Mermaidvampire's Steemit Give Back Challenge
Hello, Steemheads!
I have been thinking about this challenge for quite some time and finally I have the strength and time to sit and write about it. I have never authored a challenge. This will be the first one.
Steemit has been a lot of good things to me. I love being here. I met wonderful people in here. I have been helped here, in many ways. I am grateful for the people who helped me, the little upvotes, the resteems and everything. I make sure to show them back that I am grateful and I do the same thing with them, I upvote and resteem their posts but sometimes, I wonder if I can do more than say thank you and little pokes of Steem.
One thing I love about Steemit is I believe the platform gives you more when you give more. I know not everyone will probably believe me on it but I do. When I started, I delegated my very small SP to some communities that are helping minnows. The idea in my head was I wanna help minnows so I will help these communities. Surprisingly, these communities upvote me and helps me back because I have delegations with them. Same with some services that I help, they give me more, like there is always an ROI for me whenever I do help. These are few of the reasons how I make it here, somehow. Despite having just a few friends. I gave so I was given back.
This challenge will be about GIVING BACK. Steemit is so beautiful in my eyes. It is not perfect world in here, trust me, I know, and we can sit down and talk about it over coffee and we will be needing more cups of coffee if we do. Hahaha! But I am a person who would choose to sift good from all the bad and the ugly and everything else. I love it here because of the endless possibilities it can offer you, for as long as you CREATE. Like right now, I am trying to CREATE a challenge. And I want this challenge to change a life or lives.
I do not know how this will go, if this will help in anyway but the intent on my part is to give back and for people to know how to give back. Because many times, there are things that can be done but people do not do. One of them is looking back and giving back. Sometimes I feel that a thank you is not enough when a person helps you. Sometimes I feel like if a person helped you at some point, specially when that point you were desperate for help, you can never repay the person with just a thank you. I think they deserve more than that. I think you need to build a relationship with that person and I think you have to think back to the time how they helped you in that time of need. People need people. If at one point you needed the person, probably in another point he/she will need you, too, anyhow. Sometimes, I wonder what problems could other people have? Can I help them? Despite my lack of many things can I help someone else? I do not know if others function like this, but I do. And thus, this challenge has been going on in my head.
In Steemit, there are people who help many others, like community builders, the whales, the many other people who you see around helping others, uplift others. I wonder who helps them. I see a lot of relationships in Steemit, sometimes symbiotic or an exchange. But sometimes, I don't see that. I wonder who helps those who helps. Surely, they too need help and some of them have problems, but then are there people who look back and help them back?
Why am I doing this? Because why not? Because it can be done, but why aren't we doing it? It will always be good to look back and give back than not doing anything, than just saying thank you, right?
These are the foundations of this challenge. I want you all to look back and think back who helped you here in Steemit and give back to that person. There will be 2 things to be done in this challenge.
1. Dedicate a post to the person or persons who helped you most in Steemit.
2. If you can afford it, give him/her any amount from your wallet as a token of gratuity. No amount and no need to say how much just give back.
If you want to know who helped you the most in Steemit with regards to earnings and upvotes, you can check: http://steemvp.com/
My own dedication post is below, this is my idea of a Give Back Challenge.
A lot of people has helped me in Steemit. In fact, in autovoters, I have quite a number of people who auto-upvote all my posts. They are the reason I try, I try to be good, I try to be better, I try to be significant, because they trust that I will post something of value. Some time ago I have made a post thanking all of them. Then after that, I have been thinking about how to give back to those people, and that's why I have my contests. My daily contests are fueled by that idea that I want to give back anyhow to the people who make me grow. I am grateful that since its inception 70-100 people join my daily game which helps people with small amount of SBDs. Other than that, I also make sure to upvote them using my autoupvote curation via steemauto. I currently have 82 people there listed and voted by that bot at 25-30% daily. I know this is too low and the upvote is close to nothing but that is all I can do with the little SP that I have earned since I started Steemit.
