Lets ditch the promoted tab and replace it with something useful by azfix

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community · @azfix · Jun 23 '17

$20.90

Lets ditch the promoted tab and replace it with something useful

![PromotedC.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP1JKrqozx6D3mYT9vXsp6ckevabCJdCHQcCQeNaMSt8t/PromotedC.png)

The promoted tab lets you burn Steem Backed Dollars to promote your content on steemit. In the beginning I saw people use this to promote a post that they thought deserved more recognition than it was getting. It seemed to work and I would look at it often to find new user content that I might not have discovered before. This eventually changed and it ended up being a tab that most users avoid and have no use for.

![BurnSBDC.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUihpke6FJByGwRWbK2Xdsy3Arp3jc5mJrhR2UsqEVEh6/BurnSBDC.png)

<H1> Five things we can do instead of burning SBD on the promoted tab </H1>

1. Burn SBD to gain faster voting power regeneration
2. Burn SBD to get a little extra boost when voting on a post
3. Burn SBD to get a temporary Steem power boost
4. Burn SBD to purchase an additional account
5. Burn SBD to purchase a community account name

I am sure this list has its flaws, but I wanted to get a conversation going about the promoted tab and ask if its something that you think Steemit needs?

Thank you for reading
Please feel free to comment or ask questions below.

👍 gavvet, timsaid, teamsteem, azfix, slowwalker, azurejasper, dragonslayer109, infovore, jacor, xwerk, sauravrungta, steem-id, crazymumzysa, nomoreheroes7, betelzeus, steve-walschot, haleyaerith, macka137, captainobviou3, steemprentice, doqstrader, keuudeip, hotandrandom, cristiungureanu, yummymummy, aismor, fproductions, lauralemons, lamech-m, steembets, steemland.com, thegame, beng05, connieluebbert

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@azurejasper · Jun 23 '17 (edited)

$1.06

I like the idea of SBD for boosted voting power.

Or what about SBD for special highlighting in the list results, like a boarder or banner/ribbon to make it stand out more?

👍 azurejasper, xwerk, azfix

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@azfix · Jun 23 '17

$0.46

That is a very good idea as well, I think anything that helps the community is a good thing.

👍 azfix, xwerk

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@xwerk · Jun 24 '17

I agree, this seems like a great idea to me, too.

👍 azfix

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@betelzeus · Jun 25 '17

I have promoted one post since I've joined Steemit , at the time it did work , in that I made more on the post than I spent on promotion. That was soon after I joined , really I just wanted to test it out , see how it worked or if it worked. I seriously doubt I will use it again though. And honestly , I never really check the promoted tab anymore , as I have enough posts to go though in my feed and under the new tab (which are the only ones I really use, mostly anyway).

And i think the option for faster power regen is good , that and the temp Steem power boost , that one could make things pretty interesting :)

👍 azfix

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@azfix · Jun 25 '17

The promoted tab is pretty much a waste of space for the most part now, I think it will eventually die out.  Steem power boost and faster power regen would be pretty awesome.

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@captainobviou3 · Jun 23 '17

I am trying to get my wife an account, but no avail. Any idea how I can get her on here. We already tried with two different emails. We even got the phone confirmation number but never got the "activated email" from steemit.

👍 azfix

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@azfix · Jun 23 '17

I assume you checked the spam folder?

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@captainobviou3 · Jun 23 '17 (edited)

yup. I thought it was something with the flood of new applicants. But, since then I have turned 3 other people on who have active accounts now. My wife is pissed. lol

👍 azfix

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@fproductions · Jun 23 '17

http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/22/22dbe85bd8630309a1b1d4d50832d66971dcec851409a3bdf515d85793848c8a.jpg

👍 azfix

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@azfix · Jun 23 '17

ha ha, Nice

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@goplayonline · Jun 23 '17

$0.05

I tried to promote..and it was a loss! Never again

👍 goplayonline, azfix

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@azfix · Jun 23 '17

Yes its pretty much worthless for most people

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@hotandrandom · Jun 23 '17

Thank you for this. I've promoted a few of my articles and it didn't make any difference! This probably explains it. You've probably saved me a few $$$ cheers.

👍 doqstrader

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@azfix · Jun 23 '17

$0.28

Good to hear, yes you are probably better off to put that money into Steem power. Glad I helped you save some $$$

👍 azfix

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@nrajesh · Jun 23 '17 (edited)

<a href="https://steemviz.com/promo">This site</a> shows how much it costs to get to the top of promo page. Clearly, not meant for small individuals! Less than a month ago, a $20 spend would get you in top-10. Not anymore.

We are better off purchasing whaleshares or requesting randowhale for a vote! Promo/ new/ hot sections should be customizable for each user and we should only be able to see specific categories etc. in them.

👍 azfix

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@azfix · Jun 23 '17

I would rather see the things you mentioned built into Steemit instead of everyone selling votes like a crooked election. It would be much better to buy those things and have the Steem dollars burned in order to help the entire community instead of a few whales. So many people want to be able to customize what they see, so I feel like its going to be a feature eventually.

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