RE: Why quit when the battle has only iust begun? Make steem(it) your home
the answer is far simpler. if people have to move to steemit from existing social networking sites, two reasons are tossed around:
- money for writing content
- no censorship
we all know what happened to point 1. we are not sure now how important is point 2 if you don't have a reliable audience.
If steemit is no different from any other social network, then there is no compulsion to move here. if we have to sit and create our community after having done it in other fora, then what is the value of Steemit?
i think what Steemit should do is to generate viewership for quality content and the trends page destroyed all that.
Somewhere people are questioning as to what is their value in the system. In yet another dimension, the non-minnows are saying to the minnows: hey we have achieved nirvana by our efforts; now you figure it out
people are also constantly reminded about Steemit does not care about content creators anymore because it is shooting for the rainbows with SMTs.
so a minnow as you put it, probably feels a little useless here.
Steemit actually cares for content creators, the thing is they have so many things to do to increase the value of the platform.
The growth of this platform rests on our shoulders, but we are the ones who prefer the quick buck and often sell our conscience for it. TBH, what makes steemit is quite simple, the answer is not monetization, it is value.
@ehiboss, there are many groups on Steemit who do a great job of curating content and presenting them to their audience. but that is now what i am talking about. it is the fact that the platform itself does not create opportunities for wide ranging readership and the fact that you appreciate people rather than content. dont get me wrong, this is nothing out of the ordinary. But for a fresh person to fight this battle on a new platform is asking a lot especially since they have spent an equal amount of time on other platforms.
So my comments were that it is easy to understand expectations that steemit would be different as far as a minnow was concerned in terms of readership and money.
i understand Steemit and i dont particulary care about whether cryptocurrency goes up or not. Nor do i worry about whether i have enough. i like the community and i write when i feel like it. the type of fish that i am does not bother me. i appreciate good writers for they are a rare breed and i can learn from them.