Milestone Moment - 1000 Followers! To Show my Gratitude... I'm Giving Away 10 SBD (Details Inside)
Wow, you guys! It's hard to believe that I joined the Steemit Platform about 6 months ago. What a life changing decision that has been. I'm so grateful for the relationships I have built along the way and the amazing people who have encouraged me to keep creating.
Before joining Steemit, I had never written a blog post or recording myself playing music. The incredible support and encouragement of this community has made me want to create more and more each week!
What feels really unique to me is that I truly and honestly feel like I have built deep friendships here. I wish more of you lived close to me and so we could go grab a beer sometimes! It's pretty cool to be surrounding by so many caring, conscious people that are living out their passions.
I want to give a special shout-out to those who have really made a special impact on me here over the last six months:
@raised2b, @soykatonline, @steemmatt, @brian.rrr, @teamhumble, @dayleeo, @bitcoinflood, @dtube, @nanzo-scoop, @soundlegion, @passion-ground, @curie, @luczypher, @jenkinrocket, @stanhopeofficial, @thekitchenfairy, @guitartech, @arbitrarykitten, @intuitivejakob, @offoodandart, @jkenny, @verbal-d, @josediccus
There are SO many more... but these are the people who were top of mind. You might see a big group of open mic folks in here and that is because I am eternally grateful for the support of that community. I was so nervous to post my first few open mic videos, and your kind words really helped me to keep going! Now I'm posting all sorts of crazy things!
Ok, so I didn't want this post to just be a "Look I have a 1000 followers post" and so I've decided to give back in some way. Lately I've been having a lot of people leave comments on my posts asking for advice in different areas - and that's what sparked the idea for this giveaway.
I thought that it would be cool to have a bank of good advice that I can share with these steemians. It's one thing to offer my own advice and opinions, but how cool would it be to have a post to share with them that lists a whole host of advice from users all over the Steemisphere??
10 SBD Giveaway Rules
Comment on this post with one of your best pieces of Steemit advice. This could be geared to new users, more experienced users, or something that covers a spectrum of people. Try to be original and bring you unique experience to the advice.
Wait till next week to see who won! The contest will close after 7 days and I will post the winner.
I wanted to keep this SUPER simple. To determine the winner, I will put all eligible submissions into a hat and will draw a random winner.
Any comment that I find to be especially helpful, thoughtful, or detailed will get their name thrown in the hat twice.
I can't wait to see what advice you guys give and I hope that I learn a few things as well!
Thanks again to everyone that has supported me in this journey. Big love to you. <3
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Here is my advice , Open your horizons !! I am not a great writer but I started reading others original work , Terrible musician but I love to listen and learn about music , Photos << I am getting better , My point is to move out of your comfort zone and jump into what others are good at .. You will learn a ton and gain many friends on the platform !
LOVE this advice! Getting out of your comfort zone is usually the first step to something great. Opening your horizons and exploring new types of content is a wonderful piece of advice as well!
I just wanna say thanks for the support and encouragement you have shown on my posts! It means a lot to me @jkenny!
(Ps... sorry it’s took me so long to catch up on all the responses! I will be doing a drawing for the winner and will post the results later tonight! )
O wow, Congratulations on this big achievement.
What would be your next goal?
Hmm great question @sulfan! I guess it would depend on my definition of achievement. For me, I have been wanting to diversify the type of content I post, but sometimes felt lost on what to talk about. The last week or two I have been experimenting with different things, and it has been a lot of fun. So I would say my next big goal is to feel more established in a few other areas of Steemit besides just the music scene.
Thanks for your support and encouragement!
(Ps... sorry it’s took me so long to catch up on all the responses! )
Wow, it's nice to see your fan club explode! Congratulations on just the beginning of your humble empire, and thanks for the honorable mention. Just no makeup lines when you become famous, please!
Keep doing exactly what you're doing because it's working. It's all real and all genuine. It's obvious that you're always seeking ways to improve and putting in the hard work to see it through. Success can't help but keep coming your way as a leader in time here.
I feel like I just signed our Steemit high school yearbook since we sort of came up in the same class. I was the jock and class clown, and you were the prom queen and most likely to succeed.
Well done!
My advice to Steemians (not entering in the contest), is to experiment in different niches until you find the ones that make you happy every time you make a contribution. People will catch on to your passion and enthusiasm this way, and start looking for your material, instead of you hoping they find it. Always be networking and giving to others. Do not expect anything. Comment around to earn your followers and see the reward for this hard work when your blog posts get more traction. It takes time. It can take several months. See the end goal you want and put legitimate effort in on a consistent basis to achieve it.
YES!!! I love your analogy of being in the same “class”. Hopefully you write more than “Have a Nice Summer” in my yearbook. 😆
So funny to think back when I first found one of your posts about re-selling found or purchased items. I thought your business model was SUPER interesting. (Still do) But it is interesting to see how much both of our blogs have changed and evolved over time. You’re probably one of the only people that I met in the beginning that is still going strong here. Pretty awesome.
