RE: Come to Give, Not Take: The Power of Reciprocity
What a fine post. I just came back to it, after bookmarking it one month ago.
I spent most of my first month on Steemit creating and posting various content, without getting much reward. I truly enjoy the content creation, but after one month, I realized that I should be doing more. More curating, more upvoting, more commenting, and more learning about what it takes to build a successful Steemit community – a community that breeds further success.
So, over the past few days, I've been throttling back my content-creation activities, and focusing more on upvoting and commenting. And upon re-reading this post, I realize that I can do so much more in terms of support.
Thanks for this post – twice! By taking the advice herein, I believe my next month will be as good as my first month, and maybe even better.
Oh gosh, there always is so much more that we can do, but unfortunately there is not always enough time to do all those things. Today is my first day on Steemit, I am browsing the how-to posts, the comments, and debating if I have enough time to be a Steemit member...
There's plenty to do, but it's very interesting and rewarding. "Rewarding" in the sense of accomplishment, and also (potentially) in the sense of $ rewards.
Certain long-time Steemians are making some decent money on Steemit, but don't expect to get rich overnight, or even to get rich. Those who are making good coin have spent a lot of time and effort already. Some of them have years of online experience, and they brought their subscribers along to Steemit.
Best of luck, and Full Steem Ahead.
p.s. I suggest you "make enough time to be a Steemian."
For those of us who have to start from scratch, it can be and probably will be a bit of a slog. At first, you will find that your posts barely get noticed, and that they make you a few cents or a few dollars at most.
At the beginning, you cannot reasonably expect anything more. But if you persist, if you diligently and consistently continue to create quality content, you will grow along with Steemit, and you will eventually find that you have succeeded along with Steemit.
Thank you for your kind, encouraging reply to my short comment.
I am not an online newbie though, far from it. I have been online, full-time marketer, for the last 3 plus years. But, recently I found myself liking crypto world more and more and liking marketing word less and less ;-) This is why I started venturing into completely new for me grounds, such as BitcoinTalk and now Steemit.
I noticed Steemit on Google, read few posts which ranked surprisingly high in searches and got interested… And I am thinking… maybe here my marketing experience could prove useful and maybe I will be able to learn new things and find new, interesting networks outside my usual networking one. And, of course, earn some Steem coins in the process.
I got somehow tired with the solo ads and traffic exchanges, (I own viral mailer and DLB site) and I would like to change my online activities to more challenging and interesting ones. Wish me luck :-)
OK ... good luck!
I tried to do some online business 10–15 years ago, but soon gave up. I aint a marketer, and did not enjoy it at all. And of course, that means that I had no success at it whatsoever.
Steemit is quite different. It's more of blogging platform, and some even refer to it as a "publishing venture." That means that whatever you want to publish, you can do so on Steemit, and probably find a readership / community.
Of course, "marketing" yourself and your posts can be said to play a part in any success you will have on Steemit, but it's a very different sort of marketing / promotion. One that I'm quite comfortable with. The way I like to describe it is by saying that it's more of a COMMUNITY than a network.
Below are a few points of advice re posting on Steemit.
Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and Full Steem Ahead!
p.s. I'm also from Canada. Where's Wawa?
Nice, it looks like I have already made here a new friend :-)
I am not planning Full Steem ahead yet, but hopefully soon.
I have another obstacle, English is not my first lang, and as such, it takes me longer to write and I always question my style and my grammar, but I like challenges and all together, I love writing. Used to write quite good in my native language...
So, you are in Thailand, and you are originally from Canada. Nice! I like Thai people, my very first online friend and partner was a young, super talented Thai boy. Today he is a CEO of his own company in Bangkok and we are still in contact.
As to Wawa, it is in Northern Ontario, 230 km north of Sault Ste Marie. It is a picturesque, tinny town at the shores of Wawa Lake and Lake Superior. If it were not for our winters, it would be one of the nicest places in Canada ;-)
We are goose famous ;-)
Your English and your writing are fine. (As a teacher, writer, editor, I know quality writing when I read it, so trust me.)
Even though the English language is my specialty, I also take a long time to write an essay or an email or a Steemit post. I question my own style, because I want the reader to read it WITHOUT questioning or judging my style. Good writing is a craft, so if your writing takes a bit of time and effort, just realize that that means you are creating GOOD writing.
Looking at Google Maps, I realize that I drove thru Wawa in 1979, on my way back from a summer in Alberta. I made it another 300–400 miles down the Trans-Canada Hway, to Elliot Lake, where I got in a car accident and ended up unconscious in the hospital for a few days. I survived....
Thanks for the Canada Goose. Cheers
I am sorry it took me so long to reply to you, I had a home situation... Yes, Elliot Lake is not too far from Wawa and I will do my best to find you on Steemit chat :-)
Sorry, one more Wawa's giant goose picture, this one is special:
And... one more question. Is it OK to chat like that with each other, out of article context, in comments? I would hate to do something against Steemit etiquette.
I've read this post, but there are not much about commenting convos:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecryptofiend/the-complete-steemit-etiquette-guide-revision-2-0
I don't think it's so bad to discuss these issues in comments. But it's getting tighter and tighter!! I rarely use chat, but see if you can contact me someday, we'll try to chat.
Love the evening goose.