Steemit wants to change the dialogue around how content is created and shared online by paying the content creators (people like you and me) for posts on the platform. Their theory is that decentralizing the platform by paying content creators and curators rewards good content — encouraging discussion and quality while keeping the focus and direction of the platform within the control of the users.
The minds behind Steemit may have a point. Think about all of the content you have posted to various social media platforms over the past ten or so years, you’ve been providing these platforms with unique content, and they’ve been profiting from it.
Sound wild? Steemit is definitely unlike most popular social media sites – but with social media frustrations rising amongst many users, that’s maybe exactly what could make Steemit so successful.
What Is Steemit?
The easiest way to describe Steemit is as a cross between Reddit and a personal blog. Like a personal blog, you can post whatever you wish and longform posts are encouraged. Much like Reddit, you can also share content from anywhere on the internet, and posts are upvoted, downvoted, and commented on by other users based on their opinion of the posts’ content.
How Do You Get Paid for Content?
There are actually several ways that Steemit users get paid for using the platform. The simplest ways to earn money STEEM on Steemit are:
Creating content that others enjoy.
Curating content through upvotes and downvotes.