A friend of mine from a forum got me to Join this community, after much talk with him I was excited to join the Steemit community, I told myself that I will drop all my other Online marketing projects and focus on Steemit, he told me quality content was Key and that I must join all the Facebook groups and other groups also to interact with the community at large, Very Exciting to make money while blogging hey! Well I did everything he said I must, started dedicating everyday and all day to Steemit, I SPEND ROUGHLY 15 HOURS EVERYDAY ON STEEMIT, most of my time is spent upvoting good content, reading peoples content, going through peoples Profiles and studying what makes them successful.
Well you can say I am obsessed, well I usually get Obsesses when I wana be good at something, the deeper I got in my research the more I realized that it won’t be possible to be successful in Steemit and now I feel that my heart is completely shattered and all my dreams have yet once again gone down the drain and I left all my internet marketing stuff to join Steemit but got a big fat slap on the face. I met a few great people on a very small facebook group, the group has about 15 people and everyone there posts atleast 1 quality article a day, and all these guys are fairly small on Steemit and they don’t get a good following, even though they dedicate so much of they time daily to post quality content, this really broke my heart a lot. Here is why I won’t be succesful on Steemit:
1. All the Succesful Steemit Users are a Part of a group where they upvote each others posts and usually members of those groups have been on steemit since 2016 and they have became whales, they joined the platform when it was easy to grow and became a whale so now they have manipulated it in a way where it will be only profitable to them and for us small time users its almost impossible to be succesful “were Chasing Fools Gold”.
2. Whales don’t have time to Read Comment, they are too busy upvoting comments of other whales, so even if you only post quality posts you will never grow or be accepte in the community because whales don’t have time to read your content, they are too busy manipulatin the platform and making tons of money in the process. E.g @sweetsssj @jerrybanfield
3. Yesterday I stumbled on a group of guys from China, well I did it by mistake, I notices that there were new accounts that just blow up from the blue then I realized when I saw whose upvoting those guys are the exact same people, then as I went deeper in my research I saw that it’s a group from China and they have some sort of system. These groups are all over.
4. This Article https://steemit.com/video/@masteryoda/360-or-nasa-s-curiosity-mars-rover-at-namib-dune made over $2k and had over 200 upvoted but only 8 people actually viewed this article. HOW DOES THAT WORK????????!!!!!
@ned Im sure when you guys created Steemit your vision for it was probably pure but I gues it has many holes in the system and hopefully something will be done soon, im guesing the system was initially based on quality of content and providing a platform that is based on quality and nothing less and I gues a few guys learnt how to manipulate the whole system in favour of them.
and I feel Sad that I have come to this discovery, my heart is really painful because I believed in Steemit so much that I dropped all my other stuff and decided to dedicate all my time to this platform only to discover This, I feel like I let myself down, I should have been wiser, I wasn’t making much with internet marketing, I was making $250 a month but that helped a lot with things at home, and some went to my moms medical bills, anyway I wont quit Just as yet, but my heart is very painful to say the least.
https://cdn.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/videos/1213375/thumb/1.jpg?i10c=img.resize(height:160)
Want to end with these words: “Everything I touch ends in fail
and it pains me like I am pricked with a nail
I used to think why it happens for a while
but my thoughts goes on endless like a river nile
somehow I have to put an end to it
but I couldn 't find a soul helping me in doing it... “ W
This post received a 4.0% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @sam19! For more information, click here!
It doesn't quite ring with me how you have come to such conclusions so fast. I suggest you spend a year on Steem as much as you do on one other platform (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Then compare what the platforms have brought you.
what an honour to get a respond from you, i shit you not, i was looking at your profile 40 minutes ago.. its not about spending a year Sir, i stated facts, hardcore facts, basically i stated the obvious.. im not complaining though
The pleasure is mine, @sam19. Do you have any subject you would like to see 'memed'?
yes please... Mcgregor vs Mayweather fight.. biggest talk of the internet currently
source
lol upvoted lol
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by kim from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Dang, I didn't realize Mayweather was so small or does it just look that way because of the goons? LOL!
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by timferris from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by accidents from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Hi !
This is an automatic message.
According to SteemData, you have now used #introduceyourself 12 times.
You might not be aware of this, but #introduceyourself is mainly used by new accounts, to introduce themselves once. Please consider other, appropriate tags.
Seventeen days of "trying so hard" and you haven't made it big yet? At 17 days, I barely had made a post that earned more than a dollar.
If your test of working hard and not succeeding is based on that, not sure there is anything available that will help you to feel successful.
Best of luck.
my observation wasnt about me or my success, but about the whole platform as a whole and what i saw studying it and watching other people who have been here longer than I
Based on how much you have written so far, I have no idea why you had to give up "Internet Marketing" to focus on SteemIt.
There are many young accounts doing well, and many minnow groups helping them.
I am not sure what you studied, but I would encourage you to keep studying. Have a great day.
