Most of you know I am the writer for @qurator's Daily Qurator Newsletter and I do curation for @muxxybot
Daily Qurator newsletter - I do nine daily newsletters here and am very familiar with finding quality work and posts.
Muxxybot Curation - while I just started doing some curation for this page, I am confident in finding good members that are dedicated and posting awesome work.
And that last week I started doing more curation along the way. I have always been a firm believer in giving back and have a pay it forward mentality. I am a member of Discord groups such as @thesteemengine and @steemitbloggers; who both put out daily newsletters with some great quality posts from their members. I read EVERY newsletter; as some members cross over into the same groups and when I am seeking posts to share on @qurator's daily newsletters and with @muxxybot for its two to three weekly curation posts, I don't want duplicates.
Plus @kiaraantonviche also puts out a Weekly Homesteading Newsletter as does Preppers Online; so the concern of sharing the same posts can get a little entwined some weeks. I make sure NOT to steal their thunder and post my own unique curation posts. @helpie also does a Helpie's Homesteading Curation and, once again, fear of duplication comes into play. (NOTE: MAKE sure to check out these great curation posts too!)
So How Do I Keep Track Of It All?
I constantly have an open document on my laptop and when I come across a post that I find interesting, I copy the url and paste it into the appropriate place on my document. Whether the topic is prepping, cooking or whatever I am going to be curating in the next day or two.
I have the document template set up by the days of the week. All I do is copy/paste the link and leave it there until the day of the week that the curation post will be up live. I try and do three posts per curation post, but in my document, it's nothing for me to have about six links for every day. I like choices.
If I have a link from a steemian but it only has one day left, I'll leave it in the assigned place on the document; because chances are the person has more posts that I may want to look at in the future. If I use the post for a curation post then I immediately delete it from the document.
So easy. So simple. While some may think this is a tedious process.. it works for me and keeps me in check and on task.
I have a strict schedule I keep while on steemit and Discord and by doing so, it keeps me motivated and going.. going... going... just like the Energizer Bunny.
Curation Criteria
So before I copy and paste the above mentioned url link to my HANDY DANDY document, how do I determine if I'll use a post or not for my next curation post.
Is the post at a minimum 24-48 hours old?
Doe the post still have two days left before it's archived? I want to make sure if people read my curation post that the member of the post still has some time for UPvotes and comments.
Is the post a low earner? Meaning it's not getting hundreds of UPvotes already and has a smaller payout. I want to make sure I am recognizing good quality content that deserves to be seen.
Is it a good to great quality post (obviously)
Are the images correctly sourced and approved for reuse.
Do I think others that follow me would appreciate the post?
While there are a few more smaller details of criteria, these are the main ones I seek out when my curation hat is on.
So, as of now, I have Wednesday and Thursday free of curation... but if you can think of possible topics and tags you'd like me to curate, please drop a comment below or send me a message on Discord.
