Be Patient Great Things Don't Happen Overnight
Today's post is about Steemit. I'm going on about two weeks on Steemit and so far I'm enjoying the platform. My initial couple days were pretty amazing. I did my intro post and got a lot of love from the community, got some good upvotes and made a couple bucks as well.
My first couple days on the platform were great as well, one single post of mine made $74, another one made $23 and a few made $10. Even the ones doing less good were bringing in $1.50, $3, $5.
That said the past week or so had been pretty slow. I was getting a little bit discouraged that my posts weren't going viral and thousands of Dollars weren't pouring in.
That's a silly way to think though. First off I should be thrilled that in less than 2 weeks I have 180 followers which is huge for growing your account and your influence on the site. My account value has gone from $25 to over $400. Those are some pretty tall accomplishments for a side hustle 2 weeks in. That said I still found myself getting discouraged.
I saw two great posts and watched two great videos by Stackin and BrianPhobos and it really kind of brought me back to reality. Everything worth having takes time. Whether it be growing a Youtube audience, growing a Twitter following, starting a business, things typically don't happen overnight.
I know I'm always telling you guys to be patient and that you have to develope your skills and learn your craft and put in time before you can expect the rewards to come and I wasn't taking my own advice.
I'm really excited about being on this great new platform, really enjoying connecting with you guys as well hopefully bringing in some new viewers and some new friends from Steemit as well and optimistic about the future.
I guess my message to my new Steemian friends and fellow minnows is be patient. Create quality content consistantly, reward other creators, and comment on, resteem and interact with other creators as well. You should be spending as much if not more time doing that than you should be creating your own content.
Be patient, it probably will take time but it will be worth it.
Steemit Users Mentioned In This Post Are @brianphobos @papa-pepper @stackin