I will take the mystery out of the process of using bid bots, aka upvote bots so you can start to benefit.
Bid Bot List
As you can see by the list of bid bots below, you have plenty of options to choose from to market your post. Each one has different minimum bid requirements. Some show the upvote immediately, while some wait up to 2 1/2 hours to upvote when they are at their strongest in power. Please go to their blogs for details or look in other people's wallets to get marketing ideas. If anyone knows of more, put them in the comments and I'll edit this post to include them.
Additionally, @msg768 created a handy free tool you can use to determine the smartest bid...
These are the current numbers.
However, the minimum bid may change. Please refer to the bid bots' links to get current fees.
@lovejuice - 0.1 SBD minimum bid
@bellyrub - 1.0 SBD minimum bid as of 8/8/17
@treeplanter - 0.1 SBD to 0.5 SBD bid range
@discordia - 0.1 SBD minimum bid
@randowhale - 1.0 SBD minimum bid
@booster - no minimum
@minnowbooster - 0.5 SBD minimum bid
(You have a daily quota of 1.0 SBD with @minnowbooster. When I surpassed it, @minnowbooster returned my bid.)
*SBD is the Steem Backed Dollar, also known as Steem Dollar.
*You can use more than one bot per post.
*It's my understanding you can't use the same bot twice on the same post with most bots. However, with @lovejuice, more than one person can use @lovejuice to upvote the same post.
*Only use bid bots on posts that have still not paid out.
Step by Step tutorial on how to use a BidBot, aka Upvote Bot
Go to your Wallet
Go to Steem Dollars' amount and click on your balance.
Click on Transfer
You will see this. Choose any amount over 0.1 for @lovejuice. I usually submit 0.2 or 0.3. The more you submit, the higher the upvote.
You will immediately see that your transfer went through. Because @lovejuice is a bid bot it will wait until all bids are in and it's powered up before it applies the best upvote for your post. I've never had to wait too long.
Once the upvote goes through, you'll see the % upvote in your comments feed.
The profit isn't just a monetary gain, it's also psychological gain.
To understand the psychology behind these bots as it pertains to Marketing 101, read this fun post by @financialcritic where he gives an analogy of a bartender's tip jar and Kim Kardashian's butt.
Using a bid bot to show support to another Steemian
In the example above, instead of upvoting my own post, I upvoted @lukinsawyer's post to show support.
@lukinsawyer sweats Steem
I'm not the only one that wants to do more than my Steem Power (SP) allows. Check out this comment by @awarenessraiser
Assigning beneficiaries to receive author rewards for this post
I also recently discovered I could create beneficiaries for this post and give a percentage of my author rewards to others. So, I'm giving @lukinsawyer 50% of the author rewards, @minnowsupport gets 10%. It's my goal to create so much value in this post for newly hatched minnows, it trends and provides badly needed funds for a couple worthy causes.
I'm keeping 40% for creating the post. I want other creators to see that if they supply their talent and sweat equity, they can help others with funding and earn a little Steem Backed Dollar to pay some bills while they are at it. A win for everyone!
This is the first time I've tried it. I will be back to share the results of this significant experiment.
@lukinsawyer is 17 days into his bike tour across the US and about to cross into his 4th state of Utah. He’s an amazing ambassador to our community. His entire trip is funded entirely on the upvotes of the Steem community. He will continue to ride as long as the funding continues.
If you watch a vlog or two, you’ll be hooked. The open road, the sense of possibility and freedom of the Power of Steem is palpable. There’s something about @lukinsawyer that reminds us that everything is possible. When you watch the videos I've chosen to share, you will know why his success is our success. It's way bigger than the man himself. It's really about us.
Update... 8/5/17... the ride is over but what a great success... where one project ends, another one starts!
Today's crazy day- over 70 miles and stopped by the cops. This is why I buckled down to get this post out.
Shout outs
@dandesign86 for the awesome 3d artwork from his Free Illustration of the day collection. I chose this one because I think it represents @lukinsawyer's Steem sweat.
