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RE: I Made $700 With My First Post and $0.06 With My Third - Steemit: A Lesson in Free Market Economics
What would you say to someone who has yet to figure out what the great need is?
I have a lot of passions. My plan was to just write as me. Write about the things I love to talk about. I figure that eventually I will find my niche and whittle down my topics to better suit the market.
This approach may mean I have a mish-mash of content at first, but that's fine because it reflects who I am. What are your thoughts?
I would say that I'm actually in a similar position. I'm just working hard and throwing my passion at the walls to see what sticks. I'm also trying to utilize my multiple passions in each post to kind of morph them together into one unique voice.
I would say, don't lose those things that reflect who you are. Some might recommend against it, but I don't think there's any harm in having a mish-mash of content. This way you might be reaching into a lot a different niches and if you stick with it eventually I'm sure you'll find what people respond to more strongly.
👍amazing post, great @sethlinson
A similar philosophy to my own. :)
Followed. I look forward to more
Followed back. I'm excited to see what kind of content you end up putting out.
So... How did this post of yours get past $700?
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Beats me. I can't believe how well this is doing. But now it's been flagged twice which brought it's value way down... but it's still an incredible amount.
YAY Free cash :-)
It is really interesting how similarly I feel. I am trying to find my voice and meanwhile I realize how broad and how colorful my interests are.
Before coming to steemit I thought I got pretty narrow minded and I have only one interests. This journey together is really encouraging guys! I really appreciate all of you!
You've got it backwards. Don't look for where the need is first. Look at what YOU enjoy doing and find how you can incorporate that into the needs of the ecosystem.
Build an art form around that marriage.
I don't think I said that one has to come before the other. If I did communicate that, it was unintentional. I agree with you that we should begin with what we enjoy and then find how that can suit the needs of a community.
That's essentially my approach as well. I've spent a couple of years now learning how expectations can really get me down. I've pretty much learned to let go of expectations and just have fun with what I share. It's kind of a shame that for so many years I didn't share things because I was afraid people wouldn't like it. That was kinda silly but real for me. Confidence is tricky business! LOL
It can be really hard not to let expectations get you down. I fall victim to that kind of depression more often than I would care to admit. I'm glad to hear that you've learned to let go!
In other phases of business I have been taught to go with what you know best so that will be my approach. Thanks for reminding me of this.