This Could be the Future for Content Creators on Steem
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I am sure most of you guys know that the Crypto market and especially the Steem & SBD chart are steadily going downhill and we really don't fucking like that.
After all most of us have come here because we heard that you can make fast cash here on Steem and that statement itself is correct.
But did the people who convinced you to come here tell you that from a perspective of experience or because they were themselves in a state of being hyped?
I know that the person who got me here himself was hyped because he did already quit...
Why are so many content creators that can make more cash here than compared to their own blog leaving Steem?
The following graphs, I am sure, look familiar to many of you guys...
Steem Chart source: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/steem/
Steem Backed Dollars chart source: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/steem-dollars/
Absolutely terrifying graphs for everyone that has invested a lot into this platform. Those 2 graphs (or similar looking graphs) are the reason that many content creators have left Steem.
I have to admit, if this continues I will soon have to get welfare or a damn 9-5 job because I can barely pay my bills anymore!
furthermore, I am also working on moving away from this place and this downtrend in the Crypto world has made everything exceptionally harder for me and for many other people.
But these graphics are not the only reasons why people are leaving!
Even More Reasons Why People are Leaving Steem
People have come here with the wrong expectations. And wrong expectations always happen when they are made from a lack of knowledge.
Like I wrote above, the person that brought me here was himself hyped by this platform and how easy it is to make money here than compared to writing on your own blog and that statement is still true.
However, most people only make pennies in the first 5-6 months and that is because they are not contributing to the Steem platform, to Steem communities and they are not valuing other people here on Steem (most pretend).
Steem is only virtual that is true, but I have found friends that I have a lot in common with and with which I get along with very well.
I am gonna be very honest here, most Discord channels are dead unless there is a way for that Steemian to increase his profits.
Talk about uncomfortable truths in the chat or actually anything outside of Steem and people go silent and I see that everywhere. The community aspect of Steem was once great I thought, but after a year of daily Steem experience, I can say with 100% conviction that most Steem communities are no real communities as people only care about the profits.
Besides that most content creators just drown in the masses because they only preach tolerance, peace, vegetables, pacifism and everything else that the media already tries to force into our minds to further control us.
Everyone knows that this is only virtue signaling, this is not how you make money as a content creator as you simply lack uniqueness.
Universalism is absolutely rampant here on Steem and it would be easy for many content creators to stand out here if they would have the guts to be themselves instead of just repeating what they have learned in school and from TV.
Another reason why content creators quit and don't make it here is because they simply do not have the patience to stay when shit goes downhill and they also do not have the willingness to learn.
I have hosted over 13 Minnow Support Contests that rewards users for creating great looking content and I always add tips to increase your content but almost everyone does not care.
The list goes on and on and there are many more reasons why people quit, but the graph and the wrong expectations are the greatest reasons why content creators quit.
My Prediction for Content Creators on Steem
The majority of the content here on Steem, and it sucks that I have to say this but it needs to be said is worse than the generic blog post by author xXBillyBoy1990Xx.
There are some true gems out there and it is easy to spot them because most of the content is just bad so people that create good content will be spoken about a lot.
However, besides the rare good content, I see no value in Steem if the content does not get better. The greed of the people has essentially ruined Steem.
This is why blog authors create better content, they write because they usually want to write about something that they stand for unlike here on Steem where universalism, dicksucking for upvotes and virtue signaling for money is normal.
"BUT MUH TOLERANCE, GREATEST CONTENT, YOU ARE SO NICE, YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE, WANNA BE FRIENDS AND SHARE VOTES?"
The witness "game" is corrupt and new witnesses don't have a chance till they buy upvotes from whales or suck the dicks of the top witnesses and whales.
If we want to increase the value of Steem we have to create value and not invest in things that make Steem even worse and stop creating shitty content and comments.
I am absolutely tired of all the dicksucking that is going on here on Steem, I won't call out names because I am not about ruining people, I am about improving this platform.
But if I was about calling out names I would have to mention 90% here on Steem.
So contribute to this platform, create content that improves the lives of other people and not only yourself, and make business decisions based on honor and profit and never on profit alone.
If the content here on Steem will remain shit its value will never increase by itself (it only increases when Bitcoin increases).
