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7 years ago in #steemit by rok-sivante (77)
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The best part of Steemit is the incentive to improve.. Why has Facebook become such a bore? There is no incentive for anyone to improve their posts.
I think I am an ok amateur photographer. But format? Writing style? Put a meme in a comment? Nope, dont know how to do that...
But there is an incentive for me to get better.. I'm learning markdown and html. I've picked up a few books on creative writing. I'm taking many, many pictures a day to improve my technique.. I'm following the bloggers who are creating great content..
And I will get good at this :)
Exactly. Facebook isn't FOR people to try and improve. It seems to me it's mainly about keeping in touch through superficial sweet nothing posts that do nothing except remind your friends and family that "I'm here." There's actually some value in that, as it keeps people connected, but I'm not all that interested in it.
Facebook doesn't make it easy to connect with like minded people who aren't in your friends list. People don't post their ideas, they post what they think their family and friend want to see. Or hope they want to see.
Steemit connects you with people who are into what you're into. And it exposes you to ideas and information you'd never see on Facebook. This is the place for people trying to provide something of value, and for people to discover that that is a possibility, even though they got on here thinking it was gonna be like Facebook plus money.
Steemit will be a Facebook killer not by being like Facebook, but by showing people that the energy they expend on the internet can be much more valuable to a lot more people.
Excellent. And your attitude inspires me... :-)
What an awesome article @rok-sivante!
Super motivating and super real, I read every single word of the post. I am going to resteem this and hope a lot more people read it.
You're right about everything and I wrote a similar article recently, but I missed out on some points that you mentioned. Thank you for this! To the moon! :D
I was just reading this and thinking damn why didn't i wrote something like that. Honestly every single word said is totally makes sense .90% of the comments just made because they wanna be recognized by big fishes or to get something back .Enjoyed the reading and how structured every single point here.
interesting, your perception on the comments bit. nurture that eye for detail... ;-)
I havent read such a sick how to steem post in my short time on this platform. Such insight and presented in such a "kickass" way right on @rok-sivante. Keep on steeming bro. Peace out. Have had to resteem
thank ya, sir.
What complete and utter garbage... now I know why I haven't used steem since last year, if this guy is getting paid... it is ALL fluff, this whole article was fluff and curse words, and poor grammar... yes, but you did let all your bad qualities hang out, congrats. Moving on.
Everyone seems to blog the shite out of Steemit after HF19. Fortunately only good articles are on hot and trending, even though they are 1 meme with 600$ rewards. Lol, joke aside.
After 19, Steemit really needs to push it's content quality boundries to the highest possible measure.
Another nice article of how to not suck at Steemit. Thank you.
This is a very good article. I read it twice before this comment. I didn't think to some of that reasons. Now is clearer. Thank you!
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Dang, It kind of hurts that such valuable posts as this gets drowned in many posts after a while, I so much wish there was still a resteem button, I want to say a million thank you's for this post, but as you said in one of the comments, the best thank you is paying it forward and applying what has been learnt to becoming better, and this is what it is.
Its amazing how golden your old contents are, your consistency is awesome. Thank you for this spurr and motivation.
shite, you're right. forgot about this one, though upon you bringing it back to my attention and scanning through, it is damn good.
been thinking about putting out a post with links to some of the best older ones, shall have to include this in it.
your welcome, and thank you as well.
Hah...that is some good shit ...very inspirational..
Thank you very much..
✊
Thanks for sharing this.
Gave me a different prospective.
There is one word "Niyama" in Sanskrit, means discipline which makes things better. I hope to follow the Niyama for the betterment.
Thank god the dog park has free baggies 'cause I'm lucky if I get 3 minnow votes today haha
just added a $9 vote to one of yours, so that theory proved incorrect... :-)
Wow! Very gracious of you. Thank you so much.
I just gave you another Redfish or minnow vote! Made me laugh. Now I need to go see if I graduated from the bowl into the ocean yet! My vote is worth 4 cents now after HF19.
Some of your HARD FACTS are not so hard but I enjoyed your article and I upvoted it. According to 2016 statistics published by the Small Business Administration (SBA), about 78% of small business startups survive the first year and about half of all employer establishments survive at least five years. A third survive ten years or more. This is a far cry from the previously long-held belief that 50 percent of businesses fail in the first year and 95 percent fail within five years.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/startup/business-failure.htm
Annnnd the correction police are in the building. Though it sure had me laughing when I saw your account name, in connection. :-)
Thanks for keeping my posts safe from dangerous misinformation. ;-)
I had to vote you up as I got a laugh.
Yea that is true! Hopefully since steemit is still in beta we can get some of that initial starter leverage. Loved the details laid out here, some harsh but true. Following, hope for more great posts!
Some good tips there, thanks. I'm here a month now and still haven't posted anything. Perhaps this will help me to get my ass in gear.
a lot of cursing to get an idea across .....
Sometimes brains need to be rattled by shaking up preconceptions of political correctness and politeness to generate the cracks through which new ideas can penetrate... ;-)
Some times people need a kick in the ass to see what is real.
yep.
find it strange you connecting rattling of a brain with the an act of human development (i.e. make love. have sex, ...)that guarantees the continuous transfer of information to assure the survival of this species ..... cheers ..
