A Bit Curious Ulog #1 : A day of curiosity.

I've never been one for blogging about my life, or anything for that matter, so I've decided to give it an attempt.

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For me, a good starting point would be to delve into my experience so far on Steemit. I've lurked on Steemit for quite some time, and as everyone I do have some incentive to at least try to earn something while being here. As much as I enjoy earning, I also enjoy being able to give back to the community that starts to follow me.

With that said, I'll best try to describe my thoughts and actions after signing up.

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Bid Bots and Earning a % Return:

One of the things that initially caught my attention when reading a lot of trending posts, or a majority of posts that earned a decent amount, was that in most there was some kind of bot that had posted. This actually peaked my curiosity as a lot of the posts had a % included, and being an investor it drove me to want to know more. So I read posts about bid bots here on Steemit, and also watched YouTube videos, many of which showed how one can make a return on your bid, and potentially profit in some way.

The investor side of me wanted to immediately jump right in and test the waters. So I created an introductory post to test one or two bid bots then go from there. If I could earn a % return on a bid on this post, I'd be able to also give back to the community. To me it was worth it risk, and if I don't try, I'll never know. As they say, you have to spend money to make money.

If anyone is interested, one of the first posts I read about bid bots was written by @verodato: https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@verodato/what-is-a-bid-bot

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Contest and Learning Time:

I've learned through marketing years ago, the best way to reach people is to give something of value away. Not only can you reach a wide audience, you can also learn a lot in the process if you go about it the right way. One thing I've seen on Steemit is people here do enjoy contests, and it's through contests that a lot of Steemians are able to earn more than they would blogging. For me, the contest I hosted was a paid learning experience. I wanted to know why people here actually use Steemit. The only issue that I could initially think of, is how do I reach as many people as possible, as fast as possible?

I noticed that not every post or contest that is hosted gets visibility, and to be able to further educate myself I needed a way to reach a lot of people, and fast. That's where testing bid bots came into play, with paying for bids I could easily boost my contests visibility while also being able to give away a decent amount of SBD to the people that took the time to enter. To my surprise it was a huge success, there was a plethora of comments that were quite educational and also full of rich ideas that I could possibly use in the future. To be honest I was quite shocked at how engaged most of the users were with not only the contest, but sharing their own experiences here on Steemit.

It was inspirational to say the least and I appreciate everyone who participated.

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Building for an Undecided Future:

With any contest, you need to have the very thing you're giving away, so I needed to build my wallet up on here to do so. I'm not rich by any means, and a majority of what I earn is given away. If I am to be honest my wallet balance on here was built by gambling Doge and Dash. I initally started by buying SBD, when @sarah249 mentioned in a comment on the contest how SP functions and the importance of it. Being educated was the main point of the contest and here I was, getting education. It was at that point I decided to start buying SP so that my votes are worth more, and I'm able to give more through votes to the community.

At the moment I am still reading users comments on the contest, and will eventually get around to commenting back to a majority of all those who posted. If someone is willing to take the time to engage in something that I have posted, then it is only fair that I acknowledge and respond back to them. Not to mention I do plan on sending everyone who posted a small amount of SBD just for engaging in the contest. Regardless of all the data I was able to gather from it, I am still undecided as to where I want my journey on Steemit to go.

There's many routes I can take, and I'm sure after I'm done reading all the comments and writing down ideas I'll figure something out. Until then I will continue to do my research, grow my account, and of course, engage with all of you. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to drop a comment!

Until next time -- Roy.