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RE: Introducing Promoted Content
Well, it is good to have that option available, even though I'm not a big fan of that idea in general. It seems that we'll need to actually pay to promote our good posts now in order for more people to see them. Will try that to see if it will actually make any difference, when it becomes available, as currently I'm getting a bit discouraged when writing good posts in topics that deviate from the popular ones...
If it really is a good post that just isn't getting enough attention, then this system should certainly help. Should be interesting to watch prices evolve.
assuming ad agencies come in ... why don't they just buy Steem Power?
that way their posts will be seen ... isn't that the whole idea?
Spending $1M dollars to get influence to boost a single post is not smart. Paying $100 dollars to promote a single post is much more economical.
The only reason to buy Steem Power is for Long Term continuous promotion and/or speculation. It just isn't a compelling sale to advertisers. Also, think of the minnow author who wants to get discovered, he can pay $100 once on a really good article and build up some followers.
For many minnows that $100 is a stretch, unless you pay cash money for steemdollars to start with... You'd have to really back yourself if that's all the steemdollars you had, that's for sure.
I can see the advantage of the promote button, but I can also see the advantage of $100k steem power and a team of writers ... it wouldn't take too long, and once they have whale status, they play for free
aha ... I see it now, it's live ... ok, interesting!
but ... don't look here;
https://steemle.com/charts.php?charts=posts
that's not looking so good ...
It´s a good idea but if you are from a part of the world were $100 US equals to 2 or 4 weeks of a regular salary......I don´t think it would make a difference (especially if you are just starting out in the platform).
I'd guess that an ad agency would be much more inclined to "rent" Steem Power from a whale (that is, directly pay for upvotes) than to buy their own SP. Now, they can cut out the whale middle-man. As a bonus, the promotion now becomes totally transparent.
sure, I can see that happening as well
exactly what about muted accounts? will they still show up on promoted?
That is why I've said I'll give it a try even though I'm not a big fan of the idea.
I like the idea that the spent SBD will actually get burned, so it will essentially provide additional usability for them as well as reduce the supply available if the feature catches on.
@cryptos but also don't forget this is still an "infant" in terms of its life as a social media platform. With time, there will be more diversity and more topics with more audiences for those topics. All in Due Time. But it is happening. I see IT!
full $teem ahead!