@tarazkp thank you very much for this. Any and all support is always appreciated! If you ever have any suggestions for me on my posts feel free to toss them at me. I have thick skin and don't mind constructive criticism.
I have been trying hard to be a good steward of steemit and growing my account without compromising my position on what I feel is spammy actions.
Actually just posted about The Curatation Leagues and my thoughts and experience. So far it's a fun way to look at your results compared to others. Think it's a great way to see some of the things that I can improve on, like actually voting for witnesses...seriously I'm not allowed to complain about anything else about the platform until I get more witness votes taken care of.
If you find this experiment is going well and results are what you expected let me know and if I can swing it I'll fund one 250 delegation for a few weeks. I can lease 250 and then delegate out the same amount. Maybe if a handful of us can do this the experiment can last longer.
BTW, those income levels are mind blowing to me. To think that someone could replace that income here with continued work to grow their account without any upfront investment. Love how Steemit provides a level playing field for anyone anywhere in the world.
Yes it is interesting and I think more people should take part to see how curation works.
That is up to you but for now, build what you can for yourself. It sounds selfish but there is a future to think of too. I have some other plans for a few other things along these lines. Let's see.
You can see why so many 3rd world users are here yet it is difficult to onboard the 1st. Problem is, it is not a charity, it has to be based on several conditions and needs outside investment to grow.
Without some outside investment it takes an awfully long time to gain enough SP to be able to do anything. I put in some cash to build up my account, not a ton but enough to at least have some voting power.
Then I have what was 100 more Steem that I play with using for paid upvotes for exposure, playing the spread back and forth between Steem and SBD, and just sitting there in case I need quick cash. This 100 allowed me to lease some SP also and then rebuild the reserve over the last couple weeks. Thinking about adding more leased SP soon.