RE: Our Best Sugar-free Chocolate Cheesecake Yet!
The thing about Steemit is it's really hard to make any kind of decent money, especially at the moment with Bitcoin keeping price of crypto down, and especially for a newbie too. A couple years ago the community was much smaller, and not only did more 'whales' and 'dolphins' vote on 'minnows' posts, there was also a lot more manual curation. Now bots are the popular way to do things, which has a real negative effect on the community, less chatting, less curation, and so many people it's hard to get noticed. A couple years ago I remember days when there were only a handful of new people joining each day, now there are hundreds!
I have no doubt platforms very similar to Steemit will start to emerge, and maybe one day become more popular than Steemit, who knows. But Steem and Steemit are two very different things, and Steem is very valuable, and if you can keep posting and earning tiny bits of Steem, over time thins could amount to LOTS! Last year, when the price of Bitcoin soared and kept rising and rising rapidly, so did Steem, and my account value practically doubled overnight and kept rising! When that happened everyone started curating like crazy, as voting power went up. I think my upvote was worth about a tenner at one point! Sadly, I had to power down (needed extra income) and so my SP and account value aren't worth half as much as they would if I'd held onto what I had. So my advice, stick with it! BUT only if you enjoy it. Because if you don't then it becomes disheartening when your posts don't do well.
My husband is the one with the head for figures and crypto, I know very little and am not the person to advise about investing! But there are so many great posts that give excellent pointers, so maybe if you browse through the 'crypto' and 'money' categories you may come across some helpful info :-)
howdy again @woman-onthe-wing! it's so good to hear from you and I am eating up all this knowledge and background history of when Steemit was first starting which brings me to the question of how you found out about it?
Your description of how it was when it first started makes sense now because it is so hard to get noticed and gain traction at this point..but I see people who are way up in the 60s rep and I've seen alot of their posts and comments and I'm thinking "how in the world did this person ever attain that level!" but now I know how.
Are you guys actively looking for another home and is it difficult to find one in another country? do you have access to residential real estate data or do you have to rely on Realtors?
thanks again for getting back to me!
Hey there @janton, hope you've had a good weekend :-) My husband was already into BTC and through that he found out about Steem and Steemit, and got me onto it so I could share my recipes. I'd thought about starting a blog anyway but admittedly the prospect of earning real money gave me more motivation! They always say come for the money but stay for the people, and it's true. The money side, for me, has always come second to community, and that's why I still try encourage manual curation and minnow support, because if it just becomes competing for popularity and using others for personal gain then it will suffer at some point down the line.
As for moving house, a lot of other countries don't really advertise long-term lets online, it's mainly short term for tourists, and prices can be very high. So a lot of people arrange something temporary and then once there they chat to locals and find a place to rent that way. Prob be the way we do it!
howdy there @woman-onthe-wing! thanks so much for getting back with me and I just went to your blog and realized I hadn't followed you so I did that, I saw a pizza post! gotta check that out! I've been missing alot of good stuff!
Okay well the real estate thing sounds very strange to me. I mean here in the U.S. you can search for any type of property anywhere in the country with tons of photos and details available.
bytheway have you ever considered the United States?
I so admire your attitude toward making this platform one to help others and not just try to make money off of them.
God bless you!
The same is true for Ireland - properties online with all details and photos, but some European countries for example focus mainly on sales rather than rentals. If you want to rent like a local you have to meet the locals and find a place by word of mouth, otherwise you'll be paying tourist prices. It really depends on the country you're moving to! We haven't quite decided yet, but a poorer country with more fertile land and more emphasis on social care and justice appeals to me. Can't stand wealth accumulation and 'every man for himself' attitudes. My brother actually lives in LA but (no offence if you love the US) but I wouldn't move there if you paid me a million in Steem! I wouldn't move back to England either. Loads of reasons why not, largely political, but I don't like to discuss politics online. Also becoming more self-sufficient is a goal for us and this climate is simply too wet and cold to grow much. And houses are often damp and mouldy, it can get pretty depressing, especially in winter (which seems to last most of the year!) The health of my family is the most important, and it's hard even to buy organic around here. I don't drive so I have to get a bus 16 miles just to buy our fruit & veg!
It's hard to find time for this project in between family duties, but I'm determined to continue with it, as I believe it's worth it for the inspiration and education it provides. There's quite a demand for healthy recipes and health info this year, which is fantastic, because a couple years ago the most successful food posts were all the sugar-filled sweet treats. Thankfully people are getting savvy with natural sweetners and have changed a lot of people's minds and diets! Hooray!! I appreciate your support for the project, and welcome any healthy recipes you have for the LUNCHBOX curation series. That pizza you mentioned is made with the same recipe as the carrot bread - the recipe through which we met! It makes the most wonderful pizza base I ever tried! Thanks very much :-)
howdy again @woman-onthe-wing! thanks so much for this excellent reply because I have so much more of an understanding of your situation and your goals.
your brother is in California, how interesting..well I love this country but I wouldn't move to LA either even for a million Steem! They talk about ditching the rest of the country and declaring their own country and we say good riddance!
I'm sure you know the most vile and perverted stuff comes out of California and unfortunately thousands of Californians are moving out of there and coming to Texas and we don't want them! It's turning our conservative Christian state into a more liberal one with no moral code or values. Well, it hasn't yet but Texas is in decline because of them.
so you guys are going to rent first, when you move and you want a country with "more fertile land and more emphasis on social care and justice " but what country would that be? I don't know much about European countries except that they are much more liberal than most of the U.S.
Oh heavens, if you are a more liberal person then please don't be offended by what I said earlier. It works some places but Texas is built differently. We are rugged individualists and don't like much government intrusion, we'd rather have more liberty and freedom.
I'm sorry I don't mean to talk about politics and I've bitten my tongue quite a few times and didn't say a word when I heard things that were so false politically so I'm a big believer in not talking about it and the posts who are all about it are so angry and shouting all the time.
I accept and love all people and if I don't agree with them I still love and accept them.
I think it's so wonderful, the work you are doing, and it's very encouraging that more people are interested in healthy foods, that has to boost your spirits!
we are running into more and more people who are on Keto over here so that's surprising and encouraging also.
Thanks so much woman-onthe-wing, I hope your home rental search goes smoothly and you guys can get out of there before winter comes!
God bless you both!
No, I wouldn't class myself as liberal; I follow the Way of Jesus Christ and try to live my life with morals and attitudes in-keeping with his example. I don't categorise myself into any particular Christian group or denomination, but just read my Bible and try to keep my eyes and ears open to the truth within it!
We haven't yet decided which country we're moving to, but there are a few options we're looking into. Lots of factors to consider.
I notice there's an increasing amount of organic produce available in supermarkets, and even in smaller village stores, which is wonderful and saves people having to locate health-food shops! It certainly makes it easier for people to replicate healthy recipes when they're able to purchase the ingredients! And yes, it really does lift my spirit when I see people taking care of their health :-)
howdy today @woman-onthe-wing! I'm so thankful that you aren't a liberal. and I'm so thrilled that you are a fellow Believer, praise God! wow. makes my day. how were you raised though, had to be in some form of organized church?