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RE: If YOU joined STEEMIT in March '17 then ...
I made my account sometime in February-March and I have been finding it really hard to post, so I am not surprised the user retention rate is so low. Why do you think people drop off the platform so quickly?
I think there are many reasons, the biggest is the expectation gap in what people think they will get from the platform and what they actually do get
Yeah I have noticed that Steemit tends to create the illusion, when you first join, that you will make a lot of money easily. But that just isn't the case.
That's a fair point. But I will say that unlike many other platforms online and elsewhere that make similar promises, Steemit does deliver if you have the perseverence to get through the initial 'pain period'. For me it was about six months before I began to accrue a nice little bit of power and my posts began to consistently get attention (you'll notice it's still not a lot if you check my blog).
Think of it this way: if it were easy, a ton more people would be here and it would probably be a lot harder to get your foot in the door (I'm looking at you, YouTube). It's hard, but there is a real opportunity for those of us who are on the platform early (that includes you!).
Experiment, post things that are unique to you. When the bump in your payouts comes, trust me when I say it will start fast and be significant. If you post quality content, are consistent, and leave intelligent comments on a fair amount of posts, you'll be surprised at the outcome! But it's proportional to the quantity and quality of your effort. Good luck and Steem On!
if you come for the money they you will be disappointed, but if you come for the community then you will be very happy here and with time, money will come
Don't forget though that many of the accounts don't represent unique users in the first place. Several people were creating many accounts back then, sometimes just to obtain free Steem.
A fair point. Abuse of the platform is a major issue. The main debate, though, is what constitutes "abuse". Of course, multiple accounts for free Steem is pretty damn abusive, but thankfully we don't really have to worry about that one anymore. The main debates now are over bots, spam, shit-posters, and undeserving posts making more than they should (again, super subjective on that last one).
this is very true, and people still do set up multiple accounts