Its Been 18 Months Since I Used FascistBook For Anything But To Promote Steem/Steemit!
One of the best things that has happened to me in the last 2 years was finding Steemit and funny enough, I found out about it through FascistBook!
A friend made a post about it and for whatever reason - destiny or my keen sense of glorious opportunity, I checked it out. Within a couple hours of researching it and reading the content here, I knew it was something that had grand potential.
I created my account within a day and was literally completely focused and immersed in the SteemVortex for 16 hours a day for at least a week straight!
I have never looked back and have only used FB to promote Steem/Steemit since. I got everyone @gardenofeden to sign up for accounts, helped them figure out this new revolutionary space, and have inspired many on FB to sign up over the past 18 months as well.
What is really funny is the guy who I heard about Steemit from quit using it when the price of Steem Fell to 8 cents a little over a year ago. He and others decided to call it a scam because they were upset they couldn't make the hundreds of $ per post they were fantasizing about.
I of course kept on, as did @gardenofeden, even when I was making less than $1 per post. In truth, I have made close to 100 blogs/articles that made around $1 or less.
It was a lot of work for $1, but each $1 was still $1 MORE than I had EVER made directly for a post on FascistBook.
I don't feel sorry for anyone who doesn't make "big money" on their posts, and I don't agree with anyone who complains about authors making "big money" when they don't. The truth is that every cent you make on Steem is more than you EVER made on FascistBook!
These thousands of hours I have invested into this platform have truly paid off. All that Steem that I made back when Steem was worth 8 cents is now worth 40x or more depending on what we value $teem at these days, and I have high hopes that it will continue to rise as this community just gets stronger every day.
As with all things in life, greatness does not usually come easy nor for free. If you come here to Steemit expecting to get rich quick....It is possible, but honestly it's not likely. Unless you have a close friend that is a whale who chooses to support you, building a rep here takes time.
As rightfully it should. I don't see why we should just be throwing our hard earned $teem at every new account just because "it's fair" - no it's not fair! When you invest the thousands of hours I have and promote and support this community like I have, then I will be happy to consider you a true Steemian.
Until then, keep working hard and stop complaining. Remember that every cent you earn here is more than you ever earned on FascistBook, and remember it's about EARNING it. It's not free; millions of dollars and millions of hours of people's time have been invested in Steem to make it what it is today.
Just because you WANT to make easy money for posting your memes doesn't mean you DESERVE it more than anyone else. If you consistently create quality content and support this community in gratitude for the opportunity, then you will likely succeed.
If you act entitled, complain, and rant about what's fair, you're not likely to get too much support.
I am writing this post now because I have started an online training course titled Steem Powered Success Series and have been talking to a lot of noobs who want to make "big money" on Steem.
I don't give them silver bullets, I give them the truth.
I am happy to help people learn about the Steem platform/community and give them tools to succeed, but I am not going to pretend like it's "easy big money" just because some people are making big money. I am also not going to pretend like I am going to support them just because they make a **"nice comment". **
I will release this private paid for SPSS I have been doing online for you the beloved Steem community here on the blockchain as another contribution and thanks for changing my life. It will be a multi part series with text and video sections. It is tailored to Steem noobs but has some golden nuggets that could help more experienced users as well.
Congratulations to all of you who realized the powerful potential of Steem and invested in it. For any of you who have just started, remember that potential and focus on it. Don't get distracted with FUD or disappointment. For those of you who are not involved yet, **it's not too late! **
I appreciate your support and am grateful to be here in the SteemVortex. I welcome any feedback you have, and if you feel I am valuable to this community, please share an upvote!
I am now doing 50/50 payout posts simply because the SBD is high at the moment, but I will be converting it all to $teem to continue my perfect record of cashing out ZERO $teem nor ever powering down, thus powering up!
∞§∞To SteemFinity & Beyond∞§∞
This post is great!! I haven’t been at it as long as you, but the last month for me on FB has been spent promoting Steemit!! Lol It’s hard to spend time anywhere else online!! Thanks for the post!!
Exactly!
Why spend ur time anywhere else?
Awesome to hear your Steemit story man! Last time I logged into fascistbook, it said they are using facial recognition now to update your preferences.. pretty ridiculous
Yea, its much worse than that, it has long been known that FB steels information and monetizes our content selling it to corporations around the world.
This is just the post everyone needs to hear - especially the noobs who have such high expectations that everyone owes them something. You have been so dedicated to this platform, really giving so much on so many levels, not just making posts. I hope people will begin to get just a glimpse of the value you contribute here.
Awesome awesome post. Thanks for keeping it real @quinneaker!
Great to hear!
So grateful to be in the SteemVortex together!
<3 <3
“every cent you earn here is more than you ever earned on FascistBook” true statement!
I’ve on Steemit since July 2017, and have barely been on FakeBook since. Full Steem ahead!
Wise move!
haha thats cute.
good one.
Powering up at the minute is not profitable. You've got loads of bots where you can make back your investment and promote your content. Why yould you power up in this scenario? Is less profitable and gets you less promotion than bots.
haha when you have made 300,000 on Steem I might consider your advise.
It's not an advice is a question. And by the way, you don't think to be capable of answer it. Thanks.
You made a statement not a question.
@luggih - I think what @quinneaker is saying is that you need to take a longer view on Steemit, than focusing on some shot term profit. Sure, everyone on Steem wants to make money: I do- I think that you and Quinn do too. This is the power of the Steem Blockchain: it is not the sum total of the parts of Steemit, it's much more than that. It's an exponential of the aggregate value of the quality content that people put out there on Steemit.
It's what people like @quinneaker and others do to ADD VALUE to Steemit, regularly. If you continue to add value in your Blog & on other peoples posts- then I'm sure that more Steem/SBD will flow your way. Keep it up & I'm sure you'll get there. Hey, but I'm just some minnow-what do I know? :) Best wishes and good luck in your Steemit journey!
I'm a bit late to the party with this post, but I found it very inspiring.
Thanks for that, bro.
:)
i knew about steemit in the last month 2017 i think you were much more lucky than we, and for sure you won't earn the amount you earn on steemit in other platform. whish you all the best buddy.
Yea unsuccessful people like to call it luck. Though good fortunes are made and earned most of the time.
Great article to keep things in perspective
Perspective is everything~*~