In the beginning there was this shy woman who had a peek at a new social platform and almost ran away scared because she had no knowledge about crypto, bitcoins and or steem Dollars. But, she came back and in the shadows of the night she made an account while the moon kissed the dancing stars at the sky. This was the beginning of a bumpy road also known as the roller coaster effect minus the throwing up!
My first two weeks on Steemit were hard, very very hard. Not only because I was trying to understand the white paper but also because of shyness, nervousness, and the fact that I got really frustrated about not being able to upload pictures! Like always I wanted too much too fast! So after a few days I made myself a coffee, grabbed a pack of cookies and dived into Steemit and how to post! I read and read and gain three pounds because of all the cookies. The moment I was able to upload pictures I started to feel joy and posting became a pleasurable thing for me.
That was also the moment I started to see the big differences between post and the numbers of upvotes. With my post I got like 4 or 5 votes while I also saw posts with 300+ votes. As a newby steemit noob for a while it made me feel like posts were not worth the read and votes. I broke my own rule never to be frustrated at social platforms again by starring really angry at my screen and blaming everybody but myself. Because that is what most of us do before we see the light. In the first weeks I ranted two times I believe ( Spank me, I dare you!)
But, no matter how many times I wanted to throw in the towel, scream at everybody on Steemit, pick up my laptop and shake it like a maniac, stick my fingers in my eyes and pull them out, I did not leave.
Because somewhere deep inside me I already knew that it would take time to build up followers. It took me weeks, months on other platforms so why would it be different here? So, again I made myself coffee and bought more cookies and sat down and started to scratch myself behind the ears. ( Cute little ears and no you can't touch them!)
What was I doing wrong? Simple, I posted what I thought others would like and not what I liked doing! When you write or post things you have no feeling with there is this big chance that others can read that back in your writings! So, after scratching behind my ears and pulling my nose ( Again little and cute but keep your hands off!) I saw the LIGHT!
Not only did I start posting things I love I also started to become more social. I went to the chatroom and met a few cool people there. I started to reply more and after two more weeks I met 
http://steemspeak.com/#!join-radio/
That is when the real fun started. You see, I have this thing with voices and there are many many voices there. Some are really..... sexy ( Hey we all have obsessions) , others are loud but so amazing! I started to meet people behind the steem accounts and it brought me so much more joy here!
After a few weeks here and posting many things I started to gather followers who really enjoy what I post and that is an amazing feeling because I also love what I post. I started to make money and I can not tell you how blessed I feel with every cent! It's not only the fact that you can get money from a post but also the meaning behind it. People see you!
All I can say to all the new people who feel like there is no end in sight, feel like they are not seen, keep your head up and keep posting. It takes time, sometimes a few days, depending on who votes you up, and sometimes it can take weeks or months. Just keep doing what you like to do most and keep smiling!
