Welcome to week 4 of the minnow support project update. If you haven't spotted us before let me explain what this is about, and why it is really something special. There is quite a lot of debate on Steemit about voting bots, and I have written quite a bit about this topic. In an effort to turn the whole paradigm of bots into something much more beneficial to Steemit and all its users I have created the Minnow Support Project, which leverages the profits made from bids on the @ecotrain voting bot to pay it forward to minnows who get little support and cannot or do not want to use voting bots themselves.
One of the criticisms about voting bots is that they tend to centralise the returns of bids to delegators, which means that minnows are forced to pay for votes, and most of the reward pool ends up in the wallets of fewer and fewer people. I am happy to say that the @ecotrain voting bot is something altogether different! The reason why is simple! Firstly, my biggest delegators are now committed to receiving just 35% of the rewards from bids made on the @ecotrain voting bot. They are sending half of their 65% ROI to me each week to pay forward to minnows. What I do each and every day is to send my SBD to the @ecotrain voting bot to upvote minnows who are writing great posts but don't get many rewards. These bot upvotes are always very well received, and are a pleasant surprise to all recipients. I try to select as many different people as I can, and do the best I can to encourage minnows to continue writing great posts! This week I have actually spent more than the rewards from this bot, and have been able to send upvotes to around 40 minnows! I could not do this without the @ecotrain bot, because I don't have the voting power to give 6 or more people a day more than $1 upvotes each! What makes the ecotrain voting bot even better is that those people who DO choose to pay to use it are whitelisted people that only post great content. This means that just about every criticism about voting bots have been addressed, and in the most positive way! It is a great feeling to be able to pay it forward to so many people every day, and I think it is safe to say that I continue to inspire people to keep posting better content every day!
So I would like to Congratulate to all of you who are writing great content, I hope this project will keep you inspired and engaged with Steemit so that you can keep up the great work! I know how much effort you have all put into your posts, and am Very happy to be able to pay it forward like this. I am doing my best to get even more delegation so that I can give you all even more, but I know from your comments that you still appreciate what I am able to do, so thank you for your support and continued engagement!
This week the following people received an upvote from the @ecotrain minnow support project. You sure kept me busy reading, and I'm happy to say it was time well spent as you are writing some great content!
@sugandhaseth you have received an upvote worth ~$1.29
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@sugandhaseth/n3kobb30
@smacommunity you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/sma/@smacommunity/music-today-issue-18-or-a-sma-community-initiative
@holisticmom you have received an upvote worth ~$1.31
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@holisticmom/what-nature-can-teach-us-about-overcoming-difficulties-in-life
@wombloom you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@wombloom/psychotherapy-with-the-divine
@stargreen you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/spiritual/@stargreen/walk-in-faith
@wombloom you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/poetry/@wombloom/earth-love-poem
@son-of-satire you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/prisoners/@son-of-satire/what-if-prisons-were-actually-about-rehabilitation
@fourth you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@fourth/solar-power-project-step-2-battery-test-with-inverter
@stillgideon you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/writing/@stillgideon/return-two-paintings-a-story-never-to-be-told
@offgrid-online you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/permaculture/@offgrid-online/offgrid-online-weekly-curation-6
@ameaningfullife you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@ameaningfullife/practicing-self-compassion-day-1
@edave you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/steemiteducation/@edave/for-a-better-world-the-current-leaders-have-to-be-thoughtful-creators-the-beginning
