RE: Engagement And Comments Are VITAL For Your Success
I have never commented to score an upvote, nor will I do this after HF21. Not that I do mind receiving an upvote for a genuine comment.
Leaving a comment behind is in my opinion the best reward for an author. This means that the post has been read. Which isn't a guarantee when getting an upvote!
I decided to go back to the basics. I have no believe anymore that a big account will discover my blog after HF21, just like they didn't before HF21. I did write for a year and a half, almost daily. I do admit that not all post are great posts, but I do consider the quality of most of them above PAR.
So, I will decrease the number of posts that I will write and produce more comments to reward others.
I do know that this is a bad decision because I am not only missing out on a steem per day, but also I will be missing the opportunity to earn some tokens.
But as long as I enjoy myself I will continue!
Have some !BEER
Cheers,
Peter
I still will keep on blogging just not as frequent anymore.
I have never done any major "vote-fishing" either. I have never made comments in an attempt to score a bunch of upvotes or to get larger accounts to follow me. I honestly think it's kind of lame, even more so as many of the larger accounts seems to reward that sort of behaviour. I don't like that.
I have obviously been thankful if and when I have received upvotes for my comments, but I know many other Steemians out there who has earned more by writing comments than articles, so I feel bad for them. These changes affects them in a very negative way, and that's why I try to point out things that actually might benefit them in the long haul.