One Fish, Two Fish, A Former Red Fish, Now a Gold Fish

in #vest7 years ago (edited)

Just 80 days ago my account was approved after what seemed like a few weeks of waiting. I was new to steemit and had no idea what to expect nor what to post. I had been having some luck with Neo and thought hey I'll do a trivia contest and give away a free Neo as a prize. Steemit is a crypto site so giving away a free crypto worth 25 steem dollars at that time was a good way to kick open the door and say hello.

                          LOL, did I learn the curve quickly

The contest was pretty basic and was only 10 questions and I thought, man I will be steem FAMOUS when this thing ends. If I am remembering correctly I only had two guys even try to answer those questions. It was a mega flop, financial flop is the better wording for it. I gave away $25 basically for .05 or so back. I did not get famous, I did not get rich. 

 My first thought, let's do another contest for even more of a prize

You see that 1st contest was not a loss at all. That was the beginning of my style, my name becoming known as one of the contest kings and the best part is I made a friend that I talk to every day in chat.  That for me was worth giving a crypto away to a guy who never owned one of that type and may or may not have been able to buy one on his own. 

That was instant value I found on steemit, being a giver, that select 5%

So now at 400 followers, I learned, I was moved into the next sized fishbowl. I am a little gold fish now. So I am going to have to come up with a little gold fish contest. This contest will be different than my previous contest and I am thinking it will involve teamwork. After all a bunch of solo fish just tend to get eaten one by one by sharks. I am looking to reward a tiny school of fish in the next contest I just need to come up with the rules and go from there.

Thank you to everyone who follows me and interacts with me as well

So even as a little gold fish I am happy building my  clique on steemit and I hope I get more followers than I offend. I am just trying to be myself and have fun. I interact with a bunch of mini personalities on a daily basis and sometimes I act like a kid, sometimes I get mad like an non-adult, act like a troll/SJW but at the end of the day I don't hate anyone. I am blessed and I like that I can use steemit to give back to a large group a little at a time.


I am a little gold fish and here is proof





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Welcome my evil twin brother :) Upvoted and followed!

congrats @erodedthoughts! hard work pays off! now on to dolphin!

i appreciate that post... it relates to how i have felt many times... not always understood. a troll, acting like a dipshit kid. i never feel any hate from you though...i get a kick out of your comments...looking forward to this fishbowl contest. 😎

I really want to do a limited edition bottle of liquor as a prize but know some 15 y/o kid will end up winning saying they are 21

selfie with the drivers license could be requested. or maybe that could be the contest.... The Teen limited edition fishbowl of liquor contest.

In the spirit of giving, I share this post with my followers via resteem ☺

That is the best reward I could ever ask for. Thank you.

Any time! I may not participate frequently, but I like to support how I can.

Congrats on the gold status! Though, they don't send you a golden plaque in the mail like YouTube does huh. I like the sound of a teamwork contest!

I think it will be great fun.

Golden fish, congrats.

just don't send a live goldfish as the prize...

Hey mate. I only started following you yesterday already entered your contest with horrid art. Haha ironically I came across you through @mykos and I have been on here 78 days and our reputations are almost the same. Sadly my wallet does not look anything near as sweet as yours so clearly you are doing something a lot better. Congratulations brother very well done. Cheer$;)

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I put some of those dollars in from my own pocket, the idea for me is to give a little to as many as possible and watch everyone grow together.

Ditto brother and Ditto. I put in 24 SBD in the beginning also have a few contests we doing similar things, loving the horrid art contest mate very creative, You based in USA? Southern most tip of Africa this side... Cheer$;)

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Yes, Eastern US

Ahh sweet man. Good times. Cheer$;)

Congratulations on your achievements--steemit growth,acquaintance making,brand identity.
Grow till you become a bigger whale with a bigger heart!

I hope to make it to whale while still trying to give it all away. It is always going to be a fight against greed. I hope it never overtakes my values.

Congratulations ;) I look forward to your upcoming contest. Just gave you a follow. I'm slowly working my way to that golden little Minnow myself. Still a red fish.

The key is not being eaten before you get the chance to grow.

How do you not get eaten? How do you know if you have been eaten?

om nom nom

You have to send yourself whale hunting gear via an exchange.

In Steemit terms, what is Whale hunting gear? I wouldn't want to kill off any whales lol

Here are some of the items I purchased to help protect myself so far.
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