@movement19 you have received an upvote worth ~$1.20
https://steemit.com/dlive/@movement19/8a62a480-6ab7-11e8-8d90-9784636a8b12
@wombloom you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@wombloom/bird-learn-to-fly
@saintopic you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/living/@saintopic/your-own-piece-of-earth
@edave you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/steemiteducation/@edave/we-need-to-be-flexible-with-pedagogy
@holisticmom you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/7daypositivitychallenge/@holisticmom/what-i-value-most-about-the-ecotrain-day-1-gratitude-and-positivity
@corrielaine you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/art/@corrielaine/summer-art-camp
@son-of-satire you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/language/@son-of-satire/my-name-is-more-interesting-than-you-think#@eco-alex/re-son-of-satire-my-name-is-more-interesting-than-you-think-20180609t052926953z
@goldenoakfarm you have received an upvote worth ~$1.87
https://steemit.com/gardening/@goldenoakfarm/what-i-ve-been-up-to-this-week-in-the-vegetable-gardens
@jackdub you have received an upvote worth ~$1.77
https://steemit.com/gardening/@jackdub/first-harvest-of-the-year-the-wild-strawberry-and-how-to-propagate
@stillgideon you have received an upvote worth ~$1.77
https://steemit.com/science/@stillgideon/utopia-part-6-smartphone-blindness
@stortebeker you have received an upvote worth ~$1.77
https://steemit.com/earthship/@stortebeker/essential-for-the-helping-hands-the-volunteer-kitchen
@sharronyasir you have received an upvote worth ~$1.77
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@sharoonyasir/what-does-it-mean-to-own-your-emotions-ecotrain-qotw
@senorcoconut you have received an upvote worth ~$1.56
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@senorcoconut/like-a-kid-in-a-candy-store-a-treasure-story-from-the-dump
@escuetapamela you have received an upvote worth ~$1.56
https://steemit.com/philosophy/@escuetapamela/the-fear-of-losing-what-you-never-had
@stargreen you have received an upvote worth ~$0.80
https://steemit.com/spiritual/@stargreen/all-is-well-because-everything-is-happening-for-a-reason
@wombloom you have received an upvote worth ~$0.80
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@wombloom/what-does-it-mean-to-own-your-emotions-ecotrain-question-of-the-week
@corrielaine you have received an upvote worth ~$0.81
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@corrielaine/my-entry-for-ecotrain-question-of-the-week-tie-up
@edave you have received an upvote worth ~$0.81
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@edave/how-do-you-define-ascension-my-take-on-mindfulness
@saracampero you have received an upvote worth ~$0.61
https://steemit.com/esteem/@saracampero/developing-the-creativity-of-children-in-classes-or-piggy-bank-tutorial-db6fe257157b6
@hafizullah you have received an upvote worth ~$0.15
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@hafizullah/plastic-a-terrible-enemy-of-the-environment-607cbc586c885
@aware007 you have received an upvote worth ~$1.56
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@aware007/what-it-means-to-own-your-emotions
@holisticmom you have received an upvote worth ~$1.56
https://steemit.com/7daypositivitychallenge/@holisticmom/feeling-the-frequencies-of-music-day-5-gratitude-and-positivity
@offgrid-online you have received an upvote worth ~$1.56
https://steemit.com/gardening/@offgrid-online/offgrid-online-weekly-curation-7
@thegreens you have received an upvote worth ~$1.56
https://steemit.com/ecotrain/@thegreens/emotions-what-does-it-mean-to-own-your-emotions-ecotrain-question-of-the-week
You have also ALL been whitelisted to use the @ecotrain bot, now giving 11% ROI on bids below $1SBD
Please read this post if you need help on how to use the voting bots
https://steemit.com/money/@eco-alex/a-primer-on-how-to-use-up-vote-bots-and-not-lose-money
THE @ECOTRAIN BOT IS HERE TO HELP MINNOWS!
The @ecotrain bot is leading the way and I am proud to say that we are paying forward more than we received in profits this week. Many thanks to @yabapmatt for making a lot of effort to get this working for me and iron out the bugs! The @ecotrain is ALL about quality posts and engagement, and so this is a great initative for everyone!
HOW TO SUPPORT THE PAY IT FORWARD MINNOW SUPPORT PROJECT?
1. Up-vote This Post!
By up-voting this post I can use the rewards to PAY IT FORWARD next week to some more great Minnows.
