RE: Steemit Suggestion Box: We Need Some Type of Referral Tracking System!
It bums me out a little to see a well-written post like this with good suggestions not get more interaction in the comment section. I suppose that is one issue with Steemit that is possibly being looked into/addressed by the new marketing duo.
Sometimes with posts like these, timing of the post is everything.
I think having a tracking system or a referral system, as you call it, would be very valuable to all of us. Not being a coder, though, and just an average user like yourself, I have no idea what it would take to implement such a system.
Having such a system in place would be something of a reward in itself. Rewards function as incentives, and getting feedback on the reach and effectiveness of your efforts through statistics can be very motivating, not to mention educational.
I also like your comment about Busy.org. I agree. I'm here on Steemit. I am busy. I don't want to have to fish around elsewhere to do what I'm already comfortable with and like doing. Sometimes, though, I feel like I should start doing that. And that is discouraging.
I agree we need more interaction on posts like this. I suppose people are just too busy to take a moment out to write something.
At the moment, so many talented content creators are "too busy" being on temporary hiatus because they feel unsettled by the weirdness in the rewards system. Which is rather sad...
Sometimes I think that's the case. I know it is for me, anyway. Other times, I think the conversation is just happening or already happened elsewhere. It's hard to keep on top of everything here.
Maybe we need a better way to navigate to our "favorites". I use Google Keep and have a note called favorites. All I do is click on the link to take me to their page. Works well and it is always with me on any computer I'm on.
That's a good way to keep tabs on things. I don't have any kind of system at all. I tend to just browse my feed and look for a mix of favorite names and interesting titles/cover photos. Occasionally, though, when I feel like I haven't read one of my favorite authors in a while, I look him/her up by name.
A "favorites" tab would be great!
And this bums me out too @boxcarblue
"Attain relevant & helpful interaction in the comments section of a post so well written & clearly exposed like this one.. is as hard as try that a largely worked up brothel's whore genuinely falls in love with you" ;)
Great post @denmarkguy All very good points. 100% agreed with you. Reestemed!!
Thanks for your thoughtful comment! I was hoping for a little more dialogue, too... but so it goes.
Implementation would not be all that hard. Each user's ID is already part of the unique URL of every post... so all that's needed is a temporary tracking cookie tying a visitor's actions on Steemit to whatever username is in the URL they click on somewhere. It's a fairly standard way to track affiliate activity. The trick is creating a new database field that links a new member to the username within the post that brought them here.
I see. I would think that collecting statistics like that would be very helpful for all users. We could each learn where the best place to promote Steemit is and get pointers on techniques that work.
Plus, as you said, it would be nice to know someone signed up on account of your actions so that you can follow them and help with their onboarding.