First off I will be out of town until Thursday night so launching this contest a 13hours early to make sure there are no hiccups with the post going live as I know I'll have internet at 11am still. All entries will be visited by the judges while I gone, but I will be confirming them and adding them to the post Thursday night or Friday based on how late we get home.
This means anyone who likes to visit the posts will need to dig around in the comments this week and not rely on the list at the end of the post. Thank you all for a little added patience this week. If I happen to have internet and find a little free time I'll jump on and do what I can.
The Winners Post for Week 16 Might be Delayed until Thursday Night vs Wednesday at 12:01am. Sorry about this, but hope everyone can understand if it happens. Still will do my best to be ontime.
Looking Back
@bengy and @viking-ventures both have done a looking back post on those who they featured in the past. Both of them have a good eye for quality content and have won many judges choice awards over the weeks. Both also happen to have been around from the beginning of the contest so there is a lot of bloggers who they featured.
Interesting thing when looking at the number of their featured bloggers who are still active is that way more of them are still here after up to 4 months from the time they were featured vs the steemit average. This tells me that simple interaction and added exposure helps increase retention.
This contest isn't about winning an SBI share or a few pennies worth of SBD. It's about making a difference to the bloggers who get featured. I love to ask everyone this week to take a minute and look back a few of your past entries and visit some of those bloggers. Give them an upvote and leave a comment of encouragement. Then if you have time write a post talking about the people you have featured in the past.
@bengy went all out and covered every week in 1 post which you can see here:
https://steemit.com/curation/@bengy/wherearetheynow15weeksofcurationwithpayitforward-ndes24tf9v
@viking-ventures took a different approach and covered her first 4 weeks of entries here:
https://steemit.com/curation/@viking-ventures/pay-it-forward-weeks-1-4-revisited-0edd4a498ce6fest
Now this request isn't part of the official contest, but use the #payitforward tag and tag me in the post and I'll make sure to visit the post and reward the efforts. For this contest to make a real difference we need to visit some of those we feature on a more regular basis to remind them their work is appreciated.
As a bonus if you find 1 blogger who has recently written a great post and still qualifies for the level 55 and below rules you can include them as one of your featured bloggers. Thank you all for your efforts, we are making a difference!
Contest Date Range
This contest run from Now until 07/28/18 at 11:59pm CST (USA, Chicago). The winners will be announced on Wednesday 08/01/18 at 12:01am
Week 17 Rules (Staying with Level 55)
For week 17 you will need a curation style entry that includes 2 High Quality Original Content Blog Posts from steemians with a reputation score of 55 or under.
- Curation Style Post of 2 Bloggers who are posting Quality Original Content
- Link to 1 recent blog post per featured blogger. Keep in mind that many will follow this link and upvote so pick a post that isn't close to payout!
- Include a link to this contest in your entry post
- The 2 bloggers you curate need to be rank 55 or below
- You need to comment on this post with a link to your post, this is how I track everything!
👉👉Clarification for Quality Required for valid Entry👈👈
We are looking for Quality Original Content. We want to see no less then 200 words of original written content. So a single photo is fine as long as there is 200 words with it.
200 words is about 12 lines of content.
Posts from Parley and dmania are not acceptable.
@pifc
@pifc is about to launch a new contest and think we have ironed out that there will be a weekly Spotlight Post. The exact details will all be announced on @pifc so if you haven't started following the new account now is the time!
Prizes: Steem Basic Income
This week at least 6 winners are going to get a sponsorship for #steembasicincome!
There will be 1 SBI Sponsorship per 8 entries into the contest on a random basis (minimum of 2).
There will be 4 Judges Choice SBI Sponsorships awarded based the quality of the bloggers you feature in the eyes of our Judges, @tryskele , @lynncoyle1, @energyaddict22, & @wolfhart.
@steembasicincome is run by @josephsavage and is a great program designed to provide a lifetime income to members who have SBI Shares.
Prizes: Steem-Bounty
@steem-bounty of 2 SBD has been created. I will only upvote entries for the Author's 80% of the Bounty. No other comments will be upvoted as the goal is to reward those who enter the contest.
Sponsors, Visit Them and Upvote Them!!
| Week 15's Sponsors | Type of Sponsor | Recent Post or Discord Room |
|---|---|---|
| @thehoneys | 1 SBI Share | Our New Promo Video For Speaking Engagements |
| @bengy | 1 SBI Share | @classical-radio |
| @andrewharland | 4 SBI Shares | Made in China |
| @el-nailul | 2 SBI Shares | Birthday: Tsunami, my birthday and hers |
| @kaliju | 2 SBD Steem-Bounty | JUST STEEM IT, BABY! IT'S BACK...The original and perhaps the oldest steemit podcast is looking for co-hosts (easy stuff!) |
| @erodedthoughts | 1 Steem Monster Card Per Entry! | Looking For PS4 and xBox One Players |
Current Entries - Please Visit!!!
This is the real purpose of this contest, visit these posts and help upvote the bloggers featured. This list will be updated as new entries are added. Please check back during the week!!
