Nurturing the newbies

Starting out on any social site can be intimidating, especially if you don't know anyone and Steemit has a steep learning curve. I know it took me a while to earn anything. It was a matter of trying to write good posts and engaging with others to build a following. I expect some may give up when they don't see early results.

Here's a suggestion for something we herring (big minnows?) can do. We don't have enough SP to give much with a vote, but we can still encourage people.

1. Look through the New feed for people with a low reputation, e.g. under 40
2. Check out what they are doing
3. If it's good then vote them up and leave an encouraging comment. Can include tips, e.g. use more formatting and use the rights tags
4. If you like it then follow them
5. Publicise any cool new people you find, e.g. with #followfriday

I just did this with @mileskoblin who is a guitarist providing video lessons. I want to encourage more musicians to use Steemit anyway.

You can also let people know if they are doing it wrong. I found one today who was just copying from elsewhere without attribution. I told them that is not good practice and will get them flagged. Maybe they will learn from this or they will soon find out what happens.

Just helping a few each week may encourage a few more to stick with it long enough to start earning and building something special.

I think this needs a cool tag so we can discover new people. I use #followfriday for all sorts of users. What about #newblood ? I welcome suggestions.