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 - @zaidaguevarae (rep 43)
[Nature always finds a way to whisper what are the keys to success.](https://steemit.com/gardening/@zaidaguevarae/nature-always-finds-a-way-to-whisper-what-are-the-keys-to-success-i6jmrde0)
I just love how this blogger takes the experience of growing amazingly tall sunflowers and turns it into a philosophical post. Amazingly, this is this blogger's third post. I think she needs a great welcome from us, don't you think? To help her get started, I've given her a 25 SP delegation so that hopefully she has enough RC to post more frequently.
At the time of writing, this post had 0.15 STU. Let's get her more support!
Selection #2 - @liberyworms (rep 53)
[Baby Chicks!!](https://steemit.com/homesteading/@liberyworms/baby-chicks)
I'm a huge sucker for cute baby farm animals! These chicks are no exception. Plenty of pictures and plenty of details about how this blogger is raising these chicks for meat. I hope we see plenty more of these homesteading posts in the future. At the time of writing, this post had 0.07 STU. How about an upvote and a comment?
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 25 - @abduljalil.mbo (now rep 58)
[SUGGESTED, Easy Way To Dessert Seed](https://steempeak.com/esteem/@abduljalil.mbo/berkebun-cara-mudah-semai-biji-kurma)
Another great homesteading article - this time about how to grow date palm seedlings. Very interesting. It's great to see that this blogger is still at it, and giving us interesting information.At the time of writing, this post had 0.14 STU. This author needs more support.
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. Italics means they've been featured as a flash-back.)
| 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/@matthewtonyit |
| 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 | @goat-girlz & @lphnfotografia |
| 47 | @bo-sirithip & @gertu | 48 | @becks723 & @aaronkroeblinger |
| 49 | @aloha-creations & @dvotravels | 50 | @sofathana & @rogernfl |
| 51 | @dansgardening & @lontongzombie | [52]( | |
| Running totals: | |||
| Week 45: 52 out of 102 featured bloggers are currently active = 56% | |||
| Week 51: 64 out of 114 featured bloggers are currently active = 56% |
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
Join us in the Official Whaleshares server in the text channel "the-phoenix-project"
