How To Get Whale Votes? - There's No Magic Sticks Or Tricks.
How To Get Whale Votes?
- Are you using some super-special bait while you're fishing for their votes?
Fellow Steemians.. - There are no secrets.
- And there's definitely no magic involved.
A few hours ago a fellow Steemian messaged me on Discord.
- As usual, the discussion started out with something like:
Hello! - I am trying to make new friends and I would love to get some feedback from you. Feel free to upvote my content and I will do the same.
- And a link to their recent article was obviously included.
Most of the times I ignore these things.
- Today, I decided to do the opposite.
I simply responded that I don't appreciate to get links and I told this person to stop sending links to other people too, as it's inappropriate behaviour.
After that, something pretty neat happened..
The follow-up questions I got were these:
Would you mind sharing your Steemit experience?
And...
I want to give high quality articles more exposure. Do you have any ideas?
We talked for about 40 minutes or so in total.
However, I gave him my insights and I shared my thoughts and ideas. He was thankful and everything went smooth... Until he suddenly asked me (after telling me a bunch of times that he was not interested in rewards himself):
How do we get attention from whales?
In all honesty, I was about to hit that "X" immediately and close the chat... But I didn't. I discussed things further, because I was eager to find out what he was aiming for. - The thing is, that this person seemed to believe that whales were something special.
And don't get me wrong here, I truly appreciate the existence of whales and I'm super thankful for all the support I've got during my year on Steemit. - And, I won't lie, it definitely feels amazing and special when you get an upvote from a whale.
That's basically how I react as soon as any of my posts reach more than $100... And 11 months ago, when I reached more than $800 on one of my posts.. - I reacted like this:
That being said.. - I know the feeling and it feels truly incredible.
- However, I would never say that a whale was special. The feeling from an upvote is special, and you can feel special if you're lucky enough to get an upvote from a whale. - That's a fact. - But you're crazy if you believe they are special.
Whales are just like you and me. They are people. They are individuals just like a minnow or a dolphin. - They like different things, they read different things and they will reward different things too... - Just like you, me and everyone else.
- Is that special?
No, it's not. You believe they are "special" because they are heavily invested and can rocket your earnings with a couple of hundred dollars, with a single click of a button...
So, what's your chances to receive an upvote from a whale?
At first glance, I'd say that you have the same chance to receive upvotes from whales as from a minnow or a dolphin. - And I bet there's some truth in that... However, it's not entirely true.
Whales often reward the same authors as they earn curation rewards... And they often support a handful of authors who gets all their votes.
Anyhow, just like I recommended to the person I talked to on Discord. You can analyze people's voting pattern. - It's easy and anyone can do it.
Use these two sites. Use the first to find a whale and use the second site to find out how they've been voting. What content they voted on and you can even read their replies, in case they've replied to anyone.. - That way, you might be able to figure out why they upvoted the specific content.
- Do I recommend doing that?
No. I've been using both sites multiple times, both to analyze peoples behaviour and other things but I wouldn't recommend using them to find a voting pattern. - And why?
First of all, you'll get disappointed if you find a whale who always upvote content related to balloons.. Except when you publish your super-awesome balloon article. -That would basically kill you inside.
Secondly, because you should not look for the rewards. You should focus to be yourself and to bring the best of you. - No matter what niche or article it is. - Always be you. And be the best you can be. Rewards will come, at some point.
Focus on more important things than rewards.
Make sure to build your own following. Make sure to increase your reputation (both the actual number beside your username, but also amongst people you talk with). - Be you and work hard to increase the amount of eyeballs on your content. Work hard to get more exposure and encourage people to discuss things with you. - Make sure to reply to peoples comments etc.
- That's how you'll succeed. Look for everyone and not for whales.
When you least expect it...
A whale will drop by and say hi!
Loved your post. Maybe I am not relevant, because I am fresh on the network, but at least for my first post, every upvote that I received felt amazing. For me every person that takes time to read someones post is a whale. It is not only about earnings, it is also about knowing, that someone appreciated your content and time it took.
Just like you @noperope, I too am very new to Steem. Day 5 here I think, hehe. But as with real life I truly believe we're ALL relevant. Whether a minnow, dolphin or whale it's highly likely most of them started in the exact same place we all did.
And whether you're here for the community, money or status you'll seemingly be able to find any and all but none are guaranteed. Well maybe the community. But I feel with the right attitude to the community, the rest may fall in to place.
Hi @alioops, I love your philosophy! I'm on day 6, so not far ahead and I feel the same way about the community. They have been so supportive and encouraging to me so far, but that's exactly what I was looking for so, might have been why it was so easy to find :) I'm following people that have great perspectives like yours- hope to hear from you again soon :)
Have a great day! Keep spreading the love!
