Minnow School 101 LIVE- Professor Aggroed in Discord Sunday Night at 10PM NYC time.

in minnowsupportproject •  8 years ago 

Good morning class. Here's what's coming up in your ongoing Minnow School.

2 places for minnow gathering

@pfunk was kind enough to create a Minnow Support Channel in steemit chat under the Channel name msp. Go ahead and check in there and you'll find people have started connecting, sharing stories, and hangin' out.

We also have a Discord channel. https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw. The main goal is to get folks to at least have and use an account with Steemit chat, and spend time socializing in Discord. The Discord room will serve as the primary point of minnow curation. I'll hopefully have more updates soon, but I'm working on getting a bot up and running to help with curation.

The bot will control @minnowsupport. And if all the minnows use steemvoter and add @minnowsupport then @minnowsupport will grow more powerful over time. If all the minnows use streemian and follow @minnowsupport then you'll get the collective strength of @minnowsupport and all the other minnows that follow it.

Be sure you have a mic, an hour to spare, and an example post that you are going to want improvement on.

I've created a review tab

On the left side of the discord room is a aggroed-review section. If you click into that and post the URL of an article you'd like me to review and give pointers on I'll find it there. I'll probably give public critizism in that chat box so others can see what I think will end up as fairly routine suggestions on formatting and general help guidelines. But general help, and what to do in this article that I just wrote and what needs to change to make it fit those guidelines sometimes needs eyes on. If it's too personal I'll use a private message in Discord.

I'm trying to help a lot of people so please don't ping me directly in steemit chat

I'm trying to help a huge class, I work full time, I have 2 kids, and I'm trying to post regularly. Please follow these guidelines. Post your articles in the discord review tab and I'll help. Fail once and I'll send you to this page, fail twice and incur my wrath.

Office hours

OK, so I'm going to host an office hour in the Discord room. I'll have a mic. I'll be talking. You should have speakers ready to be able to listen. I'll mention what Minnow School is. What I can do to help, and start reviewing some of the basics. From there you'll have a place to interact with eachother, meet friends, upvote and resteem one another, and learn how the dolphins and whales who have a rags to riches story started with nothin' and ended up legends.

Payment for the course

If this feels like a free intro level course for Steemit... it is, and it might be the first one like this run by a former college prof. I'm designing this like a college course. The payment I'm asking for will not cost you anything tangible. If you want to attend this class or a later one.

  1. Please upvote and resteem this comment.
  2. Follow @aggroed
  3. Tell someone about it in the comments section of an article
  4. Follow @minnowsupport

Once in the class we'll talk about how all the minnows can work together to curate their material and get out of minnowhood. Should be fun.

I've put up a piece of review and homework here- https://steemit.com/minnowschool/@aggroed/minnow-school-lesson-1-create-your-steemit-mission-statement-in-3-steps

Should be fun!


Please vote for me for Witness!




You can find me hanging out on steemspeak, a discord channel that many steemers use to text and talk to each other- https://discord.gg/qjpRj7w

You can find me in Whaleshares- https://discord.gg/GykFB6S
or my new channel PALnet- https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw
I can also be found on steemchat as @aggroed. I moderate the channel msp. If you have a post to share give me a good sentence or two of why you think I’ll like it.
To vote for me click the link underneath my profile, scroll under the list of 50 names and type aggroed into the box. If you can see my name you have voted for me (don't click the little blue upvote next to my name as you'll cancel your vote for me).

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Good idea you got my follow and resteem :)

Thanks! Glad to have you here.

Thanks. Personally, I am getting sick of this minnow dolphin whale crap. None of my friends will even bother posting anymore. I am also sick of seeing minnows kiss a lot ass to get whale votes. I like most everything else about Steemit though. However, the "carrot" should be making money because you kick ass not because you kiss it. Aggroed you are one of the few talented whales here so don't take this post personally. I want to see a site with equal power where we make money because we're good. And trust me a site will come along and do just that. If I were a whale here and I would spend all my power upvoting minnows. Because of all the people I know that have joined not one of them are using Steemit. It is a time consuming exercise in futility, so far.

Getting started is hard as hell. Distribution is broken. That said. I've been here 8 months and made $25000 from my arm chair. Once you understand how to play the game it isnt nearly as bad. My main goal is to reduce the time it takes to go from minnow who can't earn shit here to knocking it out of the park in just a few months.

Thanks for the reply. I probably should blog all this. I just don't see them fixing a broken system that benefits them so well. It is not broken in that respect. At least you want to see more people succeed and minnows like me appreciate that.

come join the minnow support project. Use combined effforts to change this place.

I will.

PS - Resteemed.

Dude you unlocked the angry whale achievement. Flagged by Bernie. Lol

I had mixed feelings about it

I bet. There are many with that achievement around here.

Great idea! Hope it all goes well!

thanks!

Wow I'm in, nice to have someone share ideas and tips, thanks!

Just keep following and wait for more!


#redfish community!

You in the discord channel. I'm planning to promote you to a moderator spot.

Thats great to hear, but im afraid i cant handle it for now! I need to learn more here, i am trying to gather the new user, and then intoduce them to msp! Steemit is huge! I almost cant cope up!

I am just using my tab now.. Hoping next two weeks i can buy a new laptop.. Thats a plan! I need them.

Your story has been selected for inclusion in Steem Stories a Medium publication. Just reply yes or no, so we can get it in there. Thanks

yes

do you have a medium account or do you want me to copy your post on there using my own account?

