Growing Steemit: How you can help

During my morning crypto update I found this gem on Youtube, originally posted by Sibert Space, a quality content creator who if you do not know, you should. Check him out, and if you enjoy the attached video "Top REAL USE CASES for Crypto that aren't going away", then please consider inviting this content creator to Steemit.

Why this is Important:

Steemit is growing radically, we are rapidly approaching 1 million unique accounts; according to Wiki we have 757,070 unique accounts as of February 12, 2018, up from 455,023 on Nov 12, 2017!

This growth is truly amazing, but it will only continue if the Steemit community promotes Steem, while working to ensure spectacular content creation and curation. How? Obviously we do so each day through our own posts, up-votes, and resteems, but another way we can foster imaginative, excellent, quality, attractive content is by promotion. Promote Steemit, promote Steem, promotion, promotion, promotion!

By inviting friends, family and MOST IMPORTANTLY widely respected quality content creators such as Sibert Space from Youtube, to join us here on the Steem platform, we grow the platform, and its value.

It's important to understand that the value of one new user is so much more than it seems: Now that Steemit has 755 thousand users, every new user instantly creates hundreds of thousands of new communication pathways, because that single user links with every other existing user. This is the power of Network effect and why my post today is so important to every Steemian, and Steem itself.

Metcalf's Law: Network Effect

Network Effect:

"Metcalfe's law states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n2)."

While two phones allow one connection, this effect grows exponentially as more users own a phone. The network of places you can call exponentially increases and the great news is the same applies to the value of a network like Steemit!

Help Grow Steem:

For the same reasons as above, the Steem coin and SBD will rise in value exponentially as we reach new tipping points of user adoption, and so its in our financial interest to actively grow this community. How? Again, through our own quality content creation, curation and by inviting great and exciting content creators from other popular social media platforms, such as Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Conclusion:

If you agree with me, have a watch of the video below, and see if you agree that this Youtuber is making great content, and if so then please consider inviting him to join us on Steemit. If you do, please be careful to be friendly, warm, respectful and not abrasive or obtrusive.

Furthermore, I encourage anyone reading to share this post, or write about this topic yourself. We need to draw attention to this important issue so we can foster intentional growth of the Steem platform by every means possible.

Always be mindful of content you enjoy, on any platform you spend time on, and make sure to send warm and genuine invitations to those content creators, asking them to join us here on Steem. It really is in everyone's best interest.

And remember Steemit is just one dApps on the Steem platform, we also have:

• Dtube (decentralized Youtube)
• Zappl (decentralized Twitter)
• Busy.org (decentralized Facebook)
• Steepshot (decentralized Instagram)
• dMania (place for sharing memes)

And there may be more, but these are the ones I am familiar with.

Why new users should join:
The amazing and easy sales pitch is that anyone who is already posting quality content on another major social media site can easily and freely share those posts on these decentralized alternatives at the same time. With just a few extra clicks, our favourite content creators can grow their audience and access new revenues at the same time.

Why existing users should market Steem:
And to drive my point home, we Steemians are served by growing the number of users, and quality content on Steem because these will draw wider and broader audiences which will expand the demand for Steem and SBD, likely making them more valuable. Look at the recent stats I found online at Wiki/steemit.

Notice how in the past two months we have not quite doubled the number of unique accounts, from 455 to 757 thousand, but the price of Steem has more increased by a multiple of 5! This is the network effect playing out.

The network (ie., Steemit) is growing in value because the more content creators are coming, who make content worth seeing, and around and around the circle goes.

Thanks for listening, without further ado; here is the Sibert Space video.

SibertSpace discusses "real" use cases for crypto, today and tomorrow:

p.s. I recently reached what for me was an unthinkable achievement when I started on Steemit a few months ago, 400 followers! Thanks guys. Keep the comments, up-votes, resteems and followers coming. Love you all, and many blessings to you today.