Realization101: Authenticity Not Just Quality
April 21, 2021
QUALITY CONTENT. We have always thought that writing quality content is the best way to attract readers, and most especially, to attract @TheRandomRewarder. It was last year when the talking head of read.cash posted on Reddit regarding disputes on readcash. The time when spammers are exploiting the system. And what I can't forget is when he called our country a poor country and users from the Philippines and Bangladesh are like kindergarten and don't know how to write quality content.
From that moment onwards, I have always strived to create articles better than my previous articles. I know I wasn't that good at making articles and that's the reason why I continued to blog here, to improve my writing skills, to create quality content.
We have witnessed how this platform changed when the bot was implemented. From spam articles to better ones and many have tried their best to create better articles just to catch the attention of the bot. The big changes to the tipping system started last month of March. From $500 daily spending to I don't really know the exact amount this time, but I can tell that it is much higher than before.
I was lucky to benefit from the generosity of the bot last month, but as the April fools month started, I felt like I was being fooled by the bot. I was started to get upvotes the same as what I was getting before. But some users continued to receive huge tips from the bot. And so I started to think of what are the basis to continue receiving huge tips from the bot.
All my frustrations and observations boiled down to one speculation. Getting huge upvotes is not just based on the quality of the article, but on the authenticity of the content - from simple, fair, good, to excellent content. And sir @MarcDeMesel's statement about his basis on giving upvotes to contents proved my speculation. In the interview, he mentioned that he choose articles with authenticity and sometimes jumps on the title that catches his attention that what he thinks is interesting.
So I was wrong ever since as I defined quality content as something with a degree of excellence. But in some instances the bot is really unfair even if the content is authentic, he's being so random just like its name.
And I admit that some of my works are not really that authentic since I sometimes used references especially the topics about crypto and other stuff. But this give me realization and that is why I stopped writing CrypTalk blogs anymore.
There are many quality contents here in readcash but only a few passed the standards of the bot. Let's drag some users in here and of course, not including the old prominent ones as their contents will remain excellent and authentic.
Here are some users who are making articles about Bitcoin Cash and other crypto-related contents.
@Gabu is a three months old user of readcash. Since the start of his blogging journey here, he had shown so much admiration and loyalty to Bitcoin Cash. If you will visit his profile from day one (which I doubt you will do), you will see his articles are seem to be centered on BCH. He tackles the benefits and other positive topics regarding BCH as well as his personal experiences using the coin and how he helps in spreading BCH awareness.
@Jnavedan is a 2 months old user of readcash. He is also one of the great writers who always give me motivational comments. His Crypto Ramblings blogs hooked the attention of the bot. His blogs also include topics about Bitcoin Cash and other crypto-related articles. What I like in his genre of writing is the unique style in delivering his topics. Not a typical one that you will read online. All have authenticity and well-written.
@PatsKy8135 is an 8 months old user of read.cash and I'm proud to say that she's a Filipina living abroad. If you will dive into her profile, you will see a professional level of writing skills. Her articles are unique and worth reading, and not just something gotten from references. She also tackles the positive side of Bitcoin Cash and included some of her personal blogs.
@Rutkwoski is one of the old users of readcash. I admire his writing skills since the day I know him. His The World & Crypto blogs tackle crypto-related news and the real world's current events. If you will read his articles, you might gonna say that it's not so unique because you can find those news on the internet as well. However, if you will read the content well, you will understand why the bot considered them authentic. The information is well-written based on his understanding and not paraphrased. His English skills are great since he's a native English speaker, as well as his writing and comprehension skills.
And do you know that there is a 1 month old user here with more than $6000 earnings already? He's @CryptoMax. In his first articles, he was able to catch the attention of Sir Marc due to his precise and authentic article about BCH's ultimate whitepaper. He has also great writing skills and and all his articles are authentic and well-written, something that you haven't read before.
