Love that you wrote up this post, @maverickinvictus! So important. A lot of newer Steemians don't know that many of those who are now dolphins kept working during the down times, built their audience and reaped the benefits of their hard work when things improved.
Many newbs want to skip over the consistency, audience building and investing in their account by powering up. But there are no shortcuts to to those critical steps.
And it's that building of an audience that is an important part of the strategy of building a future income here. What better time and what better people to build a great AND loyal audience from than those who stick around during the lows too. The shared experience of slogging through despite lower rewards builds respect and friendships. They WILL be loyal.
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