Takemyvotes - How it Works, Step by Step.

htooms (65) in howto • 7 years ago (edited)

Let's use last night's contest as an example.

I ran a contest, just upvote me to to win - Simple.

A lot of people didn't really know how it could benefit them, so here is the technical stuff. Like what I do behind the scenes to make you more money.

Here is how it works. After 24 hours my vote tally and income looks like this.

There were 141 people voted on my post. Every vote that arrives after this point will add money to the normal curation reward they receive - Lots more if they are whales voting after you did. Get it? So I wait for things to calm down and I pay for a big vote! The big vote triggers a few hundred frontrunner votes, then comes the big one. (more detail below)

Steemd.com/@htooms looks like it has slowed down after 24 hours. No action really. I was just voting on comments.

So it's time to get the ball rolling and call in some heavy duty voters!!!

Here's how

So I go and pay booster to give me a vote sometime in the next hour or so. He agrees.

The frontunners guild detects that someone wants a big vote. They swarm in to vote just before booster does

And here they come

First prize goes to all voters.

Two hours ago it looked like this - 24 hours of votes and comments.

I kicked in about $40 SBD and the crowds came running in, adding 272 more votes!

check your curation rewards on this post 6 days from now and you will see that you made WAY more than usual.

The comment prize of 20 SBD goes to @michaelcj

He tied with @dante31, but @michaelcj got more money on his comment - Winner.

vote winner.jpg

Older contests I ran.

I used to delegate large whale votes to winners but now, I have moved my SP to an exchange where it's not so public.

For a look back at the contests see...

March 20, The Announcement.
March 21, The first run.
The March 26, The second run.
June 6, The third run.
June 8, The fourth run.
June 10, #takemyvotes FAQ post.
June 11, The fifth run.
June 14, The sixth run.
June 18, The seventh run.
June 21, The eighth run.
June 26, The ninth run.
October 5, Frontrunner voting.
November 6, More takemyvotes Fun.

If you like what I am doing UpVote and Let Me Know Below!!!

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7 years ago by htooms (65)

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bleujay (70) · 7 years ago

Thank you for posting htooms.

Steemians love it........thank you for the information.

What a way to spend those SBDs.......we appreciate what you bring to Steemit.......E'spirit de Corp.......

All the best. Cheers.

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htooms (65) · 7 years ago

Well, I spent 48 on a big vote and 20 on a comment prize. I got $48 dollars for the post after paying those two prizes. Everyone walked away having fun. Did it up my reputation? Maybe. Do I have new followers? Maybe. Will people immediately open my next post. Yes.

Did I spend anything? No - I made $48.00
Some you win and some you lose , but this one was a win, win, win, win, win, contest for everyone except those who were too skeptical to click a vote.

It was just an original idea and I hope you played.

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bleujay (70) · 7 years ago

Thank you for your reply htooms.

Of course...bleujay played....and did a bit of rounding up Steemians on the side.

bleujay appreciates a can-do....positive...energetic attitude and unique ideas....which are in your posts in spades.

Wishing you all the best. Cheers.

Yes.... good to see that rep number climbing once again. ^_^

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htooms (65) · 7 years ago

Well, I spent 48 on a big vote and 20 on a comment prize. I had $48 dollars left for me and everyone walked away having fun. Did it up my reputation? Maybe. Do I have new followers? Maybe.

Did I spend anything? No - I made $48.00
Some you win and some you lose , but this one was a win, win, win, win, win, contest for everyone except those who were too skeptical to click a vote.

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skytrex (59) · 7 years ago

@htooms when the whale is summoned to vote for a post, wil the frontrunner curationrewards be bigger then a selfvote?

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htooms (65) · 7 years ago

If done correctly, yes! That in itself is a game of chance. If someone puts in a higher bid than yours, you lose big time.

And you can't wait until the end to send your bid because then there is no time for the frontrunners to run in and get their votes in.

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michaelcj (64) · 7 years ago (edited)

Hmmmmmmm. I have been trying to study how this trick really works. Steemit is really comprehensive in study and needs a lot of time.

You just gave a simple explanation of how you get extra votes. I think I'll have to try it.

Thanks you for the winning prize you sent to me. Thanks to @dante31 who asked me to check on your blog. He is a whale at heart. Thanks to everyone who voted for me.

I dedicate the prize to @steemnaira community for delegation of Steem Power. We are all minnows with undervalued content. I and other Admins will continue to support those minnows that needs assistance as we also get support from people like you. Thank you so much

It's your Blockchain Entertainer
@michaelcj

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greenbeans (44) · 7 years ago

I am new to Steem and still learning too!

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htooms (65) · 7 years ago

Thanks for the response. Minnows just need to keep putting themselves out there, like a comedian, a salesman, a mechanic (as I started out). You have to have heart, personality, and communicate, or make people laugh. Make them dream. Give them an escape. That is what will stop those nasty $0.00 posts. I know I went through a lot of them and even quit several times.

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dante31 (63) · 7 years ago

Hello @htooms

Wow! I am just seeing this. Congartulations to @michaelcj . This is just awesome.

You deserve the win. Our vision to improve ourselves and help minnows will never go dry.

thanks for the compliment @michaelcj

Thanks to @dante31 who asked me to check on your blog. He is a whale at heart.

I feel good already.

@htooms you are very right. When I got in here first. I was lost. Was a wanderer and did not know what to do. I felt like I was abducted and dumped in this social blockchain.

Luckily I found myself in time and ever since I have been hunting down(LOL) any minnow I see that is going the wrong way to do the right thing.

P.s I am still a struggling minnow.

Thanks again for oyur support and funny cool contest.

Cheers

stevejhuggett (62) · 7 years ago

Ok @htooms I'm sitting here reading through my feed looking to learn and apply something new to my understanding of Steemit.

So, it's your post that's caught my eye this morning the mechanics behind the upvoting etc is really interesting.

When you run the next one I look forward to being part of it.

Thanks for sharing :)

Takemyvotes - How it Works, Step by Step.steemCreated with Sketch.

Let's use last night's contest as an example.

A lot of people didn't really know how it could benefit them, so here is the technical stuff. Like what I do behind the scenes to make you more money.

Here is how it works. After 24 hours my vote tally and income looks like this.

So it's time to get the ball rolling and call in some heavy duty voters!!!

So I go and pay booster to give me a vote sometime in the next hour or so. He agrees.

The frontunners guild detects that someone wants a big vote. They swarm in to vote just before booster does

And here they come

First prize goes to all voters.

The comment prize of 20 SBD goes to @michaelcj

Older contests I ran.

For a look back at the contests see...

If you like what I am doing UpVote and Let Me Know Below!!!

Hello @htooms

"It hurts to put hours into a really well done post and have 4 views"

Takemyvotes - How it Works, Step by Step.