Must-watch:
:-)
good one .... in UK it is Fornication Under Consent of the King .... F.U.C.K. .... rgds.
Lol. :-D
Hahahaha! So good!
E vero
huh?
Just came back from the dollar store, needed to get some cheap doggie bags....what did i miss? ;)
Persistence is one of the most important. Gary V talks about it all the time. I'm a walking example of it. Took me 6 years of failure to become an "overnight success", but the persistence to keep going at it despite those failures taught me everything I needed to know to finally hit that success.
and surely, it would not taste near as good had it come easy... :-)
Nothing worth doing is ever easy! :)
Now THIS is the reason I joined Steemit. Because of thoughtful posts like this and because of the ideas in this one post.
Might be a good exercise to read this every day for the first week in Steemit?
Thanks for dedicating the time to write this.
You... @rok-sivante ... are...my.new...hero.. who needs The Flash....or Super Mario Brothers.... when you've got @rok-sivante
Enough Said I'm following you.
uhhhh... humbled. and a little confused with the Asian manboobs. lol.
You've just described me in details my no future on Steemit. Unfortunately.
as an immigrant, I can speak and read, but I would never have a great English for writing.
NO. I have challenged you with a choice to choose for yourself.
And perhaps one of your greatest opportunities here could be not writing in English, but leading an expansion into your native language/homeland.
You create your own fortune. And by breaking your barriers and daring to dream, could potentially open the doors for others to create theirs - as many from your homeland might not yet know of the possibilities here...
Ball is in your court.
thank you for inspiring me.
I've even started to feel vibrations from the idea to invite and lead a lot of my friends .
we can do it. I can do it
wish I remembered exactly what article it was... someone had written yesterday about just how far $6 SBD per day could go in Bulgaria - that that little rewards alone would be better than minimum/average(?) wage in their country...
not sure where you're from - but what would an extra $5-10 per day ($150-300) at a minimum do for your friends and people in your home community?
what could the platform be used for to share within the community?
what voices in the community would have to speak out important or value perspectives that'd be good for others to hear?
what type of attention needs to be brought to certain things going on in your community? what good could might it do to write some posts to generate awareness for them and do some fundraising to donate rewards to a project or cause?
there are alot of possibilities for small ways this space could be used beyond simple blogging and social media sharing. and keeping consistent posting quality stuff daily, a little bit might add up to make a big difference to some of the people in your homeland or expat community, while serving a great good too... ;-)
I thought deeply about why I'm here.
I need to find connections with similar people. Being Light worker, keeping Earth and providing energy to the Earth I know a lot of Earth keepers in Russia and Ukraine.
For sure I can work myself and alone. but I would glad to find Keepers from other parts of our planet.
Money? I live in CA now, and an additional $5-10 is about nothing, the same as for my Russian friends.
Connections, ability to do our work together is a mine main goal here. Also to help people to make a transformation and prepare them to a higher reality.
The new platform exists now. A lot of people already there. My personal goal is to awake others and help to move to 5D
I have been reading quite a few success blogs on Steemit the last day or so and I appreciate the bluntness of this post. Nothing in life comes easy, no matter how much we want it to. Thanks for the motivation/kick in the ass. I know I will keep trucking along.
You're hilarious :D Thanks for the tips. It's funny because I already know a lot of what you said and the truth behind it but sometimes it's good to hear it again and again. I feel like being on Steemit is good for me because I'm such a private person and so used to having all my valuable experiences stay hidden out of choice. But I'd like to change that. I just feel like I need to keep practicing :) Good thing I'm not here to make a shitload of money :D Although being a decent photographer seems to help with that a bit. Anyways, awesome post!
wax on, wax off... ;-)
The devil is in the details:
"Grammar. Formatting. Proper sentance structure"..... no 'a' in sentence
I'm a teacher, had to! ;) Lol.
Great post though, for real! Nice motivation! Thanks for sharing!
Hehe. :-)
Ahhhh I was going to point this out just for the the irony of the sentence in which it was being used 😄 it's such a great post though regardless.
I dont like to fail
thank u for your post
Paradox is, the more and faster we fail, the faster we succeed...
That's not a very pick-me-up title. Kidding of course, let me enjoy, I'm sure it'll be a riveting read!
Sometimes the poison is the cure... ;-)
Excellent
Did a good job
Best Article
I sucked so far. As many others. It's a good insight and I've been cracking my brains for a bit and I know where to go from now on. Thnx for the insight. Hope u all get there!
Cheers
To the mothafucking moon and beyond! Love this post and totally agree! Tnx for the share!
Just finished reading. Holy shit, this was completely necessary for me. Thank you so much for putting this out there, I think reason number five was the most poignant for me. Consistency is key, like with all things in life. Resteemed.
Your feedback is appreciated. Now express that thanks by putting what you took away into action and paying it forward to serve... ;-)
Absolutely, thanks again!
