The Beginning
I joined Steemit 220 days ago and knew very little about the platform at the time. I made all the newbie mistakes, commenting links, asking for upvotes/followers, constant post promotion, the works. I soon realized this is not how Steemit works and started really digging into the whole system, learning and studying how it all works. I did pretty good with a few blogs, nothing too crazy. Think the highest payout was around $250. I loved the idea of getting upvotes for content, but I loved something else more, helping others. It is just in my personality to give back however I can.
The Tools
The more I spent time on Steemit the more I started to understand this really interesting and intricate ecosystem on the Steemit blockchain. It provides us with an abundance of tools and interesting ways to earn. I am no writer and prefer to use tools to make my income here on Steemit. I decided to experiment with all the ways you can earn money and soon I was using bots to help me out. Automation is so fun and interesting and seeing results from more passive strategies is almost like playing a game. Constantly tweaking for better results.
The Projects
I soon started with little projects here and there. Ranging from small upvote circles to help members grow and support each other to much larger accounts that upvote all those who support it. The whole process was a learning curve, with every little project there was a flaw that needed to be fixed. Something that made it not as good as it can be. Each time I relaunched with new ideas and new tools. I kept grinding and working and 5 little projects later. Qurator was born.
Qurator Day 1!
I was so excited to start my new project called Qurator. The plan was pretty solid and there were some interested members. I was so happy to be helping out the community! Yaay! Then before I knew it the project picked up speed, and soon we were getting on average 10 members a day. Each member had to be manually approved in order to be part of Qurator. For me the content quality and originality was extremly important to keep up high standards for a strong respectful community and to ensure long term growth. Things were well on their way and Qurator was growing really well.
Qurator Day 100!
Yestaerday Qurator posted it's 100th edition and as I look back it feels like just yesterday that we launched. In reality 100 days is a long time. Now with 450+ members, 45K SP and over 530 posts featured in our Daily Qurator and competition posts, there is only one thing I want to say:
THANK YOU
There are so many people that I have to thank, if it was not for them Qurator would still just be an empty shell of an idea.
First of I have to thank all those who stood by me with so many of my little projects, before I finally arrived at a project that benefits not just a handful of users but hundreds of users here on Steemit.
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Lastly, I want to thank all the Qurites. All 450+ of you. The Qurator project would not have existed without you guys. I invested some of my own money in the project but in the end you are the ones carrying it. Your upvotes, delegations and Steem donations keeps the project alive and the gears greased! We use the majority of our profits to support our members, thus it's the members supporting each other through Qurator. Be proud if you are a delegator, upvoter or steem donator. You are not just helping the project but all the members involved.
Here is to another 100 days of Qurator!
THANKS EVERYONE!
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