Man things sure have changed since that summer morning in May of 2017, that was when I started.
Back then things where a lot smaller, most of all, the post payouts. This was before the vote bot, the only thing we had was good ole @randowhale. This place has gotten serious in 8 short months.
But why are you Here? See I started because I needed something different, something not everyone was invovled in. I have been a silver gold invester for a good little while. Never really believing that steemit would grow so fast. After a few short weeks on steemit, it takes that long just to figure it out. I stumbled on a group of steemians that had a passion for precious metals. Few weeks after that #steemsilvergold was born and this is where I pretty much call home. Now steemit has always been an investment for me, I can remember when steem was valued at a big ole .68 cents. And now we are finally reaching a true market value for steem and SBD.
So why do I steemit? Well it's simple financial protection. Making money on steemit was never really my intention, I wanted to buy financial protection. How does one do this you might ask, well that's simple as well. It's called silver and gold and you can buy both of these with crypto currencies.
The friendships where a unexpected bonus.
Man are there some AWESOME people on steemit, so very blessed to be here and build the friendships that I have gained. This is priceless to me, you can not compare the worth of this to anything else.
To the newbies
My one piece of advice that I can offer is this. Stay consistant, stay clam and don't worry about growing to fast, your time will come.
Now on to the pictures, this is everything that I have bought with crypto's, most of which has come from steemit, so for those of you you don't believe that steemit is real, it is very much real with some true value to it.
Find you a community on steemit and get invovlved it will help more than you can realize.
Proud supporter of #steemsilvergold
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I originally started here because I heard Steemit was an up and coming crypto that everyone was talking about. Shortly afterward, I found @steemsilvergold and I've been hooked ever since. I have enjoyed the great ideas others have, the exchange news and information, the fellowship of other stackers, and the camaraderie as we show off our newest acquisitions to one another.
I can't imagine a day going by when I don't check in with @steemsilvergold.
I'm here because I'm tired of typical social media, especially facebook which I don't know why I haven't just stopped using altogether. It's the only way I keep up with a few people who I don't really keep in touch with otherwise.
But back to steemit...yeah obviously the rewards lured me in like many, but as I learned more about it I discovered little sub communities like SSG, a group of runners, people who like yoga, photographers, travelers, artists, and many other.
I've been hooked on this platform ever since I joined in July 2017 and if it weren't for my demanding day job I'd spend a lot more time here. I loaded up on STEEM back in the fall when it was $0.80-1.50 and despite some jitters back in November about the long term viability of the price and the platform, I now realize this may have been one of the best decisions I've ever made (to join, to blog, to earn, to interact, etc).
With the SBD price being what it is even with modest payouts it translates into a pretty good sized payout in terms of USD. That and the curation rewards which are smaller now because of the SBD price phenomenon.
I hope that someday blogging here will help supplement my income to the point where I don't have to sell my soul to the corporate American devil 40-60 hours a week in exchange for a decent living. I see a lot of potential here. My time is limited and precious but I never see time spent here as wasted, no matter the return on it.
I Steemit because it is the only place I can interact with like minded people while learning about from experts in the cryptosphere! I’ve learned more in the past 10 months about cryptocurrencies than in the previous 3 years. Like you I have been a stacker of metals for a while, but I didn’t know there were other stackers in the world really until coming here! Thanks to steemsilvergold we are able to communicate and share or knowledge with each other!
I created my steemit account in July 2017. I didn't see people commenting on my post, so i went back to my comfort zone on youtube. Well I am back to give it another try. I like interaction with other people about coins and metals. It's a little hard when you get no comments. I am going to be a little more Patient. Any advice?
Great to read about your journey and the shiny you’ve been able to buy due to Steemit.
I joined in July because I kept hearing about Steemit on YouTube. Man, were my posts bad back then (still not great now but getting better). Stumbled on #steemsilvergold and knew I was home.
That was a great post Ray. I'm here because Ray won't let me leave. Please! Somebody help me, I'm trapped!
The proof is in the putting ray. You got a nice pile of silver there that you but with SBD and that is awesome. I have also made some great friends in my silver Journey that I hope will last forever. Great post and thanks for the advice. Rock on !!👍🏻
@raybrockman ....steemit is our bright future.....
Thanks the post & share with us
point blank get into crypto market without spending any fiat!
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Thank you for this informative and motivational post, Really helpful for me, Well written. Thanks for sharing @raybrockman
Steemon and hodl.
Nice post beautiful presented and explained
Well you could guides on the best communities to follow?
