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On 30 January 2018, my fellow South African Steemerian 
Because I trust Zak I decided to kill my usual cynicism by following his advice and have a look at the site. I had just recently created my own Patreon platform, about two weeks before hearing about Steem, wondering if patreon creators ever really reach any degree of success with their subscribers. Especially newbies.
My first month of Steem has basically made me forget about Patreon, although I still intend to use it to update readers on my projects. Steem for me is more of a casual blog about my work, while still providing a chance to gain a following and earn some SBD while I'm at it. I've never before had such a relaxed environment where you basically passively earn from it too.
And with that being said, I want to thank my first 50 followers who have both shown an interest in my writing and contributed by voting and resteeming:
This is the quickest I have ever gained a following and met such a network of writers in only the first week. Thanks to Zak and a few others, I now have a massive network on discord that I can keep in touch with (even though I hardly get a chance these days to interact with them as much as I would like).
Cheers to
If you've read this post and followed me because of it, let me know in the comments and I will follow you back.
Kind regards
Shaun M Jooste
Joint-Owner: AIR Entertainment (https://airentertainment.biz)
Director: Celenic Earth Publications (https://celenicearthpublications.wordpress.com)
Author, Screenwriter, Gamewriter, Journalist (https://celenicearth.wordpress.com)