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RE: How I Got On Steemit—The Short And Long Of It
Thanks for filling us in on how you got started here. I remembered some of what you said from other conversations we're had/articles you've written. It's fun knowing the background of how someone got started here, what drew them to starting an account. Sometimes it helps give a hint of why they're here too.
It's nice to have friends already in place. I think that if any of my friends actually join and stick with it, I'll be in a decent place to help boost them along. I remember seeing you getting $0.20 votes and being in awe of how much you were making. It's funny how even just a little amount can make a huge difference. My vote isn't quite to $0.20 yet, but it's getting there and I'd like to be able to help boost people along. :)
And then you see someone getting a $20 upvote and the awe evaporates. And then it's obliterated when someone else gets the $200 upvote. Everything turns out to be subject to degrees, and it's amazing how quickly we can adapt our expectations to them.
I thought it was a worthwhile exercise, even though I've probably mentioned most of what I wrote at least once somewhere else. Here, unless you have eyes on your posts from the beginning (which is very unlikely) it's like you're constantly reintroducing yourself.
I know I enjoyed reading yours, so I would hope that the same would hold true with mine, even if it had nothing to do with, and continues to have little to do with, crypto. :)
It's true. Once you start seeing those huge votes, then $0.20 isn't as impressive, but since I can remember when getting $0.05 was a big deal, I still appreciate every vote I get.
I never did an introduceyourself post. I thought about tagging this one with it, but I didn't want all the spam that comes with it. Not worth the hassle. I honestly don't want the visibility because the people who will see it are likely just spamming. I'd rather have followers who actually want to engage and discuss things.
I actually read yours yesterday. It's how I found out about the challenge. I just needed time to do the challenge and write a meaningful response to your post. Didn't want to gloss over it. Now yesterday is past and I need to work on the post for today. Alas, I've been procrastinating though. :)
Absolutely. Neither of us should be at a stage yet where we're not grateful for every penny that shows up on a post or comment. The moment I start yawning about that, will be a good day and a sad one. :)
I don't remember getting a lot of spam, but I got what turned out to be the largest payout I would get on several posts. There's plenty of people who wait, too, so it does actually get eyeballs on it.
Hey, no worries. I know I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary with your response or your response time. I appreciate the thought of making responses meaningful.
Today's topic seems easy on the surface, but then when you start thinking about it, there's plenty you might want to try to do. Still, in the grand scheme of things, while substantial, it's not a game changer in and of itself. It could be the spark for the changing of the game, though. :)
I hear you about being thankful. I've been trying to keep my VP above 80% so I can still give out as impactful votes as possible. I know that when I would get even $0.03 votes it would help a lot, so especially with comments and stuff I try to have something to give.
Good to know that there's money to be made there. I'll have to come up with something at some point, but for now, I'm just going to go on without it.
Glad you weren't wondering what the heck was going on. I try to be timely, but sometimes I miss things. I'm not perfect after all. Still in process there. Ha ha ha.
I read the topic, but I haven't formulated a response yet. I'm going to have to think a bit more before I write something. I want it to be good enough that I can win one of those $4 votes. That's my goal: get at least one of his full votes. I think that would be cool. Both for the money aspect, and because that means I'm writing something that is connecting with the audience.
Well, not to discourage any most excellent post you will come up with, but I think he peruses things fairly early in the day, as opposed to later. I've not been getting mine posted until around 11 am my time and today he'd already upvoted and resteemed some other people's posts. Guess I'm going to have to figure out a way to write it earlier.
Dang it! That sucks. He's over in Europe, so the only way I'd be able to get it out by then would be to stay up all night. Hmmm, well that's ok. I'll just post and see what happens. If I don't win any, I don't win any. Life is too short to worry about things that you can't change. Well, I could change my timing, but I'm not going to, so no need to fret about it. :)