I have also made relationships with the people that supports me in Steemit. Evidently, one of them is @surpassinggoogle. He has been good to me since day 1. He is like a big brother from another mother. Recently, we have had the chance to talk to each other because of the Discord Talk Show and I was able to hear some stories about him from him personally. About the sleepless nights, the struggle with taking care of his his dad who is ill, his duties in Steemit and all that. Very impressive man to be doing a lot for people despite the struggles that he has. Yet he never fails to help people, and I don't just mean a few but a number of people from all over the world.
I have this funny conversation with my Steemit bestfriend @cadawg, this was our very first Discord convo last January and surprisingly I mentioned @surpassinggoogle in it. This really makes me laugh, how I sound weird in here. It is obvious that I still do not have an idea who @surpassinggoogle was. Honestly, I just knew a little about @surpassinggoogle this May.
He has helped me a lot this is what http://steemvp.com/ says about my account and his:
I choose to dedicate this post to him because I think it is time to give back to him in this time. He is so busy right now because his dad is yet again in the hospital and struggling for his life like his mom did before she died some months ago. I know this is a sad time for him and as much as I want to comfort him or be a friend to calm him and just give him an embrace to make him feel that he is not alone, I cannot do it because I am far and so many limitations. But I owe this man a lot here in Steemit. I want him to feel that I am a friend and I am a friend in good days and I am a friend in bad days like this, too.
GIF made with Giphy
An amount will be given to my MVP @surpassinggoogle from @mermaidvampire as a Give Back Gratuity Token.
Dear @surpassinggoogle,
Thank you so much. Just hang tight and know that you will win over tough times like this. You and your dad are in my prayers. God bless you, always.
This is one good idea ladybumpz..Thank You.
In fact I talked about ate devi @olivia08 about sending SBD to SG's wallet as gratitude for what he has done to our posts, I think that was 2 or 3mos ago. But sadly I withdrew all my SBDs because of our car loan emergency. If I didn't win that dobartim contest I couldn't able to pay it. I remembered I only have $6 on my wallet and that earnings came from SG's upvotes and it went $106 when I won dobartim's contest and I was so lucky that time. But winning that big amount is like once in a lifetime for me. That is why I am happy with SG's upvotes my wallet became less empty.. It's really hard to earn here I keep on posting long post before and only SG's boosted the upvotes. So I'm sure he's my mvp here on steemit. But sadly I accepted the fact that it's not all the time he will upvote my post and I will show u my wallet. As proof that without his upvote it's lifeless..hahahha but knowing the fact that there is You a @mermaidvampire who used to help me here from ur daily splitter and also having me as part of ur autobot my wallet is still okay. It's fighting and I also doing a big fight here. I will not give up and surrender this platform even though SG can no longer upvote my post. I will always stay here because like u I also love steemit. I learned a lot here so why should I give up? If my posts are always undervalued it's fine afterall it's always remain here in this blockchain and when I'm getting old I will get back to it and read it and somehow I can be proud of knowing that I am part of this community. I have offered something here, valued or undervalued it's fine because the real essence of steemit is "what u can give not what u can get." If u get something in return oh well, that's a bonus and priceless thing. Yesterday when I read about SG's post I felt so pity about what he's facing now and began to think how can I help him? I already sent $6 SBD to @labgo for his enrollment and I only have remaining $6 SBD. And I felt shy sending him that kind of amount from all his help to me and I also don't have cash here. He used to be my savior here even those time that I was hacked he gave me $14+ upvote. That was the first time I got big upvote and it really feels good. His biggest upvote for me my post reached $28 and that was amazing and overwhelming for me that is why I doubted to give him my small amount of SBD. I only have $6 on my wallet. But from this post of yours it's a contribution right? And it will become bigger with others contribution as well.. I will withdraw my $6SBD from my savings this time to send it to him but It will take 3days. I wish there is someone who can offer me to borrow his/her 6SBD and return it after 3days.
