Let me start this with a question: Did you join Steemit because of the monetary return and hope to get some extra pocket money?
I think the answer is YES, for most of the people. So am I. That will be the ultimate goal. I believe this is because most of the time, we have been introduced to Steemit with that concept. The 'Monetary Return' concept.
I started to take the initiative to introduce Steemit to friends and people around me by using the same concept weeks ago. As usual, most question raised was regarding scams, how to cash out, where does the money come from, etc. It's all related to MONEY.
Yes, at the end they did signup. But some of them didn't last long and easily give up, feel demotivated or frustrated because they didn't get the number of Upvotes they expected, and low monetary return. Additionally, they start asking why some posts with only few lines of words are able to get so many Upvotes.
I begin to think what makes them give up so easily. Then, I realized the problem is the concept of my introduction on Steemit to them. The monetary return concept.
In our Steemit Wallet History section, we can see a lot of Claim REWARDS. The keyword here is REWARD. The meaning of Reward is a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement'. Reward need to be earned.
How to earn the Rewards?
Firstly, we have to erase the mindset of getting the monetary return or extra pocket money from Steemit. Start to look deep into other benefits of Steemit platform.
The content of the post
Steemit platform is designed to encourage users to post quality content. Reading the posts in Steemit gain a lot of knowledge which we might not be able to get somewhere else. I admired a lot of work created by many Steemians. Example, posts created bywith his experience with education. He brings me to the world of teachers, which before this, I have no idea what is in the mind of a teacher. Another example is the animation posts created by
. It opened up my eyes to the work of an animator.
SourceRead more, experience more and reached out more
Many of us have the problem of creating quality content. We need to take this as a challenge instead of running away. Accept it and find a way to overcome it. For me, it encourages me to read more, attend talks and conferences, communicate with people more. Through these methods, it increased my knowledge and skills and eventually generate ideas.
SourceNew and even old faces
Who says Steemit doesn't connect people like Facebook do? There are communities in Steemit which connects Steemian behind the keyboard. Typical example is the recent successful TeamMalaysia gathering which the turnout was very impressive. It's fun to get to know the real faces and become real friends instead of friends in the virtual world. Guess what, I even bumped into a long lost friendin the gathering!
SourceBasic on CryptoCurrency
This is the trend. Everyone talking about it. We will be left behind if we still hiding under the well like a frog. I know nothing about blockchain and Crypto before this. However, after joined Steemit, I am forced to know at least basic about blockchain and Crypto because Steemits rewards us in Crypto. Now, I am even investing in other Cryptos as well.
SourceImprove writing skills
The more we write, the more we will improve. As simple as that. This doesn't have to elaborate more.
The above are just some of many benefits of Steemit platform other than monetary return. Once we enjoy this platform, continue posting and engage with people, eventually we will get the Rewards, and that means 'monetary return'.