I stopped IM because i believed in steemit so much, still kind of do and felt that i should stop and focus all my energy on steemit...80% of the succesful young accounts are directly affiliated with whales.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by ava24 from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by sarah199 from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
its not about making it big or about me, i did say i have been studying people who have been here longer than i have
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by candicexo from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Hey man. I haven't been on Steemit for more than a week. However, all I can say is it's all about attitude. Keep your head up high, be self motivated. Ask yourself these questions.
Trust me, this helps. Keep producing, and enjoy the rest of your day :)
people think im complaining, im not complaining, im just stating my discovery thats all.
I know :). I don't see you complaining. All I read about is just your 2 cents about the issue :).
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by alison999 from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Awesome post.. I feel motivated with this. Gonna follow you right away. Do follow back
Brother Sam @sam19 - I feel the pain of what you speak of but can only offer my perspective as a "new" tiny minnow who's only been on Steemit just over 60 days...
If you really are spending 15 hours a day on Steemit (as I too average most days!) then you too
will have over 500 followers in 90 days ! You need to average 25 comments per day and maybe
throw out at least one semi-interesting topic with supporting photos every week or so. That's it - give it a chance man (and you may be getting flagged for using that introduceyourself tag repeatedly - just trying to help). Also, the whale who helped me the most is @sykochica, she is very nice and accessible and has very helpful posts. Hope some of this helps you keep the Steemit faith - this platform will have millions of users who come after you, just think of the potential if you F.I.R.E. it Up proper now and focus on personal efforts, goals rather than those who came before, gambled, and have been successful.
STEEM
On . . .
hey bro, firstly i would like to say thank you for taking the time to comment on this post, i humbly apreciate it fully, secondly i would like to say that your comment hasnt only been helpful but also comforting at the same time, so again i just wana say thank you.. You mentione Followers, and number of followers, steemit is not really about the number of people following you, i know a girl with like 1k followers but makes pennies for her posts and shes always posting quality content, this breaks my heart, i have 10 times less followers than you but i make the same as you per post... i wish people can just stop bashing me, take time to read my full post and all my comments and actualy try to understand what im saying instead of commenting... ive noticed in life people always try to defend something that they directly benifit from, whether its monetary benifit or spiritual or whatever, even when they argument doesnt really make sense they will try to protect it some way, they wont even try to analyse the counter argument and try to understand what the other person is saying
Amen brother, I do share your frustration and commend you for your passion. I think every day at some point I wish people cared as much as I do.
yes bro, your message was filled with love bro, i felt the love in the message and it really helped me alot... bro you must join minnow support, its a great upvoting community and will double your earnings same day.. if you need help joining i can write a guide for you bro,
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by nia7 from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by $register sam19 from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by cookingrecipy from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
I think you must also remember that all those whales you refer to have been on Steemit for a lot longer than 17 days! Also they have invested real money into Steemit too before it was even popular.
You should not have dropped everything for Steemit, it is a social media platform with the potential to earn...there are no guarantees of rewards just a possibility of them.
If you can show me something (legal) that will make me a lot of money/cyber currency in just 17 days let me know about it please (deliberate sarchasm dropped in there).
Also I see you have been caught out using introduceyourself tag too much, maybe you p!ssed members off with that. It's only meant for one use.
Just trying to be helpful. Good luck to you.
what im basically saying is they found a way to exploiting the system and they are exploiting it to the max and that we have no chances.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by kateb from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
i wish people read my full post before commenting.. also read my other comments.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by lucye from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, and someguy123. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows and creating a social network. Please find us in the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you like what we're doing please upvote this comment so we can continue to build the community account that's supporting all members.
Don't give up. You too can achieve big on this platform. Your mindset is key though. If you want we can work together and achieve great things on this platform. I'm also a newbie and i'm gonna follow you right now. Do follow back.
Not very encouraging for someone who just signed up an hour ago.
A new Steemian :-) hello @sam19 I hope you enjoy your time here, its a great community ! Nice post, Wish you much luck! I will follow your account. Don't hesitate to contact or follow me at any time :-) See you around @tradewonk
Not sure I agree with all of it, but your allies are here...
@sam19. You make some very good points. Sounds like you've been able to do a little bit of research and I can see how you come to your conclusions. I have been posting quality content for almost a couple of months now and I do not get very far with the voting and the commenting. Another observation is that the people who are making money from @steemit have a following elsewhere and are already successful elsewhere. Keep your chin up, I am!
Yea the system is kinda rigged but it is fairly new. Some whales delegate their power to newbies but for the most part it is hard to make momey after the fork. I'm still in the game since this is only part time for me.
Welcome to Steemit sam19.
Welcome to the Steemfamily !!! Followed. Follow me back 😘
Hey man, you do not need to transfer 2SBD to randowhale as it was now offering promotion, you just need to send 1SBD only!
Refer here : https://steemit.com/steemit/@randowhale/randowhale-is-now-only-1-steem-sbd-per-vote-spread-the-news
Upvote me or send me some little tips if you like my remind!