This month I won't be running the usual competition, but don't worry, it's not over. Over Christmas and New Year, both @mattclarke’s and my own delegation will be with the @needleworkmonday community. Communities help to support so many people in their work, which is why I feel they're so important and worthwhile giving that extra support to. @needleworkmonday is a community, built by @crosheille, which supports content on needlework creations; sewing, knitting and crocheting.
Despite not running the competition as usual, I wanted to let people know where we're at and give out some @steembasicincome shares.
I started this competition last year as a way of trying to pay it forward. I've been grateful to the support people had shown me on this platform and wanted to help reach out to share that with others. I'd seen how well some people had done getting delegations early on which helped them to build their account quickly, so I decided to go that route and offer a month's delegation myself. I was a low end minnow, so I couldn't offer much, but with the arrival of Resource Credits (RCs) in Hardfork 20, it would be enough to boost a small account to the point where they could interact without running out of RCs. The first winner was @cave-man and I extended the delegation to account for the downtime caused by the hardfork.
The next round of the competition @mattclarke offered to match the delegation, giving the new winner 100 SP for the month. This wasn't just a one off, he wanted to keep matching it for as long as the competition ran. Then, near the beginning of this year, I won my own delegation from Matt, which was to last to the end of the year. I had to share my good fortune and increased my delegation offering to 100 SP, which meant that the winner would receive 200 SP for the month.
Then another amazing person, @simplymike, jumped on board and delegated 200 SP to me in order to keep this competition going. This meant I could delegate 200 SP to two accounts each month! To date, delegations have gone to:
@cave-man
@stever82
@teutonium
@flamo
@maxbow
@mytechtrail
@daniscib
@chruuselbeeri
@maxwellmarcusart
@mrnightmare89
@chrismadcboy2016
@tormenta
@che-nie
@omnesplantae
@andrepol
@andreasalas
@needleworkmonday
@omnesplantae and @needleworkmonday are both community accounts, so I combined the delegations giving them a 400 SP boost.
Some of these accounts have gone from strength to strength, while some have gone dormant. One account had the delegation all month and did nothing with it. This is why I always say that if you want your account to grow you need to get involved. Matt and I are big believers in the comment. That's why the contest has the title it does. If people don't know you exist, they won't see your work. Your account can only grow if you interact and let people know you're there. Even the most supportive people will forget you're there if they don't see you, because they have plenty of others to support who are interacting and reminding them that they're there.
Another important aspect on here that I believes helps us to succeed is community. Community works both ways, however, so you can't just expect it to work for you without putting anything back in yourself. That's why my last format and my upcoming ones will be to get the entrants involved in promoting others for the delegation as well. Hopefully I'll make it a bit clearer moving forward.
It's simple; TALK TO ME!
Comment below, but make it about community. Not sure what to say? Here are some ideas:
I'd love to know what's been happening with all the previous winners; can you tell me about them? Do you know them and what they're doing now
I'd love to hear what communities you enjoy on here. Who do you interact with and why do you enjoy interacting with them? What do you have in common with others?
Is there a community not on Steem that you'd like to see here? If so, would you be willing to build it yourself?
If you are a previous winner, say hi and let me know what you've been doing.
SBI shares will be given out, over the 7 day duration of the post, to the comments I feel are pertinent. In other words, keep it on topic and you'll get one. For those who make the most effort, i.e. responding to other posts too, there will be bonuses at the end.
