@pennsif, this seems to be a great idea ; but UI friendliness and quick on boarding (sign up) needs to be really as good as Splinterlands (as an example) to get people to come on-board.
That, is what Steemit platform is lacking and Communities is supposed to be the one that makes the on-boarding experience great.
That itself still needs a lot of tweaking.
That being said, there are "other ways for marketing".
Rice-illicious (@hive-102405) monthly cook-off is a test project that would get (first) Steemians and (hopefully) later mass application from applicants all across the globe to enter later.
We are now testing on any cooks (amateurs or pros) who will join in the fun; and we will see how it reacts before even thinking of pushing the right proposal for a full steem ahead outright cook-off
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Onboarding is alas still a problem. Hopefully the @steemonboarding project can help solve that.
There are indeed many ways to market, the more the better.
Hope it goes well with Rice-illicious - keep me informed on progress with that.
Submission is closing today. We will be compiling and validating the finals for judges to decide. To stay tuned!