RE: Let's Talk—How Can We Improve Engagement on Steemit?
These are exactly one of the reasons me and @pilcrow created @spectacles. Right now, Steemit doesn't give you any insights at all when it comes to user engagement and I believe there was a giant gap which could be filled. I haven't figured out the 'how to gain follower'-secret yet, but I did figure out how to engage with my followers and have a base of upvotes due to my Steemian friends. However, this could only be improved. And in bigger numbers.
Steemit is about giving. Without the users, upvoting and bigger users helping out smaller ones, Steemit could not exist. This is where we want to step. We hope with @spectacles that you get more insights in people's activity when it comes to your posts, so you can reciprocate on that. It basically helps you to exchange and get the data which you can base your next steps on.
Right now, @spectacles support some basic data, and with the help of our BETA testers we hope to provide some more information before the launch!
@firepower, thank you so much for your support and setting up our #spectacles channel! It's a really useful resource to get in touch with other Steemians. <3
@firepower aka my beloved Big B - "Meghan Bhai..."
I am awestruck with each post you write, you share, and the dedication I see is - actually working as a magic spell. That cannot be just expressed in words.
Leaders aren't born, they are created!
Networks don't come self-created;
Leaders connect the threads to build the Web!
...AND...
We love getting Grouped as we see in subreddits. That will bring traction to all those potential posts that get buried under the whale-commanders
I welcome you from the bottom of the heart ♥ - @spectacles : @sjennon , and @pilcrow for the revolutionary idea 💡.
wow.. @sjennon
nice work on @spetacles you and @pilcrow are doing.. am very interested in this as i have issues tracking my supporters and followers....
good one..will check out your blog for more info...
Thank you so much! And yeah, you're not the only one! Haha! Stay tuned :) We hope to give you more information soon!
Please do dear...and find time also to look into my blog posts .thanks...😋
This is all true. But what I see lately, is that "whales" are just self voting. There is no "bigger users, helping smaller ones"
I've had a few of my posts get big upvotes from influential people with high Steem Power. Not all the time, but every once in a while. It feels great to get noticed and appreciated.
I think the "engagement" part of @firepower's post is the thing we should be looking for. How do we connect with people who have similar interests and goals? Apps can help, and I'm looking forward to using @spectacles, but social leadership from a few influential people here may go a long way, too... maybe I can be one of those influential people. All of us have leadership potential. We just have to decide to use it.
We can't really force for whales to up vote the minnows. With @spectacles we hope we can help people to get more insights in their followers and their activity when it comes to their own account. Maybe you have someone upvoting for you for a long time now, but you hadn't noticed - this is the time to give something back to that person and give him an upvote in return too.
I would love to hear more of your thoughts @matthewdavid. If you're on Steemit.Chat, I would love to have a chat with you :)
Thanks @sjennon
I'm not on Steemit.Chat yet, but I'll join soon and connect with you there. I appreciate your comment and look forward to talking with you more soon.
Sure! I am glad to find you on there once you've registered.
Looking forward to talk!
Hmm, @sjennon, I love what you and @pilcrow did with Spectacles, it works great and I truly appreciate it for getting insights in what's happening 'behind the curtains'.
But I don't think I fully agree with you here. Maybe we cannot force whales to upvote minnows, but we can surely explain how we see things:
Whales usually have a large amount of Steem or Steem Power (which is just Steem that you can't withdraw immediately), that's what defines a whale. So it's always in the best interests of whales to see the intrinsic value of STEEM go up. Currently, Steem is valued quite low (it has been higher before at least) and I think the potential for it is huge. Most whales would agree with that, otherwise they'd probably hold different assets.
Now, having whales self-voting a lot does not make Steemit more attractive to new users, therefore it doesn't help their interests a lot. Supporting the minnows on the other hand (as long as the minnows create decent content and engage in meaningful and positive ways) does create an attractive atmosphere, which will lead to faster mass adoption and ultimately, drive up the value and price of Steem.
I see whales understanding these principles, so I'm not too worried, just hope to see more of this kinda stuff:
newbie here, and trying to learn as much as possible thanx for your insight :)
-splendorhub
Yeah.. And that's kind of increasing the gap between whales and minnows - which is a shame. Haven't figured out the solution is for that tho. However, for the whales that are willing to help out - I am sure they can track with @spectacles who to help out too.
This sounds perfectly awesome, I will contribute one way or other by joining the @spectacles and thanks @firepower for informing us about this new tool.
Looking forward to it! :D We are super hyped for the launch!
Great initiative and work. Thanks @sjennon and team :)
Thank you! ;D We plan on opening for public soon, so stay tuned!
Sure! :)
Somehow I figured out the"secret to gain more followers " If you follow more,it reciprocate to at least 30%. I figure out with @carlobelgado ... Please check his profile, he follows around 35,317 and his followers are 11,632 would that be possible or coincidence ?
how much engagement are you triggering? that was the main point
Exactly, I had the same question
https://steemit.com/steemit/@codero/how-to-make-usd100-per-post
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@firepower aka my beloved Big B - "Meghan Bhai..."
I am awestruck with each post you share, you write and the dedication I see - that actually helping build their own branding.
Leaders aren't born - they are self-made!
Network doesn't come self-created;
Leaders connect the chords that builds the Web!
...AND...
We love getting Grouped as we see in subreddits. That will bring traction to all those potential posts that get buried under the whale-commanders
I welcome from heart - @spectacles : @sjennon , and @pilcrow for the revolutionary ideas.
You're very welcome! We are really looking forward to launch :)
very good and helpful for steemit baby :)