EDIT: Please see the updated post here: https://steemit.com/steemit/@anarcotech/minnow-mentor-free-support-service-to-help-minnows-grow

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Are you a minnow who is finding it challenging to get your hard work recognised (and more importantly earning through upvotes)? Then this post is just for you!

In every area of business, mentors and coaches are a great idea. It's always useful having someone coming in from the outside to offer their advice and support to get you through. 

I'm a member of the #promo-uk team, and we actively go out onto the streets and encourage new people to join Steemit. We area also putting together other initiatives, including an interest free Steem loaning system to help people start their own local promotional group, as well as arranging meet-ups, video conferences and more. 

But every day I see minnows on here clearly frustrated that something they have spent a great deal of time and energy on has passed everyone by, and if they're lucky they've made anything at all on their posts. 

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One thing about the Steemit community is that there are loads of people on here who want to help you out. People like my friend @stephenkendal, the de-facto batman of the #promo-uk team, and Matt @starkerz, another seriously interesting Steemian, and of course great guys like @jerrybanfield, @dollarvigilante and others who make awesome videos about Steemit, and many others who just want to help everyone out and give great information. 

<h2>BUT SOMETHING IS MISSING</h2>
One thing that is missing is a mentoring programme though, so I am announcing one right now. I have spent a lot of time helping newbie minnows out, and critiquing their work, and giving them positive feedback and support. I often see poorly formatted posts, or ones which just aren't going to catch anyones attention. People who have followed my advice tend to start to see their payouts improving, and they tend to start enjoying the experience much more too (as well as learning some really interesting stuff). 

There's lots to Steemit. It's a massive ecosystem. And it takes time to learn. Let MINNOW MENTOR assist you in learning. 

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<h2>HOW MUCH IS IT</h2>
And what do I expect for doing this? Absolutely NOTHING. I'm not asking you to send me Steem or SBD or anything else. I just believe that at this point in the development of Steemit there are mutual benefits to ensuring that minnows become dolphins (and hopefully whales) and even the newbies have a chance of making it here. 

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<h2>LOADS OF IDEAS FOR GROWING MINNOWS</h2>
When I've determined that there is a desire amongst minnows for support, then I will be announcing some exciting projects which will help all my minnows grow. These are still being worked on, so not going to say too much for now. 

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<h2> WANT TO BE MENTORED?</h2>
If you think you'd like to be mentored, please leave a comment below. It would help others if you could also Resteem this article, as there will be others out there who would probably want to be part of this community too. The more we get, the quicker we can get to the more advanced stuff which is in place now. 


<h2>COULD YOU BE A MENTOR TOO?</h2>
I am part of a great team with #promo-uk and I'm sure there will be some of those guys who would readily give some of their time. I cannot promise that I can support everyone, because if hundreds of people want me to mentor them, then I may not have any time to do anything else, but a great team of knowledgable mentors can certainly do that. If you think that you have something to give too, please also let me know. 

<h3> Look out for @minnowmentor, coming soon! </h3>
With lots of interesting advice, articles, videos, tutorials and support from people who've been exactly where you have been and know what it feels like. It's coming, and it's going to make a HUGE difference to people who get involved with it. 

Please do spread it around your followers, let them know. We are all here to have fun, succeed and grow, and one of the great things about this platform is that altruism works for everyone. We all benefit. 

<h3>Remember, if you want to participate in any way, leave a comment below, and ideally resteem this so others can see it too. Before you know it we will have a great minnow mentor programme running! <.h3>