Yeah I’m not afraid to say the initial pull for me was the financial protection of it and the idea of a payout. It seemed like a nice way to earn while actually enjoying it. Well I ended up enjoying it A LOT more than I thought I ever would. The connections I’ve been making in my short time on Steemit have been incredible and I’m excited to meet more people. The possibility of earning a large amount from here sure is exciting as well.
Really nice
Yes, very motivational post is.i think your posts are blessed for our Steemians . This type of post really needs us ... generally for newbies.
Thank You @raybrockman . . keep it up!!
Great inspiration here, amazing results in just a short few months.
The rewards are what drew me as well, but once you get here and take those first few breaths, take your first few steps in the Steemit world, you realize there is something bigger happening here, something you've likely never experience on any other platform: strangers are willing to help, people go out of their way to welcome you and the generosity here in SSG is mind blowing - its like family
Good work
this is a whole new platform for crypto and bloging
Right on!
I don't expect to make a living on Steemit, but it would be nice to be able to provide for my children when they grow up. How great would it be to be able to purchase a home for my children because of the established 'esteem' of their father. That is what STEEM is after all, a monetary value associated with esteem.
Ray, you are highly 'esteemed' in the #steemsilvergold community for encouraging others to invest wisely, both in crypto and in real metal money. Continue encouraging other steemians and securing your financial protection. @ironshield
The welcome I received when I migrated from YouTube was amazing. Like you I call this place home and am proud to do so.
I remember very clearly the $0.01 total reward payouts. This place has given me so much; new friends, a new love for my stack, the desire for more shiny but more importantly the ability to interact and share ideas with you silly lot.
Stack on my friend. Stack long and stack hard!!
Awesome collection, @raybrockman! Steemit is a wonderful place to be. It is our future.
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I'm here because my bro told me I would fit in here with my eccentric ways! lol Boy was he right! I love the people here, everyone is forward thinking and they post actual content, unlike fakebook where I was finding more and more negaitive vibes bringing me down everyday. I also came here to learn more about crypto as I was a noob and it has taught me so much on that level too. A nice surprise was that I have found an unexpected passion for photography since joining steemit! So it has been a joyful rollercoaster ride for me so far! :D
Great post man, I do love it here so much. I came to check it out from YouTube, when I was working on marketing for our website, shortly after that became a low priority and I quickly starting making friends and that's what has kept me here, especially for months when payouts we low it was just fun. Honestly I was niave about cryptos and never expected it to increase in value, but now that is has it's certainly pretty exciting and motivated to ensure I am creating valuable content and value for the community and steem ecosystem as a hole.
I came here because it was the only platform where you could get the truth out without being censored to death!
I am here because Pit-Bullion told a lot of us in the Metals Mafia about it. I am wanting to contribute what I can and learn what I can to make it worth while and to share with others. I will share my story someday but will just say this for now. I am truley blessed and thankfull for Pit-Bullion mostly and for alot others in the youtube silver stacking community. Like I said that will all be in my story I just have to learn more about posting and how to add a video link and stuff, that will all come in time. Thanks for sharing some of your story.
What I'm looking for, I hope I mean something to someone
Steemit get paid , that's why I am on steemit , it's simple
I earn some money from steemit , so I am on steemit, every one who is on here reason is money.
I love you Ray! I began using Steemit just a few short months before you arrived on the scene, but i have to say, your involvement really influenced how I interacted and created posts from there on! You are a great asset to us all! ~Hratch
I steemit because I see the potential for the platform to succeed. That success would mean potentially having people generate their income from their blogs on the steemit platform, which is what I'd like to do for a living rather than my desk job. It's a transition phase in my eyes, once this takes off I will feel more secure.
Man I have to get my stacking on. My crypto stack looks much smaller than that, but it's still awesome I've managed to take something digital and turn it into something physical!
Hey @raybrockman , I came here for people like you! I came for #steemsilvergold and finding like minded people. I was invited by @buster544 . He told be about #steemsilvergold . I've been focused on silver for many years and I started getting into fractional gold and old gold coins. I've been very glad to find that there are people all over the world doing the same as I am with silver and gold. Yes, I am NOT ALONE !
So, I literally came for potential friendships and interaction with like minded people.
In addition, I found a lot of information on SteemIT for financial advice, crypto currencies, stocks and other important economical interests.
As I ventured out to other communities, I found that there are many others to discuss sports, movies and other interests.
SteemIT fulfilled a lot of avenues of interests.
SteemIT and the financial benefits are the added bonus.