I JUST MADE MY BIGGEST INVESTMENT IN STEEMIT SO FAR!
Today is a big day for me, as I really put my money where my mouth is, and allocated a larger percentage of my investment portfolio to Powering Up with Steem!
I did this for a number of reasons.
Firstly, I initially invested around $2k into Steem and my Steemit account was worth over $6.5k in less than 3 months. This doesn't have much to do with a shift in the price of Steem, but rather the influence of my account growing and earning more followers, visibility, and also larger curation rewards. Logic tells me that money makes money. I want to up my chances of earning on this platform.
Secondly, I believe in the growth of this platform. There just isn't anything like it anywhere else. Every time I take the chance to sit down with someone and show them how Steemit works, they are blown away. As part of a community of artists that for the most part have zero investment portfolio, the concept of earning small amounts of crypto every day for doing what we do anyway - sharing content on social media - is a total game changer! I think this will only accelerate over the next 12 months.
Lastly, there is an intangible "tell" about the future success of Steemit that is undeniable - A CULTURE IS BEING CREATED HERE. In the world of corporations, brands, platforms and marketing, this is the magic ingredient. Whoever creates culture wins. It is simple. The friends I have been making here, the Discord server chat rooms, the allegiances, and the depth of reflection on our shared goals and principles is AWESOME and SUPER RARE. This is why we cannot fail. Culture trumps the odds any day of the week.
It feels good to have some more skin in the game.
It feels good to be actively participating in this new economy.
It feels good to be creating a culture, and therefor success, every day.
Big love to you all,
@benleemusic
Thanks for your help in building the community! I hope my content can be worthy of your support. Please email me if there's anything I can do to help you help Steemit. [email protected]
Do you think upvoting your own comments with $3.93 is helping the community or yourself? I think its all good actually to up-vote yourself however I am not trying to run for president and prove to the nation I am not a selfish leader. Something for you to think about when your out there canvassing. If there is anything I can do to help you send me 0.001 SBD and let me know.
Right now is the time to buy more steem. The value for the #1 blockchain in the world is now.
Agreed, I wish I'd waited 24 hours but nonetheless! :)
amazing sir.
Me to , I have out a good amount in this platform , In time it should be hugr ,
I have been thinking of doing the same, increasing the amount I’ve got invested here. I put a small amount in last year and have been hooked ever since. Unfortunately I don’t have much tune to create content at present so I won’t be increasing as quickly as you. Definately something to think on!
For me, its been a steady increase in involvement and belief
I may start drip feeding more funds in now.
I am just writing stuff I feel like writing and seeing where it leads me without any attachment. It's funny. I hate marketing and writing for my massage blog, but put me on Steemit writing about all kinds of stuff and I have a blast. Go figure. Best of luck.
It still blows me away how positive the culture is on Steemit. Somehow even the trolls are positive here. There are also a lot of developers all over the place, building new platforms on top of Steem, and I expect that to continue.
I'm glad to see you're having such a great time on here. Greetings from Newcastle!
So true! Cheers mate. Best to you.
I know right? So many social media sites are just butthurt toxic echo chambers of negativity and I love how much intellectual discourse Steemit offers us. It is refreshing, and most of the time people can agree to disagree on stuff without the hostility. I love it.
Nice bro that's more Steem Power then me and I have been here just organically growing since last year. Cheers! ^_^
Fantastic work Ben. I love seeing how intensely you get out and promote Steemit. :)
Its fun!
Thanks for leading the way in all of this Ben!
Following my heart and the good vibez!
I have also invested my own into Steemit knowing all well that the future for this platform is bright. I have experienced phenomenal growth just on the little bit I contributed and hope to watch it grow even more as time progresses. Keep on Steemin!
There is a lot of good stuff going on here - of that I am in no doubt.
But before we all get too excited about a future where trickle-down economics suddenly starts working (for the first time ever), we might spare a thought for those new steemians who do not have thousands of dollars to spare on powering up, sometimes because they only earn a few dollars a day, and often because they need that money for rent or food.
Steemit, and indeed the whole steem ecosystem, has massive potential - otherwise I would not have spent so much time here (my time is worth more than my money). But as we think of the future we are creating, I hope we give consideration to what kind of future that is, and who, other than ourselves, it will benefit.
I agree with this sentiment - but we can each begin where we are. For me that means directly supporting the community of artists around me who live paycheck to paycheck with no financial security. I think this is a big step forward. And yes, as we grow, we can have greater and greater philanthropic impact on our wider world.
We certainly do begin where we are - how could we start anywhere else ? :)
Also, sorry for being such a grump. I've had an increasing number of conversations with steemians trying to make ends meet. That, and my work is about to bring me into contact with some of the most marginalised people in Australian society (in Melbourne at least). I'd be happier of more people here were mindful of these people and how our wealth could help them. Reflecting on this, rather than reacting, I know that you are aware, and acting for change (in a good way).
Yes! Moment by moment, we ARE creating change :)
Well said man, the work will only come to fruit if those with worthy upvotes (0.10 cent upwards) go out and actively find the bottom of the barrel posts (worthy ones of course) made by those who are on the breadline. Some of those bigger up-votes are life changing for people in countries in which the monthly income is less than $250