RE: Of Pennies and Humble Pie - a true story inspired by a post from @bendjmiller222
Very cool story! Glad to have brought this memory of yours to the surface. Mr. Itz is a wise teacher indeed! Similar to the new people here who are "minnows" some do not care if minnow like or follow their posts, because they only wish for whales and short term gains. Every vote and follower is valuable to me because not only do I love meeting and inspiring people like you, but investing in people yields results that you likely can't forsee. If I helped someone new in some way and they start making great rewards in a niche tag, it's likely they won't forget the kindness of those who helped them in the beginning and not only return the favor to them, but to other new users.
It's a beautiful system that steemit has developed and I look forward to reading more of your posts @merej99 keep up the good work!
It is very appropriate to the Steemit community. I admit I was whale watching early on but never felt like I was invisible. Speaking realistically, if you're new here there should be no expectation of immediate reward unless you reach out to the community and get to know them. We're all pennies. Some are shiny. Some are a little weathered and many of us have some scars but put us in a big old bottle and we've got a bang up system of content creators and supporters.
Oh! I just thought of this!
Be the coin tossed into the water fountain for a wish...not the jackass who dives in to steal them.
I love it. Hoping more people discover your content. I submitted it to the #curie chatroom and I know some that frequent the room voted on it, so I'm glad it has received a bit of reward, but regardless of that, you have the mentality that will take you far.
Too many people come in and expect writing great articles will just magically make them lots of money. Unless they are bringing a massive following, they need to engage and help others before their own content is read by many and rewarded.
Hard work is rewarded. Whether that is ten new followers or a whale vote, eventually it will happen if content is consistently good.
It's a shame some great writers only try five or six articles and give up before they have a following that could really vault them into a position to possibly quit a second part time job or buy something to further fuel their passions.
Steemit is what people want it to be. If you use it to post a picture like instagram, you might make a few dollars. If you treat it as a professional blog platform and engage with users it can make you hundreds. If you work really hard, network, collaborate and work your ass off, it can mean thousands. While not a direct correlation to the amount of hours put in, those who put in lots of time tend to have far more success.