Can someone please tell me where all the WHALES of Steemit are swimming ?

This is a question we are all probably wondering– why is it so hard to get whale votes around here?

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It seems no matter what minnows do, it remains nearly impossible to gain the attention of a whale. A vote from a whale account is so reassuring, and reminds us of why we are here. A whale vote (or two, or three, or ∞…) rewards us for the hard work we put into adding value to the STEEM blockchain.

This isn’t always the case, but more often than not whale votes are few and far between. Once in a blue moon whale will appear from the deep blue sea, however, very infrequently is this the case. I have been very fortunate to receive some whale votes for my work and I owe a massive thank you to each of the following users for this:

@newhope
@mangos
@ripperone
@redes
@alexis555

Thank you all very much for believing in my work and showing me the love I believe I deserve, I greatly appreciate it. I hope to continue adding value to the STEEM blockchain, and with your support, I feel as though I can reach my long-term goals.

So, what is it that we need to do in order to gain a whale’s attention?

I have tried reaching out, connecting and networking, but have generally failed with this particular approach. I have also tried upvoting, commenting, and adding value to their posts as well. This method hasn’t quite worked in my favor either.

I guess the only thing left to try is to help them with a project that they or someone they know is currently working on. This seems like a very effective method, but requires a certain set of skills that they may be searching for.

If you don’t possess the specific qualities necessary to get the job done, then you’d be better off looking elsewhere for support. In other words, we minnows just keep swimming aimlessly in search of the current that propels all other aquatic lifeforms.

The whales just keep swimming in the deep ocean blue and we have nothing to show for all our hard work. You’d think we are swimming in a completely different ocean than the fish that eat the exact same food (the reward pool).

It seems as though the whales swim together, while the dolphins and minnows continue to clean up the scraps that are left behind. Dolphins and minnows constitute the greatest population of steemit, yet we are still left out to dry (for the most part).

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Dolphins not as much, but minnows most certainly are (at least that's my opinion on the matter). I don’t think it’s an intentional act among the whales or dolphins, either. Steemit is fundamentally flawed such that content and exposure/visibility of content is hidden beneath the cracked surface. This is the real problem, and very well could be the downfall of such an amazing platform if not addressed.

People leave steemit all the time, and not because the price of STEEM is in the dumps, but because their time and efforts are worth more than what they are being rewarded. It is really quite depressing, but sadly it’s true. And we all know it to be true, whether we want to believe it or not.

I’ve been putting out some of the best content I can possibly conjure up and still have to spend my hard earned STEEM to make it all worthwhile. If it wasn’t for steembottracker, I can honestly say I wouldn’t even be producing content because I'd be making mere cents.

Many of us aren't here solely for the monetary reward, but that is one of the biggest reasons we are here, let's please just be honest with ourselves.

Don't get me wrong, though, the relationships that I have made will last a lifetime, and this I am forever grateful for. I have met some amazing people with unique interests that are very different from my own. I love to connect with them as much as possible in order to expand my knowledge and discover varying perspectives of several diverse aspects of life.

Steemit has allowed me to grow, not only as a blogger and content creator, but also as a human being. I just wish us little guys could get the attention we all deserve from time to time...

Minnows, it's time to UNITE!! Let's churn these waters and make ourselves known around here, what do you say??