What Are YOU Worth?
Lately I've seen people talking about the voting patterns of whales and dolphins. I have also seen tons of people feeling miserable and I've seen despair being built up amongst a huge part of Steemians. Empty promises of luxury and thousands of dollars are one of the major reasons for this.
People without knowledge and people with slim to none experience about blockchains and cryptocurrencies are being spoon-fed with false information. - This is identical to all the "gurus" out there selling internet marketing products.
What most people do is to gather a ton of information and in a fashioned way explains within an ebook how others can become rich by simply duplicating their methods. They spend a couple of hours writing their ebooks and they put a price tag on it.
They also come up with a fantastic name for the product.
Get rich within 21 days by using everything you learn in: "Yada yada, bs and crap".
Listen, I've been working as a full time freelancer for several years. I am an internet marketer. I've written multiple guides and reports too. I know the so-called "tricks" but I have also been the customer... So I have experienced both worlds.
Never have I tried to fill my potential clients with hope and empty promises about luxury or dream-like vacations. - I have always been honest and I've always told my clients and the potential clients about the hard work, or about the reality that you have to put in before you'll be able to even dream about luxury.
Whenever I promote Steemit:
I tell people exactly how it works. I explain that people can't expect a single cent. I tell them to forget all the bs screenshots of Steemit's highest paid articles and all that. Because even though it's true that you can make hundreds or even thousands of dollars (like some people did in the past), people are more likely to earn a few extra bucks per month. - That's why I debunk the so-called "myths" and I explain the reality instead.
- False or inaccurate advertising is what brings us dead weight and despair.
If you've never heard of Steemit and you stumble upon a cool tweet or an ad that says:
"I made $5400 on my first post on Steemit"
And you also see a screenshot of the rewards as evidence...
I bet you'd say that such an ad would be the "perfect bait", as you would probably jump right in. - Right?
The disgusting thing with something like this...
Is that the people joining Steemit will have been filled with empty promises because when they arrive and they publish their first article they earn $0,30 if they're lucky.
So even before these people have learned a single thing about Steemit or what it is, they're already annoyed and angry. - Due to false statements and lies.
You can't deny the truth and the facts.
Steemit have changed many people's lives. Steemit have allowed some people to earn thousands of dollars per week and/or month. Due to the existence of Steemit, many people have been able to afford to go on a vacation, or to buy a new car. Some people have been able to travel the world.
All those things are truly inspiring and incredible.
However, you can't use that as bait to lure in new Steemians.
- Because that will create a negative spiral.
Steemit is amazing. Steemit gives you a fantastic opportunity. You can change your life. But if you earned an extra $50 per week, that would be a change in your daily life too... Right?
- We can't allow the greed to take the upper hand.
Educate people around you. Tell them how it really is. Explain to them that they truly can change their lives with the use of Steemit. - But money isn't everything.
We have many talented artists and writers. We have tons of incredible speakers who can inspire and help others who suffers from any form of pain or stress. - We are one huge family even though we're messed up at times.
With tons of effort and hard work, Steemit can have a huge impact on your life financially too. But most Steemians will never be able to earn thousands of even hundreds of dollars per month. - That's the truth.
And that's the truth we have to tell the people around us too.
- That's the way we will be able to reduce the greed right from the beginning.
I have personally earned thousands of dollars combined with every single comment and article I have published. I earned several hundred dollars on my articles one year ago. I earned $300, $500 and so on...
- That was the most satisfying experience I ever had online.
Ever since then, I've been struggling to earn $10 or more from my articles. Even though I am blessed having support from dolphins. Fortunately, I never gave up on Steemit because I learned to love the community. I respect Steemit and I am truly grateful for the opportunity I have been given.
Seriously speaking... I earned hundreds of dollars multiple times, and even so, I've been struggling to make anything "decent" ever since. Most of my articles reach a few dollars. - It took me 14 months to reach another $100 article after my last highly paid post.
I am still thankful for the opportunity and even though I tried to adapt and change my own behaviour... I failed. I realized after several months that I can't change my own approach or my own behaviour. There's no reason for me to adapt. - I chose to be true to myself and continue to be myself at all times.
- And that is what it takes.
I realized that even 1 cent is more than I would ever earn from my contributions on Facebook or Twitter so I am thankful for whatever I make from my articles. I obviously wish that I would earn thousands of dollars because that would be amazing and that would allow me to live a life I would truly love to live.. - But I realized that something like that will most likely never happen. And I am okay with that. There's a chance, but I will most likely never experience that... So I am thankful for each and every single cent I make. Because that's still a change in my life, even though it might not be as big of a change as thousands of dollars would be... - It's still a change.
I can relate to newcomers. I can relate to their feelings. I can understand how they feel after being told all the lies and the false statements and empty promises. - I've been there myself. I have experienced this too... Even though I experienced this in a different way.
If we stop the false advertising campaigns, we will reach a new level. We will reduce the greed and we will get more motivation and inspiration instead.
- We will be able to change Steemit as a community in a new way.
I beg of you fellow Steemians...
STOP The False Advertising Campaigns And Make Steemit A Better Place For Everyone!
