Like to Curate? Is there a Steemit tag you'd like to see grow? Then this is for you!
A long time ago...in a galaxy far far away...Iconic Steemians took the reins to achieve better curation and engagement. See, a year ago, when Steemit was first starting, unless you got a whale vote on your post, it probably wasn't going to make much. Now while whales are the ones who put in their money, risk, etc and I'm not one to tell other what to do with their money...it did cause a bit of a problem.
Because you needed a whale for a decent payout...everyone had to chase after their votes, which meant posting content topics they followed. Again, this isn't a bad thing in itself, but it created a push for posts into a rather thin band of topics. So some of the more fringe tags at the time, didn't get much attention or earnings.
Then along came @SteemTrail!
Q: When did @Steemtrail start?
In August of 2016, the already long time minnow advocate @instructor2121 announced the launch of @steemtrail in [this post. He laid out the foundations that's grown into a HUGE endeavor with at least 75 different trails, each focusing on a different topic. Just to name a few, there are;
@food-trail
@gaming-trail
@fiction-trail
@health-trail
@philosophy-trail
and MANY more!
Q: What do they do?
The idea is that each category has their own channel in the @steemtrail Discord server. People are able to join other interested in the same topic by seeking out quality posts to be rewarded with great, engaging comments as well as some varying (yet decent) sized upvotes.
Most of us know that when a post gets this kind of social and monetary support...we see more of those types of posts! So why not seek out the best of the best (without large payouts already) and reward those authors for their fantastic work.
For newbies this is a FANTASTIC way to get to meet other like minded people, especially being able to target specific topics that match yours!
Q: Does it cost me anything to join?
The short answer is no. Nobody has to pay anything from their wallets, however giving some time and passion towards the topics you're interested in can be expected. If you want to, you can add some of your voting power towards the trail topic of your choice both help support those receiving these votes but ALSO get you more curation rewards (since the trail votes smallest to largest SP weight.)
Q: How do I get more information or join?
Anyone that is interested should hop into their Discord Server Here: https://discord.gg/S6XEAUw
You'll immediately see a LOOONG string of rooms, each named for a chosen topic. Simply hop into one of the channels that match your interest or you can say hello in the "Introduce yourself to steem-trail" channel. @instructor2121 and @anotherjoe tend to have weekly meetings in that discord to by holding a @steemtrail hangout (that anybody is free to join.) Typically these take place on Thursday evenings, 6pm CDT. But make sure to check the 'hangout-schedule' room for announcements on these.
Also, this Sunday June 11th both @instructor2121 and @anotherjoe will be guests on the @steemittalk podcast to talk about their fantastic initiative!
Remember that ALL of my guide posts are eligible to be added as entries to the Steem Center Wiki or Operation Translation.
Click here to find out how these can earn you Steem!!
Feel free to ask me anything. I'm here to Help!
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Aha great, this was one of those things on my mind, people mentioned it a few times and never really got around to finding out as so much to do. Thanking you for this post! 😎
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It sounds like when I get home I need to hop on Discord! That seems to be where all the cool kids are hanging out ;)
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Your Post Are Very Helpful in Helping Newbies Learn Their Way around Steemit.
Thanks
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I've been learning more from your post than anywhere else. Thanks
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looking forward to listen that podcast :)
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How awesome @sykochica ! Thank you for this helpful information yet again, I am looking forward to the @steemittalk podcast this Sunday ~ hope your weekend is off to a stellar start !!
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Thank you! I definitely hope to see you at the show.
You have a great weekend too! :)
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And yet another whole new layer of Steemit to explore! I feel like a pioneer discovering all this so I can show it to all my friends and guide them through, just like you are doing. Thank you!
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Too much to follow and handle at least for me.
But a great initiative.
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You never fail to bring the goods to the table. Thanks for letting folks know where to go to better Steemians.
Okay -- back to my extremely random, but fun curation efforts.
Steem On. You are appreciated!!!!!!!!!
