Intro
For any Minnows out there, let me assure you there is hope on this social platform and very good people to be found in the Steemit community. You may be feeling it is all going nowhere, or you are not being recognized for your hard work, but what I say to you is keep up the good work and stay consistent.
Over the past five weeks I have had an amazing time learning parts of the big engine we call Steemit. It has not been easy but with the help of many, many Steemians I have had the pleasure of continuing my journey.
Shout-Out
I would like to give a special Shout-Out to the following people for making my life so much more enriched for having you in it:
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Building, I have always been a huge amateur photographer and it was through you and Steemit that I have found appreciations for my work and challenging my ability.@photocontests, @juliank I cannot thank you enough for my first photo win
@tt-dogg was one of my first admirers and supporters on Steemit. He has shared his stories and wood-crafting skills with amazing love. I find his blogs to be so uplifting and he has shared the same sentiment with my work.
In The Name of Love, that brought in a whopping 2 SBD. It is always the first win for writing that encourages us as new writers/bloggers, and brings a sense of pure joy.@lovejuice, @isaria, @shayne for giving me my first $1 and win for a blog that I wrote entitled
It was then that I encountered the #Moonbot Group and these guys are fantastic. I have found them to be genuine, have a wonderful sense of humor and overall appreciation for the Steemit community. I have had wonderful conversations with extremely talented people that include @swolesome. If you would like to help a great group of people, I would suggest donating to @bumper, they will not let you down.
@qurator is a true godsend and somehow found one of my posts (they dig and dig for good content all throughout Steemit, so write good stuff and you will be found) and they have supported me with upvotes and recognition since. Steemit would not be the same without your team, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Somehow, out of pure luck or the right place at the right time I came across another amazing group of writers called #SteemitBloggers headed by the @appreciator, @jaynie and one of my favorites @zord189. I cannot recommend this group enough, they constantly challenge writing and participation with an OCD-like frenzy. The product somehow always ends up better than what you thought you could do and the people are quite literally beautiful. I love every moment I am participating in this group and the support is truly special.
real@hopehuggs is an amazing blogger and we shared a challenge on #feelbeautiful, with that connection I met a group “we do not mention,” but what came out of that group is the new and improved #TheSTEEMEngine, and boy does this Train GO! I have met so many talented people in this group that it is almost intimidating. However, the challenge is , so if you would like to put your talents to work then this is another wonderful group to be in. The support is amazing and you will not be disappointed with the lovely @enchantedspirit, @catweasel, @sultnpapper, @tattoodjay (who encouraged me through (@tipu) and many more as they guide you through your growth on Steemit. I have to say I am most honored to be allowed to take part of daily communing with this group.
@battleaxe has had some really fun contests on "ugly selfie" and how to be creative. I have had a blast with her and her group #MermaidBrigaide, if you love to laugh and enjoy female empowerment then you will love these ladies.
tirelessly on how this can take place and what to do. I can never give her enough props for helping me on this intricate detail on Steemit.@limabeing with #TeamGirlPowa has taken the time to teach me about curation and trying to assist me
Special Shout-Out
I have to send out a special Shout-Out for those who have gone above and beyond the normal assistance to Minnows. They are the following:
@taskmaster4450 has been amazing and not only recognizes what is going on in the Crypto world but takes many Minnows under his wing. He even has gotten others to help out, and he calls this Adoption. Well, it was through this process that I was Adopted and found the most generous of souls and they are @preparedwombat and @underground. These good people have gotten together to assist those that truly want to make this platform come together in community. I have the deepest of respect for all of them and thank them all. I especially thank @preparedwombat for his words of advice and delegating 100 SP for three months so I can get Power. He is amazing!
Red ChilesI cannot stop saying enough positive things about @goldendawne, who found me through #HomesteadersOnline. By God’s good grace she has totally blessed me with holiday surprises like “Being Santa’d,” and another reputable form of recognition like my food photo through @qurator. She has now volunteered to be my Mentor -- God bless her poor soul. Smile.
@whatamidoing started a blog on DEAD posts and he allows people to go back as far as 30 days ago to try to revive old works that did not obtain recognition. I was able to meet a ton of amazing people within the last week and I won a sweet reward.