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All you stellabelle! I'm really only on steemit now. If it makes any money you can pay me by resteeming this.

articles don't make money on Medium....

I thought they had their own payment... Oh, that's minds. Nevermind. But story is all yours.

i just upvoted and resteemed.

You deserved # precious resteem of mine! ;)

Thanks!

This is very kind of you to support minnows.. :) followed @minnowsupport, upvoted and resteemed.. :)

See you in class!

Thanks!!! I love learning!

A re-steem must! Great to see projects like this, cheers!

Thanks boss!

Appreciate the initiative to help Minnows. Thrilled at the prospect of having my introductory post reviewed. Will work on it tonight. Upvoted and followed.

glad to have you in there.

Thanks for the effort for us newbies, I completed steps 1-4 and submitted a article for review!!! looking forward to the feedback and time in class, thanks again.

That's great! See you soon!

This is amazing. Such a great community here in Steemit. You do not see this very often in real world. Thank you.

Again, super work Aggroed!!

This post received a 23% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @aggroed! For more information, click here!

So glad I found this.. just joined the discord channel and looking forward to a fun ride and learning lots! And will try my best not to ask questions that are toooooo dumb!

I would like to get better at this not just because money is nice, but because I both want to improve what I actually write (news or fluff), & also to be more persuasive when I tell other people to get on here ASAP!

The discord channel i sa great place to go for that!

upvoted, resteemed and I posted a link to your post in a post from @firepower titled "How Does One Get Over 500-3000 Votes Per Post on Steemit?" it seemd like a good fit.

Good times!

Just popped into Discord chat. Thanks for your efforts, upvoted.

glad to have you with us!

Upvoted, resteemed, vote for you and following. Hope u get what you wish for.

Thanks a ton! Hope we see you in Discord!

Oh finally saw some initiative for Minnows development...thanks for this...looking forward to learn the skills and contribute my bit to the community.

You'll be great!

No doubt in that as long as we have community members like you who are trying their best to bridge the gap between whales and minnows.

Thank you! Now following. And my next step is to sign up for the chat. Learning to be a techy. ..

This is part of the transition. I'll help you get there!

@aggroed
Without you, or someone like you, it is tough to get past the minnow stage.
Most of us would like to move on to dolphin stage, but we would like to have a foundation of solid growth. Not shifting sands.
Thank you for being willing to help. I will be in the huge group of minnows that will be listening closely to what you will say to us.
Thank you

Francis

Here to help!

Thank you.
Francis

This is good information. I am brand new and looking for advice on how to get better. Thank you for this post.

Should be fun!

I will help you grow

I guess I have seen it all now. LOL

good idea. I am very intereting with yours

2017 #UNRIG, The Election Reform Act

#UNRIG Is a very simple proposition put forward by Robert David Steele, who Is an American activist and former Central Intelligence Agency clandestine services case officer. Steele classifies himself as a political half breed, he says he Is alt right and alt left. He noticed recently that his colleagues and friends, on the alt left, didn't get that Donald Trump Is a chance to take down the Deep State.

Robert has been working with Cynthia McKinney since 2009, when they realized that #UNRIG was ready to take off. Both Robert and Cynthia realized that they needed to help everyone understand that the Deep State Is our common enemy. Also that If the enemy of my enemy Is my friend, If Donald Trump Is the enemy of the Deep State, which Robert Is convinced he Is, then there Is an opportunity here for all of us to come together.

Robert and Cynthia have published a manifesto called #UNRIG, Beyond Trump and Sanders, The Election Reform Act. They are working with the white and black churches, trying to get the churches to host open houses In June. To bring together the alt Right, alt Left, the black communities, Latinos, small parties and Independents to all come together. If they all agree that the Deep State Is our common enemy, If they agree that the Election Reform Act, that Roberts put together, aggregated from, hundred of peoples, knowledge of thinking about this for many years. If they agree, that Is the solution, putting Integrity back In to the United States government. Then In July Robert and Cynthia are suggesting to all citizens, that they self organize and that they occupy the front lawns, home offices, of every member of congress. Until each member signs the Integrity pledge, committing to co-sponsoring and passing the election reform act of 2017, In September.

They have asked senator Rand Paul to Introduce this act before the summer recess, even If he only reads It In to the congressional record. That will be the line In the sand, between we the people and the Deep State. Robert and Cynthia are also asking Donald Trump to take the leadership role here.

Please can everyone re-post articles explaining this and resteem.

Really cool concept ! I have followed , resteemed and upvoted .

That's great! Come join the discord channel. There's a pinned post at the top that helps explain what's going on! Also a new post on the @minnowsupport wall about what that place is.

Thank you very much @aggroed !

Never thought I'd be excited to go back to school. Really appreciate you putting Minnow School together. Thanks so much @aggroed you're helping a great deal with this!

I didn't think I'd teach for a while. That was for sure to me.

Great post, see you in the Discord channel!

That animated logo of Steemit <3

What a great initiative to teach minnows about this great platform, just followed @aggroed and @minnowsupport

Really am touched by all the initiatives being implemented and developed to support and guide us who are new here. Thanks so much for your time and effort, you guys!

Interested in joining this intro level course. Unfortunately I'll be working during the time slot scheduled. Hope to make the next one! :)

Resteeming, upvoted and curious If the class is this Sunday .. June 18th? I have discord.... Just found this post... If we are unable to be there when is the next one? This looks great !! Thanks for your help to keep minnows from leaving.