Seven Days on Steemit, Finally!
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There's a lot to talk about but for now, I'll stick to what I deem to be the basic good and bad of starting steemit!
The first 7 days is probably the longest 7 days in your steemit life. It's the time when you see if you will really get paid for all of the curation and welcome posts you made on the site! For most minnows (baby/small accounts), your welcome post, if done correctly, tagged correctly and with attractive verification photos, is and probably will be your highest paid post...and probably will be for a while. That initial welcome post usually gets you excited about the platform.
"Woah, I just $10+ just saying Hello World..." 🤑
Ok, so i've seen people make $100+ on their welcome post...clearly I did mines wrong and will try to fix it another time!
As a new Steemit user, I am not sure what my expectations were besides the fact that you can finally make some money on creating content. Im sure as a new user, I'm sure your initial goal was to grow your account and make some serious money per post on this platform...and that's great...but it's definitely not as easy as it sounds.
Steemit's Yin & Yang
As with the concept of Yin & Yang, there usually is a balance between what you think and what actual reality is...so let's go through some based off my first weeks observation.
Right from the start, you initially feel like you will make lots of money off this platform...
...but it will take time and actual work to do so.
Creating content can't be that hard...
...but creating original yet entertaining or informative content on a regular actually is time consuming.
I'm just going to copy+paste content and hope people haven't seen it so they can like it...
...nah, don't do that! At least make it your own.
I should be making money in no time...
...but it will require you to have a serious following...and some people with a decent size account to like your content
"No matter how you put it, being a dedicated steemit user will require work and the ability to add value."
If you're looking to make a quick buck, this isn't the place for you!
If you happen to like creating content, reading and replying to content and/or somehow think you can add value before thinking about "getting paid"...then Steemit was made for you!
...but hey, what do I know...I've only been here for a week! 🤔
Make sure to give me a follow and upvote this post and I'll go checkout your content! I'm here for the long run.