STEEM: Compounding Your Way To Big Results: Warren Buffet Would Be In Awe If He Understood!!!

in #steem7 years ago

Yesterday I wrote an article focusing upon how the Whale's and Orca's percentage of MVests dropped 2% in the last 90 days. While many felt this was not at a fast enough pace, we need to consider the fact this happened with a rather slow growth rate. There are still less than 700K total user accounts with between 50K-60K active daily. I expect these numbers will accelerate once people start joining at a faster pace.

That said, it seems a lot of newer people still fail to understand how building wealth works. STEEM is the ultimate wealth building system. There are many ways to grow your account. The best approach, in my opinion, is to use as many as possible.

Too many seem to think this is a great rich scheme. Well, I will tell you, it is. I know that baffles some of my regular readers but here is what I am saying. STEEM offers the opportunity to gain riches in a much faster period of time than any other medium I found (other than winning the lottery which we know how rare that is). The major point to keep in mind is that it is not going to happen in 30 or 60 days.

STEEM is a compounding system meaning that everything you do builds upon what went before. When you power up, the amount of SP you have grows. This increases your voting power which means your can now earn more SP off the same activity. While it is not a huge amount, it still is an increase.

Here is one key: do not compare your account to others!!!

It is easy to look at a someone with hundreds of thousands of SP and say, this is a scam. If you do that, you will certainly fail.

There is a time element to STEEM. It is true the path to success is shortened if one is in a position to buy STEEM. As an investment, I think STEEM is one of the best you can make. To start, the ROI is increased since you can use said STEEM to increase your voting power. Hence, you are paying yourself a larger return on each vote.

If one cannot buy STEEM, there are still lots of ways to increase your SP. As I repeatedly suggest, commenting is one of the best ways. Since I upvote most every comment made in my posts, I have regulars who get 12-14 votes a week from me. I am starting to notice that some who joined in the last month are starting to see their SP increase. They are at 200, 300, even 500 SP. That is a significant jump in a month.

While that might not seem like much compared to the Whales and Orcas, at almost $6 a token, that is $1,200-$3,000 that these people were able to make for participating on a social media site. Are you kidding me? And people still complain? How many people are making that type of money of FB or Reddit?

Another secret is that there accounts, if they remain active, will only continue to grow. This is the compounding effect.

At this point, their voting power is higher now than it was since the SP went up. Also, they have more followers which also means more votes for their posts. When their followers reaches a significant point, it makes sense to start posting articles on a more frequent basis. By upvoting those who regularly follow you, over time, their VP should increase which will grow the rewards they give you. This is the magical circle of STEEM.

The other factor to consider is your contribution to the growth of STEEM. All activity on this blockchain is recorded. That helps with the Alexa ratings for the particular apps like Steemit and D.tube. We also see the amount of daily transactions increasing which is picked up by a site like blocktivity.info. The longer that STEEM is the leader in number of transactions on a daily basis, the greater the likelihood that it garners the attention of the buying public.

Which brings up the final piece of the puzzle: the price of STEEM. We all know that price action is not reflective of what is taking place. However, at some point, a leading blockchain like STEEM will get the recognition that moves the price up. So far, I have to say it did rather well in this department moving from $.85 to the present $6.

Time is one of the key elements in creating wealth. If you want a large STEEM account, you need to give it the time to grow. As I just noted, there are a number of activities you can undertake which will increase the pace this happens. Nevertheless, understand that everything you do on here has an impact.

One of the way people sabotage themselves is by getting discouraged in a compounding situation. If you look at the retirement charts that are put out which refer to the growth rate of accounts, it is obvious the smallest return (in total dollars) is at the beginning. Of course, if you go out 40 years, the return is much greater since the account is operating off a larger base.

The same holds true on STEEM. If you are curating with an account of 100K, the 25% off your vote is going to be greater than one who has a vote of 4 cents. The percentage is still the same yet the amount is different. That is what everyone focuses upon: the total dollars. I suggest you look at the percentage return you are getting on a weekly or monthly basis for your activity.

Here is a quick calculation I did: If you have 50 SP right now, and you increase your account 10% each week (which is a small percentage when talking about accounts below 500), after a year, you will have over 7,100 SP.

At $6 per token, that is $42,000. If however, my view that we will see $100 STEEM a year from now, that is $710,000, a number that most would put in the "rich" category.