Thank you so much ladybumpz for this initiative. You are terrific woman here you really know what to do.. You are one of my mvp here next to sir SG. I love u both from the bottom of my heart. I hope u believe me from saying that..Yes I do and I really do. Although i haven't meet u in person but the feeling is here and that matters.
This is the proof that I can pay 6SBD to someone who can offer me to borrow while still this SBD is in the process. Thank you 😘
cinderz, there are bigger things than money. If you gave me money with all this sweetness here. I will return it. For content, whenever the chips appear down, the is ulogs.org and it is for that reason among other reasons like adjusting the world and personal growth as well denting your legaciea into the blockchain and it has never been about the now, sometimes presence is a you need. it wasnt about good or bad people when the rain fell ages ago, it was about simply enter Noah's ark at the time. the things you do now can mean something later today. teardrops token is tied to all I do too. we dont know what it will be tomorrow but you have been part of the journey. plus what is rewarded on steemit, isnt content, it is value and speaking of content alone even as a source of value, there are many genre of content. curation for instance isnt content but it constitute value too and gets rewarded. even discord events can be rewarded on the scene steemit etc look in that direction and it will help you fly youe journey. try stuff even with your posts. join the discord talks and my still few youtube videos.
You did a lot to me here sir. You helped me grow in steemit and you inspired me with ur words of wisdom an inspiring thoughts. My token is nothing compared to all the efforts you have done to me here. I owe u BIG TIME. And yes I will be present in discord and patronize ur utube because I am one of ur avid fan. 😍😄
With your followers and the communities you joined, you have more chance on this unlike the post that I did which earned dismal sbd but that is beyond my control. I even waited until payout before making another post. However, everyone seems to have flown away from the low price of steem/sbd and probably because of other factors. Whatever that post earned, I just topped it up a little more. The moment I sent that, terry gave it back through upvotes in posts and/or comments. What a guy! I plan to do this giving back again and again when my resources allow.
One thing that I want to do is the idea by @angelacs wherein we should sponsor terry and others through @steembasicincome which is great because it will give us lifetime earnings. I saw someone earning posts through SBI alone. Angela gave an example of someone earning $5 per post just from SBI. How awesome is that? So, if you someone has steem to spare, why not sponsor someone that you want to support? What's great about SBI is that you and the person you sponsor both will be earning upvotes so it is a win-win situation.
I've been meaning to make a post about this but this is a start lol!
Again, those with available STEEM, sponsor someone through @steembasicincome. 1 STEEM is all it takes. Both you and the one you sponsor will earn upvotes for life.
This comment was made from https://ulogs.org
I have lost track of how much shares I have with SBI, I think I have sponsored 15 people and more to come. I am also thinking of letting @surpassinggoogle join my daily contest just for fun. Hahahaha! I want people to realize one thing so simple. Because it is weird why people keep thinking they need support, support, support... they do not realize, don't we all? And instead of looking at a one way street, why not look at it 2 ways or even look at it not as a street but a galaxy where you can go all the ways you like and networks and help everyone or anyone, just be innovative of how you can make it happen. I want people to be awaken that things work more when you do not limit to your own interests and your very own tiny space of your wallet or pocket. Life is beautiful and it will even be more beautiful if you know how to connect to everything.
You really are someone with a big heart. I hope I will be in your position one of these days or probably surpass you in sponsoring others through SBI. I have been made aware of this and in fact the SBIs I have now were from winnings. I did not give much thought then haha! Now that is what I want to aim. I think I have sponsored two people so far.
Have you made posts about communities you support? I want to delegate SPs, too, in the future. It's a slow process building up SP but I will get there. There are lots of people here who have been helping me and keep helping me and I want to pay it forward.
