It’s the same old story. You tell your friends how awesome Steemit it. They listen to you at first, maybe even signing up for an account after you explain to them what a “life-changing” move it might be. Some time passes and you discover they’ve put out a post and only made a few cents before dropping the whole idea soon after like a tonne of bricks.
The age old adage of “perseverance pays off” and “you get out what you put in” fall on deaf ears. Even when potentially vast amounts of money are on the table for any prospective new steemian. Now, of course I understand the money aspect of Steemit is a vital selling point to the platform itself. That goes without saying. But as highlighted, one main ingredient that we are missing right now seems to be the “retention ratio”. Once that is addressed, Steemit will take off like a space rocket on its way out of orbit and beyond. But I believe money won’t be the sole reason for it. Herd mentality will.
For example, the social element of Steemit involves human interaction. Preferably with those who you are familiar with and form an integral part of your daily life. Friends, family, colleagues, etc. That is the missing piece of the puzzle and will only change with development and gradual mass adoption of the platform. I find it intriguing that even the monetary gain to be achieved from creating a name for yourself on Steemit is not enough to entice newcomers to put in the time and effort to establish themselves on here. The people who I know in my personal life still scoff at the very mention of Steemit. To the point where I’m almost wary to broach the subject for fear of being ridiculed for being a member of some sort of weird cult or something.
The message will eventually hit home when those same individuals have a solid “connection” to work with. When their peers also talk of how this new, interesting social media site called Steemit is taking the world by storm. Of how dtube is fast gaining adoption from the YouTube massive because of the prohibitive restrictions implemented by their former go-to medium of choice. Everyone needs to be talking about it and that will happen. People relate general acceptance, especially from a variety of different sources close to them, as the “green-light” to try and experiment with new endeavours in life. It’s just the psyche of how people’s minds work. That’s why every one of us who took the step to actually give it a go “independently” of what others think or say, deserve a pat on the back. After all, breaking away from the norm is usually easier said than done.
So, looking forward to the coming year, it got me thinking. The last two days have garnered more coverage for Bitcoin than any other time I can remember. And I’ve been in this game for a number of years now. So as far as cryptocurrency is concerned, we are literally gonna see this year out “WITH A BANG!!!”.
That is a fundamental step in gaining that “mass adoption” we are all hoping for in the future as Steemit grows and crypto becomes something sought after instead of berated and laughed at. It is clear as day to me that come the next year, those who opted to stay away from the ride will be kicking themselves silly. And all because the masses near and dear to them didn’t give the “green light” to try something new. So consider yourselves privileged to be in a great position right now.
Thinking out of the box may well have been the best financial decision of your life…
