Yesterday was one year since I joined Steemit. Instead of some big celebration post about it, I decided to make kind of review of my past year on Steemit and discovered things that make me love and hate being one-year-old Steemian.
Not only the day I joined or in those early days, but even a few months ago I thought when that first-year anniversary arrives it would be a huge thing for me with lots of success in behind. It turns out not.
Well, I'm not nagging. If there is anyone who should be blamed, then it would be me in the first place and nobody else. So, here are some facts about my year on Steemit.
I Didn't Post Much
In fact, I posted very rarely. When I divided 365 days of the year with the total number of my posts, it turns out I was posting one post approximately every 11 days. Although, it's not quite true. It would be great if I managed to keep that rhythm, but I didn't.
I had some more intensive phases when I would post daily almost a whole week, and then I would have a month or even two long pauses. My longest pause was about 3,5 months long. One of the biggest reasons why it took me so long to start posting again was the crazy downvoting war that was going around at that time. I really hate it so much that I didn't want to be even around.
However, it would be the part that I hate about being one-year-old Steemian as I believe I could do and achieve much more if I was more active.
Over 850 Followers
Despite all of that with those small number of posts I manage to gain over 850 active followers. Yes, I know that my profile stats show almost 1,200 followers, but having in mind that about 300 of them are in fact dead followers (what you may check by yourself with a Dead Followers Tool created by 
This is also one of the reasons why I have never posted some milestone post about reaching 1,000 or so followers as it would be a false claim in fact.
I don't know why or when those 300 followers "died." I believe some of them are old Steemit members who gave up of Steemit on the way for some reason, some maybe earlier, some later on. I also think some of the followers are those who don't post much or even at all but curate only in which case Dead Followers Tool recognize them as dead followers.
I think there are also some bot accounts who act the similar, therefore as well detected as dead ones. It's also possible that some members who were following me actually died as I remember a lady who had cancer and I don't see her anywhere around for quite some time. I hope those last ones are in the smallest number.
However, those over 850 active followers is something that I love about being one-year-old Steemian, and I'm greatly thankful to each of you for your devotion and every single vote or comment you were generously rewarded me with.
Original Content
I believe the reason for this relatively high number of followers in comparison with the low number of my posts, mostly lies in the originality of my content.
Maybe my posts are not so sensational for the majority of readers, but they are for sure original and my own. If nothing else, you may see that through my somewhat broken English, as English is not my first language.
On the other hand, I'm not the one who would post just for the sake of posting, and that's also one of the reasons why I didn't post that much in the past year. If I don't have anything to say there is not a newly published article and that's it. I know many might argue about that, especially those who are more or less pure profit hunters, and I can understand them, but it's not my cup of tea.
Whales, Orcas And Dolphins, Doesn't Swim In My Waters
In other words, my posts didn't catch much attention if any of those big fishes from the Steemit ocean. Why? I really don't know.
On the other hand, I wasn't hunting them also. I know there was even some sonar tool or so (maybe still is) that detects whales activity on the platform, so whales hunters would find out the best times when to post or what so ever. I didn't participate in this crusade. It was crazy to me.
I was thinking, even if I eventually manage to catch those big fishes how can I force them to like or be interested in something they are actually not, and more over I don't want to force them on anything they wouldn't do by their own will as it would be just another fake.
Oh yeah, I've received many pieces of advice regarding this matter also. Like, do I know that majority of them are men?
OK - and???
The answer was: "Men like cheeks!"
Oh, I see! Well, if that's crucial I don't have any chances however you turn it around. As first, I'm not some 20-something beautiful young girl who would attract their attention with few lovely photos, and I don't think they would be interested to see the photos of some potentially soon to be a grandma. I'm also not Mrs. Robinson, and I'm sure they are not Emmanuel Macron type of guys.
Secondly, writing about some other cheeks just to catch some big fish attention, sounds even more crazy to me. Besides, I still feel very straight oriented to write about other women in that manner.
I was also told the big fishes like topics like beer, cryptocurrency, and sport, while all the rest more or less doesn't interest them at all. Great! No chance for me again.
What can I do? I don't like beer. It simply doesn't taste good to me. Can't help myself. I'm not saying I never drink it, but it's so rear, maybe once a year that it's not even worth to mention. So, if I'm going to make an article about how and why I don't like beer I could only attract their downvotes. 😜😜
Regarding cryptocurrency, although the topic interests me very much but not being some expert on the field more the one who is still learning, I wouldn't have a lot to tell about it. Even less I would like to pretend to be some guru while my knowledge is more hollow than Swiss cheese. What I know - I know, but what I don't - I don't know!
I'm also not some big sports fan, although I like to watch all sorts of games especially when our national teams or players are playing. Once upon a time, as a young girl, while I was still in high school I was actively training volleyball, even being in one of the biggest (if not the biggest) national clubs playing for the junior league. But, I'm out of it now.
I even stopped taking my dancing classes last year when I heavily injured my shoulder not being able to move my arm for several months (literally) nor even having the strength to hold stupid TV remote control. I'm sure big fishes are not interested in my rehabilitation recovery story! And how could I blame them when I'm not even interested in writing it.
Steemit Challenges
I can't say I am a big fan of challenges especially not of some newer ones that recently appeared around. But there are some nice ones around which you could blend some story, and that would help you in inspirational dry days.
I like the most those fair competing ones where the challenge creator clearly states the rules from the very beginning. I participate in few of them. In some, I even managed to win some prizes.
The funny thing is, even I didn't win the award, the most exciting, entertaining, educational and rewarding in so many other ways was the one 
One Year On Steemit - Conclusion
All in all, with all the love and hate, I'm glad to be one-year-old Steemian. My account is currently worth about $500. It's something above the minimum monthly wage in my country, so it's certainly not the amount I could leave for the whole year. In comparison with some other one-year-old Steemians, it's certainly not some big money to show off around, but I still feel gifted with it, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to earn it by doing something (no matter how often) that I like.
I would have to work on my posting consistency and use inspirational days when my muse visits me and when I have a million articles ideas to write down instead only one, at least two or three of them and keep them for cloudy days, in a manner of seeing obstacles as opportunities.
Last but not the least and besides all being said, but most valuable in this past year is that I had a chance to meet and become friends with some people I would probably never come across otherwise. Priceless!
Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2017
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