got my upvote! as a newcomer to the Steemit platform this was a nice read. It is very encouraging as to what is possible. And for those that are not seeing any results their first week, you have a point, you already made $2.50 just by signing up for the platform. Keep posting great content daily, and you will begin to get noticed!
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