RE: How the trending page looks to a newb... And how the trending page could look!
I like the idea of re-arranging the front page... I really like your idea of having the top few posts from different categories.
It should be 'welcome to the Steemchain.' Yes it's a blockchain, yes blockchains are the mut's nuts but for new Steemers...the Steemchain is all that matters. And what is the Steemchain? It's a permanent, incorruptible, transparent, decentralised, free-to-use, free-to-publish, accountably adaptable network. This network pays you for your time, effort, creativity, ideas and allows you to award others for theirs. Our attention is valuable, our ability to form communities is valuable, our ability to generate value from those communities is unimaginably vast.
If we can display that message in the simplest, most digestible manor, I think that will help people when they get here...
buzz words nobody understand is a buzz kill. "What's in it for me?" is what it must answer.
I thought I just answered what's in it for them. Also, 'buzzword' is a touch patronising...blockchains and what they can do are important and can be explained although it is a challenge to frame it in the right way. Did everyone know what a google was?
Its a headline. If they have to look at what it mean on google, its a fail.
You're probably right...but I suspect that people had to be told what google was initially, 'a search engine,' and come to understand what it could do for them and how to use it. Either way, what Google was became self-evident quite quickly, whereas Steemit and steem are a hell of a lot more complex. I guess the learning process needs to be optimized and involves levels or steps.
Perhaps we should build a newbie learning graphic that censorship resistant blogging that pays you (or whatever) and try to build out the natural progression from there. That should then feature somewhere on steemit.
Welcome to blogging that pays? It's frustrating because that barely scratches the surface :)!
I've been trying to answer that question myself. The benefits a blogger gets from steemit is not that different from Hubpages.
Here is my best attempt:
Headline -> Welcome to Steemit
Sub-head -> Discover an open community of passionate content creators. Set up a blog in minutes, make friends and earn rewards based on community appreciation.
Sorry for my short snappy replies, I was on my phone and the website is terribly slow...taking forever to write anything.
Short but not snappy :)) I like your header and sub-header. My stab at a sub-header would be...
A place where one can publish anything, connect with anyone and enjoy the incredible content of a rapidly growing, diverse and global community. You're engagement will earn you money and reputation...have fun!
Something like that.....it's very similar to your effort and i'm still not entirely happy with mine either....it's dam tricky!!
it is tricky! I like what you've came up with. Anything but welcome to the blockchain is a major improvement in my opinion.
Hahaha! Agreed :) I'll keep thinking....I'm sure you will too!
Perhaps we should ask all those new to steemit and new to crypto what they would like to see. It might make for an interesting perspective.
Personally I prefer "blogchain". The message is only there for non-steemers who probably know nothing about steem or blockchains... At least blogchain sounds like something they could imagine... And then later they'll find out it's a play on words
That's a nice idea.