I didn't tell you everything about the conversation I had with my teammates about STEEM and the Steemit community.
If you missed the previous post, I recommend reading this also. Just click on the thumbnail below.
After I realised that it is not easy to convince people to give Steemit a chance which I can totally understand because blogging is not for everyone.
Even it is not necessarily required, but this is the image Steemit has;a blogging site!And people equate blogging with writing articles with a lot of words. Its the image of Steemit and honestly, in my opinion, it's difficult to present it to my teammates differently.
Honestly, I don't want it because it is a blogging site and there is nothing wrong with.
I am convinced people can learn to use this site, but this is a hurdle not everyone wants to overcome.
But then I told them for example about Appics!
The first SMT(Smart Media Token) based application. Let us call it the decentralised version of Instagram.
I could already imagine their reaction because Instagram is the number one social media my teammates are using. Especially the story feature. Oh, my god, they love it. Sometimes I am telling them to put some more aesthetic effort into their stories because I get eye cancer when I see how bad they are🤣.
But when I told them about Appics, I got more attention.
Someone asked: What? I get money when I post pictures?
Me: You can. It's not guaranteed. You have to build a following there or better bring your followers from Instagram with you. When people give you a Like than they give you a monetary value depending on their voting power. A like is not a heart like on Instagram​, it is money.*
Teammates: Ray how is that possible? I post a picture and earn money?
I explained them the system again, and they finally understood.
Teammate: Yeah, this is much better than this blogging site. This is better for people like us.
What he meant with people like us was that it is simple to use. You don't need to know how to play with words in a contribution. You don't​ have to make some researchers​s for the next post. There counts more the visual aspect. You just need your phone!
If you are following me, you know that I find Appics as a really interesting project. But it's not available yet and when it's​ launching this application needs to prove itself first. Real world and theory are two different things.
But my Teammates told me, when I will find it enjoyable, they will give it a try. And who knows maybe they find their way through Appics also to Steemit. But they were really shocked​ when I told them about it.
Have in mind that both applications are not against each other. No, they are supporting each other. I call it an own ecosystem within the STEEM ecosystem.
I love to see that more and more application already exist and are coming based on STEEM. I am excited to see where this whole will go.
What do you think?