it when I get settled. This will be a new minnow tip post. So far busy is good for 1 post a day. And the ulog app can get good votes. I also post to steemiteducation and this is a good place.
And I have a big list of "big guys" to work through. I am going to use the @boddhisattva lists to see who is worth talking to. I did two days of whale/dolphin commenting kind of randomly about 6 weeks ago and it crushed my soul. So much bad came out of that. So I will try again :)
As far as SE Asia, I have been here over two years in 6 countries and have not yet seen a beach. I used to only live in beach towns in the states so this is very strange. I have felt safe most places I have been except in most taxis everywhere. This is prime ripoff territory so I try to use public transport. I stay in hostels with no privacy a lot and still feel safe.
For you, find out the visa rules for all countries you care about first. ake sure it is a friendly plac for you passport. Then look at the beach areas. Many beaches are unsafe and expensive if there are lots of tourists. but many are paradise too.
If you are on fb - join expat groups for the countries/cities/regions. They are a goldmine of info.
I love everywhere, so I'm not a good judge. I've been to:
Thailand - Bangkok and a northern Village - love both.
Cambodia Phnom Penh - loved it - very not safe. You have to watch out there
Laos - Ventianne - My least favorite. Very unhappy place to me. Very dirty. Full of rich people doing charity NGO work in big vans. contrasted with very poor people and lots of blown of limbs. Thanks USA!
Malaysia - KL and Penang - Love it the most next to Thailand. Great people, clean, good food, cheap.
Myanmar - Love it too. Completely different world than anywhere. So cut off. Cheap. Has unspoiled beaches, so I hear.
Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City. I loved it, but it is not convenient and traffic filled. I hav elots of online friends there in other parts of the country who never want to leave.
But there are so many more countries. Just make a list and work through it. Almost everywhere is way cheaper that the west. The people are at least 90% welcoming everywhere. I'm glad I came and even though I am in such a mess now, I have no regrets except not doing this sooner when I could have brought my son, @bxlphabet. He is in his own mess in California and I wish he was here.
I am thrilled to be in the top 100 and now need to be in the top 99!
Wow, thank you very much for all the helpful advice! I guess I need to start looking into this a lot more seriously if I want to make it work, and keep my stuff safe.
That could be a plan, I see @chinadaily have something not dissimilar out also. Although, checking that list today I did see a number of accounts who I suspect are not really engaging and casting votes on others...
Good luck all the same, and I hope your 25% a week hostel suits you well.
Cheers!