Promoting Steemit: You're Doing It Wrong!

So, what is it about Steemit that makes it so hard to promote, and why isn't this platform more established in the crypto world?

Finally, what are you doing wrong when promoting it?

These are all questions I plan on answering on today's post.

 

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You're Thinking of Competition Again: Don't act on a Scarcity Mindset

First things first, let's tackle the number one issue with Steemit not growing more.

The number one problem is that most people don't promote it. I can name you a lot of users on Steem today simply because of me and how I explained how great the platform is. Sure, I'm a blogger, so I know people interested in maintaining an audience here, but what I also am is a noob - I am roughly 13 days old.

Having said that, it is important to note that there are a lot of people out there keeping themselves quiet because they want to have an edge!

They don't want others to discover how to make money with this new order of things, and they are holding on to their secret.

This is a result of the Scarcity Mindset. People are afraid of STEEM running dry, but fail to understand that this platform is all about the users in it, and that growth is useful not only content wise but for everyone's goals as well.

Don't hang on to a "secret" without actually thinking about it. The scarcity mindset clouds your judgement and makes you unaware of the fact that there is room here for everyone, and that more people means more everything, and more everything for everyone.

Think in an Abundant way!

 

You're Not Explaining the Difference: This is not an HYIP

I'm a full time blogger. 

Having said that, you now know that I am experienced when it comes to the Internet, and as such I know all about HYIP (High Yield Investment Programs), Bubble Games, Ponzi Schemes, Pyramid Scams and MLM (Multi-Level-Marketing).

When I heard about Steemit, that was just what I thought this whole thing was, just the latest scam, a crypto blockchain version of your old Ponzi-like HYIP.

I'm pretty sure Im not the only one, and do comment if you felt this way when you heard about this platform to justify my suspicions.

So, explain the difference, it is vital! Don't focus on grabbing the audience you're promoting Steemit to though greed alone... or you'll only attract SHARKS and greedy people.

But, how do you start by explaining the difference? Well, you can explain everything about the blockchain, how the voting works, rewards system and STEEM doubling down moments, stuff like that.

But here's what's important: Explain Steemit isn't a company paying people money... and this takes me to the following paragraph.

 

You Don't Earn Money: You Earn Tokens!

One of the first things Internet Marketers and Bloggers like me do to understand a system and figure out if it's a scam or not is to "follow the money".

Does the company earn more than it is paying out? Does the company earn enough to pay everyone and still make a hefty profit?

When I first looked at Steemit, I didn't know where all that money came from. It was only then that it dawned upon me Steemit doesn't reward you with money at all - it is all TOKENS.

Bear this in mind when promoting Steemit. The tokens have dollar value, but you get rewarded in tokens, not dollars.

Having said that, the "$" next to every post and comment doesn't help to create the right mindset. And people who are passing by simply think "Money" and try to follow it to take their own guesses on if the "system" is legit or not.

Another thing to add is that you have to point out there's no STEEMIT inc company ruling the whole thing, and that this is ours! Decentralized.

As such, do yourself a favor and tell everyone to save their passwords with their lives. The first users I got here didn't do that, now I press that issue often.

 

Give it Some Context:

Remember that most of the time, people have their minds set to CENTRALIZED FIAT MODE and simply cannot grasp everything you're trying to say.

I tend to break it all apart and give context to everyone I promote Steemit to.

I do this by explaining 3 Layers:

1st Layer: CryptoCurrency - Explain how Cryptocurrency works.

2nd Layer: Blockchain and Decentralization - Explain how decentralized, open-ledger, open-sourced projects and blockchains run and work.

3rd Layer: Explain that the universe of apps working on a single Blockchain is usually proportionally big to its value, and that the universe around STEEM is huge: D.Tube, Steemit, DMania, DLive etc etc....

Now, you need time to go though all of these things, but remember that you are helping to change mindsets, and that is extremelly valuable.

Change the mindset of those around you, red pill them and show them that the FIAT CENTRALIZED System is a slaver, a cesspool full of SHARKS (see my definition of SHARKS at my recent post).

 

Don't Preach: Do Reach!

Finally, have in mind that while most people who promote Steemit preach about the system, few reach out and actually lend a hand.

I usually reach out to those I preach to, and I onboard them, help them to create their accounts, to understand about STEEM, Steem Power and SBD, voting and their limitations and all of those concepts that scared me at first.

This is vital, because many people give up right at the start - a lack of proper onboarding.

 

Cooperate, Brainstorm: Collaborative Thinking

We're here to cooperate, and one of the ways we can apply that cooperation to Steemit promotion is to collaborativelly think and create onboarding plans.

There's a contest going around in SteemitBC for onboarding pitches and ways to promote the platform to more users.

You access that contest right here.

 

So, what do you think is the main mistake people make when promoting Steemit to others? And how do you feel we could improve the way people see the platform?

If you have a strong plan, then be sure to compose it and participate on SteemitBC's contest.

Who knows, you may win!

Cheers