Some are going to hate this test while others will love it, but all avenues need to be explored in my opinion. This account will lease steempower to then sell votes and test the possibility of building up multiple accounts for to use for it's project. If the accounts which are building up to start helping grow minnows can grow some owned SP by using this approach we will be able to reach a lot more new steemians and help build them into minnows.
As I'm not independently wealthy I need to find ways to pay for my efforts here on steemit. Not really looking to make money on steemit short term and those who follow me know that I give and give to others on the platform. But I love to find ways to make my efforts not effect my household budget and this was suggested to me as a way.
So the goal will be to test with a least of 1200sp for 12 weeks and use the steem earned from selling votes to pay for leasing more SP and see how much the account can grow. Ideally in 12 weeks the account will be at least 2400sp as the first 1200 will expire. This would show this approach is at least break even plus curation rewards for a very minor profit. Anything below this amount will show this idea doesn't work to cover the lease and leasing steempower just isn't worth it currently.
Yes short term the leases will be used to sell votes, but long term all built up account value will be used to help give daily upvotes to new steemians to build them into Minnows and give them a vested interest in steemit.com. By helping newer steemians who produce quality content grow we can reduce the turnover rate of steemit and build a real middle class of steemians who are going to help the next incoming redfish grow. So long term I feel this project can really benefit steemit.com and the value of steem.
Test will start tomorrow, Monday 08/27. This test will require at least a 60 Steem Loan from and will be repaid in full once the test is over with a weekly repayment schedule that makes sense to not kill this accounts ability to lease more SP. Might take some time to repay the loan, but the repayment schedule will be posted as will the weekly results of the test.
If this proves viable it will be used on multiple accounts to get them growing asap and increase the value that and
can give to the Pay If Forward Community.