All of last week's entries have been sent their card. Keep rocking the support guys!!!
Thank you @erodedthoughs. Your support to the platform has always been second to none 👍
Thank you, "lone wolf", hehehe (calling you names again - I never miss a chance) for taking the lead!
And, thank you for "stepping up to the plate" and to "hold down the floor"!
👍 😏 😎
Thank you, @erodedthoughts, for your generosity!
It is --- (don't want to be negative) that no one else showed any appreciation of your voluntary gifts ...
Thank you, sir! 👍 😎 🌎
Thank you but no worries, I don't give things to receive praise. I just do it because I feel like doing it. Most people are confused at what makes one wealthy in this world and I am beyond rich even when I don't have two pennies to rub together.
One day in the near future people will start to evolve and realize what is truly important until then I will just bask in the experience with those who get it.
I know exactly what you mean, sir!
Here is my entry for the week!
https://steemit.com/community/@bengy/payitforwardentry-week17-22j9wdlyq8
Interesting choices, thanks! 😃
Entry # 12
thank you for your entry
Here's my entry: 😊
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@macoolette/pay-it-forward-looking-back-and-moving-on-with-life-s-sweetness-on-a-tgif
Entry # 11
Thank you for your entry
My pleasure...
Welcome!
I have taken it upon myself (volunteered) to welcome newbies (rep 45 or lower) and new to pay it forward. I also invite newbies to help each other with #ccc.
All the best!
Thank you @freedomshift. That is something like my primary target of newbies to feature on #payitforward. I will try to have a good grasp of #ccc hopefully soon.
All you need to do to enter the world or community is to use the tag, #ccc - do it with a post that has not earned much or your entry and see what happens.
Does it have to be the first tag? No, right?
the position of the #ccc tag is not important. using the tag allows others to find your post and interact and upvote it.
My contribution is primarily upvoting as a sponsor and promoter while most posters have low SP. I do post, but not expecting any upvotes.
I have just upvoted your comment submitted your entry as my SP regenerated - you'll be glad that I did remove the small vote earlier.
Okay, I went through the rules and one thing I noted on the requirement is also to upvote those blogs that are using the same tag. I can do that but to your point, my upvote is not much of value.
Here is my entry for this weeks contest
https://steemit.com/payitfoward/@aloha-creations/check-your-tags
Entry #2
Your first post only has 1 day left (posted 5 days ago) to give it some support. The contest has 6 more days to go
If you wish to add another featured post that is more recent that would be ok.
Oh i forgot to look at the post age oops sorry .. okie dokie ill look for one more 🌺
Thank you
Welcome!
I have taken it upon myself (volunteered) to welcome newbies (generally rep 45 or lower) and new to pay it forward.
I also invite newbies to help each other with #ccc.
All the best!
Okay first time trying this see how it goes here is my entry.
https://steemit.com/thedarkhorse/@stever82/looking-back-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-17-my-entry
Thank you for this again @stever82 means alot.
Entry # 7
You did it right. Thank you for your entry
Thank you so much for the entry @stever82!
Welcome!
I have taken it upon myself (volunteered) to welcome newbies (generally rep 45 or lower) and new to pay it forward.
I also invite newbies to help each other with #ccc.
All the best!
Hey guys....here is my entry for this week's contest:
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@honeysim/my-entry-to-looking-back-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-17-thedarkhorse
Lucky #13
Thank you for you entry. Some one has to be #13 :)
supported your featured posts
lol....thank you guys
This i will not miss.
This is my entry.
https://steemit.com/thedarkhouse/@oclinton/looking-back-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-17.
Thanks
Thank you for your entry.
Thank you for the contest
Nice entries. Thanks for your contribution! 😃
Entry #1
Thank you for your entry
Welcome!
I have taken it upon myself (volunteered) to welcome newbies (generally rep 45 or lower) and new to pay it forward.
I also invite newbies to help each other with #ccc.
All the best!
Thanks for the effort.
I will be dropping my entry for earth element soon.
#ccc
Sorry, but you need to get cheetah off your back and you off cheetah's black list ...
Am off the blacklist.
Thank you for your care
By the time i was partaking in the contest i was at their black list now am off
My entry:
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@freedomshift/my-entry-to-looking-back-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-17
Thanks for your entry!
Entry # 4
thank you for your entry
Running late as always here's my entry
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@coinsandchains/payitforward-week-17-my-entry
Featured Bloggers:
@hippie-witha-gun
@sugarcreek
Entry # 8
Thank you for your entry
Welcome!
I have taken it upon myself (volunteered) to welcome newbies (generally rep 45 or lower) and new to pay it forward.
I also invite newbies to help each other with #ccc.
All the best!
Here is my entry this week.
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@viking-ventures/my-entry-for-the-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-week-17-012e7477762dbest
(@dipoabasch - you wanted to check out who I featured...)
Entry # 5
Thank you for your entry
Thanks for your post! Interesting choices!
Thanks for your entry!
well.. I really hope that you'll have sometimes to edit the list of participants.. but Enjoy Your Happy Time with family, and Here is My Entry for this week. So glad that I can make a post like this. thank you in advance for your support.
