"I can't make any money here."
"The system is rigged."
"The Whales only circle vote."
"Nobody reads my stuff so I can't make any money."
Have you uttered these words? Did you say (think) them recently?
If so, then you might want to pay attention.
Two weeks ago, I decided to do an exercise. This was informal and I announced it to nobody since I did not want any interference. I always tell newer people that the key to success on the STEEM blockchain is to comment. However, I always did this without any accurate numbers.
The project started Sun 2/4 and ran through Sat 2/10. During this time, I did nothing except post like I normally do.
From Sun 2/11-Sat 2/17, I recorded all the payments that came in from my comments.
On Sunday 2/18, I tallied the SBD and SP, converted the SBD (for number purposes) using the SBD/SP rate posted on steemit.supply by 
There were two rules:
A. Post like I normally do which was verified by 
B. I was not allowed to upvote one single comment during that time so my SP had no effect.
A couple advantages that might exist:
A. My Rep is 66...personally, when I upvote comments, rep means nothing to me but some might give preferential treatment to higher reps.
B. I am on here almost 6 months meaning I do have relationship with some people from our interaction in the past. That said, there were a few votes I know I received from a couple heavy hitters that I never interacted with before.
I bring this up just to state it might be an advantage I have that a newer person does not.
Nevertheless, this is what occurred.
Over the 7 days, I earned 35.958 SBD and 9.020 SP.
Converting the SBD at the rate of 1.228 netted me 44.156 SP.
When added to the 9.020 SP, this brings my total to 53.176 SP.
At the time I ran the numbers, STEEM was priced at $4.35 for a total of $231.58.
I did this exercise to quantify what commenting can do. Anyone with under 500 SP should be using this approach. Even if you do not get 50 SP in a week, earning 25 should not be difficult. Quality comments receive upvotes from Whales, Orcas and Dolphins. Concentrating on this means you will not be posting the lame excuses I started this article with which, as shown by these numbers, are totally false.
Over the course of a year, using this payout, one will earn over $12,000 USD simply for posting comments. Of course, the naysayers will cite the fact that I have relationships with some of the people who voted for me, hence most will not get $231 from commenting right away.
Fair enough.
One thing I will guarantee is that if one posts comments like I did, that person will earn at least half of what I did. Plus, using this approach for 3-4 weeks will establish a lot of strong relationships. There is no reason why someone cannot be at this level within a month of getting started.
So there you have it. Based upon these numbers, there are 50 SP a week in the comment section just waiting for you.
Now you know the secret.
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