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RE: Maybe the Key to Happiness on Steemit is Low Expectations...
I commented below but something I find funny is how people jump through hoops to make peanuts with Adsense or Bitcoin faucets, yet get upset with Steemit when they don't make $100 per post. Steemit pays more than most other smalltime hustles like that do.
I do think an important thing for noobs to realize is posting quality content only matters after you've build a following, made friends and engaged the community. Prior to that your writing for nobody because nobody is reading your posts. I think if people came in with that knowledge they would focus more on the communit aspect before spending time and effort posting stuff nobody is going to see andthen getting frustrated over that
True, for me at least, I wanted to write well to improve my blogging skills. The time I spent writing blog posts that nobody read still allowed me to write and format my blog posts better. If your only goal is to get a high upvote, then yeah, you will get frustrated.
You're right though, Steem pays you a whole lot more than any other blogging/video platform yet it creates the highest expectations and frustrations.
@rulesforrebels, you should post videos on DTube. You have a better chance of making money there.