Its my BIG 50
Yaaaaay!
A very big congratulations to me as i hit the big 50. This means a lot to me because as at this time last month, i was really struggling with enjoying the community and also frustrated at the same time. I'm super proud of my self and this achievement as it is a drill to move forward and upwards. It is said that the reward for work is more work and this level means there's more to do, there's a need to work harder so that you can pull newbies up as they really look up to you.
I'll be starting this level with a contest and a giveaway. I've been a beneficiary of several contests and giveaways and i feel it's time for me to make it happen to someone out there. This is the first ever contest I'm organizing and I'm seeing its success already.
THE CONTEST
There is a popular slogan making waves on the Steemit social online media platform and this have almost become a norm recently....
And that slogan has come to stay, winning minds and encouraging fellow steemians.
SLOGAN : COME FOR THE MONEY, STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY
Now, in your own opinion or suggest, how would you relate it's meaning to the performances of Steemians and to you as an individual?
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- Upvote and resteem the post
- Your entry would be in the comment section with not more than 150 words.
- Feel free to nominate a friend to participate.
WINNERS AND PRIZE
The winners would be picked by @xpressng, @peterwrites and @ifioklee
- First place - 4sbd
- Second place- 2sbd
- Third place - 1sbd
Winners will be announced on Monday and the prizes given
Have fun!
COME FOR THE MONEY STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
My Experience.
I have been hearing about steemit for some time now, whenever @samstickkz comes to Facebook he'll always post about steemit and I thought it wasn't because it sounded too good to be true. After a while I saw other te-steem-onies and I was like "mehn this is real" I registered just because of the money but I found it difficult to navigate my way around steemit because it is not like the other social networks.
I got to meet some amazing folks like @ifioklee and other who helped me. These guys have so encouraged me, they're like family to me. I came here for the money but meeting some of these wonderful guys has made it worthwhile. My aim is to meet every member of this wonderful community, I came for the money but I'm still here for you guys.
nice one broth
Hello reader,
This slogan "come for the money, stay for the community " is actually manifested in me.
When I initially joined steemit, I was all about the money, I never visited other people's blogs, I never followed any steemian, but that was because I never know how things worked here on steemit. But gradually, I came to realize that steemit had nothing to offer without the community. To get the money here we actually need the people upvoting, reposting and all that. And also there are a lot of informations we get from the steemit community. So in other words we need the money, just like we need the community not just that, we need to be a part of the community, helping build newbies and giving them helping hands when ever they need help.
In summary this come for the money and stay for the community thingy is basically about you and I, because we are the community and if we don't develope the community and just get the little money, who will?
Winks
Sometimes I get the feeling that I do have superpowers, or at least am psyche, lol..... Maybe not. Well yesterday I met with @rebeccafl on some sort of date,(@rebeccafl introduced me to steemit), and I was telling her how most people on steemit were just in for the money, but as they would discover, steemit is beyound the money making aspect, its a community that hopes to build a person in terms of getting better with their works, since you know your contents will earn you money, you would put your heart to giving your best.
Now thus wonderful topic comes along, well in all honesty, I also came for the money, as the case is for most newbies like myself, but in my few days here, actually twelve days now, have discovered that its not just about the money, its the relationship you are able to build with fellow steemians, its about the knowledge you acquire from reading posts or contents made by others, its about the hard work you put into a post, all these is what the community of steemit is made up.
A platform where writers can interact and help sharpen each other, the money is just an addition. When we finally realise this, it dawn on us, that truly "we came for the money, but we stayed for the community"
In my own opinion the slogan COME FOR THE MONEY STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY is insinuating that although we are all aware of the fact that most of the users here are with the sole aim of making money but when you enter the community you realize it takes patience,consistency,brain and most importantly time so at the end of the day although WE CAME FOR THE MONEY BUT WE STAYED FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I was introduced to steemit truly because of the money . Steemit to me is still a platform for getting immediate money from your own use of knowledge but still if all it did entail was only the money, steemit would have become a platform of the desperate. After my first week on steemit i realised steemit is not even a platform with a first priority of the money. The knowledge, ideals and connection in the platform is what make it steem it. It was after that i understood the slogan "come for the money, stay for the community"
COME FOR THE MONEY,STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
lol,i soo feel like this contest was made in my honour,i rilli did come for the money,buh found something bigger instead.when i heard about steemit,i couldnt wait to sign up,i mean who doesnt like the idea of making money just by posts.So i signed up,made my introductory posts,expecting a million bucks,stupid of me,it diddnt show up.Not even #1,anger grew,so did frustration.I abandoned my account.Buh now i realise that this is more than making money,cash is just a bonus,Its a community of people all around the world,initiating change through crypto currency,and am happy to be a part of this great community.
Dancing on my bed right now. I feel honored to be one of the judges for the contest. I hope i can nominate even though I can't participate?
Sure, please
The slogan COME FOR THE MONEY STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. We all know that majority of the new members of steemit are coming for the financial benefits not knowing the fact that the platform is not a ponzi scheme where you just put a particular amount of money and get multiple amount back without doing anything . The most important thing you need in this platform to be successful is consistency. You realize that when you come in for the money alone, you can not be successful at all unless you stand to stay for the community as well.
This is the story of a Steemit minnow.
Okon is a students at the university of Abuja
After school he usually goes to play football with his friends
Last week he told his friend bout his financial difficulties
you have a phone and some data, you should join Steemit and make some cash- his friend said.
So he joined Steemit just to pay some bills
With the introductory post he made a lot but thereafter rage and frustration came and then self doubt for his post were not making much again. Okon wanted to quit but he also knew he's a good writer and has valuable information though the pay was not coming again.
anyway, he decided that since his articles were very informative, he will keep writing for the sake of the members who were learning from his post. He will add value to the knowledge base of the community and if the reward comes, it will be a bonus
That's my opinion in my own special story about the slogan: COME FOR THE MONEY, STAY FOR THE COMMUNITY.
Steemit is a site of betterment just as proposed. It came to been just like a blog act of getting money. I was invited based on the money received from it . But then when i started it was mainly because of the money but getting to know the floor i found interest in the community. Going with the slogan "came for the money stay for the community" i saw ever so brothers i did loss them contact on this platform. These could even create a chance for international business opportunities.