@beanz for directing me to https://steemwhales.com/post/ so I could create beneficiaries.
@kennyskitchen for first telling me about @randowhale bid bot, the first bid bot I ever used.
Other posts of mine
As you can see, I've recently been having fun exploring contests and plan on writing about them soon.
SteemitPhotoChallenge Week 48 - Theme Ocean - Palomino Island in Puerto Rico
ColorChallenge Red Monday - Bean Thread Noodles with Vanishing Point
Remember to upvote, follow, resteem and comment to show support. :)
Much luv,
There's also @minnowbooster - currently the min. is 0.5SP for minnowbooster. Their website gives good info on tbe payouts you can expect.
Thank you so much @eturnerx! I will add it to the list. :)
Thanks for the mention sir :]
Good post! These tools sure are good to boost your post ! some of these bots I haven't seen before so I will be sure to give it a try :)
Yes. Absolutely! Thanks for the encouraging comment! Means the world to me.
This post has received a 24.00 % upvote from @lovejuice thanks to: @karencarrens, @dandesign86. They have officially sprayed their dank amps all over your post rewards. GOOD TIMES! Vote for Aggroed!
I got a bellyRub and this post has received a 6.70 % upvote from @bellyrub thanks to: @karencarrens.
Thanks for the info Karen. I don't know if I will ever really figure out how to make this thing work.
You're funny. Let me know if you need my help!
Funny? You are so nice to offer help but I have been told for years by people who know me that there is no helping me. 😄
Why oh why do I love you so much?!!!
There is only on explanation and that is because you don't know me.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by karencarrens from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
This post was resteemed by @resteembot!
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Thanks for sharing.I just followed you i would be greatefull if you followed me back.
This post has received a 1.10 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @karencarrens.
Good Post.. So, this isn't some spam?
No. There are some bots that are spam, in fact too many! But not these. You can tell by looking in someone's wallet that they requested the the service of bot, so no, not spam. 😉
Lol...back to where I started 3 hrs ago. I saw this post and just headed over to see what this @lukinsawyer character was up to and got caught up to his amazing adventure only to find he ran out of steem, It was a great ride though. 700 miles in 3hrs! :)
So yeah, this is a very informative post @karencarrens. I'm really starting to come around as to making a decision to use these upvote bots. I'm already a member of PAL and the minnowsupport trail but I have yet to use it in the month I've been a member.
Kinda wanted to see how I'd do organically. I'm beginning to realize it's important to have strong SP to be able to better help others with your daily vote quotient. So it kinda makes sense to use these bots while I still qualify as a minnow.
Thanks again for this post. I like the way your giving your shout-outs too. It's a great idea! So is being able to allocate some of your author awards to someone else.
Enjoy your day. };-)>
That's awesome you got caught up on @lukinsawyer's journey! Pretty amazing, huh? It is interesting the psychology of these bots! There are so many facets to Steem worth exploring. I know I've barely scratched the surface.
Yes it was, I enjoyed it very much. :)
I'm still kinda on the fence with the whole bot issue. Not that I don't think it helps many Steemians here, as I'm certain that it does. Just not down with some of the rules and the purpose for them.
It's quite confusing...I wonder how many anticipate an upvote at least equal or more than their investment only to find they misinterpreted the rules or just put a decimal in the wrong place only to find out that they had inadvertently made a nonrefundable donation. :-/
It looks like Lukin had to stop biking. He did amazing for as long as he lasted, for sure! And, any technology is going to be up to the person to be responsible to not make a mistake... not any different than when you need to move crypto around. It is what it is.
you are awesome for this
Awww. Thanks! 🤣
this is very nice information @karencarrens
thank you
i will stay tuned with you
and this post i bookmarked on my browser for arsip
greating
@sogata
Hi @sogata! Good! Please always check the current minimum bid.
thank you @karencarrens
i will wait the update
I updated my post, but it's always important to check what the bot's blog says. :)
@karencarrens got you a $1.44 @minnowbooster upgoat, nice! (Image: pixabay.com)
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