The success of this platform is the stickiness and engagement of new Steemians. And, although it’s important to find support from more established Steemians, I truly believe it’s important to make a point as a community to leave comments that give a genuinely warm welcome to new peeps.
So, kudos to the many Steemians who reach out on a regular basis to new people! I know there are so many who make the effort to read introduceyourself posts and leave relevant and encouraging comments.
Holy Bot-Face, Batman!
Unfortunately, for the most part, when a new Steemian joins, they are primarily welcomed by bots and spammed with annoying "Follow me and I’ll follow you" requests.
A month ago, my sweet Steemit friend...
@abigail-dantes commented: I hope I am not being unfair to anybody else here, but yours was the only genuine welcome among the few I had on my ' introduce myself ' post! My response: Oh, lol, I appreciate that, but for introduceyourself posts 9 out of 10 times the comments are from bots! As my friend @arbitrarykitten puts it... Holy bot-face Batman! That's why I make an effort to reach out when I can tell someone is for real because they need to know they matter! @abigail-dantes: Then, I will follow your lead! It is nice receiving a warm genuine welcome. I will pass on to others what you gave to me.... My response: Awesome! That would be great to pass on!
Steemit's Own Language
Bottom line, Steemit can be an overwhelming platform for newbies. In addition to learning that there’s been a thriving cryptocurrency market out there that was hidden to most of us, Steemit also has its own language… witnesses, power up, power down, upvote, spam, @steemcleaners, markdown style, minnows, dolphins and whales, good bots and not-so-good bots, and much more. There’s also a myriad of helpful tools like the eSteem mobile app, Steemnow.com, discord, @minnowsupport, Steemit Chat, busy.org, etc that new people will learn about in time. Knowing they are NOT alone may make a huge difference to the new person.
Now, the five reasons you will WANT to go the extra effort with a new Steemian...
- If you hate spam, this is a great way to fight it. Besides, you may make a friend and maybe even a follow and future support from a pretty awesome person. In fact, many of the new people I supported when I started are now established and support me.
- Your encouragement may be what someone needs to stick with Steem long enough to create real financial options for themselves and their families. I love how @kaylinart was able to buy a car with cash because of her Steem earnings. Having driven for decades, I’m getting a kick out of reading about her adventures and perspectives with driving a car.
- Your encouragement may help someone stick with Steem long enough to use it as a platform for good. It’s great to see the Steemit community rally behind @rhondak’s fund raising efforts for animals.
- A newbie’s success and promotion of the Steemit platform could lead to the big break that Steem needs to break wide open and shoot the value of your Steem wallet through the roof.
#5, the best for last...
If you ever get writer’s block, don’t ask yourself, what should I write? Ask yourself, who’s the newest person I can serve? Go to the new tab, click introduceyourself section, read a few posts, and find a newbie you connect with to support with a word of encouragement. By helping new people, you’ll never run out of ideas for new content that you can post. Posts that help with new user engagement are usually a hit with the community which could mean upvotes, resteems and new followers for you! So show some newbie love!
Helpful Tips
- Check back with your chosen newbies and see if there's a post you can support.
- You'll know pretty quickly if the newbie is someone you will continue to engage with as a new connection.
- If you see a post, like a contest they can join, or a tutorial that would be good for them, direct them to it.
- Resteem posts that will help new people so they can go to your blog history and see helpful hints.
- Make sure you answer their questions when they ask. If you don't know the answer, let them know where they can search for an answer.
- Don't get your feelers hurt if your love and support is not reciprocated.
- And, mostly, cheer them on and have fun!
Who's Game?
Anyone, new and old to Steemit, can participate! Comment below if you're willing to reach out to one extra new person this week and please give me your feedback if you too have been blessed by reaching out or having someone reach out to you.
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@karencarrens
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