Let me share with you my crypto journey and how I built a healthy crypto portfolio from scratch using only my experience on Steemit and the rewards I earned here and how it should be more.

With Screen shots! https://s7.postimg.org/yhtpenkwb/How_I_Made_Over_4000_steemit_cover.jpg I will start by telling you **it’s not all been happy trades or happy days** but over all I have been in the green and since my Poloniex portfolio is now a whopping **$3,600US**. I must have made a good choice by joining Steemit and ***"kept at it”***. I have pulled a lot of Crypto out of the exchange and placed it in other investments and wallets so this screen shot is not a complete picture of my profits, just my current holdings. I have some stuff on **Bitshares and Openledger** as well. https://s18.postimg.org/qo9iem3op/2017-05-21_at_07-57-19.png **When I joined Steemit last summer I didn’t know a thing about Crypto Currency,** sure I had heard of BTC I was aware of its uses but I never dabbled in it. None of it really mattered to me. I joined Steemit to write and be a part of a new growing community. I love writing, especially while sipping whisky and listening to music *(still waiting for someone to make an APP that can detect when I am drunk and stop me from posting until the next day)*. I had website I was paying for and never made a penny off it as a blogger. For months I wrote here and I basically ignored my blog. That domain I still own and actually market for future use but at the moment it’s “under construction”, sort of. **So how did I turn my thoughts and ideas into money I actually use to pay my bills and further invest in Crypto.** http://www.amazingcoaching.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/your-thoughts-create-your-future.png Well, I wrote on Steemit is the only way I did it. Some of my posts made good rewards and many did not. For the first 6 months or so I didn’t take a single Steem or SBD off the platform. I kept powering up and giving it away in contests for participation, building a following. You can't get unless you give, ying yang, balance of the universe type shit. **Giving to the platform comes in many ways aside from giving away your rewards but this was the route I took and don’t regret it.** I’m going to skip to the part where I had rewards banked in my wallet from writing dozens and dozens of posts. I had been reading about other people’s trading experiences and decided I had made enough that I could risk losing some of it on the exchanges. I looked at it as though it was an experiment with real currency (Crypto) but if I lost my investment my life wouldn’t change. I was fully prepared to lose the $50 worth of Steem and SBD I initially put on the exchange. It's been a while since that day. https://s7.postimg.org/6756l3zij/2017-05-21_at_09-08-13.png I bought and sold some coins just from reading Steemit articles, looking at the troll box and trying to understand what the charts meant. @craig-grant was a huge influence on getting me started in trading and the concept of ***”going with the flow”*** is a lot more important than many traders agree with but it works for me. Without a doubt my first few weeks of trading were mostly luck and BTC rising in value. I was just going with my flow and I thought was right for me. I'm much wiser now. https://s24.postimg.org/ighn0hjqt/6a00d834516a5769e201a73dd63073970d.jpg I got into BitShares when it was trading in 200sat range. I got into Burst when it was trading in the 77sat range. Seems like forever ago. I never lost faith in these coins regardless of what anyone said about them. I was bunkered down by keeping them on the exchange with, what I thought was ridiculously high sell orders. I am in these 2 coins for the long run, and Steem of course. But over time I would wake up and login to see they were selling. I remember when I saw all my BTS had sold while I slept. Had I been awake during the spike I probably would have set higher price. I was at first really happy but then it kept going up. I was never able to buy it back for less than that sell order. I bought it back more expensive and I am totally thrilled that I did. It’s already worth over twice what I bought it back for. I have since replaced almost all that I sold and because of that my portfolio is where it is now. All my BTS predictions, based on my own research and involvement have come true so far. https://s12.postimg.org/yk7iwtkel/2017-05-21_at_10-28-16.png Burst really surprised me by spiking up to almost 1000sat recently. I knew it would one day but it happened sooner than expected. I have sell orders set at different levels so nothing completely sells out for the same price. I don’t want to wake and see my coins sold and the price is still rising. Gotta keep some eggs in the basket. I bought Burst Assets and was getting a dividend weekly which added to my profits. I sold the Burst, cause it was cheaper then and bought BTS. I just kept buying BTS with Burst profits. I even mine Burst now. What a good move, Burst is Bursting. https://s18.postimg.org/fpyxvbo89/2017-05-21_at_09-24-45.png **I have diversified my coins much more now**. I used to only have a few coins, BTS, Steem, Burst and maybe chip away at the market with a few other penny coins. I lost a lot too with bad decisions in *noobiness* and learning what a **pump and dump** was and how to take advantage or avoid it. I am currently terrified of new coins for the record but since I don’t put my salary from teaching I can risk it without risking damaging my financial security. So yes, I do take the risk, sometimes. https://s1.postimg.org/tj2eeu84f/2017-05-21_at_09-05-12.png There is no doubt that most of my crypto wealth came simply because the value of BTC and other coins have risen up. I have taken out hundreds of dollars and spent it online using BTC. I bought genesis mining contracts for small residual income to play with on the markets. **I also bought a bunch of hash power from Genesis Mining.** https://s13.postimg.org/t6ro349p3/2017-05-21_at_09-10-49.png I also bought a CryptoPay Visa pre-loaded BitCoin credit card. It’s in the mail and you can expect a post about that once I test and prove it usefulness. https://s8.postimg.org/55ldcm8lx/fb_sharing.png

Break Down.

❶ It’s all about the Steem and SBD. The gateway to all other Crypto. ❷ Without that I would never have made a penny or gotten into Crypto trading and thus wouldn't have over $4000 earnings. ❸ I traded Steem into other coins that are more volatile and got lucky chipping away at the markets. ❹ I bought Burst assets and collected dividends. ❺ I bought BitShares and watched and still am watching it soar to the moon. *(Not too late to get in now as I predict by the summer it will be worth a lot more)* ❻ I bought Genesis mining contracts and get near daily payments in Daash, BTC and Litecoin, not much but it’s something. **Most importantly I kept Steeming**. My faith has stumbled, rightfully so during the turmoil the site as experienced. Growing pains I think are now in the past, different ones may arise and we will deal with those when the time comes. **However, I love writing and I already made good friends here so I just keep writing here and hope for the best and its coming true.** https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/https://s11.postimg.org/anc6covqb/Steemit_tothesky.jpg My advice to Crypto rookies like me who are new to Steemit like I was. **Hold Steem and Power Up** every post until you reach 2,000 Steem Power minimum. **Buy it on the exchange just get there or more ASAP!** I used to have 5,000SP now I’m down to a little over 2,300SP. With 2,000SP your vote will make a difference to the success of those you vote for. You will also start to see returns for Curation. **Once you’re there, in my humble opinion is then you can start cashing out your SBD** and **cash out decent returns.** https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/http://i67.tinypic.com/346wef4.jpg **That's my journey so far. It's all leading to freedom.** (Edited Below to Add) If you liked this post it's not too late for you to check out this post. It's my personal Steemit Mantra. https://s17.postimg.org/xq8ylkq5r/2017-05-21_at_16-32-42.png https://steemit.com/steemit-religion/@solarguy/before-i-lay-my-head-to-rest-steemit-prayer-the-path-of-the-righteous-steemer

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