I see posts talking about how good Steemit is. Now, I am only new and it still
feels like a pyramid scheme to me. Sure, when I first started there was a good
introduction payment for my first video, and I was told that this wasn't typical,
but now I am not sure how to really generate money with my posts.
The income seems to be somewhat random as it's based on votes and who
is doing the voting. Also, I am finding it difficult to see, at a glance, when my
favourite people are uploading their content.
I know you are all active enough doing whatever you can to build this platform.
So, how do I prioritise your posts in my feed?
Also, how I make sure that what I am doing is being directed towards those that
want to read or hear or see what I have to show them?
It's one thing to claim this is better than YouTube, but the number of down votes seems
to be a lot greater. While initially, I am making more 'money' (I haven't cashed out yet so I can't claim
to have made any legit real world currency yet) than I would be on YouTube or elsewhere,
I have no real way of promoting my material without bots.
Why do we need promotion bots anyway?
I have heard reports that Steemit isn't decentralised anyway and that those at the top
(sound like a pyramid yet?) have more influence / say / when it comes to voting.
This is why there are 'whales' boosting 'minnows', etc. think in terms of say 'Pewdiepie', with 60 million subscribers on
youtube giving your youtube channel a 'shout out'. You'd get a considerable amount of interest in your material and possibly gain quite a few subscribers.
There have been a few articles calling this a scam as well. However, I am going to reserve judgement for the time being.
If my podcast can generate at least $5 per episode I can drop Patreon for good.
Let me know what you think in the comments down below.