Pay It Forward Curation Contest-Week 17: Looking Back and Keep Growing!
Hope that Everyone will have some fun with this week's contest as always.
Entry # 6
Thank you for your entry
Thank you and noted
How are you going to get your character count up with comments like this. 3 days left until the next league comes out. I think lynn or glen will take the #1 spot this coming week. LOL
You support here is incredible and your brand/name has been shinning like a beacon. Well done👍
I don't feel like want to keep my 9th place this week.. I just want to control my way on commenting😊 thank you for your concerned. I still need to learn about curation too.. and pifc is the best place to start with and I'm glad that I made some improvement too.
Thanks for all your support
hahaha probably not @wolfhart. Brian's had some good days, so I've been not on steemit much :)
So its Brains fault.
Nice that been able to get out a little and walk. (teoghter)
You have way more post this week then me. I think my comments are more and CL to we will see but I also think it is having a neg effect of curation. we will see
I tell everyone the other is commenting more LOL
Thanks a lot for your collaboration.
Hello! Here is My entry to the "Pay It Forward Curation Contest - Week 17"
I believe at least one of these artists was featured in the past, not by me, but by other participants... but I think that's OK, right?
Entry # 9
Thank you for your entry
Thank you for stepping up and be the pifc greeter!
Hello Everyone, Hope that this looking back week will take us to a great move forward week too.. and here is my entry for this week. Paying it Forward Curation Contest - Week 17 : Looking Back To Move Forward
Yeah.. It's not about winning SBI anymore, it is about supporting each others and hope that this contest will continue to share a little love through upvote and comments for the featured bloggers and newbies too.
Thank you!
Entry # 3
Thank you for your entry
Saludos amigo @thedarkhorse mi primera entrada.
https://steemit.com/payitforward/@celinavisaez/mirando-hacia-atras-semana-de-concurso-de-curacion-pay-it-forward-17
Entry # 10
Thank you for your entry
Welcome!
I have taken it upon myself (volunteered) to welcome newbies (rep 45 or lower) and new to pay it forward. I also invite newbies to help each other with #ccc.
All the best!
Gracias, por su atencion, los felicito por este gran proyecto, un abrazo para todos
@wolfhart, @freedomshift
Hi FYI, I have sent my support for both @rentmoney and @janton, one SBI share each for week 16 PIFC @thedarkhorse. Thank you very much for your hard work. wish you all the best
Thank you for your support. Its means a lot. Thank you 👍
You are most welcome @wolfhart, this platform means nothing if we do not support each other in a good way. thank for your hard work on this steemit platform, and especially on the PIFC
I believe in the community and a raising tide raises all boats. We have to work as a team here. We all succeed or none.
Your support makes pifc happen. Thank you
What a great idea to feature past bloggers and check in on them in the process! Have fun camping; we'll hold down the fort while you're gone :)
yes ! what she said
@wolfhart 👍😎
This is a. Amazing project! Thanks for sharing with us and promoting kindness and support in this community ☺️
Agreed!
☺️
Have a safe trip my friend, and enjoy your day off
Well done everyone! Some great entries. This is probably one of the best initiatives I've come across on steemit. With such a community minded objective
Excelente amigo, me gustan todo el trabajo que hacen. de verdad los admiro por los concursos que hacen, Dios los bendiga siempre en cada paso que den @thedarkhorse @bengy @viking-ventures
Gracias por tus sentimientos!
De nada amiga!
Thanks for the mention, and the idea that I go back and check out how past featured bloggers were doing! It was interesting to do!
Just as a hint to anyone who might do the same, if you had a consistent pattern for your titles, you can just change the week number into the URL!
@thedarkhorse has set 2.000 SBD bounty on this post!
What is a bounty exactly?
A bounty is money sent to a post to be distributed to the users commenting on it. It provides a way to reward users directly and works in addition to the steem/sbd they receive from the blockchain. It works independently of SteemPower.
You create a bounty by sending any amount of sbd/steem to @steem-bounty together with a post-url in the memo.
How can I earn a bounty Users are then competing for the bounty by writing their answers to the post in comments that will achieve upvotes from the community and especially the bounty creator. The money of the bounty gets distributed to all top level comments of the post at the same time when the post is paid out (7 Days after it was written). How much everyone gets depends on the votes the comments received. The sender of the bounties votes are weighted higher so that she decideds where 80% of the bounty money goes and all other votes determine the rest.@steem-bounty does all of this for you automatically. You can use this service to automatically pay out a challenge, ask a hard question or simply to reward the people that interact with you.
Read more about how it works, even in different languages here.
Congratulations to the following winner(s) of the bounty!
gran proyecto amigo @thedarkhorse exitos en su camino, que Dios lo bendiga.
Excelente concurso, me gusta esa idea que comentas, de ir a nuestras publicaciones pasadas y apoyar a nuestros seguidores con un comentario de aliento y apoyo el cual se que en momentos de mercado bajo resulta muy positivo para quien esta iniciando en la red