Thanks for giving some really solid advice to new Steemians. I love the line about not expecting anything. Seems to be something that a lot of new users are missing the mark on.
Authenticity! Be the best version of yourself. Dont use authenticity as an excuse to be negative. The best version of you IS positive energy. Embody it and manifest!
Such great advice. Those who are able to authentically present themselves, almost always produce content that people actually connect with.
By the way, your bright yellow profile picture is seriously awesome! Love the good vibes. :-)
(Ps... sorry it’s took me so long to catch up on all the responses! I will be doing a drawing for the winner and will post the results later tonight! )
Follower #1026 here, checking in!
Hahah I love it!! Thanks #1026. 😉
(Ps... sorry it’s took me so long to catch up on all the responses!)
My best tip of advice is so simple and yet helps and can still help so many my tip is...
Make a Steemit Profile Picture right away. Sure it can be unique or personal or just a random photo but having the blank default is just boring looking. Some users are just getting started other users have been on here for months and still have not got around to setting a profile photo. I can even see a few here in the comments of this post without one. Although its not required it helps add a better look to the comments and give your posts and comments a more official look. My post here about how to do it is actually trending on Google Search https://steemit.com/google/@isteemithard/my-steemit-post-is-first-on-google-search-steemit-profile-picture-how-to-upload-a-steemit-profile-picture
I like how clear and pretty @coruscate's photos look
Great tip for new users! You are right that if someone doesn’t have a profile picture, most people assume they are Espan account. Thanks for including a helpful link to your tutorial as well!
(Ps... sorry it’s took me so long to catch up on all the responses! I will be doing a drawing for the winner and will post the results later tonight! )
awesome and no apologies necessary my entry was more with the intent to help others than it was to gain winning but thank you and your welcome.
Congrads on this achievement!
My #1 thing I could advise new steemians on this platform since I've been doing it over a year and half is to engage,engage and engage with the community. Don't let it think it's going to do the work for you. This is the only advice I ever give now!
Thanks for the thought response @steemitqa!! I love that you’ve simplified your advice to the most important thing of all. Not to mention you are great about practicing what you preach! You always seem to be very active with commenting and engaging and others posts.
(Ps... sorry it’s took me so long to catch up on all the responses! I will be doing a drawing for the winner and will post the results later tonight! )
Well, my advice goes thus;
See Steemit as a platform to learn because ultimately, that's what we need in life "to continue learning" while growing on the platform, do not be greedy about the earnings because that might affect the quality of your posts and your growth in general. Take it as serious as you would take your job or an academic project.
Finally, do not hesitate to give back to the community and outside the community. Invite other people to come and earn, use your earnings to support people in need and don't forget to be diligent in personal spendings.
Congratulations on your 1000 followers! You deserve these people who are loyal to you and your music.
Anyways, I would like to believe that I learned the essence of Steemit the hard way. I was invited here with very little knowledge of the platform except ho to cash out lol. My orientation was towards earning and getting that money from the platform (especially when SBD was as high as 15$ back then). I thought Steemit would give me easy money but turns our, it didn't. But I was glad how my interpersonal skills made it so much easier. Here are my best insights:
These are my thoughts on being on board the Steemit journey. So far, I have realized that I want to host contests and I want to participate in some as well. I actually found your contest in @artz's compilation. I did this by following the advice that I have just given. I had fun scrolling through the contests and I even had the chance to stop by and hear some of your music. Great voice!
Anyways, great contest. I have high regard for people who give people a chance on steemit through contests. I have grown a lot because of those contests and I want to do the same for others. Best of luck to you. Count me in as one of your friend. Consider your followers 1,001 (Actually you have 1,075 as of writing but for the sake of my joke, let it be LOL haha)
-@josejirafa
Brilliant line! I couldn’t agree with you more. Like-minded people tend to find each other, and those who appreciate good content or more likely to interact with others who feel the same way. :-)
Also, your section on “do more, expect less” really hit home. A lot of people think they can get rich quick, but they have to be willing to put the work in to make it.
Great to see that you are following your own advice about having fun! :-) Thanks so much for your kind words about my Music post. I’m glad you enjoyed them!
(Ps... sorry it’s took me so long to catch up on all the responses! I will be doing a drawing for the winner and will post the results later tonight! )
No worries. I know how hard it is to conduct your own contest. I have mine as well. Its still small but it did cost a lot of time. Best of luck to everyone who joined. Thanks again
Congratulations, great achievement! Well my advice it would be: "Just enjoy yourself". Dont do it for the money, do it to share your knowledge and experience with other people. If you enjoy youself, success will come on the way.
Thanks for sharing this great piece and advice! Focusing on enjoying yourself is a great way to approach things! :-)
(Ps... sorry it’s took me so long to catch up on all the responses! I will be doing a drawing for the winner and will post the results later tonight! )