IF I WAS A MINNOW ON STEEMIT I WOULD... - RECAP
Time to Recap
Hello fellow steemians! I've written 3 articles on what I would do if I was a minnow. It's a lot of information and I believe it's important for me to do a recap before going any further about this topic. Agreed?
I also have a favor to ask you. If you like this article and you find it useful, would you please resteem it? Also, if it's the first time you come across my blogposts, go to my profile @cryptoctopus and follow me to get my articles in your feed. I do my best to write 5 times a week, monday to friday...usually in the morning.
With that being said, let's recap!
1. Realize that you are still early in the game
Having the right state of mind is crucial in order to have faith. Faith is necessary to take massive daily action towards what you want.
If you compare yourself to the people who has been here for 18 months then you may feel like you've missed the boat. If you compare yourself to the people who will join steemit in 5 years then you can realize the opportunity you have been given right now.
You'll be able to tell people that you were there when the site was still in beta and that the price of steem was only $1.40!
2. Understand the game
https://steemit.com/welcome is a good place to start to get a handle on the basics of steemit.com. Consider using my strategy in order to help you digest all that information. (see this article)
3. Blog and Comment
When you get started, you have no followers, no klout and no reputation. If you write, you may get lucky and hit the jackpot, make the trending page and become famous. But that's like hoping to win the lottery to pay next month rent...it's not a viable strategy.
Blog and blog well, that's for sure and I'll cover this in a future article of this series but if I were you I would prioritize commenting. Commenting is an easy way to get traction, make friends/followers and rewards. If you write a good comment on my post, when I upvote at 10%, it sends about ~$1.50 USD to someone who comment on my blog. If someone write a well formatted, thoughful and engaging comment, I will sometimes upvote up to 50%...which mean between ~$10 and $15 USD.
4. Invest in SteemPower
This is not available for everyone but if you have money, I can't think of a better place to park it. Apart from capital appreciation which is a strong possibility in the years ahead for STEEM. The ability to upvote your articles allows you to make a good return as well as helping you climb into the "HOT" section much faster. From there, other people will start noticing you and start following you. (This is not financial advice, just my informed opinion)
5. Add value to the community
Find a project that you find compelling, that is backed by serious power users of the community and get involved. The idea is that you must be more than just "another minnow". Everyone has a skill that can be used in projects. If you can't find a project then maybe you need to find a problem that you can solve and start your own.
6. Tell your story
When you write comments or posts, add your own "spice" to it by sharing your personal story. Maybe you are a stay at home mom or a truck driver. Share how your story has brought you here, how something that happened in your life taught you something important that is connected to the post you are writing, etc.
We are people of stories. People won't remember 90% of facts that are presented to them but they will almost always remember a story. Harness the power of stories and the gates will open to you. (more on that in my future article)
Conclusion
I have so much more I want to share with you guys and I hope this series is helpful. If you want more of this series, please resteem this article and follow my blog. Also, consider becoming a "fan" of mine here: https://streemian.com/profile/fanbase/leader/cryptoctopus
I agree with most of what you're saying here and especially the fact that minnows need to keep things in perspective. Comparing yourself (beginner) to ANYONE in ANY aspect of life who has had an 18 month head start is a terrible idea.
Where I disagree(kind of) with you a little is in number 4. If I were to give any advice, it would be, "do whatever you need to do to be able to invest some capital into SP". It's one of those, "testing the water" mentality or the half in mentality that really hurts people. If you are going to spend several hours on steemit daily, creating content, commenting etc, you owe it to yourself to invest some capital into YOUR OWN future. if you were to invest even $100 every month for the next year and turn your Steem into SP, it would be like standing on a ladder while the swarms of people around you are fighting for position on the ground. Do yourself a huge favor by putting a little capital in, not only for yourself, but for the future of steemit
I really agree with what you said, and you have helped me to decide whether or not to spend any money on this or not. But it's like an investment in yourself. Thanks a lot.
That's great to hear @jollyroger1. By investing in steem you are showing that you are committed to the longterm growth of this platform which is exactly what we need
I would like to invest in Steven but I have a fear, what if steem goes offline suddenly.. Forever?
Thank you for posting @cryptoctopus.
Appreciate these articles......although not a minnow....it is helpful to be reminded and to reflect on how we got to here.
Having said that....it was the challenge of bringing value to Steemit both through one's post, curation and commenting that was the incentive and motivator.....sometimes it is tempting to begin all over again.....yet the challenge does continue..... just differently over time.
Enjoyed the reading of your post.
All the best to you and yours. Cheers.
Your tips are always very helpful because they make me realize that this is just the start, we have to climb the latter of success . It will never be handed directly to us .
Everyone's story is important , we aren't all the same. If we were , it would be pretty boring . My goal has always been to blog and then comment comment comment . It's the key to success maybe ?
that's very helpful post!!
thank you ...
Sure I've resteemed it for you. I used to comment a lot and it gave me more followers, but not necessarily better payouts. I'll try to be more active commenting.
Thank you @cryptoctopus , I always read your articles and try to improve my level!
Incredible how this gets 150 upvotes in 55 minutes. That must feel pretty damn good. I do understand that the people that have just joined are still early in the game, and time will tell where we all will end up in the future. As an insurance and investment broker I know very well that early investors are always the big winners in a fast growing company. So I will invest in Steem Power, to power up. The only thing that bothers me sometimes is that when you are still a minnow and you have written, what you think is, a well thought out and interesting post and you get 1 or 2 upvotes it is pretty damn draining your energy. But hé, Rome wasn't built in one day, so we keep on steeming!
Tnx for this quite interesting share.
that's why I gave the advices above. Writing good posts is not the best way to get started.
I know by now, I comment a lot! And by consequence I read a lot too. So I can see what interests people and when they start to become interested. Tnx for the upvote, I really appreciate that, not for the money, but it means you have really read my post and must have seen any potential.
Thank you for your article @cryptoctopus , I'm just starting and I have had questions. Now after reading your post, I found many answers and will continue. Good luck to you!
i hope you will continue this series because we need more information :) WE ARE HUNGRY.
What is this steemian.com ? can you give more details so people will register there faster, for now we dont know what it is .
Thank you for this summary. I really appreciate your effort given in explaining us how to swim better! :-) As I wrote in comments to one your trio articles, you really made me think about opportunities that steemit brings to let say "common people". As you said and in combinatnion what jerry (reccomended by you) mentioned in one of his videos, actually everybody has something to share. The only thing is to think carefuly what exactly I have what the others might be interested in and find nice, friendly, simple and easy understandable way to share it. Thank you once again! I hope I will be able to use your suggestions the right way!!!! Have a great day @cryptoctopus and I follow you and cant wait for your next text!
I have definitely been following these tips and it's working wonders. Made $17 on my post yesterday from pure networking and commenting. Only way to build a readership.
That's precisely what I've been doing as well. Adding real value inevitably wins out. :)
Absolutely. Got to put the work in. And comment. Definitely comment and share others' work.