Being the change I want to see in steemit

moderndayhippie (56) in help •  

Being a minnow on steemit is hard, especially when you first join. I would know, I just joined a few months ago. And let's face the truth, this platform could be more user friendly to the new minnows. Don't get me wrong, I am not hating on steemit at all, in fact I love the steemit platform! It is just still fairly new and has things to work on, no big deal, Rome wasn't built in a day. Instead of just bitching about the things I don't like, I am going to "be the change I want to see in the world steemit."

So back to my point about being new on steemit. I know there is steemit chat and other ways minnows can get help but it's still very confusing and a little bit overwhelming at first, as there is no real direction on how to even do these things. When I first joined steemit I really did feel like a *minnow* lost in the deep blue sea. Wandering lost, trying my best to follow what other people were doing but not knowing exactly why. I was very tempted to quit multiple times but I'm extremely happy I didn't. Now I want to help other minnows from having the same issues I had.

Since I finally feel like I am getting to know steemit I started trying to help 1 minnow a week to guide them through some things that were not so easy for me to figure out.

• I tell them which discords to join and how to get support
• I send them upvotes from upvote services and multiple discords
• I do post promotions for them and teach them how to do their own
• I explain how to utilize upvote bots and resteem services
• I tell them who to follow to get free upvotes on all their posts and some free resteems
• And whatever else they are struggling with.....

I try to build their steemit account a little bit to give them a reason to stay on steemit and the correct tools to enjoy it right from the beginning, without all the headaches.

Why do I do this?

Mostly because I really believe in the steemit platform, but also because the more active users on steemit the better the chances of this platform growing. If that happens STEEM is worth more and everyone who has put time and effort into this platform WINS, so why not?

I know first hand that many people get discouraged quickly on steemit if they don't get any results in the first few weeks. I was fortunate enough to get a decent size upvote in the first couple of weeks of joining steemit so I was instantly hooked, but other people aren't so lucky to have the right person see one of their post and give it a big $ upvote.

This is the best way I could think of to personally help minnows and steemit to grow and succeed.

So that's what I am doing now, helping out new steemians, one minnow at a time!

There are so many tools and tricks that make steemit fun and I want everyone to have the chance to participate! So I will share the little knowledge I do have with any the new minnows that I can, because sharing is caring and minnows need as much help as they can get!

Together we can take steemit to the top, and we all will benefit from that!

What do I want?

If you are someone who has been around a while with steemit, just help out 1 minnow a week, or a month, or even a year without them asking, just throw them a bone. Find a minnow who put some heart into a post and give them just a little bit of your time to help grow steemit and make it a better place.

If you are a new minnow and need some help with anything, don't be afraid to ask me, I will do my best to answer any questions, even if they don't relate to my posts at all! After I help out minnows, all I ask is for them to pay it forward.

Helping other people to succeed feels great, so don't miss out on an awesome opportunity to making someones time easier on steemit with just a little bit of your time. Believe it or not, it will make you feel better about yourself too! We need more kindness in this world and it can start with something as simple as this :)

"Peace, Love and all that hippie shit"