XO,
heart-to-heart
I appreciate you saying that. I try to keep an upbeat attitude. There are however times that I find myself in discussions with some individuals about certain either controversial or sensitive subjects and I find some very closed minded or horrible people. So it's wonderful to know there are decent people not only out in the world but here in Steemit-land too.
Well, as with all things in life there must be balance. Good vs evil, bad vs good, light vs dark. Without one there is not the other. Just keep on the side you want to be and know that the other is only there to balance you :)
I wish you the best
XO
Same here @heart-to-heart and that's why I jumped in also, to document my adventures and find people with the same interests, Whales or not, we're all in for the same reasons, learn from each, inspire with your own expieriences and make some money on the side doing the right thing. Check out my stories, I think you'll love them too.
Hi @frankhappa I just followed so I'll be looking for you on my feed! Sounds like we've got the same thoughts on this :) See you soon!
Awesome reply & great mindset. - Unfortunately, there's some people looking for whales only, as they seek rewards in terms of money and nothing else. - That's the reason for this post.
Even though this comment was written 8 months ago, it is still relevant to someone as new as me. Thanks for this
Whales are like landlords.
Excellent advice. Resteeming this to 10,000+ followers.
Did you add everyone on steemit to get to 10k followers? Lol
Nope. But ask me again in another month after I have 20,000+ followers, and the answer might be "yes". :)
Lol!
Nice reply😂😂😂
Wow, thank you very much! :)
you really do this resteeming more than you write and its good, like yo just chose to promote people more. Can you do same for me?
How do you have 10,000 followers on your following 50,000
Thats a lot of people!
You were telling us so many unseful advice. Thanks a lot. It's simply a large Piece of work to gain more Attention of the whales. And first of all you have to produce
GOOD CONTENT - VERY GOOD CONTENT!!
Upvoted and resteemed and followed.
Unfortunately I'm not yet a whale ...
Thank you very much! - I'm glad you liked it.
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You missed the picture of your first dolphin vote ;)
That's pretty awesome actually :D
Haha, love this gif!
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This was a very honest and insightful post! I will follow your recommendation. I have heard before some steemitians searching for hours to find the magic formula but at the end they also say...just be yourself and write interesting posts. So said that...i hope you will like my next post! How i ended up in Tanzania!
It's not even so much about getting whale votes, it's just about understanding simple human psychology. If someone's interested in something, they'll be glad to help the author out. First you have to care about your target audience though. Everyone's selfish at the end of the day, so you have to try to limit your own selfishness and write and connect with other people.. giving, giving, giving and expecting as little as possible in return. You will eventually get rewarded, but you should continue with your journey on giving out as much as possible :)
Very well said! - I love it. :)
Great article! I want to do well here, but really see success in so many ways. I really am just so grateful for the platform--for a chance to build an authentic following and engage with a group of people that is largely gifted, intelligent, and supportive. Of course earnings are exciting--they even feel life-changing, because you feel a potential that is so hopeful. But I just don't think I could bring myself to chase whales on here. Maybe I'll lose out as a result. But I've never felt peaceful about that kind of thing in real life, and it doesn't feel any different here right now.
I'm hopeful that trying to produce the best content I possibly can will eventually, over the long-term, mean success in a lot of ways on here. But after what has been a really low-earnings week in comparison to the other weeks, I still fundamentally just feel grateful--and extremely so. What we have here is special, and anything that gives me a fair shot at sharing my work feels like striking gold after so many dry years elsewhere online!
More to say, but I really appreciated this. Thanks xx
I think you're doing an amazing job, and comments like this is one of the reasons for your success. You're talented, you share great content and you write awesome replies so it really feels like you spend time writing your comments. That goes a very long way, as truth to be told, most people, write something short, very quickly, and sit back and wait for rewards. - And those people will never become successful on Steemit.
I love posts like this, they motivate the life out of me and tell me I'm headed in the right direction Everytime I have a glimpse of weakness.
I always say this and I will keep telling myself , I am the WHALE , and I will work hard and prove it.
Great post loved it! @hitmeasap
I'm glad you liked it :)
Don't forget that, being a whale and all. ;)
I wish you the best of luck!
You are a whale! If you believe it, you can achieve it! Best of luck to you! You'll get there :)
Superefficient article. Everyday I always come in contact with post that will inspire me and get me more addicted to study who are whales, what can I do to get them on board.
All I know is hidden treasures needs finding adn the more you take action the closer you get to that secret hidden treasure.
Nice post. Following me is a choice but I will follow you to read more of your post as a newbies..
I'm glad you liked it. Thank you.
Honestly, I expected click bait and snake oil. Instead, I stumble into a really great article that could have been :
It wasn't concise. It wasn't elegant. It was totally honest and reassuring for us goldfish. Thank you.
That's great, thank you. I'm glad you liked it. :)