RE: Time for a Steemit Outreach Program?
I think a growth based on creating a value for people, with a goal or purpose of the platform, would help structure the platform towards that goal, and attract similar people who share that goal. Without a direction or goal, it seems many people want to take Steemit in many directions at once, and we are left rudderless running around, maybe? When a company or venture is starting out, it's best to have a focus and goal to create something oriented in one direction, not free floating.
The original blogging, quality content rewarding platform idea, seems to be shifting... which was the message, meaning and purpose for me to join. That was the original target to attract. Is the model going to change in so m any directions as to no longer make that what the platform was, is or will be? Will existing users who are here for the blogging content reward feel like we lost our home, and will new people who fit that old target want to join?
I think the ideal thing would be to build on the user base we have, and attract more. don't you think?
Yeah. And what is the current user base? Already it seems to be stretching apart in different avenues. I though tit was a blogging user base when I came here... but it seems some people want to focus more on getting anyone to join based on whatever those people are interested in (anything), rather than trying to make Steemit about something specific and get those people to join. One is less focused and less organized, and the other is has a direction to head in. For me it's easy which way to go forward...
Kris, I think I miss-understood your prior comment, sorry!
I thought you said, that if we should sacrify the current audience in favor of a new one or not... So I answered building on the current userbase. We have to empower the current content creators that are here of course and grow from there.
The outreach program here is about bringing other quality content creators with an audience, expand the market cap and teh value of steem grows.
Nothing will change for the current user base, we will still have curation guilds to reward them only the value of steem will be higher.
That's the idea.
Yeah, but lets build a solid system and base first before reaching out to make Steemit bigger. It's still beta, the UI is lacking for most millennial desires, and more developments are coming to improve that and the backend overall. But lets develop what we have first into something solid, then expand to new markets and new audiences to attract. Make a clear vision, and clear purpose for the platform to start and get people based on a direction and solidity for the start up. Then after we are firmly going branch out and expand. No business tarts up by going after too much, and with little clear direction. Steemit is different, but to start, it needs more definition, specifics. Then growth. That's how I see it anyways. The growth will come as we make the platform something solid and specific for people to come to it for that reason. Right now people are disheartened from low new users and are trying everything to make everyone happy... to get as many new people to come.. I don't view that as a wise strategy. Thanks. Peace.
Agree with this. Also agree on scattered goals from the blog for money original presented idea. Although many are finding different ways to post their talents such as art and photography and writing about different things. Am interested in a shares goal. Think that that idea may be more for steem than steemit in a way. Still not ure what applications may be best for users to grow in value in a current system of higher and lower vest holders that maybe have different steem valued directions trying to find a common goal in the middle ground some where maybe...