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 *stats as of 2017-12-31 22:00 EST from http://ift.tt/2luyH1B Median Payout *(average)* : $55.38 SBD ### Tags with >100% of median SBD payout     TagPostsPayoutsAvg. post payout% of medianbitshares519$432,982.80$834.261506.50%charlesfuchs23$17,375.70$755.471364.21%beyondbitcoin952$639,012.68$671.231212.10%curation584$256,709.71$439.57793.77%beersaturday47$17,203.01$366.02660.96%coinkorea793$269,624.16$340.01613.98%crypto-news1,161$378,906.25$326.36589.34%eos449$134,651.89$299.89541.54%minnowsunite1,222$282,614.86$231.27417.63%anarchy1,438$328,851.38$228.69412.96%persian145$32,801.51$226.22408.50%marijuana666$149,760.18$224.87406.06%gardening727$158,978.23$218.68394.88%psychology1,885$407,153.81$216.00390.04%norway430$90,965.22$211.55382.01%openmic511$107,234.78$209.85378.95%fiction2,380$492,598.27$206.97373.75%steem17,221$3,356,336.33$194.90351.94%sndbox789$144,193.90$182.76330.02%cn5,920$1,018,504.33$172.04310.68%freedom2,197$359,3…

 *stats as of 2017-12-30 11:00 EST from http://ift.tt/2luyH1B Median Payout *(average)* : $52.94 SBD Median Posts *(total)* : 1,430 ### <75% of median posts, >125% of median payout TagPostsPayoutsAvg. post payout%of medianbitshares514431,144.33$838.801584.41%charlesfuchs2317,141.90$745.301407.79%beyondbitcoin929637,993.73$686.751297.20%steemfest334194,547.29$582.481100.24%curation596254,957.30$427.78808.03%coinkorea802267,915.33$334.06631.00%beersaturday5216,825.84$323.57611.20%eos448134,338.07$299.86566.41%marijuana644149,553.11$232.23438.65%gardening718158,660.15$220.98417.40%openmic502106,199.51$211.55399.60%norway42689,754.90$210.69397.98%persian16132,406.74$201.28380.20%sndbox783143,465.09$183.22346.09%teamaustralia728111,757.06$153.51289.97%cn-reader825123,699.12$149.94283.22%ita62893,215.42$148.43280.37%recipes1,048154,868.98$147.78279.13%steemit-health20329,295.61$144.31272.59%cannabis50769,225.28$136.54257.91%vlog67391,3…

 NOTE: This post was published earlier today on [SteemThat](http://ift.tt/2llyxcI) Here's today's list of all the high SBD paying Steemit categories - categories whose average SBD payout is greater than 125% of the median for the top 250 Steemit categoriesMedian Average SBD payout:$51.06(as of 2017-12-27 23:32 EST) I'll be breaking these down into tiers, so you can choose what level you'd like: Tier 0 has < 500 postsTier 1 has 500 - 999 postsTier 2 has 1,000 - 4,999 postsTier 3 has 5,000 - 9,999 postsTier 4 has 10,000+ postsTier 0 (<500 posts)TagPostsCommentsPayoutsAvg. post payout%of medianwitness-category111937138,183.96$1,244.902438.34%bitshares4832,051428,098.92$886.331736.03%steemfest352685194,079.83$551.361079.94%eos418995132,832.10$317.78622.42%openmic4453474105,215.55$236.44463.11%norway394241788,090.53$223.58437.92%persian147205731,538.99$214.55420.23%steemadvent391,1297,253.15$185.98364.27%steemit-health…

 Of the Top 250 Steemit categories (via http://ift.tt/2izL6RA ), these categories have : between 5,000 - 9,999 posts totalaverage payout per post is 125% of median payout for top 250 categories ($51.71 as of 12/27/2017 00:00 EST)Tier 3 (5,000 - 4,999 posts)TagPostsPayoutsAvg. post payout%of mediancn5,7331,000,213.57$174.47337.41%kr8,7911,410,919.31$160.50310.39%blockchain8,215959,894.71$116.85225.98%science6,255693,193.67$110.82214.33%health7,028702,441.03$99.95193.30%technology5,984464,599.00$77.64150.15%politics5,684441,064.99$77.60150.07%music7,896607,088.25$76.89148.69%

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 Of the Top 250 Steemit categories (via http://ift.tt/2izL6RA ), these categories have : between 1,000 - 4,999 posts totalaverage payout per post is 125% of median payout for top 250 categories ($51.71 as of 12/27/2017 00:00 EST)Tier 2 (1,000 - 4,999 posts)TagPostsPayoutsAvg. post payout%of mediancrypto-news1,269373,554.11$294.37569.30%minnowsunite1,238281,187.21$227.13439.26%psychology1,786403,041.15$225.67436.43%anarchy1,449325,587.30$224.70434.56%fiction2,348486,517.12$207.20400.73%freedom2,168354,380.92$163.46316.12%philosophy3,375544,043.51$161.20311.75%steemstem1,171176,531.69$150.75291.55%howto1,277191,116.79$149.66289.44%community2,774391,907.23$141.28273.23%business2,166289,289.99$133.56258.30%creativity3,038387,073.52$127.41246.41%homesteading1,039131,186.16$126.26244.19%help1,158133,955.60$115.68223.72%deutsch2,673286,563.74$107.21207.33%ethereum3,597382,275.61$106.28205.53%review1,456153,492.94$105.42203.88%investing1,29413…

