Usually I Refrain From Milestone Posts, But..... Here's To Surpassing 500 Followers!
It has been a hell of a good time on steemit, the past eleven months have flown by! I've chatted with people I would have never otherwise spoken to if it weren't for steemit.
Community & Rewards
Everyone is easily drawn in by the thought of making money from blogging and curating. I mean, we do it on other social media sites for free!
However, what keeps people around. What keeps them engaged is the sense of community, I know it does for me.
What's crazy about it is all the different walks of life. All the different tastes and passions. There are people on steemit I interact with that have completely different interests than me.
It has led me to learn about things I would have otherwise not come across. This is what makes it awesome!
Hopefully, I have imparted some new knowledge on others as well.
Putting in Time & Working Hard
Just like anything else in life though, you need to put in some work to see growth. There is no get rich scheme in life.
Steemit is no different. If you want to build followers you must put in the time. You must create content or curate and comment regularly.
I've done my best with this, aiming to post almost daily and nearly attaining that over the past eleven months. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't easy. I still have a job, properties to manage and a life that existed before steemit to keep up with.
But I don't mind working hard for things, been doing since I was 14 years old.
Plus, I truly enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge. If any of my financial advice posts have helped someone in their life - I can't explain the high that it gives me!
Conclusion
In the end, I'm proud of what I have done here so far and what I am a part of. There are certainly ups and down and moments I'd wish certain goals were already attained, but that is just human nature and maybe a little competitiveness after all those years of organized sports as a kid. :-)
Remember - whether you have 10, 100 or 1,000 followers, just embrace the environment. Dive into the community and learn new things, make new friends you would have never otherwise met. Bask in the joy of it, focus on that.
In the end the audience will come, you're network will grow. It will all happen organically as you enjoy this community that we all call:
Regards, 
Well done. I applaud your consistency. Posting daily is not an easy task.
Thanks Jason, appreciate it. Always enjoy your financial and real estate related posts.
You Deserve it! Hit us up when you reach your next Milestone. My next Target is 1000 :) You're half way there but keep on posting Content. Enjoy a lot of your Posts
Thanks....it's been a bit of a road, but I do love posting content. You will be at 1k soon enough, hot on your heels though lol ;-)
Well I appreciate the "I did it posts" as inspiration and congratulations on making it. I only have a few to go myself! Please keep up the good work @scaredycatguide
Cool, glad I could give a boost. And thanks, will do!
Hi, congrats on 500!
Started following you! :)
Wish you more...
Perhaps 5000 by next year? :)
I'll do a backflip when I manage 1,000 :-)
Ohoo!
That's a challenge I wish to when I reach 500.
Sounds fun! :)
What's for 2000?
Well, considering I cannot actually do a back flip, I suppose for 2k then I'd actually have to learn how!
Cool ★ Congratulation and keep up your great work @scaredycatguide
Milestone posts are a good thing to celebrate. Life is filled with these special times and so we congratulate you on this one. I've only been a part of this wonderful vehicle of communicating for less than a month but like you I'm enjoying making new acquaintances and sharing in very interesting conversations. I'll look forward to connecting with you again soon now that I'm a new follower. Hope you'll check out my posts as well. Steem On
Congratulations my friend. You will be at a 1000 before you know it.
Thanks man, hopefully! Saw your post about some trading, the trader in me had to up that. Steem on!
Well done. I think it is fine doing it occasionally - the annoying ones are the people who make a "milestone" post every week or make milestone posts for other people - which makes absolutely zero sense.
Haha, agreed. You might see another from me at 1,000 followers, which hopefully I get too :-)
I'm sure you will:)
Inspiring@scardycatguide.. I will folllow this to reach my goals on steemit.
Thanks, lead by example I suppose :-)
I followed n upvoted your post. Im one of your faith follower. Congratulation
Lets check it out my latest post.