They're the most underrated form of content on Steemit, and yet they are what made the first load of bots into Steemmillionaires. I'm talking of course about comments. Time and time again do I stumble across great posts with interesting and enticing content, yet the comment section is dead as a doornail. Where I'd like to see discussion and debating, I instead see a heapful of "Great posts" and "Well done!". And that's a shame!
Comments Increase the Value of the Content above them
The Comment section allows YOU to get a one on one talk about the topic with whoever wrote about it. You can pick the mind of a famous artist, developer or content creator to your leisure, or you can just ask Joe Regular about his camping trip in the Rockies. It's your party! But you're not the only one benefiting from them. The content creator can get valuable insight, commentaries and constructive criticism on their posting through the comment section. It's a win/win!Comments are Easy Money
I know more than a few of us are here for the money. Come for the money, stay for the community - that's a motto that fits a lot of the userbase. And that's cool! Greed is good during the initial stages of Steemit. Yet, many are overlooking a simple fact - you don't need to have a lot of knowledge or money to make it on Steemit. If you just ask the correct questions and join in on the discussion at hand, you'll get lots of upvotes and payouts just for chiming in! No need to be a painter, scientist, investor or creative mind, when you can get paid for asking a question!Comments are Fun
You'll start noticing the same people replying to you, talking to you and hanging around topics you enjoy! You might make new friends, follow each others feeds and talk for years to come. Comments are the closest thing we have to an open community platform on the Steemit main page, and while they may not move as quickly as the chat or a PM system might, they still allow for the creation of valuable bonds. So go out there and frollic in the comment sections!
Got any personal experiences with commenting? Found yourself sucked into a huge chain of them, cursing the nested reply limit? Made it big on upvotes? Made friendships or bonds? Let me know in the comment section below!
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