RE: Lost my cool a bit and stopped self-upvoting a few days ago.
Upvoted and resteemed, enjoyed reading - although it was a bit depressing for a newcomer like me at the same time. Although I agree it's much harder for newbies like myself starting from scratch, it just means it'll take a bit more work - certainly Steemit success can still be achieved! (I like looking at the glass as half full).
This means for people with less Steempower that they might have to put in more time, especially in the beginning. I also believe cross promoting your Steem posts - and just your "brand" in general - helps a ton. If you look at some of the most successful folks here, many release tons of YouTube videos in tandem with regular, polished, well thought out content here. It also helps if you have a "following" on other social platforms or your own business and mix that with your Steemit following, as advocated in this video ->
Thank you and for the reSteem!
The bit depressing part I can understand. And I think it would be bad to market Steem as a free giveway for every member. There is a growing competition for a rare commodity. That should do well for the price of Steem. Meaning that cents of payouts now could become much more in value in the near future.
Yet, it is true, the more members, the harder the competition for less Steem in the pool on average. And there will be a lot that quit very fast for that reason. Or just will invest in Steem Power.
And indeed there are many things that can be done to create a brand on the Steem blockchain and make it known out there. Just like promoting Steem as a freedom of expression platform. And chances are that most new members at least get a cent worth of Steem. But that will not be enough for a many.
The ones that stay will find their way into the Steem realm, become friends even, create communities and sub-communities. And when (if) the Steem #Community #Tokens {#SCT} will become a reality the newbies of now will be glad they stayed around even if competition was quite tough.
And there are many ways to get known in this realm, with the help of using already excisting Social Media Platforms for instance. Just stay true to who you are and do what you do best and who knows...
Good luck!
Awesome response :)
"Yet, it is true, the more members, the harder the competition for less Steem in the pool on average. And there will be a lot that quit very fast for that reason. Or just will invest in Steem Power." > Interesting, to me this may imply there will be a loose cap on the total number of Steemit members...officially there won't be any cap, but think of a glass of water overflowing...there will be some threshold above which, if its too hard to earn steem, people drop out and then more will fill their place, only to have more drop out again when it's getting too hard, etc. Does that make sense?
In any case, it's my gut feeling that anyone who still wants to put in the time and effort to rock and roll here will see success long term (even if it's not immediate). I just mentioned in another comment how I made this brief post with a couple random musings, and received a whopping total of one vote...my own!! Seriously thought, I don't care at all - I'm just here to learn and grow. As a former social media manager, I know social reps take time to build.
Nice connecting with you here!
PS - I came back (edit) and read your lengthy comment to @kingmotan now, I see you explain why it has long term staying power...seems we're on the same wavelength :D
Thank you, the connection pleasure is mutual. :-)
At some point new potential members will run to get in. But if they do not get payed at all, that will be a reason to stop. Or if it does not seem to be so easy as they hoped it would be. And so on.
Long term, that is a key aspect indeed for Steem. Part of how you can do well in this competition for Steem payout is to master the parameters. Or at least get better at doing so. After all it is a competition, with also has limits.
And part of this is understanding what the developers share in their vision about the future of Steem. Imagine what it would mean if Steem Community Tokens had become a part of the system. It is an evolving system, that is part of its strength.
Those who pull out right away, will miss out on when those big changes happen. Long term commitment is part of the parameters. ;-)
Right, very interested to see how this with Steem Community Tokens will play out like you mention. I'm definitely here for the long haul..or at the very least, give it a fair few months and then re-evaluate the results for the time I'm putting in. Plus tbh it's mostly fun, doesn't really feel like w-o-r-k :D
"At some point new potential members will run to get in. But if they do not get payed at all, that will be a reason to stop. Or if it does not seem to be so easy as they hoped it would be. And so on." > I have a feeling at that point the Steemit team will have developed a system to prevent this, ie via tokens - because if not then there would be a very finite limit on the success their platform can have. And I'm pretty sure no one wants that!
That is when I feel best about it, when I have fun posting and replying.
And yes, the Community Token addition will be an important next step, I agree.