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Are you struggling to understand bidbots and how to use them?

BorgesBarillaCurator@borges.barilla (61)2699d

Far from skeptical, I came to understand that one needs to embrace the bot-devil before having anything close to "Its Own Voice" in this platform!

Can't hide the fact that I am against bidbots and perfectly see how they corrupt the power of a "Proof of Brain" mining system, as of the one running for Steemit blockchain.

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Anyway, the truth is I decided to face-the-fight and to raise my voice. However, which might be the only way to do that?

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BidBots!

The Master Monsters! Yeah!

So... in the past three weeks, I've tried to -somehow- test the use of bidbots, willing to reach more users, maybe conquer follower (real people - not bot-followers), and I'm here to report my initial experiences.

I am planning to try to increase the value given to some bidbots, for example, @therising , @raise-me-up and @upvoteme -maybe I will try @upmewhale to (not sure yet)- and then try to figure out how much I need to burn to reach break-even.

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By the way, if you readers have any expertise to share, please let me know and add comments to this post.

I am sure many readers will be interested in knowing more about a great strategy to better use bidbots.

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My first experience:

I invested 1.3 SBD$ with the "Promote" button for this post here: https://steemit.com/life/@borges.barilla/steemit-proof-of-brain-evolved-to-proof-of-ai

Guys! Be aware and listen to me, this is the worst mistake you can ever, EVER, ever do.

Never spend your SBDs with the inborn Steemit "promote" button. That is a total waste of you SBD.

In Resume: I got no exposure. No extra-read, no extra-follower, no vote. Nothing. That thing is not working at all to promote your post.

My second experience:

I took the same last post and insisted on it. I invested extra 1.5 SP with the bidbot @raise-me-up + 0.7 SP with @obaku. I add the link of my post in the transfer memos, and boom!

I got 810 votes (probably 99% from bots) but got some real people to follow me, and actual comments from real people.

In more details: I got a total of 8 comments: Two from real interested people, to which I replied with tremendous attention and feeling. (Thanks @craft-crypto and @bewithbreath ! You just made me feel very good about writing!) I also got one dry comment. And that is it.

From a 'money perspective', I keep far from break-even. That post took 1.3 SBD + 2.0 SP, and the return was $0.22.

My third experience:

This time things were much more efficient. I only spent 1.5 SP with @raise-me-up to promote this latest post: https://steemit.com/mindset/@borges.barilla/agenda-todolist-solution-do-it

The result was: 3 extra followers, 72 upvotes (no idea how many are coming from real people vs botvotes), and $0.21 as a reward. Plus: two comments from @oliver135 (Thanks bro!) and some interaction with @itripvenezuela and @poetrywhale .

I will keep trying guys! Let's see where I can get with a combination of @raise-me-up and @therising.

I will report back soon! Please, leave a comment if you are also trying to understand the bidbot economy. I appreciate sharing ideas about that!

bb.

Comments · 8

  • @edensgarden(7)· 2696d

    Thanks for using @edensgarden!

  • @lovejuice(61)· 2697d

    This post has received a 36.71% upvote from @lovejuice thanks to @borges.barilla. They love you, so does Aggroed. Please be sure to vote for Witnesses at https://steemit.com/~witnesses.

  • @joeparys(74)· 2697d

    You got a 7.17% upvote from @joeparys! Thank you for your support of our services. To continue your support, please follow and delegate Steem power to @joeparys for daily steem and steem dollar payouts!

  • @rynow(73)· 2697d

    Thanks for sharing, I came to check out your post after you commented on my post, thus, my visit has nothing to do with bidbots, I also don't like the bidbots. Perhaps you can also experiment by commenting on people that don't normally vote for you and see how many will start voting for you or start following you.

  • @steemstreems(62)· 2698d

    @steembasicincome It is not a bid bot per se, but I like it. It gives you an upvote on all of your posts. I like it because in order to get a share someone has to "give" you one or you have to give someone else one.

    If I give you one share then I also get one share. If you give someone else one then you also get one share. It only helps those who at the very least post. You must make posts to benefit from the share.

    You seem to be interested in posting. If you would like a share and are dedicated to posting regularly, let me know and I will send one your way! Oh yeah, the share is for life! It never expires!

  • @arcange(79)· 2698d

    Congratulations @borges.barilla! Your post was mentioned in the Steem Hit Parade for newcomers in the following category:

    • Upvotes - Ranked 6 with 483 upvotes

    I also upvoted your post to increase its reward If you like my work to promote newcomers and give them more visibility on the Steem blockchain, consider to vote for my witness!

  • @naltedtirt(67)· 2698d

    I am a real person and am seeking other real people (possible friends) on steemit. Hit me up and lets chat. I have only been on Steemit for a month but am having some limited success.

  • @poetry.whale(57)· 2699d

    As always, a refreshing read! I am curious to follow your saga.