RE: Making some STEEM commercials
I would prefer to see spotlights of the content here that is not steem or crypto related. Some people reviewed the 60 seconds initiative and found we got little traction or views to the videos since they were ads - generally people skip by ads.
Many, like me, did push the videos, but only because we were getting upvotes for doing them. I certainly did not watch any of them even though I posted them to my social media. I use ad-blocker because I do not like ads and so would not choose to watch them for a place I am already at.
I think the "show, don't tell" approach is better than the "Yay! Steem!" approach. It is my belief that we need content creators here and the dapps are the way to go for the most part.
So -
"look at this person! Making money by working out on actifit"
"look at this person! Making money finding cool products with steemhunt"
share2steem
tasteem
etc.
I'm heavily involved in the current twitter push to get people here. I get a lot more traction on tweets with cool content than with those touting steem as the place to be.
Also keep in mind that the fact that we are a cryptocurrency place is a downside for many who do not want to get involved with it. I hope that will soon change, but we are not there yet. I am glad I am here now, but I stayed out for months after I heard of steem from friends specifically because the crypto aspect was something I did not want to learn.
Excellent comment @fitinfun
It's hard not to agree with all your reasons.
Yours, Piotr
Cheers for the detailed comment @fitinfun!
I absolutely see what you're saying. Of course ad's do get ignored, I can't deny that - I'm not expecting mass adoption over a video, but like I said in the post it's important to have a presence and at least plant the seed.
I think the videos from the 60 seconds campaign were a good tool and a reason for people to share with likeminded people - perhaps friends or acquaintances - to show them and say "just have a look in to our world - it's legit!".
It's totally up to you whether you watched them or not, or shared just for up-votes - that's fine.
But equally lots of people did share them with a good heart to say 'look, this is MY community and I'm proud of it'.
My video did indeed follow that exact format of "look at this person! Making money by working out on actifit" that you suggested - I used a couple of examples of Steemit, dSound (I had to cut out the dtube reference because of edit time restrictions!)
Give it a watch. It's not perfect; I shot/edited/submitted the whole thing in 2 days - I missed out some details and worded/emphasised some things I wouldn't do second time around.
Indeed Twitter is a mix of great posts and spam. We can't win them all.
About the fact we are a cryptocurrency place; I understand some will turn off because of that. That's fine.
Over all, I understand and agree with what you're saying here.
We don't need another "STEEM TO THE MOON" sentiment, ad's/promos don't always tend to have the desired impact and we need to focus on the apps that content creators use.
Cheers for commenting @fitinfun. I'll keep your ideas in mind :)
Part of my issue these days is bad metered wifi in Kaula Lumpur, so I do not watch videos at all or even have media turned on. I do not even see photos in what I look at these days. It's been an interesting change in my life and I have to say that I get more done without seeing media!
I know that yours was one of the videos I promoted, and good for you to show the power of steem. These real world success stories are what will draw people in. And we are definitely having a good impact on twitter. I have seen "steem" as one of my trends over there at times now. The more you are creating, the better, and I will promote whenever I get the chance.