So, I have been thinking to write to you guys since long but as you know it's been a super duper ride with the Cryptocurrencies this month. Also, I have been looking for some sister projects and would love to disclose some exciting information on that but may be some other time when things gets a little mature.
The purpose of this article is to share with you how you can get the best out of Tpot as a community that each of it's members would take pride in to be part of it. And I believe we have a long way to reach there before anyone could take pride in it. To be honest, as a community we have no achievements and part of the reasons is probably me and just me as I couldn't devise a solid plan or goal for you guys to take on.
But may be this was for a reason. Today, we have enough members (406) to get started with something. I am always out for hunting something exciting and beneficial but as always it involves certain resources which we obviously lack. It's just me and you. There are no whales and to be honest, I am not even fishing them. I want to keep it between you and me. The minnows, you hold a power that even you don't realize.
Sorry for getting off-track, I think I have to cut-off here :)
So, here's how you can get the maximum out of Tpot.
Using Tpot as BOT
Tpot is exclusively for it's Discord community members, although anyone can use it. There's no sort of membership or registration, as per original plans it was supposed to be but not anymore. And we would try to keep it that way. I haven't tried to promote Tpot anywhere as we wanted to build it from scratch with limited userbase.
You can send any amount from 0.1 SBD - 0.6 SBD along with a link in the MEMO to receive an Upvote. Since, the Bot is run manually (as there are very few users who uses it so doesn't make sense for it to keep it online) so we sometime accept amounts upvote 1 SBD. Upvotes may come late but will always come or will be refunded, just in case we can't upvote.
To receive an Upvote, please don't send Cheetah commented posts, Steem Cleaners posts or single picture posts.
Example
Here's an example of how to send amount and receive an upvote.
Discord Post-Promotion Channel Bot
If you don't have SBD to receive an Upvote from Tpot, you don't have to worry. You can always join our Tpot Discord Server and use the #post-promotion channel for a free upvote. The free upvote comes from my personal account ( @ghayas ). It's not worth much (just a penny) but it's a recognition for the wonderful content that you guys produce.
The success of post promotion bot is totally dependent upon you guys. It's a free minnow bot similar to MinnowSupport bot which is supported by hundreds of minnows with their delegations. May be you should consider delegating to our post promotion bot too. After all, it's for you and lots of other users like you.
You can either Donate or Delegate any amount from 0.01 - to any. If you want to, send it to @ghayas. Any amount received will be used for 100% power up that would eventually increase the upvote worth.
If you want to delegate 100 SP, then replace the "USERNAME" in the following link and click : https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=USERNAME&delegatee=ghayas&vesting_shares=204859.261687%20VESTS
Example
Here's an example of how to use the Discord post promotion channel bot:
To confirm if the Bot has Upvoted you or not, wait for the following reply.
Discord #Exclusive-Post-Promotion Bot
As evident from the name, this is not in use-for-all. This bot is dedicated to only those who have at least delegated 100 SP to @tpot. After 100 SP is delegated, the user is given access to the #exclusive-post-promotion channel where he/she is allowed to post one blog per day. Every blog posted in the Exclusive channel is upvoted by @tpot at 5% Voting Power. To check the voting power of Tpot at 5%, head to SteemNow.
This is especially beneficial for those users who are not using their accounts upto their full potential. If you are not a frequent blogger, then may be we deserve your SP for better. In any case, 100 SP is not going to get you anywhere. I would suggest to delegate to @Tpot.
At the moment, the bot is not online and manual voting is given out to those who have access to the channel. Once we have enough members with 100 SP delegation the bot will be put online and it will carry out automatic upvoting with $tvote command.
If you would like to gain access to our Exclusive-Post-Promotion channel then replace the "USERNAME" in the following link and click: https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=USERNAME&delegatee=tpot&vesting_shares=204859.261687%20VESTS
Need Quality Writers
We are currently in search of good writers. If you are a good writer and feels like you are not getting the rewards you deserve then probably you should consider writing for Tpot.
You can submit one daily or weekly post (whatever suits you best). After the 7-day payout period, 80% of the SBD rewards earned from that post will be shared with you. The post will be published on the Tpot Blog and a due credit will be given to your account.
To be considered as a writer for Tpot, keep the following in mind:
- Blogs submitted must not be less than 200 words.
- No pornography, hate, religious, cast and creed contents.
- No Copy Paste contents.
Other than above you can write about anything. Also, note that anybody can submit their entries but priority will be given to Tpot Writers.
Tpot Weekly Contests 
You can participate in our cool and fun based weekly contests. It's not hard as other contests. You just have to click a picture, share it as raw as possible without any editing and post a blog with few lines as minimum as 5 rows. Our contests are usually based on nature, tree's (mostly green) and sometime related to childhood. You can check our latest contest here:
@tpot/tpot-contest-no-06-participate-to-win-free-steem-xp-coins-and-trophy-tokens-results-announced-for-contest-no-05
We giveaway Steem as reward as some other cool tokens such as Experience Coin and Trophy Tokens.
Delegation in Return for share in Revenue
Delegation beyond 100 SP are acceptable for share in revenue. I am not sure what ratio we can offer you but that can be worked out. Let us know your offer and we will get back to you. Returns may be given out weekly or monthly. This is more of a long-term association. If you are willing to support Tpot in long-term, this is where you start.
Suggestions/Ideas
If you have any idea, proposal or a suggestion then please get in touch with us on our Discord. We would love to hear what you have to say.
Crypto Ventures
I will disclose information on this one soon. It's going to be a joint revenue pool for those who have participated in it. For more on this, keep visiting our Discord: https://discord.gg/4h64RA8
