If you can make it here now, you can make it at any time.
Now is the time to define and refine.
To developers that are still making it work with the prices being low: do not get discouraged. Consider this as the hardest time to make it.
Projects that are still finding usage and making the numbers work will find success if and when prices stabilize.
Money is great. Making money for posting blogs is exciting. People identifying value in something you do is rewarding and validating as a person and content creator.
But there is something more at play here.
There has to be a perceived value to buying, holding, curating and being a large SP holder.
What has recently got me excited is the leverage some are using with their vote power.
@Oracle-d was the first I really noticed leveraging their vote power to get a desired result.
@theycallmedan and @acidyo took the torch and passed it on, giving incentive for users to perform an action to promote Steem to their communities.
We need more of this.
Not only can Steem be a valuable content showcase (I know it CAN), it can also be used for promotion.
I used to think advertising was possible here but I have since realized it will not be by standard means or how we know it.
The price of Steem is a lagging indicator of usage and leverage possible by owning SP.
The value of delegation, the value of promotion, and the value to give a spotlight to good content are all possible.
But what is in it for me?
We hold crypto for an underlying hope of future valuation.
That valuation depends on awareness and perceived value.
Therefore, our value depends on usage and value to content creators.
The only way forward is to step up our game and encourage usage and promotion.
We were spoiled by high prices... Now, it can be argued that the value for blog posts and content may be more reasonable. This is a perfect entry point for new users to set proper expectations. Do not promise new users a revenue stream that will support them: promote a reward system that is at least better than other social media.
Prices are low so lets set proper expectations and support those that are doing great things. Encourage, help, lead.
We will get through this. In the mean time, pay attention to those here for the rewards and who are here for the community.
This is the time where the profit shifts from the impatient to the patient. You have to sail through rough seas in order to enjoy the good weather and our time will come.
A .01$ upvote and meaningful engagement is still far superior to anything on facebook for sure.
All I earn on Facebook is sour relationships.
Thank you for your support!
Nice one!! Yes, I think people should support and encourage the things we want to see repeated and ignore or punish bad behavior. :)
Thank you for the support! Just keep swimming....
agreed, I myself am refining :-) things dont look so bad when you have a plan and long term goal
Exactly! That is where I am at. Defining and refining my goals both IRL and here. It is a constant process.
Great post @ericwilson! Rewarding the things that we want to see more of is what large SP holders have to do to keep this engine running.
When bringing new users on, as you said, it is very important to set the right expectation and not make empty promises. Be transparent, don't try to hype it up by setting unrealistic expectations for people, and I think we're on the right track.
Now is really a moment when, if you're in it for a short term cash grab, you're out of luck. But if you're here to actually build something, then the oportunities are here ready to be taken by the ones who have the motivation to work hard.
Thank you my friend. Now is the time to accumulate and buy the influence others are selling for chicken scratch. It is a great time right now if you are worried about the SP you make and not just the fiat.
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I surely thinks that this platform is built upon a condition to be patient! and now we may gain profits too.
keep up with such good content.
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