I have been really reluctant to buy currencies that have another way than mining to get new coin like Steem. It is still not clear for me why someone would invest in it. So to be on the safe side, I decide to put my time (and not my money). This worked on Steemit, more than I could have expected.
Now I might use those hard earned steem to invest in Synereo and Akasha.
Well I did both, I knew I could not miss this opportunity so I both made money here and also invested. I turned something like 3000$ into 40,000$, mostly because BTC increase but also because Steem grew. Steemit has a lot of appeal and many people are eager to join so I would expect a lot more profits here later.