🐬 🐳 Hello Steemians!! 🐳 🐬

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@gogogadgetupvote here with another _Bounty Hunt_ !

I hope to encourage Steemians across the platform by rewarding new users ***introduceyourself posts***, and by rewarding users who help me find the **VERY BEST** of the posts in that tag! Not just any introduce yourself posts. They will have to meet specific criteria which I will outline in a moment, so you might have to do some looking 👁👁. I do ask that posts be in English or bi-lingual. Not that I don't want to support posts in other languages, but I can't judge if they meet my criteria if I can't read them. Thank you for understanding! ___ Well at least I got my next post out in less than two weeks. I am not doing as well as I would like in getting back into the swing of things. But hey, life happens, and there is lots going on in mine right now. LOL. All that aside, let's get the part where we support some newbies on the platform, shall we? Unfortunately, I still only had one entry into my last contest, but again, that's probably my own fault for not posting as regularly as I should. No worries though. One of my long-time followers, @logoo, submitted [This Intro Post](https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@mforsingdal/newbie-steemian-here) of the new Steemian @mforsingdal. As the only entrant in my contest, they both received full Upvotes and a ReSteem of the intro post. I am definitely hoping to get a bit more participation in the future. But for now, you can check out the blog of @mforsingdal and welcome him to the platform. He seems to have started strong, posting regularly, but hasn't posted in a few days. Let's see if we can encourage him to keep posting!!! If you have entered my contest before, then you probably know what to do. If not, keep reading to learn how you can help new users to the platform! I have also included links to several useful posts at the bottom of this post. Be sure to check those out as well! ___ https://steemitimages.com/DQmV2xcr4BmtrneNoUtuFQTzw2iPvC3bK1KrxGQQkiHB5cT/Know%20the%20Rules.PNG

Rules for Entering and Criteria for Intro Posts

I will reward up to 3 users for sending me links to #introduceyourself posts.

1. One link per person

I plan on running this bounty **REGULARLY**, so please, give everyone a chance to claim a prize and only submit one entry per POST.

2. Decent Intro Posts

Decent is a relative term for new users. I don't expect them to have phenomenal blogging skills, or use markdown like a boss, that is kind of unrealistic to ask of brand new users. I am looking for users who actually put some of themselves into their introduction. Not just "*Hi I am such and such, I am exited to earn money on Steemit*" and maybe a pic or two. **That is not what I want.** *I want intros that people actually put a little thought into.* That tell us a little about themselves, like hobbies, interests, maybe a little back story. Also maybe tell us a little about what brought them to the platform, or what they plan on blogging about now that they are here. ***Those are the kind of posts that I am looking for.***

3. Posts twelve hours to three days old

The age of the post, twelve hours to three days old. Account activity. I want to see intro posts that have "Verification Photos" and replies to the greetings being left by others on said intro post. These activities help prove people are real and not bot accounts. I am not trying to reward one guy for making a bunch of different accounts and making intro posts for all of them. That is part of the reason that the #introduceyourself doesn't get as much attention as it used to. I am not looking for **BRAND NEW** posts. *I want to support users who are actually going to participate on the platform.* Intro posts at least several hours old usually have a few comments on them. I am looking for users who are actually replying to those greetings, or have already left comments on other posts that they have read from different users. I will probably not **Upvote** an intro of an account that has only been open a few days, has one post and no comments. ***ESPECIALLY*** if there isn't a profile pic or a verification pic in the intro. Also, since I will be **Resteeming** the valid intro posts linked to me, I ask that they are not more then three days old. That way the post still has some time to be seen and voted on after I have **Resteemed** it. *It does very little good to __Resteem__ a post just before payout.*

4. Upvote the "Bounty Hunt" post to enter

This is important to all users that participate in my bounties. Over time as the SP grows the prizes grow also. The liquid rewards from previous 'Bounty Hunt' posts go into increasing the value of the current post that is being curated.

5. Posts less than ten dollars

I want to spread rewards to posts that aren't already doing so well. Some people put a lot of time into their intro posts and only make a few cents. I want to help encourage these users to STAY on the platform by rewarding them with their intro posts! So I am looking for posts with lower payout. Let's say less than $10.00. If a post is in the #introduceyourself trending list, or already over ten bucks, then it is already doing pretty well. ***Let's spread the rewards around a little more evenly!***

🐟 Prizes 🐟

`100% Upvote for First`

`75% Upvote for Second`

`50% Upvote for Third`

The users who submit the best Intro posts will receive the bounty prizes, as well as __Upvotes__ and __Resteems__ awarded to ___qualified___ intro posts submitted!

As always, thanks for taking the time to read my post!

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I recently came across a post listing several easy to enter contests that would be a fantastic way for new users to get a good start on the platform. The posts are done by @newbiegames, and simply list a bunch of contests with links to them. The most recent post is [LINKED HERE!](https://steemit.com/schoolofminnows/@newbiegames/play-our-selected-games-and-contests-for-september-9th) Go check out some other contests and maybe win yourself some prizes!

Check out [THIS INCREDIBLE LIST](https://steemit.com/steemdev/@inquiringtimes/steem-web-resources-tools-apps-communities-ect) of Steem related pages and resources compiled by the equally incredible @inquiringtimes

[Polish Your Posts](https://steemit.com/steemit/@ethandsmith/polishing-your-posts-tips-for-creating-high-quality-readable-and-engaging-articles-for-your-blog) by checking out this post full of useful tips for newbies about post creation by @ethandsmith!

You can see your posts total pending payouts by visiting https://steemviz.com/pendingpayouts or https://steemworld.org/ and typing in your username!

Learn how to add Emojis to your Steemit posts by [CLICKING HERE](https://steemit.com/emojis/@blueorgy/steemit-emojis-master-list)

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Remember to follow me so you can catch my different Contests!! Upvoting and Resteeming this post helps me spread more rewards to more users!

I'm @gogogadgetupvote and I'm Always On Duty!