Post #2000 - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Steemit Communities

Ladies, Gentlemen, TEAM AUSTRALIA and all of STEEMIT WORLD, this is my two thousandth post and with it I will endevour to change the way you think of STEEMIT - forever!

(And perhaps make myself an acclaimed STEEMIT philosopher in the process.) ;)

The heading above has been taken from the 1776 book by Adam Smith, the man considered to be the 'father of modern economic theory'. I believe the themes outlined in his book, which explain the development and accumulation of 'the Wealth of Nations' are more relevant in this developing world of STEEMIT, than they are to the outside world - as thus far STEEMIT is untouched by the corruptible hands of Government.

The theme of this post however, is not about Adam Smith, or me , or TEAM AUSTRALIA or STEEM WARS... it is about YOU!

In this post I will assume that YOU, the reader, is looking to be financially successful here on STEEMIT - if your goal is otherwise - so be it.

... And as my 2000th post - it is going to be crude and succinct, with no pretty pictures, no fancy logos - however if you want to be successful here at STEEMIT you'd damn well better stop, and read and learn.

Followers

Are you are eagerly, yet aimlessly wondering around STEEMIT gathering as many followers as you can? Yes.

'YOU WILL FAIL!'

Without common cause or purpose your followers will be lucky to stumble upon you again! You will have no friends, no support network and you most certainly not gain decent $SBD for your posts.

Don't believe me... meet Tim Crowe @crowe

https://steemit.com/steemit/@crowe/1-500-followers-thank-you-all-so-much-for-helping-me-reach-this-milestone-go-steemit

Tim celebrated his 1,500 follower today - when I jumped in after 30 minutes he had earned less the $0.50 for his celebration post - at the time of drafting this post 3 hours later it is at $2.10. 1,500 followers and he has earned a mere $2.10 in 3 hours??

I take you to another post of Tim's - a well written self-help verse on 'following your passion' - it was worth $0.46 cents after 24 hours! - with 1,500 followers??

https://steemit.com/life/@crowe/the-meaning-of-life-why-are-we-here

The same post in Team Australia would have earned him at least $20 (but more on this later).

I have asked Tim to join us in at Team Australia now and he has accepted - I assure you that hence forth Tim will be adequately rewarded for his time and labour.

Co-operation

Do you believe that co-operation with others to enhance your wealth is immoral? Yes.

'YOU WILL FAIL!'

Your association with co-operations, unions, corporations, networks are imperative if you want to succeed in STEEMIT. And they are not immoral - what they produce might be... but they themselves are not. What triggered me into this post was a conversation with @calamus056

https://steemit.com/steemit/@calamus056/should-you-invest-in-promoting-your-content-on-steemit

In this post by @calamus056, Cal clearly details the workings behind the PROMOTE feature on STEEMIT posts. It was a very information post - though I am not sure I agree with the investment rationale. When I looked in on the post at in the first hour it was < $1 - it is now sitting at $4.25 - and yet @calamus spend $138.74 to promote it.

One must be careful not to over capitalise on one's investment - but this is not the point I seek to make. I was quite impressed by Cal's initiative and writing style that I asked him if he would like to join us at TEAM AUSTRALIA. His response was:

... I really hate vote sharing groups, sorry. If the content is good, people will resteem and share automatically.

So firstly, we already know that people won't resteem and share automatically from both Tim & Cal's posts.

Secondly and more importantly - if you do not unite and you continue to wonder aimlessly, but maintain some deluded notion that you are morally superior - 'YOU WILL FAIL'.

Community is the future of STEEMIT

As in human evolution, the individual came first, then the family, then the community, getting stronger with each step.

At the moment TEAM AUSTRALIA is a family - and we are already strong! Some of our photographers are earning over $50 a photo - for the real high quality shots. Our chefs are earning $30-$50 for their recipes, our graphic designers are earning $50-$100 for designs, our historians are earning in excess of $30 for their stories. Our mothers are earning in excess of $20 for sharing their tales of motherhood.

Why?

It is because:

1. We are family! It is that simple - we look after our own first.

2. We are proud of our family and we strive to do the best quality of work in the name of our family.

3. We have common purpose, common interest, a common sense of value. We have a vision and we have a mission!

If you have no family and you do not accept that communities within STEEMIT are the future...

'YOU WILL FAIL!'

But it is worse than this - without families and communities within STEEMIT...

'STEEMIT WILL FAIL' - for the wealth will be accumulated and be held by too few, success for newcomers will become too difficult and STEEMIT will die.

Families and Communities in STEEMIT will encourage more families and communities. AGAIN this is the future of STEEMIT and you must embrace it.

Choose your community carefully

Ask yourself - does your community empower you to succeed in accordance with your spirit, talents and abilities?

If you feel you are a serf in a feudal oligarchy, you probably are!

Whales

Do you believe that whales won't like you if you are part of a community? Yes.

'YOU WILL FAIL.'

Generally speaking Whales want two things:

1. Curation revenue.
2. The long term growth and stability of STEEMIT.

Communities within STEEMIT give Whales certainty that their curation dollars are being well spent as community posts earn more; and, growing communities will ensure that STEEMIT grows over the long term.

What should you do next?

TEAM AUSTRALIA is a family built out of the mateship that us Australian's seem to naturally share - built upon the pride in our country.

What makes you proud and what are you passionate about - and what brings out the camaraderie in your relationships?

Find these things, forge your STEEMIT FAMILY and together go build the wealth of your Steemit community!

In conclusion

In 1776, what did Adam Smith credit as being the the most important institution within a Capitalist Economy?

If you said "Family" you now get it - just as Adam Smith did. He believed that without family, wealth would flow all over society in total chaos - seem familiar?

End.

I am... SirKnight!

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