We can set goals for our life and we can achieve them. But setting goals for steemit is a bit different. One can never expect upvotes for every post and every time. No matter how much hard work one do, success depends on when whales upvote a post. If whales are favoring someone, his single photo post can earn him more than what one earns in a month.
I have seen that some good post received 150 upvotes but the payout was under $1, while some lucky fellows get just around 20 upvotes but their payout was $30 or $40. So, much depends on networking here. In this situation it becomes very difficult to set any goal.
I received upvote worth $4 for one of my post. A fool accused me of raping reward pool. I could not reply him because I became confused whether I should laugh at it or should I reply him.
I have invested $300 to buy Steem but the present value of my account is just $275. How much have I get in my six month journey of this platform? I post daily here but results are not very encouraging.
However, I think I should not give up easily. Situation can change all of a sudden.
@akdx, @, I warn you do not respond to idiots. I also get flags but what these people do not understand is that every flag I receive they are subtracting a value that I could help someone in some noble cause and I've done it here many times. Follow your work with your convictions, get close to good people who are of good intention and do not let envy or toxic people put you down.
Thank you dear! Your words are very encouraging and motivation for me. It is always better to be close of good people.
Thank you again.
I guess we should just enjoy posting and never mind the rewards, so as not to be frustrated when we did our best and yet we did not get a high upvote...so, keep on @akdx. And let us continue to support one another especially sir @chbartist, soon he will be a Whale here and I believe he will support his followers, too. God bless!
I agree @joshvel. this is nice suggestion.
Great words sir you are right some people are really fool. I totally agree with you. Keep posting good stuff like this.
Very good advice chbartist
Thank you
Its take time to get comand on steem it
I agree. Thank you.
You are right. @akdx I also noticed someone mention the power of commenting. Therefore I made it a goal to comment on "X" amount of post a day. It has been working well for me. Along with posting as often as my time allows. I also make music so posting daily is hard for me.
This world has a short memory. Once you get out of the sight, they'll forget about you. That is why posting daily or at least having interaction becomes important.
I think you get back what you put in. I concentrate on connecting with people and not on buying votes from faceless 'bots'. This guy has some fairly low value posts earning $1000, but it's mostly bought. Give your votes to those who value them.
I wouldn't be that stressed about it if I were you, unless he's buying his steem by investing thousands the big boys will eventually come down and slap him into the reality of it all if he keep claiming such outrageous sums for such little effort. This one doesn't seem to bad, couple hundred, he's a good writer, inspirational but I do have to agree there's a limit on three or four paragraphs of inspiration.
akdx, my situation is similar to yours. I do the automatic voting, but I still don't understand how Steemit really works. It is complicated to me. So, I read post from my favorite authors and comment and write new posts when I feel like it. Writing daily takes away from my teaching job and puts extra stress on me. If I understood what a whale is or who they are, maybe I would try to catch their attention to futher my success here on Steemit.
Only one thing matters here-Steem Power aka SP. If you ca buy loads of SP, you can do whatever you like. Free income is a myth. I read somewhere, "If you are getting a product free, then you are the product."
lol. That's a good one.
Yes, I believe that nothing is really free in this life. Produce...meaning sucker???
Really good observation :) enjoyed reading.