"Dear Dawne - Who Are You Following? And Why?"
Season 1 - Episode 15
We Have An Experienced "Steemit Personal Mentor" To Help You Directly!
General Topic: Who Are You Following? And Why?
When you first joined steemit you were probably like most of us.. YOU were full-throttled and gung-ho for success, following people, meeting new people and making the most of your page. Right?
It's OK... I can admit too. I followed any and every one. Why? I wanted to have a HUGE following because I had it all figured out. If I followed 3,000 people and they, in return, followed me- well, tht was 3,000 Upvotes and hundreds upon hundreds of comments. My steemit life would be off to a great start.
Ummmm that didn't quite work out the way I had planned. How about you? Are you following hundreds and hundreds of people too? How many comments and upvotes are you getting per post. If you do the math, guess what? You were wrong too.
After chatting with a few steemians over the last few days I discovered some following techniques that people use; while some are successful and good, others may be just smothering and cluttering your feed.
When you first started here, you probably had the hopes and dreams of following a whales and receiving a mutual following. How did that work out for you?
You need to establish yourself on steemit first. Yes, I know you want to be successful, but you have to do that yourself, for yourself and in time. Just as the whales did. They started here anytime from the summer of 2016 until autumn of 2017... it takes time, persistence and determination. You have it, I know you do.
When I started in July 2017, I followed a very well known whale (papa-pepper) and not because he was a whale. But because he wrote about his adventures in homesteading and gardening; the two reasons for writing that brought me to steemit. So I had a definite reason to be a follower. But... other whales, with very opposite interests, I don't follow. Why? Because I have more important things to do than sift through my feed and posts that are of no interest to me. Keep it simple. Keep it on topic.
So, look at your following list. Why do you follow the members? Similar interests? Follow me/follow you mentality? Mutual steemian friends? Someone from a Discord group?
To know who is active on steemit versus who is not, head over to Dead Followers to see when your followers last posted and were active. There is no program to dismiss and unfollow inactive members, you need to do this manually. (Sorry) I tend to do a spring cleaning of followers every three months or so. It helps keep itunder control and as I continue to progress on steemit, I pay more attention to who I follow. Do they have similar interests? Are they consistent on the platform? Do we belong to some of the same Discord groups?
It An Open Forum So Ask "Dawne" Anything!
Payable Pennies (Available to EVERYONE for TODAY ONLY)
Anyone can play. Anyone can join.
First, a Payable Penny is something that I am using to educate people about how the votes get paid. Its a $0.03 upvote on their entry in the game/contest and it guarantees them something for making an effort (because $0.019 or lower and there is no payment). It is a fun way to educate you and help you to learn/engage at the same time.
How To Get Your Payable Pennies TODAY ONLY On This Post
#1 Leave a comment to Dawne on this post. It must be a question directed at her asking for her help, or it must be a relevant observation to her topic of the day.
#2 If you leave a comment and Dawne responds, you can earn "bonus" Payable Pennies for a relevant additional comment to her. Note: that is (2) $0.03 Payable Pennies just by engaging Dawne and following up respectfully with her replies!
#3 Resteem this post and tell me about it in the comment section and I will give you more Payable Pennies for that! You must leave a comment to me (
) so that 
only focuses on her discussions.
Got it? You can earn up to (3) sets of $0.03 in Payable Pennies today just by engaging in thoughtful and engaging dialogue!
When: Today!!!
We are proud to present the news that #newbieresteemday and
Dawne will be regularly participating with us in a program called "Dear Dawne" where she will take comments, look directly at your posts and give you one on one suggestions, (and she will even go through your blog... How's that for being awesome!). Basically she wants to be your mentor and help you with ideas, formatting, access to resources, and even applying for various grants and delegations. Plus you can get "discovered" by a valued and connected member than can help you rise through the ranks!
Quick Facts About Dawne
In just the last four months, Dawne has:
- Become the writer & staff member for
(which if you dont know about it, you should)
- Been delegated 10k SP from a whale- she is a Stewards of Gondor recipient
- Holds weekly, sometimes daily, contests to share the delegation she was awarded and given
- She is a mentor in certain Discord groups and helps incoming new members with formatting, posts and how to succeed
- Dawne is now a
curator too!
In the mentor program she is involved in... she says "the best reward is knowing and watching the people you partnered up with have their own steemit page and posts blossom and grow".
She is the real deal.
To read more about Dawne check out her past post: Personal Mentoring Statement For Homesteadersonline Community or just go to her steemit page
How It Will Work
"Dear Dawne" will be available to help you individually today. She will answer questions, she will offer advice, she will even direct you to the right place if you don't know how to find something on Steemit. This is your chance to connect with a "60" Reputation Steemian on an individual and personal basis.
She is available to give you guidance and help in just a few hours. You just ask your questions to her in the comment section. Its that simple. She will read the comment section and reply individually with you and decide how best to help you from there.