First, you can simply send 1 STEEM (or more - full amounts only, no fractional units can be allocated) to 
Second, delegate STEEM power. 1 unit is granted per 2 SP delegated and remains in place until the delegation is removed.
Third, participate in some of the many contests run by fellow SBI members. This is not only a great way to potentially win some sponsored units, it also can help you network and grow your following. Look at the
To sponsor more than one member, please check our full Transaction Memo Guidelines and let us know if you have any questions.
The official currency for enrollment is STEEM (STEEM Basic Income).
{We accept SBD at our discretion (usually when they're closely priced, or when SBD is stronger) but you do not receive extra value or any partial refund for paying in SBD instead of STEEM. If we choose to accept an SBD enrollment, we accept the entire amount. If we choose to reject it, we refund the entire amount and request you to send STEEM instead.}
You can trade between STEEM and SBD in your Wallet. Click the dropdown by STEEM or SteemDollars and click “Market”.
@steembasicincome with the correct spelling of the name. Please specify the name you mistakenly put, as well as the correct name. These are reviewed manually, so please give us a few days to fix it and confirm.
If it has been at least three hours, you can check your enrollment by typing !sbi status in a comment. You can also check your SBI levels in your Steempeak wallet.
How frequently you receive upvotes depends on your subscription level and posting frequency, so you might not receive an update on every post you make! You can read more about our upvote delivery in Value Balances and Upvote Delivery.
There are multiple ways to check your subscription level:
Standard units last forever. These are the most common units gained by sending STEEM or by being sponsored. The only exception to this is if your account is blacklisted for spam, plagiarism or illegal activity. If you become inactive, the value of these units may decline over time, but they remain yours and will return to normal when you resume activity on your account.
Bonus units gained from delegating STEEM Power remain in place until you cancel the delegation.
Yes, your SBI subscription can be terminated at sole discretion of SBI for one or more of the following reasons:
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@steemcleaners blacklists to help identify bad actors. If you get blacklisted by those account you lose the benefits of your SBI shares.@steembasicincome blog on Steem.First, ensure that you have an active subscription by checking the number of units that you have using the tools mentioned above.
From the !sbi status result, check if your rshares balance value is less that $0.06. If so, you need to accumulate more shares to hit $0.06 before you get the next $0.02 upvote. If you have reached this threshold but still did not get the upvote, contact the
The upvote value given by SBI is determined by the amount of rshares in your SBI balance. There are multiple ways to get bigger upvotes from SBI on your posts:
@steembasicincome posts. When you upvote @steembasicincome posts you get rshares added to your SBI balance according to the upvote value multiplied by 1.10x. This is even better than upvoting yourself!@steembasicincome. You get temporary "bonus units" when you delegate to @steembasicincome. These bonus units give equal benefit compared to regular SBI units. Currently, you get 1 bonus unit for each 2 Steem Power delegation to @steembasicincome.@steembasicincome, do I get anything?Yes. Each time you upvote a post or comment from the 
No. Phasing out of upvoting bonuses was announced 27 October 2019.
@steembasicincome?@steembasicincome. These bonus units give equal benefit compared to regular SBI units. Currently, you get 1 bonus unit for each 2 Steem Power delegation to @steembasicincome. Bonus units will be removed if you withdraw your delegation.
There are a few types of shares that Steem Basic Income uses.
@steembasicincomershares are the unit that Steem uses to calculate rewards. Whenever you upvote, the witness check your VP% and SP to calculate how many rshares your upvote is worth. This is the actual value used to track your upvote values on Steem, and the method that Steem Basic Income uses to track your pending upvote value.
Yes, that is the best way to get in touch with us. Here is a link to the discord server: click here
There is a wealth of information in the Read-me-first, updates, and rules channels, or if you need more help, just post your question in the help channel and a member of the team will be happy to assist you.
@steembasicincome doesn't have a required banner. There are many free to use banners made by other members, (just ask in the discord and be sure to credit the designers.
Here are some graphics that have been made available for use with proper citation.
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For eligible accounts, the new refund framework will provide enrolled units a 2 STEEM potential value, but grant a 0.50 STEEM potential value to all sponsored units. In effect, the total potential ROI under this framework is 250% for each 1 STEEM enrollment.
Refunds are delivered through an accelerated upvote schedule. Since our system tracks pending upvote values using rshares, we will deliver the accelerated upvotes through our normal delivery system, by manually removing your units from record and increasing your rshares_balance with any surplus value you are due. If you are blacklisted and unable to receive upvotes from our system, you will be subject to our more limited direct refund policy. For more info please read the full post on our refund policy.
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