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Great and useful blog! Thank you for helping everyone with Answering common questions.
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Oh so much information to read through!! Thank you! I am constantly looking out for material geared toward the newer folk (me) LOL.. I appreciate you SO MUCH!!
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Hehe, more than happy to help out. Feel free to ask any questions that the guides/faqs didn't answer for you too. :)
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Cool, I might be become pol-trail today :3, but Im really new to Steemit. Followed you to catch the master @instructor2121 podcast :D
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I am happy to be a member of the discord chat (1 week or so)..still learning my way around! Thanks for helping improve the community!
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Thanks for the info @sykochica! Idk if you remember but i asked you to talk about this topic in a comment some time ago.
I would like to translate this post into Spanish #OperationTranslation :D
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I do remember :) I finally got down to it on my list of stuff.
Oh nice!! You're more than welcome to translate it. :)
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Oh thanks for taking my suggestion into account :-)
The translation is ready!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@angelgarz/respondiendo-preguntas-comunes-que-es-steemtrail
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Absolutely! It was a great suggestion! :D
And nice...i got you upped with 100% :D
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Another great informative post.
Thank you for your dedication to the platform.
And your help to myself and other newcomers.
@tremendospercy
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Thank you for the great information. Understanding steemit is a full time job! You content is very helpful especially for the people just starting out. RESTEEMED!
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Thank you!!
Oh yea...so much to have 'soak in' once you get going here. Happy to help out! :D
Feel free to ask any questions should they come to mind.
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Very interesting, thanks, but a question: so each trail has a new username created such as (at)whateversubject-trail and more than one user can be added to that aggregated username to help the curation. Is that right? But then how are earnings divided, or are thay used to help new users in that category? OK, was more than one question!
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I did some trail work a while ago but could not understand if the posts I were referring was really being voted for. That's when I discontinued and proceeded to vote on my own.
I am still looking for clarity on the selection process and what happens to posts that get picked up (does steem trail have delegated SP with which they vote)?
One more comment you should add is to curate another person's content and not reshare your own links - as a good practice :D
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There is a voting trail setup with each tag/topic where there are a few people who do the actual voting, but then are followed by votes of lots of others. These 'follow' vote bots are typically setup on Streemian.com .
I'd recommend touching base with those running the individual topic/trail..since I'm sure they each have their own way of doing the voting.
Good point. :)
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Thank you for the post, as a newbie I am reading anything I can find to help me do well on steemit. Working my way down the links now :)
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I'm very happy to help!!
Always feel free to ask questions too. :)
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i ask you on steem chat, i hope u can reply..
@sykochica
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For anyone interested in foraging for foods or crafts, be sure to tag your posts with #foraging, so it can be considered for the @foraging-trail. The same goes for gardening posts - tag with #gardening for the @gardening-trail. There are some stellar foragers on Steemit and there's lots of great gardening, too.
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Oh hell yea!! :D
We should have mentioned that on the show..sorry about that. I'll see if we can get this included in the post itself.
Awesome to see you join on the show today! Was great to see you. :)
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It was fun listening to the show. I just lucked into it with the timing. I'll have to be more organized and join in more. But I don't use the name Haphazard Homestead lightly, lol. Thanks for having SteemTrail as a podcast topic!
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Thank you for sharing this information! It's very helpful to new peeps like me.
You deserve a:
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You're very welcome! I love helping Steemians out. :)
We actually had the steemtrail guys on the @steemittalk podcast recording today, which should be published midweek if you'd like to hear some more about that project. :)
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I see. Let me follow that blog. Looking forward for the post.
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Thank you for the informative post. I will reference this. I will also share a post of mine asking questions about Steemit. Feel free to respond and like - Troy
https://steemit.com/steemit/@enjoywithtroy/understanding-the-steemit-alga-rhythm-everyone-share-your-thoughts-and-tips
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Thank you for your very helpful post.
I know someone who is a professional interpreter and would like to be involved. Who do I speak to about this?
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Thanks for your post and for the great information
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