Before I get started, I want to make sure I don't sound like I'm just shilling a competing social media site here on Yours. I see Yours, Steemit, Minds, Viuly, Creative Chain, etc. as complimentary tools being built as decentralized solutions for the future of all Media, not just the social variety.

Steemit has been around the longest and I've had the most experience with it, hence it's the first platform I'm developing these strategies and documenting use cases for. As I become more familiar with Yours.org and get a grasp of some disruptive ways this platform can be put to use you can bet I'll be creating similar works specific to this site. Bitcoin Cash is one of my favorite types of money and I think this place has a very bright future.

That all being said, I hope you enjoy learning a bit more about Steemit and some interesting and profitable ways it can be used.

How to Use Steemit to Support Independent Media:

One thing is common to most new media platforms operating in the New Economy. Authors and Audience have opportunity to earn cryptocurrency. The attention of that person watching video or checking out works of art is valuable.

The eyes, ears, and minds of a human being are one of the most valuable resources on this planet. When your audience has thoughtful opinion or meaningful thought about your work and share it with the whole community that is even more valuable. Places like Steemit, Yours, Mind, & Viuly all acknowledge this in some way and have built in mechanisms which distribute currency to viewers and commenters in addition to the authors.

The New Economy I mention so often isn't just hyperbole or theatrics. There are brand new ways of doing things here. Your attention is now an asset which you get to monetize. You can either stay on youtube or facebook and be force-fed advertisements based upon your private conversations they capture, or you can move to the New Economy and earn some real money for the things you enjoy viewing and discussing. You have that choice right now.

With the above understanding in mind, the information linked below is meant to point out several ways we as authors or viewers can now monetize our work and attention in the Steemit Eco-system. How we, as red pilled and red blooded human beings, can financially support the online communities we frequent and hold dear. How we can most efficiently use these new tools to begin building wealth in decentralized ways within what I refer to as the New Economy.

Cheers to better ways of doing things.

The same video posted above is also available on Viuly for those interested. Viuly is a youtube competitor being built on the Ethereum blockchain and it's bringing big improvements to the video advertising industry. Well worth looking into for any early adopter of cryptocurrency.