Every day now, I am really struggling to answer the question: how can we help minnows feel less discouraged, more empowered and more happy to be on Steemit? How can they feel happy when most of their posts are receiving $00.001 in payouts?

It's not something that is going away, and in fact, as more and more people arrive in Steemit, this trend will only increase. There are just not enough spots for the amount of blog posts that are being generated. That is a fact.

I hear it in the forums, in private messages, in Facebook messages, and on Steemit:

"PLEASE READ MY LATEST POST"

I do not have all the answers but I see that something needs to happen, and I believe that the sooner a marketplace happens, the better. This is where the WHALE QUESTIONNAIRE comes in. I believe there are a number of goods and services that whales, dolphins and orcas, and anyone else who is a holder of Steem currency, would want if it were available.

WHALE (and anyone else who is a holder of Steem) QUESTIONNAIRE:

1. What goods and services not currently available on this platform would you like to see exist and then pay for in Steem currency?

2. What is one business idea that you could see flourishing on Steemit?

3. What are some good business ideas for non-writers?

There are too many writers on Steemit as it is. I cannot keep up with the enormous flow of blog posts, and I also find it impossible to deal with the large amount of people requesting me to read their posts. I think it's time to really dig deep and discover some new ways to earn income on Steemit. Let's brainstorm now and hopefully help some minnows figure this out.

HERE ARE SOME BUSINESS IDEAS FOR MINNOWS (Please add your own in the comments)

1. Smart Contracts: I am vaguely aware of this development, but at this point, I don't know if they exist or not.
2. Translating Services
3. Services Like Fiverr offers (logo design, video creations, writing, etc.)
4. Corporate Survival Kits (I've got the blueprint for this, it just needs to be done)
5. Some Monthly Subscription Service for basics like toilet paper, shampoo, etc., for people who hate shopping (me).
6. Mind Deprogramming Kits For People Who Want Out of The 9-5 (I'm working on this now).
7. Gifts For Intelligent People and Kids (This could be really exciting. Create a line of gifts using themes from: Steem World, Bitcoin currency, Elon Musk's ideas, Nikola Tesla, blockchain technology, anarchy, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, robots, etc.)
8. Bedtime Stories For Adults (I don't mean x-rated stories, but rather, fairy tale stories that teach things like: blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, how to not get hacked, etc. Basically, create books for adults on topics that have not yet been explored. Example title: What To Do When Robots Replace Your Job.)
9. Create children's books on topics that they will need in the future. Example title: What Is Money?

I know there are more things that people could create, what are your ideas?