Spreading Positivity with Love.I cannot end this blog without giving some special love out to @karenmckersie, @momskitchen for her #popcontest, wherein she accepts a pool every week for spreading the Power of Positivity on Steemit. Hail good woman! The story would not be as good if I did not tell you I won first place with
Conclusion
If you have had any doubts about Steemit push through those feelings and take heart. There are amazing people to be found if you produce good work and stick to it. I have not had it all handed to me. I post at least one and up to four times a day, I find contests, I write like a mad person and I strive to be better. I listen to those that want to give advice, and I do not take offense to suggestions. If you want to be a part of a growing community that appreciates good work then I urge you to stay. You will definitely not be disappointed. Peace.
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Steemit doesn't just give us extra income. .. Also gives us a lot of freedom. gives us a society away from selfishness and centralization. And that's a great thing for all people....
me too i should thank @taskmaster4450 because help me a lot here thank you for thihs great post @eaglespirit
I agree it is not extra income, actually for me it is community and meeting amazing people. I am competitive do not get me wrong, but that just means I try to write better and challenge myself. @taskmaster4450 is an amazing person. you are welcome. Cheers!
I'm so glad your posting were one of the first ones I saw when I got on this platform but I still don't even know what a minnow is... I mean I thought a minnow was a baitfish
You crack me up! First you need to put up a photo, and did you do an Introduction page? Holding the Steemit, date and account name? Minnow is like baby level around here that then goes to Dolphin and then a Whale. Yeah, we are the baitfish .. your words are beyond wise my friend. Hugs and Happy New Year! xx
Being here on this platform is like waking up in Mexico after a hard drunk.... Everybody is speaking a completely different language and nothing makes sense except the lipstick on your face
LMAO that is so damnnn true!!! Copyright that Shit!! xx
yes I remember this...so very true!!! it will all be clear and feel like you're a part of things soon enough.
We need to make a church of steemit
no kidding @limabeing.
@natureofbeing I hope so, it isn't easy! This whole curation thing has my head spinning.
A great post and shoutouts to some great Steemians I am honored to be included
I say what I mean, and mean what I say. Thank you for all you do for us on Steemit! xxI am happy this is approved by @tattoodjay LOL (I mean that!)
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You’re cracking me up!! 😂🤣😂🤣
I try to keep positive and have fun
go go Gamma Rays! :D
wow Steemit is surely putting smiles on faces
I would hope so, since many of us are writing our hearts out and then to see people respond to us is a great feeling! Thank You do your comment. Happy New Year! xx
Happy to have bumped into you here :)
I too have been active for about 5 weeks now and have had reasonable success and met some great people - (whilst not really being truly compensated, yet, for the many hours I am committing to the platform. That said please do not think I am whining; I am content and know that things take time).
All that said and you appear to have had more obvious success so far than me and I congratulate you :) your strategy of entering competitions etc is a winning one.
Your post is generous and informative and I am now off to check out some of your recommendations.
Upvoted/Followed I look forward to getting to virtually know you over the coming months.
I am an artist/writer/lightworker with much to say!
If you have a spare moment I would love your thoughts on my latest post: https://steemit.com/spirituality/@ldacey-laforge/searching-for-zen
I wish you happiness and continued success throughout 2018 and far beyond.
xox
I took a look at your Steemit and it looks like you are doing good. The only difference is I’m a little bit higher in rep but that doesn’t mean anything, you can write something and make $100 and blow it up.
I’m getting help to reach out to others and you are doing this on your own.
I’m glad I could help in my suggestions to join some of these contests. They are fun!
I appreciate your upvote/follow and most importantly support. It’s fun to also recommend fellow minnows in contests, that occur all the time. So it’s good for me to know you, if I see something fitting I will have you in mind. I was scouring my Follow list yesterday and only found one. LoL
If you have much to say, then you will do well. Especially if you find the formula for success here. That formula is reading how to present, pop, consistency and of course no plagiarism.
Much happiness and success to you as well. Blessings to you always and forever. xxHi there @ldacey-laforge, it is very nice to meet a fellow steemian, writer, follower of Light. Yes, we are 5 week sisters! LoL
What a lovely response.
Thank-you.
xox
My pleasure. xx
Not sure how I found my way on to this list, I guess spending time chatting on discord does count for something in your eyes. Keep up the good works you are producing, the list you have compiled and thanked are all great people from what I have seen.
It is my pleasure to be able to read and visit with you on a regular basis.
LOL! Yes, well you made an impression what can I say?! I know it has not been long but I tend to like salty people. Thank you for your wit, great blogs, and just being there. xx
I am so glad that you are enjoying this platform as much as we do. Keep steeming girl! =)
Thank you so much @gailbelga!! I appreciate your post and encouragement. Happy New Year. xx
I gave you a 100 percent upvote. Thanks for sharing. It is good to see content producers find their way and not lose hope. I floundered for weeks before someone lent me a helping hand. Glad you fell in with a good crowd and have had a good experience here.
