RE: My thoughts and analysis on steemit bandwidth problem and why it should be mostly left alone
I get it, you pay for 1st class you get 1st class.
If you don't have anything other than sweat equity involved, then you are stuck within your means. What no one explains is that it has to do with the amount of bandwidth being used at that moment in time. If all the whales, dolphins and those that have a large amount of SP are on they suck up the bandwidth so there is nothing left for the 'bottom feeders.' Unless you have money to put into it you have to suffer through these times of day. Sometimes they're short, sometimes they're not. Nothing like not posting for 2 days in row to come home from work have worked on a pretty decent article and then can't post because you don't have any bandwidth. (This had happened previously until I researched what was going on with the bandwidth, It took a post of my own and speaking with several 'larger fish' to find out exactly what the no bandwidth meant.
So like the old saying goes 'it takes money to make money' and unless you have the pocketbook to back it up, this is where you are until you can grow more. Mine had been doing much better...the past 3 days...not so much. I don't have the cash to invest, so all I can do is take the windows when I can and try to make my name that way and the dmania and single picture no comment spammers get to have fun.
Steemit does have some severe problems when it comes to educating newbies. Bitshares also have similar UX problems. I didn't have much problems as I'm a quick learner and a research lover. But for a person who just want to blog, things can be a little too daunting.
https://steemit.com/witness-category/@drakos/the-bandwidth-limitation-problems-and-solutions
Above post does have some suggestions from the witness @drakos
Using STEEM is like using Bitcoin. Everything you do hear is a Transaction on the blockchain. Bandwidth is what we have instead of fees. It's like buying shares of Uber to get free rides. You are given a bit of SP to try around the service. If you want to be a frequent rider, you need to buy few more shares.
Optionally you can use Minnowbooster or Smartsteem to buy profitable upvotes with your SBD. That should increase your visibility while giving you some SP when things payout. Rinse and repeat the procedure.
I have been thinking about Minnowbooster.
#drakos was one of the people I spoke with when I was learning the ins and outs. If I remember correctly it was him who explained it the best about the time of day number of whales being active and what was left over to be shared with the rest of the pool.
Since then, I don't usually get bothered since I know how it works. I was just a mess when I got home from work this morning. Had went to make a comment to get the bandwidth message. Just par for the day. Things are good at the moment and been doing what I can to respond to comments and make comments.
Hopefully, I didn't come off too grouchy. It is a good article and a great reminder :)
Not at all. You seemed like a person who'd get it. That's why I made my reply. You can read https://steem.io/SteemWhitePaper.pdf from page 18 to 24 for more info.
Happy steeming!
I will reread that. It's been since Dec so a refresher is good. I had re-read what I had said and was like that seemed a bit grouchy. Sometimes my frustration comes through and I don't mean to let it.