SEC S17-W6 || User Engagement and Retention on Steem

The engagement of users in this platform is very important in promoting the growth and importance of steemit.
When we engage with our fellow steemians and leave wonderful reviews on their blog, it will keep them motivated and happy, and they will be willing and eager to increase the quality of their content.

What are the demographics of Steem’s most active users, and how do these demographics influence user engagement strategies?

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The demographics of steem most active users have really increased since the introduction of the steemit engagement challenge. We now have more active users in the platform than we used to before.
To be active in this platform requires time, dedication, and most importantly, sacrifices, so the population of active steeminans in this platform is really encouraging because everyone wants to be visible in the platform.

My participation in the steemit engagement challenge have made me to be more active in steemit than before because I always read other steeminans blog and leave valuable comments that keep them happy and motivated.
Through engagement, I have made many friends in steemit, which I am very proud about.

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The population of active users in this platform have really Influence the growth of engagement from users, when we are active in this platform reading and leaving valuable comments on steeminans post we get to know more about other countries and what they face which will intrest us more in reading further.

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Every user have his or her own strategies in engaging with their fellow steemians, like me before I go into engagement I will make sure that I have participated in at least a contest and the battery of my phone is in a good condition then I will go into engagement with steemians for a very long time because I love reading through before leave my valuable comments on their blog.

Some steeminans their strategies are to vote and comment on at least 5 post every day when they do this for one week, then they will make good connections with different steemians.

Steemit Engagement Challenge is the number one thing that have played a huge role in increasing engagement in this platform, because when we participate it is advisable for us to visit other steemians blog and leave a wonderful and quality comment on their blog that will keep them motivated.
This way, steemians have learned how to support other steemians blog, and again, mentors of various communities teach steemians that engagement is very important if you want to succeed in the steemit platform.

What specific strategies have been most effective in driving user engagement on the Steem platform, and how have these strategies evolved over time?

The introduction of the steemit engagement challenge is one of the strategies that have been more effective in driving users' engagement on this platform, which I am very sure of.
Because left for me alone if not for my active participation in the steemit engagement challenge honestly speaking I will not be engaging more with my fellow steemians, thank goodness for the introduction of the steemit engagement challenge because it has really been helpful in promoting and increasing engagement in this wonderful platform.

I have made enquiries from older steemians how steemit was before the introduction of the steemit engagement challenge and they told me that It was quite boring because they was not engagement at all as users main aim was only to get upvote on their blog.

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But ever since the introduction of the steemit engagement challenge they have been positive change in this wonderful platform especially in the asoectbof engagement, users now visit other users blog often to read and leave valuable comments on their blog so as to be exposed in the platform.

The newcomer team when welcoming newbie to the platform always include engagement as a massive way to grow their accounts and it has really been helpful, because for me when I joined this platform the greeter didn't mention anything like visiting other steemians blog to vote an comment so as to receive greater benefits.
But nowadays, the greeter makes sure to include engagement as a massive way to grow faster in steemit when welcoming newbies to the platform.

Furthermore, steemians who have more experience in the platform and also communities that create WhatsApp groups for learning and teaching more about steemit also mention engagement as a massive strategy to grow faster in the platform and I believe this has helped in increasing engagement in this platform which is a positive news for everyone.

What are the main challenges Steem faces in maintaining and growing its user base, particularly in comparison to other blockchain-based social platforms?

For me, the main challenges that this platform is facing in maintaining and growing its users are as follows:

Lack of upvotes: We all know that in steemit platform vote is not guaranteed and some users are inpatient and desperate for upvote which will make them to sometimes power down all their earnings and leave the platform which I'd very bad.

They was a friend of mine who I introduced to this great platform and he wasn't getting the support that he taught he will get, he is not working and things were hatf for him as well but he still squeeze money to buy data for his mobile phone so that he will be active on steemit platform, but all to no avail and he cane and complained to me and I told him to be patient that when it's time he will get the upvote but he have to be active and consistent before I know he told me that he isn't interested in blogging in steemit anymore because he don't have money for mobile data and he powered down and angrily left the platform.

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Lack of guidance from the newcomer team and also from older steemians: I believe many steeminans become inactive because they don't have people that will guide them on what to do in the platform.
Most users, after the introducing a new user to steemit instead of we to give them the guidelines they need and also teach them more about the platform we will just abandon them alone, which is very sad and pathetic.

As humans, when we sign up for something new, it will be difficult for us to explore the platform well because we don't know about it, and this may lead to frustration that will make some users to be inactive and abandoned their accounts.

I also suggest that all greeter when welcoming a user to the platform need to put all the guidelines that a steeminan need in making a good post such as how to do a perfect markdown style, how to bold and Italize, how to justify their work and also how to set beneficiaries and so on.
This will make the user feel comfortable to show everyone his blog.

How effective are the reward mechanisms and economic incentives on Steem in encouraging long-term engagement and retention among users?

The reward on this steemit platform have played role in increasing the number of steeminans all over the world, steemit have really helped many jobless citizens especially in my country Nigeria when I heard they was a platform who reward users for creating quality content I didn't think twice and I quickly signed up and since then I have received greater rewards that has changed my life in a positive way, if not for steemit I don't how my life would have been today.

When participating in the steemit engagement challenge, we have our eyes set on winning the challenge so as to get a mouth watering upvote from sc01, which will give us greater reward than other posts of ours.
Each time we receive upvotes from either sc01 or sc02 we are always joyful and motivated to keep blogging and increasing our engagement in the platform so as to have higher chances of receiving more rewards in the platform.

^{My first surprise upvote from Sc01 that really helped my life}

When we participate in the steemit engagement challenge, our post has higher hopes of receiving mouth watering upvote from the chief curators.
So the reward we get on this platform, which has helped us in our realistic life in taking good care of ourselves and our families.

With all this huge benefits I don't think that anyone will want to leave this platform and again through engagement by leaving valuable comments on steeminans post we make good friends that always checking up on us when we are inactive, you can see the beauty of steemit even without seeing each other we have made good relationships with steemians all over the world.

What new technologies or tools, could Steem integrate to enhance user engagement and retention on the platform? And what potential improvements can be made to increase active participation on Steem, particularly from new or inactive users?

For me the most important tool that should be introduced in enhancing the engagement of users is to create a chatting application for every steeminans to use this way we will know more about ourselves through chatting and the engagement will definitely increase.
If steemit has a chatting application, then anyone who is finding it difficult in blogging can easily chat a steeminan for help or assistance.

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To increase active participants in this platform, I believe steeminans sholom try and encourage each other to be active in the platform no matter the outcome of your blog, we will know that in steemit vote is not guaranteed but sometimes we get frustrated because of lack of upvote which will make us to go offline for months.
Desperation is very bad in steemit. If you want to succeed, you will have to remove the spirit of desperation in you because in life, nothing good comes easy, and patience and consistency are the key to success.

A group or channel should be created by greater steeminans to educate the newbies more about the platform and how ti works this way we will have less inactive steeminans in the platform because everyone will be happy that a bid steemian is in their midst to guide them on what ans what not to do.

I am using this opportunity to invite @rdp89, @pandora2010, @josepha, @siomnnwigwe, @owulama, @marito74 and @perpetaul to join me and drop their entry in this wonderful challenge