Is a year quick enough to "get rich"?

That is the power of compounding and STEEM is the ultimate compounding system. Warren Buffet would be in awe of this if he understood technology. This makes his returns look paltry in comparison.

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Woah, you went over a lot! I have to say, when I started a year ago, @emancipatedhuman told me to grind it out, get better, and to not get discouraged.

Unfortunately, I did get discouraged and distracted and ended up taking 10 months off! I am back, hot and heavy now but I hate to think of how much I hurt myself taking that break. Out of the people I was following and those following me we were very active and we were all getting a couple steem per post (when it was at $0.15!!).

@samsiedenstrang and I ended up hiking and camping nearly every week and instead of blogging about it we just plain forgot about steemit (looking back I think the difficulty with esteem at the time was a large reason for it).

Great article! Thanks for sharing your tips - it is greatly appreciated.

While @taskmaster4450's article is as always deeply insightful and inspirational, your story of losing out 10 months is a stark reminder of what one might miss out if one doesn't get onboarded to Steem as an active member now. The sooner you are in, the bigger you are done the line.

That is a huge statement and one I agree with. Time is awastin' as they say.

I believe everyone will enter the crypto world, sooner or later. The ones who ignore it now will wish they didnt. It will be one of those situations where they could have started accumulating tokens via by engaging in their utility only to find they have to start at a later date.

SP is only going to get harder to acquire. The ones who are in now will stand to gain a great deal not only from the appreciation of the token but the fact that SP can still be acquired in decent numbers.

Imagine how hard it will be when payouts are .1 SP per post...it will take a while to build up to 1000SP.

Those who are there will be whales in the eyes of the newer people.

This is a very powerful message for anyone who gets discouraged. The fact remains that a 10 month hiatus starting now will mean that one is further behind 10 months from now than they are today. As the blockchain keeps growing, if one does not keep pace, he or she is only going to look at it as a missed opportunity.

Like was said, you cant cry over spilled milk but you can get active realizing that the next 10 months will probably see more STEEM growth than the last 10.

We are glad you are back....thank you for sharing your message.

Agreed. I thought my taking a month off was bad enough. What matters now is that @ericwilson recognizes Steem for the opportunity that it truly is and puts in the work to grow with the blockchain. The compounding effect you mention, @taskmaster4450, is like a video game boost in a way - once you learn how to leverage it, it becomes an incredibly powerful tool.

Hey @ericwilson glad you are back. Don't look back at what could have been man, just keep on truckin' forward. See you around.

Exactly! No use spending time worrying about the past, you got to worry about the things you can change, absolutely.

very good article about the essence of steemit
when everything is like steemit !!! or similar networks

Wow this post is mindblowing. I joined steemit 5 days ago and I'm really really enthusiastic upon it.

I can barely focus on my exams. It's funny that yesterday i actually bought steem worth of 400$ and converted it into steempower. I just want free time to post and connect with people on steemit.

Thank you for sharing this, these insighsts helped me a lot! Sadly the whitepaper is pretty boring to read and there's a lot of information thath's hard to understand there. You did a great job with this post!

If you're intersted in posts of valuable content on crypto you can check out my blog.

Welcome to the jungle, octavianfeodot. I did a post on dtube for newcomers a few days ago so check out my blog when you get a chance.

While looking at your blogs I noticed you had some set at rewards of 100% steem. Consider doing 50/50 as the calculations of the rewards are wonky right now and you will get more in rewards than if you did 100% steem power. You can still set up an account with blocktrades.us to convert your sbd for steem and power up with that.

Steem on!

thank you a lot for the tips, I will be considering this!

We were all new at one time @octavianfeodot.

There is a lot to learn here.

What @ericwilson just pointed out is a recent situation, only the last two months, since the price of SBD shot up. It is more rewarding to go 50/50 at this time since SBD pays $1 worth of steem . Hence a $1 post gets .5 SBD which is equal to about $3....so half the post is getting paid 3x the amount.

yes but what I'm planning to be a long term investor in steem . I also want my "voice" to have more power and my posts to be shown and appreciated by more people as I dedicate a lot creating them!

That is the attitude. STEEM success is a very simple system.

Consistently following the program will net you great results in my opinion. I know, for me, I am not re-inventing the wheel. It is simply a matter of following the program.

