Another day, another idea how to help all those wonderful people who find their way to my blog.
Suesa's favorites works already pretty well and I will absolutely continue doing that. But it's only a small drop of water on the hot stone as I'm only promoting those Steemians who are already producing good content.
Day after day, I'm contacted by newbies who ask me to mentor them. I usually decline as I know that I can't help everyone that asks. Not while being a full-time student, trying to get my Bachelor's degree.
But why not help just one person at a time?
I'm presenting to you my new project, a mentoring program.
For one week at a time, I will help a new user by reviewing, discussing and editing their posts before (or after) they publish it. I won't do it every week, there will be slots assigned to those I choose for the project.
What are the requirements?
- The user hasn't been on Steemit for more than 4 months
- Their reputation is below 60
- Their usual payout is below $20
- They're actually prepared to publish more than one post during that week
- Their topic is either science or fiction, as those are the topics I write about and can thus mentor best. As a member of the steemSTEM management team, I will preferably pick those who seek to publish scientific posts.
- The user has to speak either English or German fluently
- You need an account on steemit.chat so we can write with each other
How do we know who is being mentored?
The new mentee will be announced at the end of one of my usual posts, just like Suesa's favorites. There you will also find the new time slots. I'm doing this to avoid an unnecessarily high amount of posts per day.
This is great! So ... how much do I have to pay you?
Nothing of course. I'm doing this voluntarily. But that also means I might cancel the project if I feel like it's interfering too much with my education.
The first time slot starts Monday, 27th November and ends Sunday, 3rd December. I created a google form where you can submit your application. Don't be disappointed if you're not immediately chosen, I will start a list.
And now, something fun!
Have you ever seen this animal:
This is Condylura cristata, the star-nosed mole!
It's a small, almost blind, carnivorous animal. The weird star-shaped thing on its face? It contains 100,000 nerve fibers with which it can feel the vibrations in the ground, created by worms and other possible food sources.
In fact, the star is so sensitive that the mole can create a detailed image of its surroundings, just like we can with our eyes.
And that's not all! The little animal can actually smell stuff underwater!
So if you're living in the Eastern USA or Canada ... watch out. Maybe you'll meet one of those little fellows!
Sources:
Totally bizarre facts about the star-nosed mole
Inside the Bizarre Life of the Star-Nosed Mole, World's Fastest Eater
Picture credit:
First one from pixabay.com
Second one by gordonramsaysubmissions (star-nosed-mole-3) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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