@coldsteem thank you so much for your comment, encouragement and support. I appreciate when someone confirms I’m meeting the right people. That says a lot about them too. xx
Great links. I will have to check all these out to get my account to grow faster.
That was not my intention @money-dreamer, the intention was to thank those that helped me not to point them as available to grow your account. They are good people that help those with great content and intention. My suggestion is to make sure you go in with good intentions, they can read what's coming a mile away. Good Luck.
Absolutely it is with good intentions. I am writing tutorials to help developers create great bots that interact with the Steem blockchain.
Cool
@money-dreamer then you should join @utopian-io
Great work👍 keep touch with us for more upvotes :)👏
Thank you and what do you mean "keep in touch for more upvotes?" #spam is not a good thing here on Steemit. Best Wishes.
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Great post
Thanks.
Yay im happy to support your work !! You are a great asset to @teamgirlpowa and i hope we get some culturalanthropology and or history whales on steemit soon lol... where are they?!?!? /me looks
Thank you my sweet @limabeong and Em, that will Be us in maybe a year?! Wink 😉 you prob before me but that’s bad cool you’ve earned it!! xx
Idk lol. None of us knows. Im passed some people who started before me ... and some people who camd after me are now looking to be big fishies lol
Wow, I wonder how that happens. Maybe they've been adopted. LOL
As someone who just joined and made an account this has helped.
I am so happy I could help in some way. It is not an easy platform to learn and making friends with those that you vibe with is a good way to start. I wish you the best and just keep plugging along! xx
What a wonderful tribute to those who have meant so much to get you started here! That is fabulous, and I hope your next five weeks are more exciting than the first! 😊
Thank you so much @thekittygirl, we haven’t had much interaction but I look forward to getting to know you better. Big hugs. xx
I love people who can say thank you for the help they received.
Very well, your post supports the people who are really precious and are very successful for many of us.
Thank you @nirgf I hope we can all be thankful, especially as we grow as a community and be able to “pay it forward,” when it’s our time to give. These people are an amazing testament to wanting to help those stay and Be a part of the change that is coming. It’s an exciting time. Happy new year! xx
Keep steeming, keep smiling, be happy!Happy new year @eaglespirit
THank you @nirgf same to you!! :)
I am so glad you have been able to find your path through Steemit and have been able to stick with it. I recently did a post explaining why I am glad I chose to stick with Steemit. I was giving the newcomers a few tips and encouraging them if they work hard and put in the effort it will all pay off. Good for you that you are sticking with it ;)
I’m not sure it’s a path yet, it’s definitly a good start. I haven’t made a huge hit like others but I’m
Plugging along and making good friends a long the way. My intention is positive community and I feel that’s what’s happening for me. Some people ive noticed get on here and make at least 50+ a post. Who doesn’t want that? I’m
Trying to focus on community and VP for now.
I did not read your post on sticking to it, my writing is for those who are not getting as much as I am. As I’ve written before I was an avid fb poster with a 5k following but moved over here. I prefer full blown writing and expression. Thank you for your comment and encouragement. Happy New Year! xx
It seems like what you are doing is creating a good path for yourself. When I first started on here I gave up after a few weeks and didn’t return until a year later. When I learned that I needed to mingle, meet people, give encouraging feedback and help others that’s when things started to change for me. It wasn’t about how many upvotes I was getting or who was viewing my post. I took a minute to focus on others and from there I started to write what I was passionate about and things started flowing. So that’s what I mean by finding a path :) You’re still going to learn a ton of stuff along the way but I think you’re on the right track and have the right frame of mind. I’m glad you know that community is what matters here on Steemit. Making valuable connections is so important. Happy New Year to you as well!! 😊
I hope so! Yes community is very important to me, it is a large part of the work I do as well. It's all about people and love. Corny I know. I"m using that word a lot lately. Dang, a year later? Yeah, actually I created an account 2 years ago, but lost they key. I never did much with it. Nice regarding your flow. I love the connections i am making. I hope this platform lasts a lot longer than FB, and it remains truly free. Freedom is very important to me.Peace. xx
No it’s not Corny at all! Community, people and love is what I’m all about too :) I can see this lasting a lot longer than FB because it is way more meaningful and has way more to offer.
I agree!
THANK YOU for the SHOUT OUT!
We re blessed to have you in our community!
We have some great things to work on together! It's going to be AMAZING!
