
Beating The R.C. Blues
The Steemit community is truly filled with generosity. That has become even more evident in the face of the new challenges brought on by the latest hard fork. As many new users have found themselves unable to even comment these generous projects are even more necessary. Also the smaller accounts may be much harder to find if they are unable to comment enough to make themselves seen. If you are one of these smaller accounts please do reach out. There are many people who are willing to try and help.
Here is my top 4 picks of projects that will help you grow.
First on the list is
@simplymike and her
Red Fish Rocket LeagueThis one is first because there is a deadline to enter. New redfish are being considered this week. So if you have less than 75 sp get over there and apply for this delegation.
I was fortunate enough to be chosen in the 2nd round of the redfish rockets. Along with
@buckaroo,
@buckaroo,
@buckaroo The four of us to this day are keeping up with each other. We continue to push, pull, and encourage one another along to being minnow.
I can't emphasize enough how much of a help this was all around. It is much more than just an 8 week loan of SP. The requirements to qualify for and keep the delegation will go a long way toward pushing the chosen redfish up the ranks and closer to minnow.
Building Minnows
Next up is a project brought to you by
@thedarkhorse and
@thedarkhorse called
@thedarkhorse Their latest
update post Gives an idea how it works.
If you have under 450 sp post good quality content and need some extra votes the minnow builder project may be able to help. If you are chosen to be on one of the
@minnowbuilder list you will receive daily upvotes until you reach 500sp.
While you are at it getting involved with the
@minnowbuilder community is a huge help. The community tends to stick together and help each other to grow wherever possible.
Even if you do not enter the challenge to feature two bloggers each week there is still room to get involved. Visit and support a couple of features each week, or pay a visit to the sponsors or judges.
Everyone involved is dedicated to being as much help as possible to smaller accounts.

Force Feeding
So you are almost there? Need help with the last bit of Steem to get to 500? Then
@hitmeasap has a minnow making project to give the last little push.
The latest post can be found here you need to have 450 sp to be considered. The community come together on this one to send enough steem to your wallet to put you at 500.
They are doing at least one person per week right now, and are always on the lookout for next week's minnow.

Engagement Leagues
So what do you do with those RC credits?
@abh12345 not only hosts the
Curation and Engagement Leagues each week but also will often hand out very helpful little charts and graphs with info about your account.
This week he is giving out a huge delegation of 1000 sp for 1 month to a lucky winner who used the most "kindness" words from his list during Sep. The beauty of this one is if you win you are allows to share the prize with someone else.
He has indicated the contest will run again in the future. It really is worth keeping an eye on that one. Especially since you
and a friend could be minnow for a month.
I have also noticed that the above mentioned accounts often resteem opportunities.
If you know someone who qualifies for one of these projects please do spread the word. If you know of other similar programs leave a comment. Maybe we can bring together the people who need the help with those who have it to give.
I have also noticed that the above mentioned accounts often resteem opportunities. So even if you lack the resources to comment or resteem you can watch for something that may be the right fit for you.