Steemit can be a tough place at times. Trust me...I know. I get the same “Steemit Blues” as everyone else from time to time. When I post a piece I’m really proud of just for it to bring in .43 cents. It sucks, but then again I think to myself...where else was I receiving ANY reward before this place for my input?!? That helps bring me back to reality and ground me a bit. I’m not a published author so the fact that anybody here actually cares to read my thoughts is amazing...and oddly enough, those people exist here! That’s exciting.
Know what else is exciting? Having someone else recognize your hard work. While these Isolated stats may seem meaningless in the grand scheme of things, I do feel they are important. Especially for relatively new blood such as myself.
This is now the second time in the past couple weeks that I’ve been mentioned in a piece by 
Looking at the list of amazing users on this list that inspire me here, it’s an honor to be on this small sample with them. A few that I converse with or look up to here such as 
Okay...so I barely made the top 200, coming in at #195...but that’s still fairly impressive and should be a lesson to new users. I’ve only been here for 4 months and while I still struggle, I feel as though I’ve made great strides. I’m learning daily here and that is what’s important.
One thing I like doing for several reasons is upvote ANY person that leaves a comment on any piece of mine. Not only does this let me know that I took a look at that comment but also that I responded to it. It’s easy for things to get lost in the shuffle here so that helps me out while also throwing an Upvote to the other user. Every cent counts! If it’s just usual banter it’ll be the minimum but if it’s a killer comment for whatever reason, I’ll throw a bit more weight behind it. Depends...
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I think commenting is a feature that kind of gets lost or forgotten by new users. It’s extremely important. You can’t just wait for an audience to magically find you on your posts. Won’t happen. Go out there and find like minded people or folks you want to converse with...and well...converse!!
My pieces may not earn a bunch as of yet but go backtrack through my posts. You’ll notice that they are getting folks talking. That’s super rewarding in itself.
There’s also 
All in all I just want to preach to anyone out there that getting dialogue going is ALWAYS going to end up benefiting not only those conversing...but the entire platform as a whole. The more people we have here taking an actual interest in others works and discussing it, the better and stronger we all are. Reward those who make the effort and comment on your posts. It encourages folks that they might be doing something right and the cycle goes on and on.
What’s your thoughts folks? Do you initiate enough? Do you reward those who reach out to you and genuinely make an effort? Let me know in the comments below.
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Thanks for posting these types of articles