WOW a lot has happened in 90 days
When I got on Steemit 90 days ago, I did not envision things taking this path for me. My Steemit journey thus far has been amazing.
My first post here was my introductionyourself post and it made 25 cents. Then my next 14 posts combined made a total of 10 cents. Most people would get discouraged at this point, but I reminded myself that through Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, I haven't made a penny from any of that even though I was basically doing the same thing.
This was about the time that I started to learn that I was approaching Steemit totally wrong. I realized that I didn't know anyone on the platform, so how could anyone know who I was? I needed to branch out and become involved with the community here.
That was when I found the Minnow Support Project discord. I met some pretty cool people there and began to branch out. 
I came across the 
I have had a few visits from the 
I joined Steemit as a photographer and wanted to share my photography with as many people as possible, so I entered my stuff in a few of the photography contests. I came across 
I joined the 
In the Military Veterans server, I have come to know 
Last month I was asked to take part in the 
About a month and a half ago I started the process to get into The Alliance. This was one of the smartest decisions I made early on in my Steemit adventure. During the first week or so I was with them, I went through a rigorous "school program" where teachers pick apart your posts and show you where you can improve. This was huge for me because it gave me the tools to make my posts appear more professional, even though they were still being written by me. The Alliance family has been great. 
Deranged Photography Contest
These past 2 weeks have been crazy for me. When I was observing some of the photography contests here on the platform, I noticed one common theme among them. There were a lot of people entering in the contests from all skill levels but it seemed like the same 10 professional photographers were winning them. So I decided that I wanted to create my own contest and make it an even playing field for everyone.
One thing that I am really looking forward to with this platform is the service opportunities and helping people from all over the world that are less fortunate. I want to be able to provide some sort of a reward to everyone that participates in my contests, from paying out the winners of the three tiers of photographers, to upvoting all of the entries in the contest.
I have some amazing sponsors for the contest. 
Since the contest launched, I have been overwhelmed with the amount of amazing entries I have received. My goal is to become the largest photography contest on the platform and be able to reward people of all skill levels from all over the world. As the value of my vote goes up, the rewards will go back to the participants.
If you are interested in joining the Deranged Photography Contest discord and stay up to date with the themes and contest, you can join here:
Summary of growth
When I joined Steemit 90 days ago, I was given 0.5 Steem and a delegation of 14.5 from Steemit to be able to function. As I grew and learned more about the platform and how it operates, I became fascinated with the potential that it can provide people all over the world. I was telling my wife that I want to get to a point where my account is valued high enough that we can travel around the world and use funds from Steemit to build and repair orphanages in the poverty stricken areas, and then make posts showing everyone on the platform what they are helping to support.
90 days after joining I have accumulated 936 Steem Power. I have delegated 100 SP out to support the Military Veteran community and I have been delegated 250 SP. I am in it for the long haul and these first 90 days are just my beginning here. I am looking forward to the future here on Steemit and doing what I can to help make the world better with it.
Thank you for stopping by and reading this long winded story. You are awesome for sticking it out.
