Why Most Steemers Will Quit Shortly After Starting! - Will Steemit actually LOSE people?! - Find out here!
Maybe when you realize your actions have negative consequences, you'll get your head out of your ass and figure things out..
So, here goes..
Most freelancers give up shortly after starting because they lack the patience and perseverance to stick with it. Here’s the honest truth… your odds of landing ten, twenty, or thirty sales a day right out of the gate are slim to none. Just like you can’t expect to make hundreds from a new blog in the first thirty days, you can’t expect to be a top-seller on a marketplace in the same amount of time. But a majority of would-be sellers can’t grasp this truth. Most new sellers join a marketplace, create a service listing or two, wait a week, make only one or two sales, and then give up. They draw a false conclusion that it’s impossible to make money on a marketplace, ultimately moving on to the next “magic bullet” tactic.
And let's be honest.. The same thing goes for #Steemit too!
MOST people on Steemit signed up due to all of those AMAZING payouts.. They create a bunch of posts themselves and earn a few cents here and there.. -"The system is rigged!" is a common phrase. However ... Such thoughts won't get you far on steemit, or in life..
For starters, don't think of all the money you can make...
I've written a bunch of posts myself so far, and I will continue to do so.. And you know why?
Because I love to share and I love steemit. Period.
Take a look at these:
How To Build Reputation, Credibility And Make Money On Steemit? - Here's some answers
Life As a Freelancer: The Myths And Realities.
How Steemit Changed My Life In 48 hours.. -It's MAGICAL!
You Changed My Life In 48 Hours.. And This is How it Happened! -Thank you Steemit!
My earnings or success so far..
I made a bunch of posts before I finally reached this: $327.82. That's from the first post in the list above. For some reason, I hit the "jackpot" again with my next post. $767.82. From the second post in the list above.
So, with all of these earnings, I was amazed, thrilled, ecstatic and I've never made that much money online before. Never. Due to that, I made a third.. (The third post in the above list.) $17.34........
Honestly speaking..
I thought I'd make tons of cash on that one too.
And.. I'll admit it .. I was kind of disappointed.
Anyhow..
What did I do next? - I made another post!
And BAM!
-The 4th post in the list above.. $613.90.
And don't think that I've been making this much money on all my posts..
Just take a look here: hitmeasap blog. As you can see, there's a BUNCH of posts with less than $4 in earnings.. The two most recent ones, (before this) is also low.
If you read this previous post of mine, I tell you the exact reasons for my earnings.. It was because some of the famous whales landed on my content.. And they landed not only once or twice.. They landed three times on 3 different posts.
Do you think I am disappointed?
Yeah, in some ways.. As you can see, the posts I made in the beginning of my "steemit career", was random, rather low quality and I made a bunch of posts in various niches, about different things and I did my fair share of failures..
So, I stepped up my game.
And honestly, I believe I'm writing posts of rather high quality and I spend hours writing most of them.. I'm not native in English but I try. I do try my very best and I put in effort in my posts.. And what happens.. I earn almost nothing on some of them.. That's just how it is.. And I would never let that stop me from writing more!
Wanna Know Why..?
Because I don't write the things I do for the money rewards!
I share the things I do because I've done that during the past 15 years on other places... For Free. Places like internet forums, facebook and twitter.. I've always shared my thoughts, ideas, knowledge and experience. I always have and I always will.
Like I've already said... I won't lie.
The money rewards is amazing and I wouldn't mind if this post made me that $10,000 payout.. But, that probably won't happen.
And yet, I'm still writing it!
Feel Free To Follow Me. Also, here's some of my previous posts again..
How To Build Reputation, Credibility And Make Money On Steemit? - Here's some answers
Life As a Freelancer: The Myths And Realities.
How Steemit Changed My Life In 48 hours.. -It's MAGICAL!
You Changed My Life In 48 Hours.. And This is How it Happened! -Thank you Steemit!
Enjoy!
Best Regards,
hitmeasap
I am new here but I am not here for the sole intention of making money. I am here because I see great potential in this platform. It is only when we stop trying to please the whales and post what actually makes us happy as we would on Twitter, Facebook, Redditt, or any other social media site that we will thrive. I hope people will continue to share what they think is funny, inspiring, or insightful, regardless of who they may or may not think will like agree.