Yay!! You are blessing to Us, thank you for being you! Is that too corny. Sorry I can be a corn sometimes 😬
Love to you always and forever @goldendawne. xx
Awesome post! One of the first things I was told when I first started a year ago was "stick with it, keep posting, and don't get discouraged." To my regret, I took a 10 month Hiatus.
I found your post through @goldendawne 's resteem. Upvoted and followed!
Well I’m glad you are back, and if you a friend of Goldie’s than you’re a friend of mine! xxAwww thank you so much @ericwilson. Holy cow a 10 month Haitus OMG 😮
Awesome. Your post is a wealth of information in itself.
My main interests are art and photography. I wish I felt more comfortable with writing but think photos may be more of my strength if I have one.
I am just starting to see some results from sticking with it and wallowing idiotically through.
I love the creativity here and hope it turns into something worthwhile for all.
Thanks for your post!
Hope you don't mind if I resteem it.
@ohicklin
What’s amazing is try everything and anything. As you can see I vary it all up. You never know what may come of anything. Push and test yourself, I can’t wait to see you grow and what will be! You have my support. Hugs.Hi there my friend @ohicklin I know the feeling about feeling around idiotically. Fancy word, I like it! lol
Thanks. Look forward to seeing what happens!
Thank you, thank you for posting this! I'm still trying to decode this Steemit universe and found this extremely informative. Really appreciate it!
Oh sweet! I’m
Glad I could help. Yay!! If you need any other help just let me know, it’s a lot of information at once and hard to decipher what comes first. xx
Thanks for the shout out, I'm honored to be mentioned in the same breath as your mentor, @combatwombat (lol) I'm just following the direction of our beloved @TaskMaster4450 who told us all to hang out together and work as a team!
For the uninitiated, @combatwombat was a slip of the tongue, it is actually @preparedwombat and I'm making a joke, Right Eagle? :D
Love ya back! Make us all proud, get that SP built up and like taskmaster said, someday it will be worth around $100,000 or more! Could be a Million ;)
Oh nooooo dang. He’s more combat to me for some reason dear lord lolzzzzz
If 100 turns to a mill oooola la lol @undergroud maybe I can still edit it .. thank you for giving me a heads up.
Thanks for the inspiration! It's my first week as a steemian. Sometimes it feels overwhelming, yet I'm having a great time learning and connecting. Say hi if you'd like :) I'll follow your blog for more positive perspectives. Happy New Year! https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@mininthecity/introduceyourself
Hi @mininthecity, it looks like you are off to a banging good start! You hit 47 rep right away and got the attention of some big timers. Thank you for our post and comment. Happy New Year!!
God I Love Ur Work....Well Crafted And Very Creative .......Please Keep Up The Good Work..............
The bottom of my heart. This isn’t my first blogging experience so it means a lot. xx@desmond816 thank you so much corn for your lovely comment and support. I truly appreciate it from
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Woo Hoo! All aboard! Thank you my kind people. xx
Glad you kept going and are finding you place here at Steemit. It's never easy starting out, but Steemit has definitely grown into a vibrant place with many communities developing.
I found your post through SteemEngine, so there's another community that helps. They all make a difference.Even though i have been here for over 16 months I am still learning new things about Steemit icluding many of the people you mention in your post.
Thank you for your detailed post and communication. My intention for this post was for those who are still struggling to make it happen. They must see what I do and that someone will be here one day and hit 50 to 55 rep and for weeks get only pennies for their posts. I mentioned the names of the above because they are amazing people and make my life a happier place. I am not going anywhere. I love to wrote and I’m a fighter. As you can see I am keeping it real and listening . Most importantly, I believe in community and have lived in small mountain communities and many others I have yet to share. Again, thank you for your support and kind attention to my post. I am a part of the STEEM engine, which is why you can see the Choo Choo right above your post. Regards, Casandra.
And it's a great community here. The opportunity to meet new people, learn new things is all here. Yes, these can be done in the internet in general, I have found Steemit to be such an easier place to fit into, and make a niche for myself. Still learning how to, but getting there :)
Happy to have met you, and to have found your post.
I agree, thank you for taking the time to read my writing and commenting. You look to be doing well and I appreciate your confirmation that a place to fit in. Happy to have met you too.
Thank you for the lovely shoutout to #steemitbloggers, @appreciator, @jaynie and me!!!! You've been a blessing in the community and we're glad to have you! :)
So happy to be a part of creativity with genuine people. xx@zord189 Yay you found it! I thank you all for having me, it’s an amazing, refreshing and loving group. I’m