Steemit 2.0 : Taking Steemit One Step Ahead

Preface

Steemit has been around for almost 1.8 years now... while we all have enjoyed the platform and taken its perks in form of Steem and SBDs, it is time to take a leap forward...

Alot of people post here all sorts of content on daily basis, yet somehow the bloggers on steemit are not creating content that actually matters to the people living outside of platfrom..and even if they are, the content is either below average or is not powerful enough to be shown in google searches.

Don't get me wrong. Each of us have done a wonderful job in our own capacity but we are not reaching out to the people outside

I agree that steemit is a social media website but with the advent of Hive account@dtube, Hive account@dsound, Hive account@zappl, we really have the opportunity here to attract the outside world by posting useful content.

Enough with Whining on Steemit

Yes I said it.. Its been like 3 months since I have joined the platform, and all the time I see people writing about steemit being unfair and who is raping the reward pool and who is using bots and who is earning more etc etc.. Thats the type of content that is not helping anyone.. You should really ask yourself when you are done writing a post that did it help someone somehow? If not, then I am sorry you are not contributing towards anything and you are part of the problem and not the solution..

Please for the love of god, JUST STOP..

If you have issues regarding steemit user policy being unfair or people abusing steemit platform and steem blockchain for their own benefits, please take it to Hive account@utopian-io and make a contribution on how to solve the issue of any type of abuse. Not only utopian will reward your effort (if it is a genuine one) but also your contribution can be accepted and implemented.

Where does Steemit Lag

Currently, steemit users are covering a very small portion of content that the outside world actually look for. The platform itself is wonderful.. but we are not doing it any favour by keeping the content within the same loop and not expanding our horizon. The key here is the word "Contribution". The contribution based content always triumph over regular content.

I would like to pay my thanks to Hive account@transisto, who has been a constant promoter of contribution based content on Steemit. The idea of contribution based content is derived and inspired from his posts.

Getting Attention of General Public

Aah yes.. this is something that i have always wanted to talk about ever since i joined the platform but couldn't put it into perspective in an efficient manner in any of my posts.. but i will talk about it today..

It seems that some people have different approach when it comes to promoting steemit

Yes, Sporting T-shirts and hoodies and caps having steemit & steem blockchain logos on them are cute and all but what does it transmit to common masses??

Nothing... or at least nothing that could help the platform grow..

Useful Contributions and Content related to it

Let me help put things in perspective with few examples here..

Normal people in the outside world often come across many issues in their lives.. so what do they do? They search for answers on Google search engine..

For instance :-

1. How to install / tweak systems in cars
2. DIY guide on how to repair / replace your faulty tech equipment.
3. Analysis on Top 5 upcoming tech equipment (phones, laptops etc)
4. Children Nursery Rhymes
5. Hands on videos of different tabs, phones and laptops
6. Exercises/gym regime/diet plans/ fitness
7. Gaming / mining Rigs build videos and analysis
8. Troubleshooting guides
9. Movie / seasons analysis
10. Simple daily life hacks

These are just few sample entries carved out of a very very long and infinite list of things that people search for online. On any of the google searches, there is hardly any link of steemit related to any useful content that will attract the outside world here.

Conclusion

I would like to emphasise again that steemit is indeed a wonderful platform and we can make it even more stronger and more beautiful by adding useful content. Yes, we can continue to use it as a social media website but we can also post useful contributions that will bring traffic from the outside..

Best Regards
JBN