Help! .. We Need This!
Promoting a post is meant to give it a boost in visibility and to generate some good will as the author is seen to have donated SBD to the community, effectively. I am not sure how effective this option has been for authors, or if it serves some benefit in the eyes of STEEMIT Inc., but from those STEEMIANS I have spoken to it is not something that many are making use of.
I believe that giving authors, and anyone who may wish to do so for any number of reasons, the ability to put purchased STEEM 'directly' into a Post Reward, would be much more effective. First of all, it would naturally increase the post's visibility, due to the amount of reward attached and secondly, it would receive more support because of the increased benefit to curators.
Many Possible Reasons Authors May Wish to Do This
... We Have One Right Now!
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Thankfully our first two posts will provide a little something to those who joined in .. We are very grateful for the upvotes that gave us a boost! Unfortunately our third is not doing so well, and we would love the ability to use our own resources to boost the eventual payout to curators and those participating in the game itself, who choose the correct outcome of the event!
Let Us Be Our Own Whales!
We do plan to provide a little something to the participants regardless, in order to encourage continued engagement, but it would be nice if 'somehow' we could put it directly 'and visibly' into the balance. We understand that any such changes are technically challenging, but if one considers the many possible benefits it would appear a possible replacement for "Post Promotion".
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