Fellow Steemian is hosting a contest to earn
shares and has asked: What are some helpful Steem initiatives? i.e. projects that help others.
I had written previously about GINAbot and dustsweeper so decided to share some contests I know about.
Contest are a great way to earn a little SBD or Steem Basic Income (shares that give you an upvote on future posts). But what I really enjoy about contests are the prompts and stimulation to write or share something. It can be a challenge sometimes to think of something to post about. Contests are also a great way to meet new people by reading their entries and finding a connection, someone you really click with.
Writing Contests
"Finish the Fiction" contest hosted by You're given an introductory script and are asked to finish the script in 500 words. Rewards are steembasicincome and a share of the SBD pot.
hosts "Tell a Story to Me" with a writing prompt, Rewards are SBD
24 hr writing contest, with prompt, hosted by
As mentioned hosts contests mostly lately on how you would improve STEEMit, advice for newbies, etc. his latest is here
has a contest "Fox Tales" where you write a paragraph based on their artwork as a prompt
, witness "Comment like a Champ/Epic Comments" competition. Just what it says - write a "god like" comment to the post you are given.
Pun competition Always a fun read and good for a laugh!
"This Week I'm Asking You" (to recommend a bad movie)
Contests by Initiatives/Services/3rd Parties
@OriginalWorks has contests usually revolving around a token/cryptocurrency. The guidelines and sponsor are very detailed and defined but have very nice payment for winners.
, A service that upvotes your .01/.02 votes (considered "dust" by Steemit) are paid for them from your SBD that you send to fund the action. Has various contest aimed at helping newbies https://steemit.com/contest/@dustsweeper/dustsweeper-s-refer-a-friend-and-nominate-a-newbie-game
Witness contests/engagement
Many witnesses host games and contests to help the Steemit community.
An exercise I recommend is to figure out how to vote for witnesses. Have you voted for all your witnesses yet?
https://steemit.com/~witnesses
I didn't vote for all of them until recently. I had voted for a few when I first joined but then forgot about it.
The person who helped me figure this out was with their https://steemit.com/contest/@enforcer48/vote-for-witnesses post.
There are other Steemians who write posts recommending their favorite witnesses - do a search for "who to vote for witness" and spend a day going through and reading about witnesses and their projects. It made me feel more connected with the platform and a participant.
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