How Steemit can add value to the sneaker world... with authenticity and passion

My name is Pete (@sneakerhead) and I'm... obsessed with sneakers. I could talk for days about everything to do with them so I’ll try not to ramble here and cut to the point: The global sneaker industry is estimated to be worth $55bn.

It's an industry where the product release dates can be advertised months in advance. At the exact second the most exclusive sneakers are finally released, sneakerheads

around the world frantically strive to get through the payment process before the autobots take the lot. There are many of us who are all too familiar with the following sight at 8:01 on a Saturday morning:

As well as buying sneakers, there are millions of loyal and passionate sneakerheads contributing to all forms of social media. They cover everything and anything to do with sneakers, as well as showing off their own collections (all the sneakers in the main picture are from mine). Wouldn’t it be great if they could also benefit from the strength they are helping to create in the industry?

As a follower of these sneakerhead bloggers I have seen two unfortunate consequences of pre-Steemit social media...

a lack of sincerity and a lack of reward.

On one hand, you have millions of enthusiastic people adding to social media platforms in a world where the majority don’t realise they can ever get something back for their contribution. There hasn’t been enough of an incentive to improve their content so the quality can be inconsistent or nonsensical.

On the other hand, it can be crushing when you follow someone with great content but once they have built up their followers... they lose their sincerity and start to push the inferior products of a sponsor.

I am trying to express the positives of the sneaker game here so really don't want to shame anyone from that world but here’s a brilliant example from earlier in the year, when Scott Disick (who appeared on reality tv and built a huge following on Instagram by showing off his lifestyle) accidently captioned the full instructions from a sponsor:

I love the concept of Steemit and the sincerity the platform demands. The community does not rely on advertising or sponsorship so no blogger would ever need to push a product, especially a mediocre one. The sneaker world needs somewhere where bloggers are encouraged to write genuinely about their passion.

I’m hoping serious sneaker bloggers that are curious about Steem will read this article and see that this platform could provide honest financial rewards for writing with authenticity about their passion.

Why stop at sneaker bloggers..? This also applies to passionate bloggers in any domain that suffer from the same issues.

I can't wait for sneakerheads from around the world to join and share with me in this ever-growing captivating community!