Well you have said almost everything I'd want to hear about how a post can turn into something so valuable except on thing. Doesn't upvoting your own blog post turn curators away?
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Well you have said almost everything I'd want to hear about how a post can turn into something so valuable except on thing. Doesn't upvoting your own blog post turn curators away?
I'm new to these parts, so my opinion isn't an educated one, but I would hope it wouldn't turn off a curator to upvote one's own post.
Why post anything that you yourself wouldn't Upvote or even Resteem, depending on the level of quality vs quantity you're going for? If you believe in your value, there's nothing wrong with believing in yourself & tooting your own horn, despite what we've been taught... But make it worth it, if it's curators you're trying to attract.
From what I've been able to ascertain from my attempts to assimilate with this cultures, it's acceptable to Upvote your own content, though there seems to be a varying & subtle advanced & nuanced art to it.
If you're wisdom is called in & you are put to work, especially by the author, it seems to be socially acceptable to Upvote ones own comment, you were volunteered to work after all.
It seems to be tacky though to upvote one's own comment & assume a share especially before the author themselves chime in, although again there seems to be subtle variations based on choosing to do work for others.
The big no no seems to be self-upvoting value-less comments & not even giving a courtesy reach around upvote to the author, as seen in the recent "me too" that was evaluated at $60.
Anyways, I could be totally wrong but it's what I've picked up trying to figure this lovely complicated eco-system out. :P
But most curators are dying for a good read, so why not toss yourself an Upvote if you believe in the value of your words? If believing in myself turns someone off, then they aren't who I wanted to attract anyways, you know?
(Omg, too many words)
I do believe I have a solid grasp now. Thank you for your time that it took to type all that and for the amount of information!
If you're one of those like I am that talks through the typing process, I'm sure you had to feel like you were giving a speech. Ha! Great feedback though, seriously. Thanka again.
You grasp! There is more to it but this is sufficient. You will move very fast
Nothing wrong with upvoting your post. Among other things, it helps with visibility. As for turning curators, well it depends on the curator. Different curators have different intentions and non is wrong in reality. Some curators can go after curation rewards and some can go for quality, while some go for friends or look up to others and imitate. Bottomline is, you can please every curators, so that is where your own preferences come into play. upvoting your post used to be default, i dont know if that is still the case. Nothing wrong with upvoting your comments either but like the comment below, it depends on you as you can determine the quality of your work same as you would do with others. you may also want your comment to seat on the top of a thread for various reasons, thus, you may upvote your comment. Overall, non of these things can be called wrong. when you upvote your posts, it is usually the very onset, so i dont see that affect curators looking to make more rewards as they like to vote at around the 30 min mark. again it depends on ht curator. Some curators may also have a soft spot for powered up posts as they feel that adds to the steem economy etc
But bots like @gentlebot specifically states that she won't upvote self-upvoted comments! Why such a hatred for self-upvotes and yet considered gentle?
You dont have to be bothered about that. it is a community, different people decide their own preferences.
I felt the same as you and tested it out on my first couple posts (learning by watching the effects). I then read a post from someone who apparently felt the opposite was true. Since upvoting your own post used to be default, you'd think it would more widely accepted. Thank you for your help as well.
Yes, freedom is important! Upvoting your post is widely accepted but its a community, thus, people will have varying views. That aside, nothing wrong in upvoting your own post. That decision is yours to make. Losing your freedom however, will make your journey less fun. It's a post, yours or anothers, it is a post
I agree with you, only the feeling of freedom will give us a theme and meaning in our messages, especially will give the strength to promote it. Thank you @surpassinggoogle