Good post @rok-sivante you are the best
If that's the conclusion you've drawn, I've failed miserably to get my point across. Lol.
There is no best here - only continual improvement of ourselves. Though ifwere measured by rewards or followers, I'd still be well-behind the top - which is perfect, cuz writing like this, I don't do for praise or rewards, but to pay forward some motivation and inspiration so a new generation can come uo and blow me the fuck away... :-)
YeS! Gonna Fail Today! At losing!!
This is the best post I have read on how to make it in Steemit. Big help, thanks.
That was a wonderful post, well written, humorous with just a splash of bad language...not enough to be offensive but just enough to emphasize your points. :D
I really love this post because I'm one of those people that have to fight every single day to not give up. Its hard work but I can look myself in the mirror most days so that's a plus. :D
Thanks for sharing this because its very "spot on" as they say over the pond. :D
Hey well it looks like you check all those boxes rok!
will keep it mind. thanks
All about helping each other! Great post! Upvoted/Following
I don't know, I've put about a 10th of the time into Steemit compared to FB, just because my friends are over there, and I'm pleasantly surprised. I think the barrier to Steemit thriving is the way the developers update the platform and keep the thing centralized. Not as fair as other crypto platforms for back-end. It's great for front-runner users like me, though!
T'is still early in the game. Thingd are constantly evolving - some barriers may get squashed while new ones pop up. Irregardless, it's a pretty cool space to engage in for the time being... :-)
Oh, I fucking love it! Cryptos look volatile, but the ones that last are going to make garbage money like USD freak out and show their true volatility.
A lot of good advice!, specially agree with the persistence... I think persistence is key for success in pretty much everything in life...
Interesting article and should be of help to many.
Who the fuck AM I? Hmmm.... There's a tale for the ages. You sure you can handle the truth, @rok-sivante? ;)
Seriously, though, persistence is so important, and probably the place where most people will get caught on their path to success in anything, including here. Don't give up after a couple of low-paying posts. Keep going, build your audience, and you'll get where you want to go. Have a plan, make goals, and work until you reach them. It may take a while, but persistence pays off. Use it, and you WILL GET THERE.
ha ha, I'm not sure, but am kinda curious to find out with an opener like that... :-)
Maybe I'll tell the tale one day. ;)
It is refreshing to find a social media platform that attempts to bring out the best in others. It doesn't seem to be a popularity contest, but rather a community of individuals with diverse minds who are tired of the mainstream and are seeking the knowledge and yes acceptance of their peers without the "instacelebrity" moniker that is flying around these days. Speaking and seeking the truth is a lost art. I am happy that there is an uprising such as this and an arena where fresh thoughts and concepts can be shared freely by brave souls.
there really is something special about this space - truly a magnet for many with a blend of sharp minds, strong spirits, and good hearts. plenty of cool creative and collaborative possibilities on this open canvas... :-)
Awesome post, definitely took notes . Thanks for sharing!
Fuck notes! Go throw yourself in the water and pay it forward through putting them into action! ;-)
Totally agree with you. I resteem the post.
I've much to learn here still :)
This is a very good article. I liked your five key nuggets of wisdom, they are encouraging and motivating. I'm new to Steemit (a bit over a week now), and this article is a definite need to read before getting started. Thank you for posting!
;-)
The truth hurts....it takes effort and discipline each day....thank you
the best "thank you" is to pay it forward through implementation of what you took away... ;-)
I good way to put it...thank you.
Damn son, there was so much slang in this article, it was off the charts!
I like and appreciate everything you said man, it really was a motivating post for sure! Followed.
Seeing as how you;re saying you would love to have more great new original content, I would very much appreciate if you checked out my blog, It's about helping new and confused authors. Exciting stuff right? Right? I know it's awesome!
Anyways, I look forward to more snarky yet motivating content. :D
commented on there. good stuff. keep it coming... ;-)
If someone writes a Steemit bible, this should probably be included in no less than two strategic places, so the people that skip right on down to this area are more likely to catch a bit of it.
Hey I don't care how much money it is, I will take it, little or lots of it.
how 'bout earning it through what you give rather than taking...?
Ya this one really illustrates me to a tee. Sadly I am also too stupid to know when to quit, so Ill keep trying and failing. Its the story of my life.
sounds like you've already committed firmly to the ending rather than writing it as you go...
maybe not quitting isn't stupidity, but a potential strength, and there's a reason you keep trying and falling... just need a little course correction and sooner or later, the storyline is rewritten... ;-)
I am committed to getting committed. I just need a few more weeks on here to prove that I am indeed crazy.
proving to who?
for what purpose?
what would happen to your plan if the attempt failed and there was actually an order in the apparent chaos, and "crazy" was only but a state, not who you are or what you're destined to...?
Then I guess I would have to submit to the chaos and allow it to take me wherever it so chose's. At this point, anywhere is better than here... Even North Korea .
it sounds like you already have submitted to the chaos.
and perhaps either you roll with it down this shit path, or back da fuq up and reseize control of the pen...
I agree, it surely is time for a paradigm shift.