So these are just some of the great writers of readcash tackling about Bitcoin Cash and other crypto-related articles. There are still many out there but I can't mention them all. But the bot don't ust give generous upvotes to BCH or crypto-related articles. Here are some of the users writing in their own genre with authentic contents.
@Hanzell and @Jeaneth are two of the great writers I admire in readcash. These two are not just writing anything but they are writing according to their genre of writing, they are writing because it's their passion. Hanzell is more on creative and freewriting, but sometimes she's posting personal and art blogs. She has excellent and unique writing skills. If you will read her stories, you'll be mystified at how creative she is and how broad her imagination is. She's a person with a plethora of stories in her mind.
Meanwhile, Jeaneth is another great content writer, not just a content writer but also a podcaster, a singer, and a musician. A talented person with excellent writing skills. She writes more about movie summaries and reviews and piano covers, as well as mysterious stories about crimes and other creepy stuff. These made her writings unique.
Aside from these great authors above, the bot also like inspirational/motivational articles and related to personal experiences and stories. Example users are@eommaZel and @Yen. If you will visit their profiles, you will see that their contents are worth reading. You will always get some lessons after reading their articles. They are like more on motivational and personal blogs. They are always positive despite uncertainties going on in this platform.
And seems that the bot likes something entertaining as well, as he likes how @Ruffa gives entertainment to this platform. And if you will read her articles, you can see authenticity in them. She writes her personal experiences and true feelings.
Ruffa also waited patiently until the bot noticed her works, and the generous tip she is receiving may be a reward to her.
She's only an example that no matter what happens, we should not lose track and just maintain the pace. And there's no point in exerting too much effort just to catch the attention of the bot , and that is one of my realizations. We should write according to our genre and not just for the sake of impressing the bot. The same goes with the line, "Write to inspire, not to impress."
And we know that readcash is a BCH-powered platform and this was created for BCH mass adoption. It is not the same with P0x that you can promote and write about any kind of crypto. Just like what LeoFinance's curators are doing too, if the article doesn't give credit to the platform, then they will only give a small reward, but if it does, then they will give a huge reward for it. So I realized that it is not good to promote other kind of cryptos here. It's like this was created for BCH, and you will promote BTC, why would they pay you with BCH?
Eybyoung and I have the same genre of writing. We write about crypto, personal blogs, current news, freewriting, and creative writing, and any kind of topic that comes into our minds. And sometimes I feel it unfair when our articles are underrated because we always exert effort in writing them.
Some users are also underrated sometimes despite making quality content, such as @PVMihalache (but getting good upvoted now) @Jihan @RowanSkie @wrabbiter @z_graeden and more, and @sjbuendia who contributed a lot to BCH mass adoption in our country and onboarded lots of merchants.
In case I haven't mentioned your name here, it doesn't mean that you are not a great writer. As I have said above, there are many great writers here but I cannot mention all. Some are doing good already, so I did not mention their names here too.
Not all are receiving generous tips from the bot because it is so random just like it's name, maybe because there are thousands of users here and the bot is not perfect. The distribution of upvotes is also rotational, if you will notice that. It's like every after two to three days. If the daily spending is $1000 (just an example), and the posted articles for the day is 500. If the spending is distributed fairly, then the 500 articles will receive $2 each.
However, in this case, the bot is so random and maybe prioritize the users which he considered as authentic and not spam, or those that are appealing to him, and the leftovers will be given to users which he considered as low-quality writers, and spammers won't receive anything. This is somewhat unfair actually, as all are exerting effort to write articles.
I remember the talking head said that he is not ranking users, but based on recent updates on noisecash (which I guess has been implemented here as well), he is rating users and those who have good rates will receive fair upvotes and bad contents and spammers will receive zero to little upvotes.
And maybe you will ask why your account has been moved to spam? Check @Eybyoung article Forgotten By The Robot.
And I think to catch the bot you need to post an article at the time that it is active. Since the hub is in the UK, consider posting articles based on UK time. I'm not sure about this too, but this is just based on my observations.
