I love finding new under-valued Steemians and this contest is a great excuse to find fabulous bloggers whose post aren't getting the attention they deserve. In case you aren't aware, the Pay It Forward Curation Contest is a weekly challenge from @pifc to find bloggers to promote.
If you want to know some of the things I look for when curating for Pay-it-Forward, please check out this article on How to Get Curated.
Here are this week's selections - reputation 55 or under.
Selection #1 - @becks723 (rep 25)
[Monte Lussari, a magic place in the north east of Italy](https://steemit.com/nature/@becks723/monte-lussari-a-magic-place-in-the-north-east-of-italy) So far, this blogger has posted two posts and they've both been absolute treats. Excellent pictures to tell us about various travels, this is a brand new blogger who needs to be paid attention to.
At the time of writing, this post had an expected payout of 0.03 SBD. Let's give this new blogger some love!
Selection #2 - @aaronkroeblinger (rep 34)
[HOWTO: Destruct your data](https://steemit.com/datarecovery/@aaronkroeblinger/howto-destruct-your-data)It often astonishes my husband and I (who rescue/refurbish computers from our local dump) how little effort people make to secure their data before throwing away their unwanted machines. This blog post shows you how to protect yourself.
At time of writing, this post had an expected payout of 0.03 SBD. This is another very new blogger. Time to give him some support.
Flash-Back of the Week
This has proven fun - and is not meant to be part of the contest, just a fun extra. This week, I look back at:
Week 7 - @chuchoafonso (now rep 57)
[Galeria fotografica, El muelle de pescadores.](https://steempeak.com/stem-espanol/@chuchoafonso/2ncbgm-galeria-fotografica-el-muelle-de-pescadores)I'm glad to see that this photographer is still very active in Venezuela, showing us many scenes from that country. This blogger is still very much undervalued and could really use some more love from us.
These are my selections for this week. Please visit them and give them some love - even if you don't have voting power to spare, a kind word can make all the difference!
Note: All images remain property of the original poster. I've only used their locations.
Previous weeks
(Please consider entering this contest! If you no longer want to be tagged, let me know and I'll take the @ sign off it. People in bold have been active within the past month.* Designates someone involved with PIFC within the past month.)
| week | authors | week | authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @neilur, @changingworld & @trincowski* | 2 | @jandroh, @jabre & @potato-potato |
| 3 | @gmlgang, @mikefromtheuk & @efim-off | 4 | @steemminder, @liquidpoopcorn & @tomlabe |
| 5 | @unknovvn, @akash789 & @artofchi | 6 | @cosmodeluzgd, @frank-cris & @zorank* |
| 7 | @chuchoafonso, @marcocarrasquel & @nightcreature | 8 | @juanfb, @saffana & @zanoni |
| 9 | @francismoure, @miguelbarreto & @lynncoyle1* | 10 | @kurodevs & @fearless97 |
| 11 | @roger5120, @ana0918 & @lymepoet | 12 | @tdas0 & @matthewthonyit |
| 13 | @zaimrofiqi, @pejugold & @marleyn | 14 | @edouard & @moderndayhippie |
| 15 | @elmicta & @anyisol | 16 | @rahulk200013 & @kweenbrand |
| 17 | @napeng & @buddin2 | 18 | @dollarsandsense & @maxijgcomm |
| 19 | @deltasteem & @badriadi83 | 20 | @k9world & @luisdraw |
| 21 | @norwegianbikeman, @iwansunarya & @rierie.marie | 22 | @kimbygrr & @elelobos |
| 23 | @shaheerbari & @avizor | 24 | @wilnonis & @zyzymena |
| 25 | @vishalsingh4997 & @abduljalil.mbo | 26 | @zlata777 & @alexisdauliac |
| 27 | @jasmink & @tatdt | 28 | @cendrinemedia & @jbreheny |
| 29 | @drahries & @sjarvie5 | 30 | @lightcaptured & @bankiezn |
| 31 | @anyaehrim & @nowargraffitis | 32 | @inu-jim & @wandairawan |
| 33 | @bettyd & @alesstorrb | 34 | @tomatom & @mdf-365 |
| 35 | @beforeyoupack & @ilsaione | 36 | @sabrip & @joshman |
| 37 | @nayita238 & @joshuaslane | 38 | @ciudadanoglobal & @littlemix |
| 39 | @virtualvictual & @amethystmidnight | 40 | @iiegon & @silenteyes |
| 41 | @jamerussell & @medro-martin | 42 | @superchaoman & @carloscaat |
| 43 | @ewefirst & @fionasfavourites | 44 | @harmonyval & @juliocesardraw |
| 45 | @aliciasteyn & @ajorundon | 46 | |
| 47 | [48]( | ||
| Running totals: 58 out of 102 featured bloggers are still active = 56% (updated through week 45) |
My personal observations - if you want to stay in the game...
- Don't restrict yourself to a particular niche - contrary to standard blog advice.
- Get involved in at least one community on Discord. Below are three of the communities I'm involved in right now.
- Support others, engage, meet people.
Lori Svensen
author/designer at A'mara Books
photographer/graphic artist for Viking Visual
now also on: Whaleshares and WeKu
