Moving to hive
Fuck you Justin, we're moving to Hive.
6 years ago in #steemit by practicalthought (65)
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fantastic post, sometimes hard truths dont digest too well, but facts remain, its not easy on steem at the start, I still find it challenging to say the least. And wow I feel rather honored to be on your follow list worthy enough for a shout out in this post. thank you so much :-)
Thank you.
My high opinion of you comes well earned. With all the focus on DApps and SMT as the future to the moon, the overlooked part is the bird in hand. I think (without looking for exact numbers) I figured recently all the liquid Steem held on exchanges could be soaked up by current active users if we all held around 2500 Steem each. Currently that would be about a 1200.00 investment, but not that long ago it would have been around a 600.00 investment. Of course, only a fraction of that would need soaked up before scarcity mindsets kicked in and prices began to rise dramatically.
The efforts you have made here as a witness and member of the community is one that recognizes the value of the bird in hand, something that has felt like many witnesses have been blind to in my time here. Thank you so much for all that you do here, and what a winning combination of you and Ash as a witness team. Your red fish and minnow leagues is a brilliant way to build camaraderie while encouraging an investment in the chain and platform. I am hopeful by the time I someday reach Dolphinhood you may have a league for that too.
Great post, and thank you very much for the mention.
The two key words for newcomers are consistency and persistency.
And try to add value...
Thanks for the mention. Think that overall this should help set more realistic expectations for people. One of the most important things IMO is that it takes time to build up a base of followers and people who will support your posts. But once you reach that point life becomes much easier.
It does take time for sure. I put my numbers together for my 6 month and then 1 year anniversary at the beginning of February. In my first 6 months my SP was at 255.807, and I had bought 153.561 so we are talking about 102 SP growth. Which would have been smaller had I not invested as well as rented delegation. 6 months from that point to make my year I was now sitting at 1,467.114 SP with a total invest of 288.611 Steem. It accelerated as I put my time in, my SP accelerating growth, and the unmeasurable stat of strengthening my relationships in the communities I am a part of. If I had been able to invest more, who knows what growth I could have seen.
Of course, giving plays another unmeasurable part in this as well. You of all know this so well, as you give so much to this DApp. Thank you for all you do here. I can't imagine how many folks may have quit had they not had the good fortune of crossing paths with you.
Thank you very much for those kind words. Not sure how true they are, but it's nice to hear anyways. Just doing my little part to help give some added exposure and hope to the little guys.
Your expenetial growth is very similar to what I see for most people. The first 6 months is horrible most of the time unless they get really lucky with an early Curie vote or something. Once you get picked up by Curie it happens again much easier so those people have a leg up...but otherwise it's slow going for at least 3 months, then things start to roll faster and faster.
IMO a small up front capital investment is really a huge boost if people can afford it. But at the very least power up everything you earn (or lease SP with it) to grow ASAP. Pulling steem out at the beginning sets you way back as the growth compounds over time, but you never gave it that chance.
While I don't agree with 100% of it... I think it is very solid and well done as well as pretty easy to digest.
Nice job.
Thank you. For any newbies reading this, @whatsup is a huge success story here, whose own start was as rough as mine and many others. Check this one out to see for yourself.
https://steemit.com/currency/@whatsup/my-arrogant-marketing-advice
Now compare it to this.
https://steemit.com/steem/@whatsup/two-years-on-steem-it-s-my-anniversary
She is one of the many heroes you can find on the site, who through sheer will and determination has stuck it out and shown the rest of us what is possible. Add her to your follow list too.
There are many differing views on this app, and no one way as all of our experiences will vary. One example being I was told early I would never grow here if I didn't use Discord, or Steemconnect. I still use neither and here we are, lol.
@whatsup, and anyone else reading this who has grown their account, would you consider writing your own how to and linking it here in the comments? The more perspectives and tips that could all be linked together would be a powerful tool for newbies. I left so much out, and as you point out there is not a consensus on experience or approach that is one size fits all.
https://steemit.com/steem/@whatsup/how-i-grew-my-account-re-practicalthought
I did it! :)
Thank you. Going to read it now.
Edited to add: I highly recommend anyone reading this post to go read this one as well. You can't get a better picture of a rough start flourishing into a success story than this one. Thank you for sharing this. It is inspirational, a testament to the fact this works if one is patient and real.
That's a great idea! I will. :) Thanks for a great shout out!
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Thank you for writing this post. There’s so much to know about steemit and how to navigate its terrain to grow. Your post makes the steemit experience digestible for beginners. I’m in a baby stage where seeing spoons of info can be overwhelming but your writing style lands well with me.
My brain is full!
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Thank you for the kind words, and glad you read it. I know you can grow here faster than you have, just a few tweaks here and there in what you are doing. :)
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