Here is what you can do:
1. Stop being fake to get upvotes.
2. Create content that enriches the life of other people.
3. Stop using platforms or systems that harm Steem.
4. Don't quit Steem.
5. Have patience.
6. Learn how to create better content.
7. Avoid the honorless short-sighted profit chasers.
8. Don't be afraid to be yourself.
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Can't agree with you more, man. That is something I noticed within the first couple weeks of joining Steemit. It is like Youtubers going, 'sub for sub, bro.' You can fuck off, I will subscribe if I like your shit, I don't want a bunch of subs if they don't give a shit about what I am creating.
Absolutely agree with that!
I have a different, but equally bad story here now. I find good content all day long. I seek and connect with a lot of new minnows and try to help them with my minnow tips. But then their wonderful content dies from lack of votes and then they do too with a fast exit.
All of the 20 or so people I have brought in here in the last year are gone. I may soon be next. I am in an even worse place than you with money and trying not to hate myself for continuing to post here.
I never figured out discord so I don't know what goes on there. My son @bxlphabet my only "success" in recruiting, is in there all the time now. He is involved with steemmonsters and thrilled to be writing for them now. But this is only for a possible prize and it is all I can do to keep him active out here so we can try to get rewards. I guess those monsters still have a good crowd.
My son and both might be homeless in days if I cannot find a miracle. I dropped all my other balls and I can't seem to get anything going now.
I'm shocked to read you cannot get good content for such a good prize. That tells me that good people do not know about your contests - another lack we have is the inability to search well and this sucks too.
I came for inspiration today like I always do at your blog. The last time here a couple weeks ago, I felt so bad I could barely make a comment. Today you sound more like yourself and I'm happy to see that even though the subject is grim.
As you say in point 4 - "Don't quit Steem." I'm trying the best I can and glad you are still here too.
I have cut out many luxuries in my life. Only simple foods (are the best anyway) which cost 80€ per month. No fast food, no drinks, nothing extra.
I don't drive a car and I don't take the bus, I only go with my 2 legs. I have canceled my gym subscription and I learned to workout at home with the weights that I have and my bodyweight, I am able to sustain my muscle.
Also I have changed the electricity provider that saves me another 30Euros.
The simple life is best! Hardship makes us stronger.
If you have a garden you should plant potatoes and many other veggies.
You can make it Sharon!
If the price just goes up to 2SBD/Steem again it will be twice as easy as it is now.
And if not then we will gain from the hardship and get creative! I have ordered a green screen today and I will soon do high quality self-improvement videos with a positive message only!
Besides tha, I have also contacted adsactly to write posts for them on a weekly basis which give around 40-50SBD at the current value for each post.
Furthermore, you can also sell things you don't need (I could sell my TV).
I wish you all the luck in the world Sharon.
Thank you, Philip. I believe in both of us.
I'm already eating through the kindness of friends for free and have no possessions of value at all. I'm in a hotel room in Bangkok with basically nothing but clothes and this laptop. This is my nomadic life and it sure is catching up with me today.
I recently noticed this adsactly thing since they tweet their steemit posts and are on my list over there. I guess you write it and they post it. This is an interesting model. I really hope it works for you. You always have great posts, and the more exposure the better.
I definitely advise selling the tv. I got rid of the one I had about 25 years ago and have never once missed it. I do not need that distraction.
I pray for crypto to rise daily now, but God has not yet answered that prayer :)
Maybe you can do some work there? Just to get by?
I'm on a Tourist Visa so that is not legal here. And my health is not up to a nine to five and why I chose to work online. I was supposed to go on disability back in the states but chose not to go that route. I can here because things are cheaper, but now I am not even making enough for that.
Hi Sharon, you can try teaching English online. Some of the mamas at @steemitmamas recommended https://www.ipalfish.com/klian/web/dist/teacher/mobile/invite/teacher_invite.html?uid=2144389 or https://t.vipkid.com.cn
It's worth a try if you have good internet connection. Hope it gets better from here on.
Thank you for the idea. I have gone through the testing at one site and my wifi is not good enough.
Aww crap. Even though I'm in the US I live in the boonies so I wish I could pass the internet speed on those. When I think of something else, I'll keep you in mind.
Lawd have mercy.
