Don't get discouraged on Steem

I’ve been thinking for a long time about making this post, and after I saw my friend @whatamidoing’s post, I knew that I had to kick myself and write this because many people probably feel the same as he does.

I know it’s frustrating to create quality content on Steem and get rewarded peanuts when at the same time people make shitposts and memes and get more than you do in a whole week. Yeah, I like memes, and across this entire cryptocurrency ecosystem we’re all a bunch of trolls, but it is crazy to make more from a meme than from an in-depth post on any topic.

I’ve been in that situation, and only three months ago I wrote about The Steem Dream, and all of my frustrations in what I think was my first 1k word post, talking about success on Steem and our possibilities but not many things have changed since then on Steem.

I’m always frank about my actions and my situation, and without the @Sndbox constant support, I would probably make for most of the time only pennies while still posting what I consider as being quality content.

Making Money

Yes, there are people making thousands of dollars on what most of you will call shit, with little to no effort but that shouldn’t get you discouraged. Maybe we will never get to make those figures, regularly, by blogging here but sometimes even peanuts are better than nothing.

I’ve seen people, attention seeking bastards, saying that they will leave Steem after a few weeks here complaining that they only made a couple of dollars, but my question to those ready to quit is always the same. What are you going to do now? Go back to Facebook or Instagram to consume shitty content non-stop while interacting with stupid people and getting paid nothing?

If you are willing to leave Steem because making in your first weeks only a few dollars is not good enough for you and you think that Facebook will reward you better then I ask you to leave because Steem is not a place for people like that, we’re better off without you.

Opportunities

Think about the fact that the people who are right now Youtube stars or known bloggers started from nothing, while probably making even less than you in their first months even if they put out quality content.

You’re already doing better than they did in the beginning so keep on fucking going because this platform has a lot of unexploited potentials that will prove to be rewarding in the end. Think about the fact that we are only a handful of people on Steem right now; we have so few active users; now it’s the time to work more than anybody else and succeed.

One year, two years, five years from now when this blockchain will be filled with new users trying to make a name for themselves and a few bucks you will be already known, you will already have an audience. Even if you’re making only a few money right now, think long term, think about making an audience and genuine friendships because when the mass adaption comes, you will have a tremendous advantage compared to the newbies that will come.

Being now on Steem is like you would’ve posted on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram when they launched their platforms but in fact even better because you get paid here.

Conclusion

Making money is a great goal but you need patience because the constant rewards won’t come overnight, the rewards are the results of the hard and smart work from the past.

I only have four more months of @Sndbox support, after that, I will have to be again on my own, I will have to “hunt” for myself, but I have a strategy to survive. I must admit, that if I’m posting without their support I’m probably making like $1-2, and that is scary when you think about it, but I have a plan.

One wise whale once told me “Start Projects” on Steem is all about doing projects and gaining awareness for your “brand,” and the money will follow after that. Now, I’m working closely with a few teams trying to launch two projects sometime shortly, and hopefully, those will put me on the Steem map.

I want you to know that you’re one post away from recognition, we’re still in the early stages, the most important thing right now is building an audience, and that’s what you have to focus on, good luck even if it’s not about chance.

The pictures are from Pixabay: 1, 2, 3, 4.