2. Please follow my @eco-alex curation trail
Please visit https://steemauto.com to add me to your up-voting. That way all the votes I make will be boosted by you and bring even more attention and rewards to our amazing ecotrain passengers! This includes my voting on the @ecotrain and @tribesteemup who are an amazing group of Steemians. Your support goes a long way to making so many people's day brighter and full of joy and you will also make great curation rewards as a result.
3. Delegate Steem Power To @ecotrain for 65% ROI
You can delegate to the @ecotrain voting bot which is is the first whitelisted bot on steembotracker.com that only upvotes and supports great posts! Not only that but I give a fixed 11% ROI to anyone using the bot so everyone is happy and we add great value to the Steem blockchain! This is a unique opportunity to get involved and support a bot that is so ethical and supporting such great steemians. Just visit https://steembottracker.com/delegation.html and delegate any amount of Steem Power in one minute.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
If you write great posts on the theme of THINGS THAT MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, and want to have a chance of receiving our up-vote please use the #ecotrain tag first in your posts.
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thanks for your support mate, i've been following your blog from quite a while and i just started following also ecotrain because i really appreciate the amazing job you are doing
I feel like we should talk on discord. My Pay It Forward Curation Contest directly is seeking out quality bloggers who aren't getting the exposure they deserve. Think we are both targeting the same users and there might be a way to work together.
My next couple days are crazy, but if you drop me a line I will reply. On discord it's thedarkhorse #6765. Worst case we invest a little time and get to know each other, best case we figure out a way to help more minnow and streamline some of our efforts.
No matter what I like what you are doing here for sure. Also great that the delegators are willing to take a cut in their earnings to make this possible.
i am always amazed with what you do to support us to make the world a better place @eco-alex. A big shout out of appreciation to YOU!
Thank u brother, right back at you!
Thanks for sharing
Don’t forget about us planktons :-)
Oh i dont! I just cant stand that name butni actually upvote more plankton than minnows!
Thank you for all you do for us, really appreciate it <3
Very, very much appreciated brother. What you're working to accomplish is yet another strong indicator that humanity is indeed awakening. So much effort in the interest of supporting a cause, and so freely and selflessy given. You are appreciated and loved, friend.
Sincerely, Logan
You are doing an AMAZING job with this @eco-alex and we all appreciate your support xxx
Hi! How does this stuff work? I am curious to try it to see if it helps planktons get more sp for their posts! Plus, it might be nice to gift another steemian a nice sized payment!
Thank you!
I am very confused about what to do next, what the whitelist means... I've tried to read the above links, but it's too much for my poor Lyme brain to take in...
Your very welcome. The whitelist means that if you would like to use the EcoTrain voting bot you can! Just send 1sbd or less to @ecotrain with the url of your post as the memo and wait for the upvote. You will normally get an 8%-11% profit as the bot is programmed to do so whenever possible...
How can I get on the white list! This stuff hurts my head too! LOL but, it seems helpful for planktons!!
Jump on the discord @yogajill xx
Thank you @Eco-Alex!!! Loving it 😁
Thank you again for the support @eco-alex. You're doing great work and I appreciate what you're doing for our community here in Steemit
Wow this is nice, you are really helping out a lot of newbies/minnows with your amazing strategy.
support me
https://steemit.com/streemian/@kidu/please-speed-up-streemian-verification
Still the ever-burning question ... What makes great content? I've been trying to get a response to that that's definitive for quite a while. It seems way too subjective for anything like this to actually work in the longterm. I'm not saying it can't, just that it might turn rather difficult as the pool gets less and less as more folks come aboard, and more assholes pay for their posts to be voted on and gain unnecessary recognition.
In my view posts that Help This World Become A Better Place is good content! U cant say fairer than that! ;)
I simply send votes using rewards from my bot to people who dont get many rewards. I cant help everyone but i am helping 40 people a week which i think is great!
Thanks for ur comment !
Also my bot only upvotes whitelisted people eho post well, and the rewards from the bot are paid forward by me to upvote others that i like