 Of the Top 250 Steemit categories (via http://ift.tt/2izL6RA ), these categories have : between 500 - 999 posts totalaverage payout per post is
125% of median payout for top 250 categories
($51.71 as of 12/27/2017 00:00 EST)Tier 1 (500 - 999 posts)TagPostsPayoutsAvg. post payout% of medianbeyondbitcoin910634,812.23$697.601349.12%curation597251,163.16$420.71813.63%coinkorea817262,049.67$320.75620.31%marijuana657148,945.74$226.71438.44%gardening724157,523.85$217.57420.78%sndbox751133,874.22$178.26344.75%recipes990153,618.29$155.17300.09%cn-reader783121,266.07$154.87299.52%ita58987,644.95$148.80287.78%teamaustralia769108,234.33$140.75272.20%vlog67488,298.10$131.01253.36%cannabis54468,283.28$125.52242.75%japanese897102,071.39$113.79220.07%giveaway64962,451.91$96.23186.10%conspiracy66562,817.65$94.46182.69%sbd64760,484.37$93.48180.79%macro62656,418.28$90.13174.30%japan90480,943.97$89.54173.17%coffee75461,074.37$81.00156.65%space91070,941.67…

 Of the Top 250 Steemit categories (via http://ift.tt/2izL6RA ), the categories in this list have : less than 500 posts totalaverage payout per post is 125% of median payout for top 250 categories ($51.71 as of 12/27/2017 00:00 EST) ### < 500 posts total, >125% of median payout TagPostsPayoutsAvg. post payoutmedian payout%of medianbitshares474426,969.68$900.78$51.711742.07%steemfest353193,990.43$549.55$51.711062.80%eos409132,352.48$323.60$51.71625.83%blocktrades16748,170.70$288.45$51.71557.84%openmic434104,687.37$241.22$51.71466.50%norway40187,213.57$217.49$51.71420.62%persian14331,069.83$217.27$51.71420.19%steemadvent397,014.00$179.85$51.71347.81%steemit-health19729,193.68$148.19$51.71286.60%muksteem44149,375.58$111.96$51.71216.53%steemsilvergold35037,357.65$106.74$51.71206.42%bwphotocontest34932,928.64$94.35$51.71182.47%dance47333,355.95$70.52$51.71136.38%

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 Steemit categories with less than 500 posts total and an average payout per post of 125% of median payout ($50.60 as of 12/24/2017) TagPostsPayoutsAvg. post payout%of medianbitshares457$425,302.40$930.641839.19%steemfest355$193,672.46$545.561078.16%eos445$130,639.62$293.57580.18%persian112$30,209.62$269.73533.06%blocktrades181$45,889.32$253.53501.05%openmic416$102,585.98$246.60487.35%norway411$85,922.89$209.06413.15%steemit-health205$29,039.44$141.66279.95%steemadvent44$5,890.16$133.87264.56%muksteem409$48,335.85$118.18233.56%steemsilvergold352$36,266.05$103.03203.61%bwphotocontest403$32,601.00$80.90159.87%dance480$32,960.46$68.67135.71% [Image](http://ift.tt/2D8ruLY) via Pixabay user [kschneider2991](http://ift.tt/2AMzceE) CC0 Creative Commons Free for commercial use No attribution required

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 DasWortgewand / Pixabay If you're looking for post ideas, it's good to look for primary post tags that pay well, but don't have that many other posts that will compete with your post. (NOTE: this was published earlier today on SteemThat.) That way, your post ranks higher (and for a longer time). Of course, you want to make sure your post is a good fit with the category tag before posting. I've split these tags into two sets, each sorted by Total posts in the category (under 500, 500-999)Average SBD/Post as % of the overall medianMinimum 125% ofmedian SBD/post (61.65 SBD/post)< 500 postsTagPostsPayoutsAvg. SBD/post% of Medianwitness-category133$136,243.971,024.391661.66%bitshares451$419,098.01929.261507.35%charlesfuchs23$14,783.49642.761042.62%steemfest327$193,004.15590.23957.40%persian98$27,831.17283.99460.66%openmic358$99,792.90278.75452.16%eos464$127,119.15273.96444.40%norway342$82,891.75242.37393.15%steemi…

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December 12, 2017 at 05:48AM Reusable connectors for cardboard creationsThe cardboard boxes that come as packaging for my family’s numerous online purchases were formerly an annoying nuisance, piling up until we could cut them apart and add them to the recycle bin. But for the kids at my wife’s school, cardboard is a wonderful construction material. Thanks to Makedo’s plastic screws, this cardboard can be magically transformed into the raw material for forts, castles, suits of armour, etc. A Makedo building kit comes with a serrated plastic knife (non-pointy for extra safety), for cutting up the cardboard, thirty plastic screws that can be used to hold layers of cardboard together, and a special screwdriver that works on these plastic screws. Nothing is sharp enough to hurt the kids. Even sitting on the pointy end of a screw would merely be uncomfortable. Equipped with these simple tools, it’s amazing to see what the kids can do with cardboard. E…

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December 18, 2017 at 12:40PM In Michigan's Wayne County, Prosecutor Kym Worthy has spent years processing 11,341 rape kits. The kits, found in 2009, were forgotten in a police storage warehouse, where they were routinely dumped without investigation.Over 800 serial rapists, criminals who have struck 10-15 times without being stopped, were identified. 127 convictions have been made this far.The Detroit Free Press' Nancy Kaffer interviewed Worthy:Q: All the things you were talking about, the better tracking system, the new guidelines for when rape kits get tested ... in the National Institute of Justice report on the backlog (by Michigan State University Professor Rebecca Campbell), the big takeaway there was that too often, officers didn't believe victims, and had used disbelief as a way to triage their workload.A: They just closed cases, even cases where I think they believed the victim ... They closed cases because the women had work…