Indeed, a source of income is much better than selling an asset. One your asset is gone, your earnings stop. And Steemit is a great place to get paid to write.
Even better, converting STEEM to Bitcoin is super simple. Shapeshift.io and Bittrex both make it really easy. And I've heard of other ways as well.
Thank you for the good news. Otherwise I may have staid getting paid on paper! I will check out your recommendations. I'm still in it for the long term but one day I may even make a small income from Steemit. My role right now is trying to get everyone on board to write good content and vote! JV