Why is our content getting upvotes when the upvoters are clearly not taking the time to watch our films?
We began this channel with one intention in mind: to share with you a variety of decentralised media content on the Steem blockchain, always retaining a high standard of production. Designed to tackle the subjects you will never see in mainstream media, whilst remaining faithful to the Steemit platform, refusing to interact with comments anywhere but here.
We are confused however because since launching this channel we have received over 900 upvotes and numerous words of encouragement, yet upon releasing our first trailer last week to give a teaser for our upcoming documentary The Energy Deception, we can see that it has today been viewed by a total of 58 people. Most of who would were personal friends of ours and not through this site.
So, the number of film views does not in any way correlate with the number of upvotes.
Why do you think this could be?
We suspect this is due to the obvious financial incentive to dedicate our time on this platform to curation. And some of this curation is no doubt done in a speedy manner which does not permit one to actually read the full article or watch the film that is being presented. No my friends, the upvote is given because the post looks like the kind of post that could fly. That knowledge alone is enough for the curator to hit the upvote button and move on to the next. Leaving the films unwatched and the articles unread.
But isn't Steemit more than just a curation channel?
One would hope!
So what can we do about this?
Tough one. Curation is a big aspect of this platform and one that we particularly enjoy ourselves. So there is little left to say but this:
Give more time to your curation ritual and give more respect to the writers of the articles. Many of them put hours of work into each one and in the case of films, sometimes even weeks. All they ask of you is a few moments of your time to read or watch their content before making your upvote decision. In this way, information is being shared as it should be, forever on the Steem blockchain. And Steemit becomes (as it so clearly should be!) more than just a tool for making money through curation.
So, please watch the trailer now!
It is only a short trailer at this stage but will give you a clear taste of what is to come. No small amount of time went into creating this documentary for you in which we explore why decentralised Solar Power has not yet reached the people.
The currency generated through these posts will fund our ongoing work.
If the currency is not generated, the work will not happen. Bills must to be paid!
Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing your thoughts on solving this problem.
