Steem sidegigs - Active ways of earning on the Blockchain

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Posting usually is the first way that comes to mind when it comes to earning Steem and other tokens on the Blockchain. But there are many other ways, some passive and other active ways to earn more cryptocurrency.

There are many active ways of earning cryptocurrency, being thats Steem Backed Dollars (SBD), Steem or Powered up Steem Power (SP). These ways require you to spend time making content or looking for others content and replying to them.

Posting:

As said before, its the primary way people can earn crypto using the Steem Blockchain. Its known as "Proof of brain". An idea of valuable content will be rewarded by stakers on the Blockchain via voting for that content. Being thats posting videos, images, writing, music or sounds. I personally like posting photos I take, or videos I make with my cameras. And while im gaming I record it and post it on Dtube throughout the week. I sometimes write about subjects that interest me such as space or technology. I also dabble in the paranormal content talking about UFOs and ghosts sometimes.

You would be surprised what kind of content you can create if you think about whats fun to you.

A: Using the right tags is the most important part of posting, well besides posting quality content. Since tribes and communities are being a big part of the Steem ecosystem its important to tag posts related to different activities and content. I find looking at what others are using as tags, and asking questions is the best way to figure out the best tags for your use. And by using Steempeak you can add up to 10 tags. Otherwise you may be limited to about 5 tags on other platforms.

https://steempeak.com/tribes

Steempeak also keeps track of many tribes, using their tags shown in the brackets on the page will notify members and will show up on each tribes feeds like Palnet.io and stakers of tribe coins can earn you tokens along with your Steem earnings on posts by using the tribe tags.

Using tags depending on what your posting has a big impact. Such as if I am posting gameplay video I'll make sure I use #steemace #opgaming #battle.


And if its Steem Monsters related ill use the SPT (Splinterlands Talk) tag.

These groups can be found at @battlegames @steemmonsters @opgaming

If I am posting DIY, repair videos or some construction project ill use tags such as @diy @creativecoin @build-it and others.

Posts I do on my Mason Bees is a #stem tag since it falls under biology.

Making posts about precious metals can be tagged using #steemsilvergold they also have delegation rewards for SSG Members. #steemleo is another great tag for precious metals, crypto and other financial asset discussions.

Posting pet related content on #dogsofsteemit #catsofsteemit #catsnaps #caturday

B: Watching for contests can be quite rewarding, and also get you noticed on the Steem Blockchain. I prefer to do photo challenges, but there are all kinds.

Monday: #foodphotography and #animalphotography
Tuesday: #landscapephotography and #cityscapephotography
Wednesday: #architecturalphotography and #vehiclephotography
Thursday: #macrophotography and #colourfulphotography
Friday: #streetphotography and #portraitphotography
Saturday: #sportsphotography and #smartphonephotography
Sunday: #goldenhourphotography and #longexposurephotography

Commenting:

Replying to peoples questions on your posts is important, it shows appreciation for the time spent by others consuming your content. Though you can also be rewarded for comments.

A: Using apps such as Partiko or eSteem you can earn tokens for replying to other Steem users. Or if you want to just browse others posts you can earn by commenting on their posts as well. At the moment Partiko Points is not working correctly so it probably should be avoided.

B: Sometimes people will upvote your comments if they found it insightful or stood out. Some people even upvote every comment they get, just to show appreciation for their followers.

Curating

Resteeming has been used for a long time on the Steem platforms to bring awareness to others content. There are also groups that focus on curation. And tokens are issued to those who subject posts for curation. Allowing curators to upvote their own content with the curation account as they earn enough tokens to do so. These groups require you to be invited in, or you could also do your research and kindly ask curators how to join. I am a member of @helpie, I "bake cakes" which means I find posts and have @helpie and its trail upvote the posts if they are within the payout period. Every week or so I get paid in HLPE tokens which I can use to then upvote my own posts using the @helpie account. Also, you can get curation rewards by voting on content before issuing curation upvotes on the post.

There many curation groups, and needs its own post to list them. Just to name a few, @ocdb @oc @innerblocks @tipu @curie @thealliance and @diyhub and making friends with curators in these groups can really bring attention to your quality posts.

