When I arrived at Steemit 13 months ago I quickly made the decision to do this for my living. Getting rewarded for creating content has liberated me like nothing else. The path was not easy and I have worked hard to sustain myself with Steem and other cryptos like SmartCash which I can earn with posting. You, the readers, have decided that my content is interesting enough to consistently upvote me until I have now finally climbed to reputation 70. A milestone that means a lot to me.
The Reputation System
The Steem reputation system is something that takes the upvote value and reputation of the upvoter to create a special reputation score that can grow or sink with each new vote. A flag can lower the score and the most powerful reputation rise comes from a large whale upvote with a high reputation him/herself. You can read more about the functionality here.
The pace at which the reputation grows is pretty hardcore: Each new reputation point needs ten times more than the previous one. It took me half a year for this last point to grow from 69 to 70! I am humbled that you have elevated me into this small group of people on the Steem blockchain. Here is the current reputation distribution from @arcange:
Instant Gratification: The Byteball Airdrop
I was twice as happy about my new reputation when I heard at the same day about the Byteball airdrop for Steemians. The announcement post has so many comments that it makes problems to load. I had never heard about this crypto before. It is listed as GBYTE and was worth over $1000 at its peak in January and is still worth well over $100. You get free GBYTE worth according to your reputation score:
- Steem reputation above 30: you get a $10 reward
- Steem reputation above 40: you get a $20 reward
- Steem reputation above 50: you get a $40 reward
- Steem reputation above 60: you get a $80 reward
- Steem reputation above 70: you get a $160 reward
Half of that is locked in your Byteball wallet for one year while the other half is free to trade right away. Although, the wallet on Bittrex is currently offline so I wasn't able to trade it yet.
Start by downloading the Byteball wallet (referral link). You will need 0.0006 GBYTE (about 7 cents) to activate the Steem account registration. I can send you that for which I will be rewarded as well when you register. Just post your Byteball wallet address in the comments below and I transfer you the amount so you can get started.
You Can Do It, Too
Building yourself a Steem account with a nice amount of Steem Power and a reputation among other Steemians is possible for everyone. It requires consistent work and creativity and a massive amount of patience and trust into the system. This doesn't come easy and most people give up too quickly.
After just 13 months I can already support 100 people with 400 USD per year with daily upvotes from my account which cost me nothing and grows my account with curation rewards instead. Steem has already proven itself to work incredibly well. Now is the time to build your future by growing your own Steem Power while it is still relatively easy.
At this point I am super excited to be here at this time. With my animated projects like @smartbee and @thecryptodwarf I will create more cool videos in the future. And with the 1UP project I am working on something to improve the curation system for all of us. I just love being a Steemian.
Woo hoo... nice one to get there in time for the drop! Ive been nudging up against 60 for ages...
There you go - every little bit helps!
Now you are a bit closer. :)
Congratulations @flauwy. That's some achievement in just 13 months!!!
I've held off registering for byteball since, like you, I'm on the cusp of a bigger pay out, all be it a lower one.
My reputation is currently at 59 and I'm hoping to be able to get it to 60 before I register. I keep checking in the make sure there are still funds as I don't want to miss it but it would be great if I could get to 60 and double my stake. 😁
Hi Gilian, I have checked your exact reputation which is at 59.284. Still a bit to go. You can see it at https://steemworld.org/@gillianpearce
Yeah. Thanks @flauwy. It is quite a way but I thought it was worth having a go to get there. I'm checking every couple of days to make sure there's still plenty left in the distribution pool.😁
Thanks for the upvote. Every little helps!
Congrats on the milestone! Well timed too :)
Congrats man! On the road to 80 now huh :)
Seriously though, it's a great achievement and you deserve it dude. Keep crushing it!
80 will be how much more difficult? 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 more?
Congratulations for such a huge milestone dude. Reputation 70 is something that every steemian would surely love to achieve.
And you are right about the airdrop, the timing is perfect, enjoy it mate! :P
Congrates @flauwy, I didn't know the fact that "Each new reputation point needs ten times more than the previous one", I opened my steemit account quite early too, but never logged in for almost 10 months,in fact I posted my first post around 30 days ago, but now I am quite active for the last 30 days.I have made my mind to continue and post good content. Thanks your little story was quite motivating.Also is the airdrop still going on or has ended? if the airdrop is still going on please send me 0.0006 GB to my byball address for verification , i have completed all the steps, just verification is left.Thanks in advance
It is still going on. Send me your address here, please.
Thanks @flauwy for help my
byteball: XP42TTUKKPGZNINF4FKBW43J4FT42YBB
I did send the fee. :)
Got it @flauwy, thank you for your generosity.🙂May I ask for how long this airdrop will be going on? So that I can tell few of my friends too
It continues as long as the reserved amount is not claimed by Steem account. I don't know how much was claimed already but I assume it was a lot. So the time is ticking. ;)
here is my byteball address @flauwy thanks
TWPV3MRWF4KZVAOTFSJG4MT4PTLWM3JW
Now that's what I call a smart man. You've more than earned our support @flauwy Best wishes to you and your family! :)
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This is so freaking amazing. Congratulations. You really deserve :)
Wow first of all many congrautlations this is not easy at all i know it myself but you deserve it as you have always shared the top quality content and always helped everyone :) and what a great timining too hahah :D
Have a great year ahead and keep hitting milestone
Thank you so much for your constant support!
Can someone helps me increase my reputation to 40 and earn some more byte balls?
That's quite a long way. You might miss the airdrop if you wait too long.
Yaa, I think you are right.
Something is better than nothing.
Btw Thanks for your help.
Awesome @flauwy! Just in time.
Great timing for a nice airdrop bonus. Hopefully, others will follow!
Congrats on the 70 rep u make great content and stays consistent you deserve it
Congrats Bossman 💪🏼🙌🏼💯
congratulations :D sign up using my link @flauwy
Hell yeah, just in time haha. Congrats bro! This is a huge milestone
Sir please help me with some byteball to confirm account
U5JZCJTF7AZ5TBVXMGKBV5HK5RGXOFCJ
Send :)
Well your hard work is paying off as of right now ;)
congrats on getting to 70 :)
Plise help me sir
byteball:JBA2T5BOYHIZLOQWJBTS6ZME5UP32DTS
I am so close to 50 rep and my posts seem to not be popular enough to push me that 0.03 rep points over the edge of 50.
Gratulation, lieber Flauwy, und neidlose Anerkennung, was du in dieser Zeit auf die Beine gestellt hast! Liebe Grüße nach Costa Rica!
I'd like the fees assistance too and perhaps some helps getting it connected to Steemit... Going to the original announcement to see what I can learn, here's my address. Hugs fellow tribesteemup member.
S6KI4ZMETCXFOFK32S3DGTAPOLLNWXFY
Rocking it! Congrats flauwy, 70 is big 😎👍👍
let me help you