For the longest time, all I did was focus on timeless content, meant to fit in with the entertainment category. I had a system set up where I'd share my links from here onto other networks, and when we had a view counter, I was seeing results. Thousands of outside eyes were viewing my work, and being exposed to this platform and the blockchain at the same time. I powered up everything, except for a tiny bit that I turned into far more, then got lucky last winter.
I still do all this. I hope this talk about content producers now being a drain isn't just another nail in the coffin for people like me. My feed is already dying. People are already refusing to vote and prefer to sell votes and support advertisements on the trending page instead; posts that barely appeal to this crowd, never mind outside eyes. Just imagine what Youtube would be if only a small handful of advertisements earned the most. Millions would leave, from content producers to consumers; gone. That's a multi billion dollar industry. More and more it seems like people here don't want any part of those billions. Content producers are useless.... until you embrace them and the eyes they attract. Ugh, I'm not feeling well today and I guess I'm just rambling about nothing.
Clearly your methods described above have been valient and had success in the past. We are in a shitty place right now though and the drain can only be content as there is no other way to 'spend' the inflation.
I've been told this is not the way to go though, not due to my content being attractive for the most part, just cause I don't fall in the bad actor camp. Fair enough, I've argued voting for people as much as 'good' content in the past.
...And you thought you were rambling. 🌷