By upvoting content early on before it gets alot of upvotes you can earn in on the curation rewards. Ive earned over 1000 Steem Power already just by upvoting others posts and reaping the curation rewards.

https://steemworld.org/@solominer

A great way to see your current rewards by daily, weekly and monthly totals.

Downvoting bad content and stopping bid-bot abuse

A recent group I have joined is called @steemflagrewards and by downvoting content included in their Discord. You can earn SFR Steem-engine-tokens.

If you are an active poster you can also earn upvotes from the @steemflagrewards account. Its a great way to put your downvote meter to work post-hard fork 21.

Alot of active users on Steem are using their downvotes to help stop spam on the Blockchain.

A community build around downvoting, theres something for everyone.

Playing Steem Monsters

If you already have some cards to start with, you can do ranked battles right away and move up the ranks.

Once in Bronze you will start to earn rewards for finishing seasons. Even if you cannot get into Bronze, by completing quests you can earn single cards.

Ive earned rare cards that way and its always fun focusing on one type of summoner for awhile. Moving up in the ranks include DEC tokens, potions and cards. Its a fun game and ive spent hours playing, though I have never gotten out of bronze league.

Ranked battle against @breacc

If you are real good, you can be a member of a guild and depending on how well it does for that season you can earn more rewards.

Making use of Dapps

When posting to D.tube and burning DTC tokens you have an opportunity to get an upvote from dtube. You earn these tokens by posting videos on the platform and over time you can burn them (exchange) for upvotes. I have gotten anywhere from a $4 upvote up through $15

Other Dapps often have tags such as esteem and Partiko (the later not working fully) and theres a chance of that tag being noticed by someone operating that Dapp and giving you an upvote for using the platform.

Joining in on Discord radio shows.

There is a great show ran by @shadowspub that is called Pimp Your Post Thursday, its hosted in the morning and then again in the evening. You can submit your posts for others to check out, but you are encourage to join in on voice and present your post.

Its a little scary the first time if you have not done any speaking, but over time its alot of fun and I suggest it anyone looking to get their post noticed more. And to make new friends on the platform.

The Ramble discord where PYPT (Pimp Your Post Thursday) happens.

https://discord.gg/NTWhPAM

As for what I do, its a mix of using tags, upvoting curators and groups that in turn return the favor to me. And by posting to Dtube videos using my own server I can pay significantly less in fees while earning dtube upvotes. Though that may be too technical for many, but its something that has helped me reap more of the rewards. Thanks alot to #onelovedtube for the uploader dapp.

Always make use of all 10 tag slots, look at what others are using for tags and ask questions about them if you have any.

Doing all of this, I am in the top 200 earners on the Blockchain. I am thankful for all of the relationships ive built with individuals and the groups on Steem. Looking forward to holding my stake and as the Steem price rises my upvotes will be quite beneficial to others on the Blockchain as well.


Addresses below to help me buy better camera equipment and support me to travel to locations to do photo and video and overall great blogs in new places. I would be happy to list some of the contributors in my posts for donations that help me along the way.

CoinAddress
BTC:bc1qhfmvd2gywg4fvrgy2kkkkyqta0g86whkt7j8r7
LTC:ltc1qdyzm5cwgt8e2373prx67yye6y9ewk0l8jf3ys9
DASH:XkSqR5DxQL3wy4kNbjqDbgbMYNih3a7ZcM
ETH:0x045f409dAe14338669730078201888636B047DC3
DOGE:DSoekC21AKSZHAcV9vqR8yYefrh8XcX92Z
ZEN:znW9mh62WDSCeBXxnVLCETMx59Ho446HJgq



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Hi @solominer!

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thank you for the shoutout to PYPT @solominer.. well done on covering the various ways to earn and build your account on Steem

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Glad to share your show with others. It's always alot of fun to be a part of.

Appreicated, hope these will be helpful to others looking to make use of their blogging.

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Excellent explanations ! Let’s hope the new Steemians will know how to work with it.

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