For delegations, I have a few, only those communities that allow 10SP delegations. I think you are a writer or you can write well, @muxxybot is a good bot to support, it curates writers. I have 10sp with them and they upvote all my posts because of that. @minnowbootcamp is another and it's sub program called @mbc-meps. @msp-shanehug is also one, msp stands for minnow support project. @msp-shanehug is the only MSP project that allows 10SP delegations. So, this is how my delegation manager looks like...
If my boyfriends hr1 and busy upvotes me then it helps a lot, too. Hahaha!
You can also enroll with @moonbot and @cryptowithincin. With @cryptowithincin, let them know I sent you if ever. They know me.
Thanks for this @mermaidvampire! It is a big help. I didn't know we can delegate as low as 10 sp. I guess I have not been looking enough. All I have been seeing is 50 sp is the lowest.
Where should I do the delegation? When I delegated before, they provided a clickable link which took me directly to the delegation but I forgot lol!
The easiest way to delegate is here: https://steembottracker.com/delegation.html
No one taught me these things, I am just a lurker, I lurk and read and lurk and lurk and lurk some more. Hahaha! Join their Discord servers when you delegate to them and let them know you delegated so they can help you back. Any help helps. 10SP is 10SP, that is so little but that is something still.
Thank you @mermaidvampire for the mention and @leeart if you have any questions please come to our discord .
hahaha I saw your post late and I so valued the art cos the art is what is paramount moreso than the financial aspect. so it was okay. it want past payout per say but I didnt react because I didnt visit the comments and with community involved I did have to care. I wasnt fit to explain matters all those days, so I let it pass. as for help, no one hasnt already help me. your success is my cpmpensation is a known thing I usually say. just your recent ulog alone and dig you put in it which mines you inside out and is evident growth is giant help to me. it goes unknown but I know it and this help is sufficient. stay awesome
I'm glad that I have been connected with the @openmic, someone sponsored me in @steembasicincome and @helpie that supports my little post. He was one of the @openmic songwriters.
unsaon mana ang steembacisincome sir
Naa ra may nag sponsor nako ana maam, koyug nako apil sa openmic sa una., usa pd na sya rn sa helpie squad., pag sponsor niya sugod ato every post nako naa nang sbi mag upvote murag for life mn na., gamay rmn sya pru mkatabang kay naa may ga trail nila., hasta ang helpie.,
And sa heplie pd usa s judge sa openmic pd ga add sa akoa diha s ilaha fan base mong naa pd qy helpie support kada post ginagmay hehehe.
Pwedi ka mosulod sa ilaha discord server mam sa SteemBasicIncome https://discord.gg/hF3Rr8s ang sa helpie wla koy acces sa invite link hehe.
ahh ok sir..salamat.hehe
hehehe welcome maam., sulod lang anang discord maam mga goodboy and goodgirl rmn na cla hahaha.,
I'm praying for the recovery of his father, and for his family's health. Giving back is a must. He's always supporting us, now is the time to give him back the kindness he had shown to us. 😊
If there is that one person in steemit, I will keep on steeming..
OMG koi! I so love this great challenge that you're doing. You know our compassionate hearts would do wonders if we do this hand in hand with full blast efforts. I would be more than willing to help and come up with my own idea to help you out with this and help our common MVP!
Edited part just to really prove to myself who he is! Thank you so much for being a major part of my steemit life @surpassinggoogle
A great concept..Dedicate a post to the person or persons who helped you most in Steemit.. thank you @mermaidvampire. God bless you!
Thanks for this great challenge @mermaidvampire. That's nice of you. You do inspire me. @surpassinggoogle supported my journey on steemit. I pray he triumphs over this trial and wish his dad quick recovery.
A very nice concept in showing gratefulness. I like it!
Yes @surpassinggoogle is a big heart to us specially to the redfish community steemit leyte. The one who ever lost supprtive witness to us and the team @steemgigs. And his new project #ulog say something about your day.
I will give a big thank you to @surpassingoggle and to sir @flysky for helping me in many ways..God bless you both for helping me and motivation.😊