I hope users will never be disappointed because their content didn't generate a high revenue. I hope we will grow to a point where we have such an active community where making friends and meeting new people is enough of a reward, just like another other social media platform. But hey, if you can make a couple of bucks along the way, that would be pretty sweet too.
And ... steemrolled nailed it! :)
None of us earned money on Facebook or twitter for our posts and contributions.. So, when we finally stumble across something THIS amazing as #steemit, people tend to see ONLY money.. And that's very unfortunate. For all of us.
You sound like you're here for the right reasons and with the right mindset.
#minnowcodeofconduct
Definitely! :)
This is what I hope for to happen too! Well put!
I used to Digg but then they sold out.
Then I Reddit and enjoyed that but now the many users make good content drown so quality sinks.
I sincerely hope this site can keep it steeming!
#steemyourself, it's the best way to #steem and also the best thing to bring #steemit to the sky! :D
There is a rush of bloggers who want to make a big win. They want to write a great submission and ride it to the top of trending. They will soon realize that is not a realistic goal, and leave. However, they will be replaced over time by people who enjoy the community for what it is.
I'm hoping that in the coming months, Steemit attracts a wide range of content but also a community that encourages participation in those submissions. I think that is almost as important as content.
I have discovered some great articles here. Which is crazy because this platform is very new. But not sure we have much of a community yet. I still haven't really seen anything controversial.
There's a LOT of good articles and superb content on steemit. Unfortunately, it's followed by TONS of crap and low quality too, so it's hard to find the gems sometimes.
Couldn't agree with you more! :)
I concur. Haha, love it! :D
I Agree 100% being here is a win in itself.
Yeah, Steemit is a wonderful place and I've been enjoying every single minute I've spent here.. Although I haven't slept properly in two weeks now.. I'm addicted! :D
My online career actually started out on a similar platform with a revenue share model. It took me a whole three months to earn $2 pumping out content back to back. It got a lot easier, all I did was STICK TO THE PLAN and was making a pretty good monthly salary in less than a year.
And that's what it's all about!
This is a great post, well thought out and well written!
My advice is to also ensure that your posts are thought provoking, or at least provokative.
You would probably be front page right now if you just move the head up your ass picture to the top and restructured this just a little so it flows better from there.
The other thing people forget is that you will on average make more money from insightful posting and early upvoting, than you will from blogging.
I made over 3x money on a single comment where I called a particular whale out for talking like a sociopath and explained why supporting what he was supporting was just morally wrong.
The average length of a comment here is 15 words. Mine was 300. I was compensated $3 a word. Even without that one post though, the bulk of my income here comes from commentary and finding the right stuff to vote on.
So don't forget us when this one or the next, or the next makes it to the front page.
Thank you @williambanks for the advice and suggestions, I appreciate it. :)
As I'm not a superb writer and not native in English, I just do whatever I can.. But I'll use your advice and change the picture at least.. I did a few minor modifications as well. Thank you very much!
You're very welcome and frankly I couldn't tell you weren't a native speaker. So at a minimum you are extremely competent and fluent with the language.
Thank you!
I appreciate your kind words. :)
You're welcome. Congrats BTW, you're trending and you're still low enough that if anyone upvotes you their curation rewards will be significant, so expect a rash of upvotes and then a whale or two to pop by. This is really good stuff!
Thank you @williambanks! - I doubt it. 15 hours to payout and I've often felt that whales only upvote new(ish) content, until it reaches the top 25 trending spots or so. Then EVERYONE votes :D But we'll see. Hopefully it can grow a bit bigger, and in case it does, well, then you've helped me achieve it! :)
Thank you once again for your kind words :)
If you look at it from the perspective of how many people you can help, then the paradigm shifts. The more people you help, the less vulnerable you become to bad fortune. It's social security, done just like humans have done for thousands of years. That's my guiding principle. I have big plans, master plans that involves spreading magic around......it's only possible with this platform....Big dreams yield big results. Help a million people and you'll soon be a millionaire.
It's just like old Zig Ziglar said: You can get whatever you want, if you only help enough people get what they want!
Awesome comment! :)
Exactly! It starts with one person...
That is true!
