Do Not Give Away Your Content For Free Unless It Is Under Your Terms

in #steemit7 years ago

The internet came fast. And with it several sites that allowed us to share content with friends and people around the world. It is a great tool but somewhere along the way we started to upload our whole lives and didn't expect anything for it. It became the norm to give up your content for free. And not only that it became such a norm that now when sites compensate you in some way you feel there is something odd about it. It is a mentality shift that needs to change.

Your content is worth something. And you need to realize that before any one else does. When you are ready to share it make sure you are using it in the way you want to. If you are using a site that will not pay you then make sure you are promoting yourself and are not giving away too much. Try out sites like steemit which can reward you for your work. Other sites will not pay you for your content, no matter how well it does.

Now you won't get rich overnight and it is a very competitive world online. You will need to learn how a site works and utilize it properly to be successful. Just keep in mind that your content is something that has worth and just because it was the norm that is was given out for free in the past does not mean it should continue to do so. We are entering a new age with crpytocurrency and it is up to us to get ready for it.

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I was on a cryptocurrency forum - the first platform I actually participated wholeheartedly in. It took me a while to realize that all the posting and news and effort I was putting in there was more for the benefit of the people who owned the website than for anybody else.

I spent around a couple of hours their everyday and didn't earn a penny there. Took me a several weeks to see the light but by that time I had come to steemit and perhaps that was a reason for me becoming aware of my mistake.

Steemit has paved the way for the world.
People will realize it pretty quickly

@whatageek That's right, internet helps us all to match each other very easily, with the whole world, there are many sites, who do not pay anything to us, but steemit is a great site, where I can earn income free,

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Good job... great post I like it...❗️

This is highly informative. I was told data and contents could be sold but didn't understood that until I joined Steemit. This is a good alert @whatageek. A lot of people should be aware of this!

No.1 advice.
But then what happens to Mr Zuckerberg? He have to sell his lambo? Poor guy... :D

Really interesting post.
thanks for sharing keep it up

Yes........ There is no get money quick syndrome in here, the only thing is just that finding myself up here doing what I am supposed to do in here it will and is really paying off in massiveness to some and in a bit to some paradventure according to our perceptions or the ability in us to stay up compare to other social sites with nothing.

Like you've said here one needs to keep his eyes dot and crossed to see new things and to learn in here, I agree with that coz success comes at first by learning and in turn making it. Great work from you it worth reading and reading over again it is a life time encouragement.

“We are entering a new age with crpytocurrency and it is up to us to get ready for it.”👍