So to catch the bot, you need to:
Write articles with authenticity, not just quality
Put unique and eye-catchy title
Know the timing
But all this stuff doesn't matter actually, because there is something that I realized the most, and that is to write because you want it.
This realization helped me realized the right things to do, and that is to write because you want it and not to put too much pressure on the bot's tardiness. I should be thankful for any amount I had because it is even better compared to those who are not getting anything.
And @BCHouseVE also helped me realized that we should do things because we love to do it, not because we want more money. He is a very loyal BCH supporter and has onboarded a lot of BCH users already. But if you will check his profile, he's not really receiving good tips, but he continued writing because that's what he likes to do.
You guys have noticed my realization101 lately, and to tell you honestly, I've been putting too much pressure on myself to the point that my mind wasn't thinking good anymore. You can read it in my article Realization101: Pursue Your Passion, Not Pressure, I almost forgot that I stayed long on this platform because that is what I want, because of the people I've met here, and the knowledge I've gained from other people. And I almost forgot the reason why I want to pursue my goals in life, that is because of my family and my dreams.
If writing is your passion then you should write according to your will. Write what you want to write and not because of what the bot might like. @Fexonice1 also once told me, "just keep the faith, you might get a big break here any moment from now."
So for those who are losing faith because the bot is not visiting your spot, don't lose hope, just continue writing until the bot notice you, just like what Ruffa did. And just like what @PVMihalache is always saying, "the bot always comes back." (Not really these exact words)
I hope these realizations of mine also gives you lessons as to how it brought me back to my optimistic state of mind.
This article was drafted last April 16 which was before the bull market. I was supposed to post this last Sunday but since there was a bull run, I have posted my BCH-related article first.
And guess what?
Last April 18, the talking head of noisecash and readcash posted something regarding the tipping system.
Many have commented including me. And just after that, the bot paid us a visit, not only to my spot but also to some users like @PVMihalache @Eybyoung @bmjc98 @Eirolfeam2 @Pantera and more. I am thinking if this generosity is for good, or just for a short period.
I also thought that maybe the admin fixed the system after reading the complaints. Maybe they have realized that there is something wrong with the bot.
Or maybe, it's just to prove to us that we are wrong.
There you go..the bot has been called...
And for sure, the talking head will say, "This is just a Myth."
EDITED:
This article is edited and republished. Others have misunderstood some of the content because they were somewhat offending, so I decided to unpublish this first and delete the offending parts. Although @Hanzell was right that it was just my opinion, but @Eybyoung was right too that I become insensitive, lack awareness, and speculative, I complain, I compare, and I admit it all.
I compare and complain most likely because I only want a fair system. A system that everyone will benefit not only selected users. Because I believe that we all exerted efforts in writing articles. So if someone gets an upvote, then others should have as well.
But the damage has been done. So to everyone I have offended, especially to @Ruffa and @Eybyoung SORRY ππ (but everything is fine now, I just don't want to waste this article that's why I want to republish this, and to clarify some things as well, because maybe some who have read this yesterday misunderstood this as well)
And if your name is not mentioned above doesn't mean that you're not a good writer. As I have said, there are many great writers here but I can not mention them all. And some are doing well enough so I did not mention them as well.
My intention wasn't to compare or insult someone, I was just trying to point out that the bot doesn't only give generous tips to BCH or crypto-related articles but also some non-crypto-related articles. That is the reason why I included some users with different genres of writing.
And the main reason why I made this article is to deliver to users that we should write what we want according to our genre of writing, not what the bot might like. I have mentioned this above if you have read that part. And this is part of my realization.
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So this must be it. Anyway, we all have our ups and downs here and lately i do have my fair share UP side. For sure, im still clueless on how the bot quantify the tips if not for quality then must be his/her varying taste or mood, etc. Lol! So, for me susulat lang ako on what inspires me atm and on the interval that suits my time. Im happy that everything is sorted out with you guys, this has been a wonderful community to keep up.