Really good perspective. This is part of why you are doing so well. The focus shouldn't be money, money will come when you focus on helping people.
yes, and creating immense value to others. Plus, being honest helps others see how they can also become honest. It's a compounding effect. I'm not driven by greed actually. I have other more insane plans.......but money is essential for freedom.
Money will come if you stick to the plan. :)
I'm a miner so I hope this encourage charity, I mean, easy money make you think a lot.
Wise words from the true #dolphin of steemit.I too have plans. Not any major master plans at this time, but still plans I'm eager to set in motion. Thank you very much for the upvote and the comment. I appreciate it :)
ah, no problem. But it is getting harder and harder to find the quality posts.
And I imagine it will be even harder now when steemit is growing this fast.. But I love it! :)
Thanks for posting. These are definitely points which can't be repeated often enough: that it takes persistence to get rewards, that setbacks are only temporary, and that one of the most important rewards is the joy of the process.
Have a great day
Nice comment @churdtzu!
Oh, here another favorite: (and a word of advice)
Nah, failure is failure. If you don't want to keep failing you need to learn from the mistakes of yourself and others. That whole warm fuzzy "this is really that, if only" stuff gets irritating. Nothing personal. Just want to state my opinion on the topic.
Oh here's my favorite quote on the subject.
"Past events are not what makes a person, only future action, because it's only the future that we have the power to change. Just because you once failed, does not make you a failure anymore than having once been in kindergarten means you are a kindergartner. So grow up!" :)
Yeah, I see your point, but like you said: "Failure is failure. If you don't want to keep failing you need to learn from the mistakes of yourself and others." -And that's exactly the point in the above picture. Failure is Success if we learn from it.. That's how I interpret it at least.
Good pep talk! I think that not only here, but in most of our lives decisions we have to put money asides and do things with passion. If what you are doing is your passion and you are working hard to do it well, then it will always pay off.
But what if it doesn't? You can't deny that money usually plays a big part in our lives as well and while it's important to follow your passions, you still need to have a plan in place and money always comes into play at some point.
Money always matters. But that's also the point. Do things without thinking about money first hand and do things with passion instead. That will usually bring you even better results.
I do agree with you. Great comment :)
Nice post! It's very much inline with my post about why I'm here and while I'll keep going. I'd rather spend my time writing a post here that makes cents than waste my time with other activities that are nothing more than time sucks.
Thank you, I appreciate it. :)
I want to be noticed, but being with an unknown nickname that I used only in one place doesn't gives me the proper "fanbase". I love my nickname, cause a nickname doesnt essentially rappresents you, it's just a container, the stuff inside is something different. I'm doing hard work, researching, trying to involving people in what I like, but I don't want to end up talking of cats only. I want to be myself for once! I'm here to be myself, and I won't give up, not this time. NOT this time! Even if my most successful blog posts are my intros, I don't care, I want to show to steem world who am I!
Things sure would be easier if you had a huge fanbase from before. Being a blogger, a youtuber, a successful internet marketing guru or whatever.. That said, anyone, with any nickname CAN make it on steemit. Anyone can become successful... And I hope that you'll find your success! :)
I feel the same way to be honest. x
You should never give up. Keep #steemyourself! :)
Agreed. It is a numbers game!
I mentioned the 80/20 rule in my previous post. There's been a lot of discussions regarding that in the last couple of days. 20% of your posts will be rewarded etc... I personally think it's pure crap, but in case it actually IS true.. Then, you'd just need to make 10 posts and you'll be rewarded for one of them, so I can't really see the complaints about that either.... Why can't people just be happy about the possibility you have on steemit? You CAN make money.. It's not set in stone that you will earn any money at all.
I agree with that! Nice posts!!
Thank you @coinhoarder! The sad part is, that people are often greedy and that's also the biggest reason for all the complaint about peoples earnings..
I can confirm it though, 80% of my money comes from 20% or less of my activity.
Just remember, around here just as in life, you get what you earn, not what you deserve.
Yeah, okay. When you mention it like that, then it's understandable. The thing is that the ones I've heard talking about this (well, what I've read actually), they seem to truly belive that they'll earn a shit ton of money on each 5th post. Which basically means that they can create whatever crap they want, the 4 first ones, and then make a million bucks on the fifth, and that's not how it works.
Even if the odds are 80/20, that still means it's a numbers game. You can earn on five posts in a row and nothing on your next 25 ...