Surely it's not this simple?

spooksy (27)in #introduceyourself • 8 years ago (edited)

Hi Steemit, I'm Nick.

I'm sitting here making my first post on Steemit at a friend's house after he talked to me about his posting on Steemit and how some of his articles made a few hundred dollars just for being posted here. I've upvoted a few people on the front page at random as a test and their money went up by a few cents, but I didn't pay anything to Steemit.

My friend tells me that money is coming from value on the network but surely you can't just make that money out of thin air? Are the creators of this place paying people out of their pockets?

Why isn't everyone doing this if it's that simple? Where is the catch? Why doesn't anyone bail with all this free money?

#steemit #steem #catch #newbie

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daysmega (0)(1) 8 years ago

Greetings @spooksy!

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wang (-17)(1) 8 years ago

Great to have you around!

Here are some tips if you're not aware of already:

Secure your account: https://steemit.com/steemit-guides/@pfunk/your-steem-account-is-worth-money-how-to-secure-it-with-a-new-owner-key-to-keep-it-yours-forever
Verify your account and build your reputation: https://steemit.com/steem/@tuck-fheman/verified-accounts--reputation-system
Contribute with your own contents: https://steemit.com/steem/@grittenald/copy-paste-steal-cite-your-sources, and https://steemit.com/steemit/@pfunk/lets-discuss-verification-of-user-accounts-posting-previous-work-to-prevent-impersonation
Properly tagging your posts, especially when your content is #NSFW or for #test only
Know how Steemit works: https://steemit.com/steemit/@donkeypong/still-confused-by-steem-steem-dollars-and-steem-power-the-power-plant-analogy

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akareyon (59) 8 years ago (edited)

Why isn't everyone doing this if it's that simple?

Many try, few succeed.

Where is the catch?

It is somewhere between your keyboard and your chair.

Why doesn't anyone bail with all this free money?

They can't, a huge portion of it is bound as "Steem Power", which takes 52 weeks on average (104 weeks in total) to convert into another currency.

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aluma (68) 8 years ago

Welcome

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weenis (-9)(1) 8 years ago (edited)

Welcome to Steemit @spooksy!

Here is some interesting info that will help you create AMAZING content. (Will change as Steemit grows)

How to Create Successful Steemit Content:

Reading & understanding the above posts will give the reader a SIGNIFICANT advantage on steemit.

Everyone is rooting for you!

Good Luck!,
Weenis

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confucius (-2)(1) 8 years ago (edited)

The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.

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