It makes a world of a difference for us planktons to receive upvotes for our efforts, and knowing that we don't have the power that some seem to take for granted plays a significant role in how some of us behave on the platform - at least, I can say this for myself. I've noticed there are some people who post only one liner comments with no real depth - I looked at an account today and wondered why this person had more reputation than myself and then I took a quick glance at their activity, the account is mostly amateurish photography and a ton of comments on other people's posts, well over 4000 posts. I have a long ways to go to reach that amount of content, and my vote only counts for one penny right now. I do my best to think about what I've read, and give my honest feedback instead of the usual, "Nice post, I like your photo." To build rapport and community I believe we actually have to be communicating with others, giving genuine feedback instead of spamming to get noticed.
Maybe I'm taking the wrong approach, but I will surely be on the look out for posts that I can add my penny's worth of appreciation towards. Thanks for bringing this issue to the community's attention.
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I think you're taking the right approach. Relationship building counts for a lot, even if you can only give a penny and that doesn't wind up getting paid out unless another person also gives at least a penny (or several join in upvoting to reach that with there sub-penny upvotes). Getting paid definitely counts for a lot on a paid blogging platform, but so does finding people who genuinely appreciate your content and want to engage with you in a more meaningful way than you can find on any other platform.
Early on in my journey on here I found some folks who were creating great content and responding to all the meaningful comments on their posts. I met a lot of cool people in the comments on their posts, because they stimulated people revealing their best ideas by sharing such meaningful posts to begin with.
Taraz presents another great idea, which is to find people you think like the same content you might like, then take a look at their feed so you can find more good people to follow.
Last thought, I don't know if this is an option for you, but I also spent 15 STEEM buying delegated SP so that my 100% upvote is worth about 12 cents (at full VP), which allows me to parcel out 25% upvotes and still be getting someone paid with each vote. I've had to then work to get back that 15 STEEM so that I could still afford the delegations in the next month, so it might not be worth the extra stress to you. Just sharing my experience in case it helps.
I know it's time consuming replying to all comments on a post, that's why it's best to be selective - just as it's best to be selective on who we give our vote to on the platform knowing we only have so much voting power and once that's used up the dreaded waiting period to be back at 100 % I've also made the mistake of what I consider OVER voting and used up all of my voting power in the past. Now I truly search out worthwhile content or content from long term friends and lend my vote.
I've been browsing around a little using the feed suggestion Taraz mentioned, reading the comment section of some of my favorite content creators for ideas that I find intriguing. As he said, there's plenty to read, it just takes weeding through.
Finally, I think I could afford buying delegated SP but I'm not sure how to get started. If you have any suggestions on beginning, I'd appreciate it as I'm not even remotely aware of where to start. I haven't made it to 50 SP yet, but I'm interested in growing my account. I think it would be worth the effort as my aim is to spend more time on this platform than I have in the past several weeks. Thanks for the suggestions and your response!
I had the same experience when I first joined. I was so excited about being able to upvote people's amazing comments, and all these wonderful conversations I was having on here. Then the next thing I knew one of the steemit stats sites would be like, "you'll be at full voting power again in 50 hours!" I had to slow it way down. It definitely helped to get enough SP to be able to make partial votes still pay people a decent amount.
In terms of how to do that, the easiest place is within your wallet, but the cheapest place is on Minnowbooster.net. It's kind of involved for the step-by-step but if you search for "buy delegated steem power" you'll probably find one of the many articles that walk you through it. @ilyastarar has some good articles on this and I think I'd followed the directions on one of his.
You can try it for a month and see how you like the experience. I'm only in my 2nd month of doing it and the jury is still out for me. I'm must more sensitive than before to how much I earn because I want to have the currency left at the end of the month to buy the delegation again without having to keep putting in USD. That changes how I experience the platform in a negative way. But I'm able to really reward a lot of people in significant ways, and this has been wonderful, so it may be worth it in the end. If only we were just all rich!
Ironically enough, I voted a penny on two comments in this thread - I'm still in that trigger happy vote mode where I think a vote is equal to a thumbs up on the other social media platform. It isn't, and this isn't Fascistbook I have to continuously remind myself. It's difficult at times to control the enthusiasm and wanting to see people receive good rewards for their efforts on Steemit.
I am going to look into using Minnowbooster and try to figure this whole thing out with buying delegated SP and as I mentioned on another post, I love How To posts so I'm sure if I dig long enough I'll find some sort of direction. I'll check out the person whom you mentioned above, also.
I'm happy you took the time to respond to my comment as it reassured me that there are people out there who are willing to help the small accounts through advice, upvoting and just taking a little time out of their day to speak!
In my opinion, you are taking the right approach. Don't worry about the reputation as currently it is meaningless since you can buy it with bidbots. Through good comments, in time, you will meet some great people at the very least if not more engagement and votes.
I am honestly making an effort. I take the time to read posts that catch my attention, which usually stems from the headline or title - photos don't truly capture my interests so you won't find me scrolling through the photography tags, to each their own, though. For me, it's about quality writing, building community, getting to know people, reading material that honestly interests me and connecting. I thank you for sharing something today that I could comment on and not feel I was faking engagement, which I think a lot of people do when they spam others - these people don't honestly care for the time and effort it takes to write a post, format it and put it out there for others to enjoy. If they did in fact care, it would be more interaction and less about upvotes and follows. You're probably right on the notion that I shouldn't worry too much about the reputation score at the present, I should focus on what I'm currently doing with reaching out to those who share content I truly like. Thanks for reminding me.
Once you find your groove (and decent follows) you will have plenty to read.
One trick you might like:
https://steemit.com/@tarazkp/feed
That is my feed so you can see what I see. All you need to do is replace my account name with any other account and you can view their feed. It is an easy way to avoid having to go through new or trending to find people. Also, in the comments section you will find the people who will engage well. interact with them, not just the author.
I thank you for this suggestion, and I will use it. I find that the new and trending pages really don't give me the substance I'm looking for, so I can definitely use this insight. It makes life a lot easier than scrolling through dozens of posts before I find something I think is a worth ten to fifteen minutes of reading, then the additional three to five minutes responding to content. I'll definitely continue to make the effort to read through the comment section as I've found most of my payout has come from commenting rather than my blogs. I look forward to reading more from you in the near future! Thanks for the insight and for the responses.
i have to agree with you that you are taking the right approach...
and if you keep it up you will receive more and more upvotes
then do not power down and you will be able to give those 0,02 upvotes yourself...
It takes a little bit of time but, I think it is worth it. Also, if the price of Steem goes up, so does the vote value.
Thanks, felander. I'm doing what it takes to put my best foot forward on the platform. I'm not sure I have enough right now to buy delegated SP but making the effort to communicate with others will get me further ahead as time goes along. I haven't powered down since I discovered the process of powering up.
hehe, now to figure out what you will do with your liquid SBD... go down the vote/bid bot rabbithole or exchange for SP and power up as well
I think it would probably be best to exchange for SP. Trying to figure it out, since I believe I've forgotten how!
go to wallet, click on the little arrow next to the SBD amount and then click on market
there you sell your sbd and the steem will end up in your wallet and you can power up as normal