An excellent topic @tarazkp, as usual. :c)
I have to admit that with one very notable recent exception I've been a little underwhelmed with overall rewards at the end of the seven day period. :c)
On a fair number of occasions I've found myself looking through my underperforming 5-6 day post that took several hours to type and 'tidy up/ illustrate' wondering where I had gone wrong.
I've been around for almost 3 months and I admit that on-balance I could have gotten a lot more money working in a burger-flipping station a single evening a week.
But at the same time I've also seen changes. I've seen an organic growth in my follower base (and am wondering if I'm mistaken in resisting the urge to celebrate the milestones) and I've joined a couple of discord groups. Just as importantly, my posting technique and turnaround has grown more efficient over the months. Plus I've recently gotten to that point where my upvote is potentially worth not one but two cents! :c)
Like you say - this is pretty much for the long-haul. I have to trust that my efforts into some undervalued posts will simply come back later in some form or another. ^_^
I know why f4f people 'do it', by the way. Having your post show up in front of 1000 people is potentially four times as good as it showing up in front of 250 people.
I also know why some people engage in self-upvoting. They do so to add bait to their posts - not only to receive the undeniable fruits of their own vote but also to increase the likelihood of subsequent votes.
I'm stubborn though. Not tempted to do either. ;c)
Thanks again!
Just so you know, other than the weirdness of the first week after hf19, I have never got a 100+ payout so congrats on that :)
I don't know if you read my article on the return required to post on Steemit but it goes into the burger flipping scenario a little. The downside of it is having to flip burgers of course as well as the unlikely hood of investing the income once earned. but, I have seriously considered getting a third job doing that or stacking shelves at the supermarket to get a little more to invest.
The development you and I are going through isn't just limited to Steemit either as the consideration involved and depth of reflection also will likely be received well in the walking world too. So, if performed well, external income can also increase.
I understand the f4f also but there is generally a lack of insight into how it works and what the return is. I have a botnet that votes on some of my content. It is about 25 bots each with about 15-50SP. They upvote about 3 cents total. Getting seen by 1000 sets of eyes, or two invested eyes makes a massive difference.
The long-haul view of crypto in general is the best view unless one is playing with big boy sums of money. Doubling money on 100 dollars or 20 million is significantly different.