Creating Content VS Commenting (For Minnows - Is this the Question or Answer? (Duplicate Post in Error)
On a daily basis I see so many new users on STEEMIT for months commenting and posting of struggling to be rewarded with even a few dollars for some pretty well thought out quality posts which have taken users hours to create.
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The process of writing quality content and not being rewarded for it more than the some spare change is very frustrating... What will the new STEEMIT users do once the real aggravation sets in and they get more and more discouraged... LEAVE...
I know that this is a very big topic on STEEMIT and many selfless whales have been trying very hard to get the attention of Developers, Witnesses, and the powers that be that can alter the reward algorithms currently in place. Which in a nutshell allows the highest holders of STEEM POWER to reap a huge percentage of the reward pool.
Some advice for minnows like myself..
I have been on STEEMIT for over 4 months now with a 1 month hiatus in the middle... After the hiatus, I wrote a few decent posts in my opinion.. Nothing groundbreaking - but nominal post.. only to receive .02-.04 per post... Then I had an idea... I started seeking out quality content that interested me and tried to find post that were just recently posted.. Also I tried to focus on post with users reps above 65-70 at the very minimum...
The PAYOUT
Most posts in general seem to be about 5 minute reads.. So I read the posts and If I felt I had something meaningful to contribute to the post interactively or wanted to express my opinion, I did..
I wrote out at least a full paragraph comment, with no typos, and often left the comment with an open ended question for the author to stimulate engagement.. To my surprise, many of the post I commented on turned into replies back and forth between myself and the Author.. Not all - but a large portion would upvote my comment, or replies quite generously - with a few Authors upvoting my comments to to almost $3. More importantly I began to form the beginning of a relationship or connection with the Authors and many had in turn followed me and helped increase my own reputation.. Even more importantly some of the Authors I connected with went on to search my blog for posts - some of which were very short posts and the re blogged them and upvoted them bumping up my rewards..
In conclusion to Commenting VS. Creating
I must say that as it is very important for all users to create content to some extent... If you are a minnow discouraged by your posts not being seen, read, heard or compensated... For the meantime... Maybe scale back the time spent on elaborate posts until your following or rewards make them worth your while and try my technique by focusing on finding the best content by high rep users and engaging with them, truly engaging with them with things that you and the Author can relate to and I have a feeling you will also be rewarded the way I have..
A post that generates $1 from 2 hours of your time composing it or 6 quality comments that generates $4-5 in rewards, creating interactivity building friendships, followers, and getting upvoted and reblogged by users with many many followers...
A interim solution to the current reward system that is flawed in many many ways... For us minnows we can only leave it up to the powers that be in STEEMIT to correct this flawed system and must be grateful for the many high rep whales that actually take time to reply, engage, and often upvote the quality comments left on their posts (we all see the spam comments flood in and its getting worse and worse)
Please be kind and stop spamming the quality posts looking for a handout that is undersizing and most likely you will rarely, rarely receive.. Let's all keep our beloved platform clean and do our jobs of downvoting any and all spam!!!
Please reblog this post if you think its deserving of being read by others or may help other minnows until the reward system is amended to create an inviting, positive, more fair system for first time users and users since day one
NAMASTE
Excellent post as this is exactly what I have been doing these last several weeks. I have seen more income from my comments than from my own original content. I can say that at times it has been discouraging but I do make a point of seeking out content from those with a high reputation and doing my best to form friendships here and add my own thoughts to the blogs that I read. I would love to grow a good sized following from my content however that happens. I thank you for pointing out the alternative for minnows such as myself. Glad I went with my gut instinct in commenting on well written post, too.
@nexusvortex777
No - Thank You for taking the time to read the post thoroughly and gain some knowledge, insight, or strategy from it - It had many different thoughts from users of all statures and that's what made the comment interacting great in my opinion.
And see - leaving a comment on my post got you an upvote from me - unfortunately I don't have a ton of DP to have a higher upvote rewards but 9-10 cents is still 9-10 cents
Building real connections with real people - preferable with higher ranks than your current rank is one of my main goals.
FYI @good-karma is holding the 25 days of STEEM ADVENT contest again - Every night he posts a post with a new topic holiday related and the top 3 comments he selects get paid in SP very generously!!
I won 1st place on Day 4 and received 245 SP OR $750-800 in cash with the current Steem price!
It took me about 3 minutes to articulate and right the comment!
Go check it out and go get yours!!
NAMASTE and HAPPY HOLIDAYS
I'm happy to have a chance to vote on this post a second time. I'm sorry I didn't get to chat with you more about the Amidakuji Promotion post. I went ahead and wrote one before too much time get in the way and stopped me from doing it. I hope it helps you out, even if only a little.
I apologize as well for not having a chance to chat about the promo post - We will link up on there at some point I'm sure - I've been incredibly busy this week - Thanks so much for the promo post again - Going to check it out right now! :)
I understand being busy and letting little things like this get away from you. It happens to me all the time. I'll find you in the comments section;)
great post @krytonika. very useful advice for those struggling. I still see a lot of new users struggling to get to grips with what the platform users respond to. It's very dispiriting to have hours of excellent post crafting go unnoticed when some 3 line posts get massive rewards. There is obviously a bit of pool scratching in certain circles where some higher steem value owners consciously use their upvotes on each other, regardless of quality. I think as steemit evolves, so will the system. I reckon eventually someone will write a bot which will act as a quality filter and perhaps tag overpaid- underwritten posts. I think largely the higher rep posters post good stuff. I find it incredibly difficult to move from 60 - to 61 !! which really grinds my Peter Griffin gears.
@outerground - Thanks for your support and also for your input into the post and discussion... I am a believer in your statement as well
If its a bot, an algorithm or something that has yet to be invented - In order for Steemit to evolve and Steem On'
I also love your humor about moving from 60-61 lol
You crack me up!! - It felt like a month to move from 52 to finally 53 today... I was blessed with some new followers that had reps in the 60's from this post actually... prior to that I was stuck on 52.1 forever.. HAHA..
Thanks again for adding to the discussion - you always bring intelligent insight to the conversation
Duplicate Post Error - from 3 days ago - any advice so I don't get penalized? I just realized it now...
Not trying to get Steem-Cleaned!! or Cheetah'd - Ya DiGG??
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