No kidding.
Just after I replied to you, my Thai friends messaged and asked me over for dinner. Now I have food for two days and then they will ask me again. I am proving to them that all people from the us are not rich. They can't believe it, but they help me so much.
As soon as I get there, a pile of food is put in front of me and I eat like an animal. This is one of the many blessings I am thankful for, but I still need to pay my rent and my son's in California or we are sunk in less than 10 days. He does not have nice people to feed him, unfortunately.
Most of my Thai friends speak no English. But the one who does, told me money is on its way tonight. I am counting on her to be right.
When it rains, it pours.
But when the storm is over, the sun will come out again. 😇
There's a lot of excellent message here and I say yes to all 8 of What I Can Do.
I do write what I stand for and that's all I want to write about. I am sick of finding shit posters and spammy comments, I joined SteemFlagRewards and flag the ones I see. Flagging may not be for all but I do spend some of my voting power to flag abuse. Plagiarism. That upsets me more than anything. For lazy ass "authors" to grab someone else's work.
Thanks for what you do. I haven't read and visited all of tribesteemup's authors. I am glad I did today.
And yes, ditch the TV.
Thank you for your good work in flagging bad content and stating your opinion 👍
Almost everyone came here because the "easy money". If you think about it, it is not easy money. You have to put many time into the platform and every 9/5 job would make you earn more in the first months even if your content is really good.
To succeed on steem you have to do things you do not really like and to suck many many dicks because you need a good followerbase, communities and dolphins/whales to make enough to live just from the steemit income.
The reason most people fail is because they joined steemit because of their greed and not because of passion or purpose to writing or creating good content. 95% of the content is just trash repeating something you can read everywhere outside of steemit. And because we are missing unique content and everyone is greedy this platform is almost doomed
I have had experience in writing in other platforms before jumping into steemit, and through the tips you have added in the minnow support contests, I've implemented them to make my posts more looking. And it is how say it. Very few people pay attention to it.
They are even some people that treat steemit like facebook. And when we see this, we can't help but think that the future of this platform look daunting because it is not going to show any value at all.
However, concerning the price of steemit, this major dip crypto is going through is a phase. There have been other dips before, but markets turn bullish again. As a content creator, it is hard to stick with writing. But if some people have spent years blogging without making a single penny before reaching a decent income, why not enduring through hard-time phase.
Absolutely Dave, the strong will remain and the weak will quit as usual. That alone will increase the value of Steem again, it is currently much easier to find the good content here.
Steemit needs to add a few more pieces of usable HTML code so people can make their blogs look good and unique. It would be nice to have a few different fonts. A few different colors. And internal document links so people can use a table of contents type set up on their page. There is a lot of HTML code that can not be used to cause harm so I do not understand the reluctance to make it available. Markup/down language is not a very useful language when it comes to making a nice blog. Real tables and frames would be nice. The imagemap would be very good for those that want to do a magazine type post/blog. But there is only so much you can do with markup language.
Are you a developer Bash? You sound like one (and I am actually looking for one at the moment to work with my other developer on my Alphamemes project).
No, I used to enjoy playing with HTML and my own web pages way way back in the days of Netscape. Have been out of page making for years now. I just do not understand why the drastic limitations on HTML code for the page looks.
Great post, as usual. I understand the sentiment, but for me it is slightly different. I never made any significant money here and am mainly here to have social media for my photography. I think steepshot and bescouted will prove themselves useful for me in the coming years. I am not powering down till 2023 ( unless everything collapses) and by then I hope to have saved enough fiat, build up my photography portfolio to quit my day job. Steemit is still the most promising and definitely the most interesting social media development at the moment.
"only preach tolerance, peace, vegetables, pacifism" Laughed out loud, could be the Soyboy motto!
I wish you the best of luck in that regard. It is absolutely doable!
I am glad you enjoy that line so much, I have to laugh about it myself lol :D
yes true but maby we can get rid of shome of "fake one now"
on the list am good on
Looks very good to me!
among all the recommendations right now I take patience and not leave the platform. Keep the optimism high.
Thanks for your so instructional publication.
You are welcome.
You are articulating certain things that many others are feeling right now. At this very moment. Thank you.
Thank you as well Gray. 👍