One of the first actions of the day is to check my emails.
This morning I was so surprised with what I saw, that it took me a few moments to realize that I was really awake.
It was true! I had received my first ever donation of $5!
I saw that one of my videos on Pexels (a website where you can find free to use images/videos), was the reference to that donation.
It came to me as a huge surprise, because I was not expecting to get anything for the content shared there.
A few months back I was writing the reasons why I was giving away my photographs for free but now even though I will still provide some content at Pexels, I have changed my orientation.
I plan to use more decentralized ways to share my content and if possible be rewarded for it.
This is the video in full glory
Not perfectly filmed, but the moment was indeed perfect
The donation I received was 5USD which I received via paypal.
I have already sent a very kind thank you to the person and I really hope I can find out where some of my content is used
At the moment I have 555 images/videos online and my top performer is this video which has already almost 9K downloads.
Is it worth it?
Here are my stats
I believe that Pexels is still a website of great authority but comparing the labor needed, I think that most of my time & efforts will be devoted to different activities.
However it is always good to use it and spread awareness so I have uploaded a few images of leo & they already got some views! :)
LEO Images here - to be enriched soon!
Where can we upload our images & be rewarded?
It seems that there are a few places online where we can upload our content - photos or videos and be rewarded for them!
I will share with you some of my favorite spots/apps and I hope that you will share your spots with me too :)
Hive - Photography Related Communities
(1) Photography Lovers Community by
Description
Are you a photographer? Do you love photography? Well this is the community for you. It doesn’t matter what skill level you are. You can be a long time professional or a brand new photographer just starting out with a cell phone. We all have one thing in common, we all want to share the world through our lens and tell its stories. Join the Photography Lovers community where we can all share our love for the art and learn from each other.
(2) Photography by
A broad space for the art, industry, technology, and enthusiasm of still imagery.
(3) PHOTOGRAPHY [DAC] by admins 
Description
Peakd is presently running this community with the intention of making it a DAC style community.
(4) Hive Stock Images by 
Description
Every day on Hive authors are using stock images. I use them on occasion myself and when I add that source link as a thank you to the creator of that image on the free stock photo sites I wish I could give them a percentage beneficiary from that post. Except they probably don't have an account on Hive, so I can't.
(5) PhotoFeed by
We are the biggest blockchain based photography project running on #Hive
There are also many contests about photographs going on, so make sure you check out the #contest tag ;)
Also, I recently discovered a bi-weekly contest "Sun Thursday" organized by 
Appics
I also post my images on Appics - there I have a couple of restrictions.
a. I cannot post more than one image or video for a post
b. Also, unlike Instagram, where I may also post 3-4 images a day - on Appics I usually post only one per day
If it's worth it? I plan to post my review about the app very soon. I have just reached 5000 APX, that means that at the current rate I have approximately 91$ which I believe that will increase their value after Appics migrates to TELOS blockchain.
For Appics I have a lot to share, what I like and what I do not like so much .. be ready for my extensive review soon :)
(Feel free to leave any questions for Appics below)
Noise.cash
You'd be surprised but .. you can post photographs and earn BCH! On noise.cash!
How?
- Enter the Photography Community and post your images there -
Chamber here
p.s. I have seen that there is a lot of spam going on recently - so not sure how it will evolve :)
I think that nobody can disagree with the fact that Instagram has a great power and an enormous user base of about 1 billion users!
Link to stats here & here
I find it an amazing place to grow my community, share thoughts, content, play games and ask questions - even though at the moment I cannot monetize it. I have future plans so it never hurts to have future goals and to work for them!
https://www.instagram.com/katycrete/
Future plans
I have many many maaaany images yet unpublished so I really got to do something about them. I will use some more applications and review them here, so feel free to ask me anything you want, post your suggestions or questions on specific applications :)
Thank you for visiting and as always, I will be very happy to hear your feedback & thoughts!
Who am I?
I am Katerina from Crete, Greece. An enthusiastic content creator with a passion for photography. Interested in the blockchain technology, in new social media platforms and in trying to educate new users who wish to explore the blockchain social media world and its possibilities!
- Follow me on twitter for crypto stuff: https://twitter.com/katerinaramm1
- Blockchain & Personal Development stories at @katerinaramm
- General Stories at @katerinaramm
- Feel free to connect with me on Publish0x
- My photo stories at https://www.pexels.com/@katy-ramm-2914800
- On noise.cash https://noise.cash/u/katerinaramm
- Some of my amateur videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0T7LAdd_WFjKFxGDO97mA?view_as=subscriber
- My personal discoveries and every day experiences: https://www.instagram.com/katycrete/
- My city's account and lovely community: https://www.instagram.com/aboutheraklion/
- I also got a Discord channel, feel free to join me: https://discord.gg/Eeh2s9xraC
My giphy channels - For my city: https://giphy.com/channel/aboutheraklion
- My personal account: https://giphy.com/channel/katyramm
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