So with the referral links being implemented (but no plan on what to do with referrals) I decided to take the leap anyway and fund some ads on a crypto dice site I am sometimes on, just-dice.com. There are quite a few intelligent people that chat there so I hope at least one of them decides to sign up to Steemit and post quality stuff. I've funded a couple ads on JD out of my own pocket (not a lot of money) so far.
You can do this too, wherever ads are sold! Or on your own websites and etc. Referral codes are https://steemit.com/?r=youraccountname Please be responsible when using referral links, try not to cross into mass-spam land :)
Here are the 468x60 banner images if anyone would like them
Edit: I forgot to update this post but I made a third one
If I get any SteemDollar rewards from this post they will 100% go to continuing these ads.
Think about the sites you frequent, and if they have community driven ads like this, the cost-benefit of running one!