While I am working on the infrastructure needed to bring distributed video sharing to the mainstream, there is always one big shadow looming over everything – copyright.
While Steem is new to me, Internet, software development, crypto and distributed systems aren’t.
I’ve also had the chance to work for a short time with some of the Bulgarian creative producers, artists and promoters.
Here is my opinion about Steem and its road to mainstream.
If I am wrong – please correct me.
For the Steem ecosystem to flourish, we should embrace Steem's basic principles
Steem is a distributed, immutable system.
What does that mean?
It means that once you publish on Steem, you lose control of where your posts are hosted and who can see them. You could nominally hide them ( by posting an edit on the blockchain ), but you could not erase them. They will forever remain into the public internet subconsciousness.
If you can accept these stipulations, you could make money. Often more money than you could make from the same content If you monetize it through other means.
Steem is a place for high quality, original content. While you could post something that you’ve published before, doing that won’t get you the most of the system.
Remember, you should always cite the source !
A better way of doing things is to first publish on Steem. That gives you an undeniable, cryptographic proof of authorship and better revenue.
Than, you publish elsewhere. Don’t forget to link to your post on your chosen Steem access provider (be it steemit.com , busy.org, dtube.video, dsound.audio, or your own one ).
It’s the ultimate watermark, where most SEO will flow.
Of course, not every product in the creative space is appropriate for public dissemination. In that case you could announce it here and promote the ways the public reach it.
Think of the Steem accounts as channels.
Your blog on Steemit is your page on Facebook, your channel on Youtube, your project’s Twitter account.
If you’d like to be professional, you’d need several. As of now, they aren’t free. Creation costs a minimum of 6 Steem and you’ll likely need more Steem Power if you want your posts to have some weight.
Choice wisely when investing in the creation of a new channel ( account ). The quality of your feed matters. You could easily lose reputation that will cost time, money and hard work to recover.
I’ll stop here. This is my first post and I am new to Steem, so take this post with a grain of salt.
And don’t forget to share your opinion in the comments.
P.S. I’ve decided to post first and make it pretty and add some pictures in a later edit.
I think I waited enough.