I've just found your page and I'm so glad I did. Your posts are great and help me undesrtand many things, because I'm very new to Steemit. The first SteemDollars I earn after 1 week (29 SBD) I exchanged to bitcoin, then to USD immediately, becaue I wanted to see, that there is real money behind it and I can truly make money with it. I was so happy when I saw 230$ appearing on my account after being on Steemit only for a week :D So now I'm thinking long-term and I'm gaining SP as you recommended.