I gotta say, I came for the money at first. I even made a pretty good payout in my first week. @lukewearechange posted a YT video about steemit and I signed up, stars and dollar signs in my eyes.

Then I started interacting in a way with the other steemians that I have never interacted online. I found a great community of people dedicated to this platform and so helpful to each other.

This last year on steemit has made me laugh and cry and given me great advice and made me some lifelong friends. Now, I post my life and my opinion and try to teach others things I have learned and the payoffs are priceless.

I have grown my blog organically and that is also priceless. I now have over 300 following me and almost 500 I am following. The money is small for now, but I know in time that will grow too.

Thanks for sharing and steem on!