Yesterday, I took to understanding curation trails head-on.
you can read about it here:
@bigorna1/wrapping-my-head-around
today, I would like to share my first impressions of following 5 different trails of my choice.
when thinking curation trails, I was always thinking about voting for others posts, but my yesterday post was voted for by one of the curation trails I followed and that was a surprise. a good one at that.
I could see the effect of being voted for by a curation trail in real time. more and more votes were coming in and it was refreshing to see many new faces I did not yet have the chance to cross paths with.
so in that sense, a very positive way of reaching new people from across the Hive community and not only those who publish and vote in a specific community (we are beings of habits and this is a way to break free from our habitual patterns).
this also means, new people are exposed to your content, new followers, reputation boost etc.
I have been feeling stuck in 62 forever and maybe finally I have uncovered my way ahead. amen 馃槉
another aspect one notices regarding the curation trails, is that his/her voting power is constantly active and being used.
it is odd at first for someone who is used to do all of the voting manually.
while voting manually, I would only normally use my voting power down to about 80%.
now, that I follow several curation trails, I left the settings at 70% (this is the settings by default)
once your voting power hits the 70% mark, there is no more voting done on your behalf, until your voting power recovers.
In the near future, I will continue to observe the changes due to following curation trails and will share here any further conclusions, thoughts, ideas.
thank you for stopping by 馃檹
wishing us all a peaceful weekend.
