10 Things You SHOULDN'T Do On Steemit
One of my Steemit followers suggested that I make a video talking about things you shouldn't do on the Steemit platform. I thought this was a great idea considering all of my videos so far have been about things you should do to build your channel and following. So today I will discuss everything from plagiarism, to flagging, to spamming, and more. I hope you guys enjoy it and I've left links to everything I mentioned in today's video below.
SteemCleaners.org
SteemCleaners Channel
Cheetah FAQ
Steemit Etiquette Guide
Pixabay Images
Note: Due to extremely slow upload times on dtube today, I was forced to upload this video to YouTube.
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Image plagiarism was a concern for me; I found through google search you can use the advanced search, which gives a drop-down option to filter Usage Rights, however, I have so many images saved in my folders, there may be a couple that were not filtered... I will definitely check out Pixabay! As a newby all of this information is helpful, so, thanks! :)
That's a good tip. Just good to double check where the image came from I guess. But I'm glad I was able to share Pixabay with you. I've used them for a long time now.. ever since I got called out for plagiarism (and an author) tried to extort money out of my years ago lol. He didn't get my money but he definitely taught me a valuable lesson.
You can also check out @creative-commons which has images you can use on condition that you attribute them to the respective artists. It probably would not be a bad idea to give them an upvote, for their efforts .
Hey thank you @movievigilante I will check them out too! Awesome info!
You're welcome!
My images are mostly my own or public domain from Wikipedia.
wow steemit shirt? nice, am quiet new on the platform joined last week, its always a good practice to help people not to make mistakes and error, i also suggest that every interested newbie watch this video to learn.
i am resteeming this right away!
Thanks @steamingsteem, I appreciate it. And yeah, one thing about Steemit is that there's quite a learning curve. But if you take the time to learn the ropes it will pay off big in the long run and help you avoid any mistakes. Glad to see you digging into the information right away. :)
Thank you this is very helpful. I am looking or mentorship for a community I am trying to grow #MinnowMilitia so content creators can reach out to targeted audiences and help each other out with the difficulties of starting out on the steem block chain. The other alternatives are paying for upvotes or upvote for upvote. Upvotes should be earned and we just want to Create a space where we can connect with others like us. If you could give a mention to help us grow that would be great. I would also like to link you to tutorials so our future members can find answers easily. Thank you @brandonfrye.
That’s an excellent idea for a community. I will look into this more but I already like the sound of it and what you’re trying to accomplish. Will check you out. 👍🏻
Thank you the information you put out will be invaluable. Just trying to get new comers behind the cause is a grind in itself.
Great stuff man as always. I really think the idea that @aggroed brought up about the downvote rather than flag option would be huge. I didn't even notice that Dtube thing until you brought it up. And I wonder how many people have been flagged because people just didn't agree with it. Needs a change I think and that's a pretty good suggestion!
I agree, I hope he can push that idea along and maybe get some other people on board with it. I've actually seen several people get flagged on dtube because people just didn't understand what they were doing. At least, I assume they didn't know what affect that has on these people's videos. It's just too innocent looking when it's just thumbs down icon.
Great points for newbies and infact, also for those who have been Steeming for a while... We can not progress if we complain and whimper seeing others succeed. We can progress by executing ideas, taking inspiration and keeping thoughts original!
This post is very helpful to me...great..thanks you
Is a comment reward a method of begging for up-votes & comments? Grey area?
Great question! And no, I'm not begging for anything. Just rewarding people who leave me valuable feedback on my posts if they actually like my posts. As you'll notice, I always say, "If you like my post you can upvote and comment on it and have a chance to win tomorrow's reward". I don't want anybody to upvote my posts if they don't actually like it.
Thanks for the clarification. I see that a lot on YouTube so that kind of made me think of intentions here.
I have access to white label content subscription for computer repair business owners. I use that content on my blog, but others do as well. I am not overly concerned with google slap, but wondering what the view is of white label content here on Steemit is.
Pixabay is very useful, and I had never heard of it. Thanks for sharing that!
Glad to help! :)
So. I get to start at the top of the comment heap without upvoting my own comment!
That's a truly great list, and it's in my best interest to follow it.
I actually met Cheetah on my second post. I used to write for a daily MC page on a 'one use' license. He got sole use of my content for one use, but I retain full ownership and rights. I 'repurposed' (with some changes, but not much) my post and Cheetah found where it was originally posted. I was embarrassed. I'll reuse some of those (they represent a lot of research about cool MCs) but I'll do a major rewrite before I do.
Thanks for another great video and tutorial. I really do appreciate them.
Hey @bigtom13, thanks as always for your comments! That's interesting to hear you've already had a run in with Cheetah. Even some big YouTube channels that are coming to Steemit/Dtube are learning very quick about Cheetah. Of course, it's not always a bad thing but at least with Cheetah you're able to prove your ownership.
I had Cheetah pay a visit on one of my posts too, after I copied an article I wrote on Blogspot and posted it on Steemit. It's nothing to worry about, Readers will see that the link in the comment leads to my own work.
That's what copyrights are for. As the author, I have the right to copy and post my work anywhere I please. That is my right granted by the laws of copyright. A lot of people think that copyright was created only to prevent others from copying one's work. That is only one of the reasons. The other is to allow creators to make as many copies of their work as they see fit.
That's something any creator should take advantage of.