Dedication is a huge variable in all of this.

Thank you for all these words. I will be dedicating 16 hours a day but atm i have 1-2 weeks of exams. Untill then I will take it easier with steemit haha.

Btw I see your profile pic is with a cat you should definetely check my latest post ( i dont say it for upvote or stuff ). The post is about an awesome cat I love from the entrance of my building apartment!

Hello @octavianfeodot, welcome to Steemit, glad you are here and that you found the incomparable @taskmaster4450.
Just a little tip here, don't put a link to you blog in every comment you make. I won't speak for others but for me it is annoying and a turn off. It makes your comment feel disingenuous.
Here is what I thought as I read your comment,
"Oh cool this guy just joined, great! Oh and he bought some STEEM and powered up, smart! And he is thankful for the info the post shares, that's great too, I might check this guy out. Oh...click on the link to his blog....I wonder if he meant any of what he said or if he was just giving strokes to get a follow/upvote."
The thing is people can click on your username that is just above your comment to visit your blog so you don't need to post a link in your comment. I have seen people get downvoted for this and though there is no rule against it I believe it is generally frowned upon.
Anyhow enough of the lecture, I really do wish you well here. See you around!

you are hell right @summertooth, I will stop doing this silly stuff. Thank you for preventing me, I really appreciate it!!

The thing is i just wanted to add a caption so people will know what my blog is about before joining. Do you think adding a line at the end of each comment saying I'm a blogger on cryptocurrencies would be ok from your point of view?

I don't know exactly, but removing the link would be good. Maybe try to work that info in to your comment naturally instead of adding a tagline at the end. For example in your first comment here you could add into your 5th sentence the detail that you blog about crypto. No need to mention that you are a blogger as this is a blogging site so, technically we are ALL bloggers
:)
Why don't you add the info about yourself to your header? It will then pop up when people click on your username from your comment. Just go to your settings and type your info in the, "about" box. See you around....

a lot of people dont usually click I just did that hoping they will be attracted about crypto and eventually take a glance on what I post. thank you again I will try to be more caucious and see what I'll be doing.

I'm really honest when I say it, thank you for the warnings. I've never wanted to get free votes / follows , I just want people to truly appreciate the content I spend a lot of time, energy and love creating!

Yeah we all do, just keep posting and commenting, have a bit of patience, and good thing will come.

You power up that STEEM and convert your SBD to SP, and you will be over 1100 SP...on your way to 2,000 SP.....and a $200K account.... 😁

You know it man, I look at this everyday and I believe!

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Personally, I think you are best to let your comments do the speaking for you. If someone likes what you said they can always go to your blog.

That's also true, I'm new and I'm trying to find my path through this !

Stick with the platform, it will continue to grow as we all make it a great place to communicate. Best of luck to you.

Thanks for taking the time to explain and make it clear! I think the 50/50 split system itself is brilliant to begin with because it 'forces' people to save and as they start seeing the benefits, it also educates them on the power of compounding interest.

One thing I still don't understand is how will the inflationary nature of STEEM (even though it is said to decrease annually over 20.5 years) affect its actual VALUE - in other words, what will STEEM be able to buy in the future? It's all a bit over my head at this point, but hey, today I got a nice payout that covers my initial investment with a profit! So I'm a happy camper and as a singer/songwriter, I can't wait to share more of my content on this platform.

Let freedom and abundance rule!

The inflation rate is presently 9.25%...it decreases roughly each year .25% meaning that next year it will be 9%. This isnt totally accurate in time because the rate is determined by number of blocks, not time, but that is the estimate since block time is fairly consistent.

In theory, the value of STEEM, all things being equal, would decrease the same 9.25% this year since there is more STEEM available. Hence, those who power up are protected against this since they will be given the amount to offset that inflation.

Of course, we also see the price increase as more users join the blockchain and more people get interested in STEEM. That is why I said "in theory". Ultimately, price action does what it wants...the market has a mind of its own.

Nevertheless, this is another reason to power up....protection against the inflation rate, which although that is decreasing from year to year, there is still more steem being produced.

OK, I see your point. As an investor though, investing (powering up) into an inflationary model with a deflation of - .25% every 300k blocks of generated STEEM built into it is SUPER CONFUSING! I'm ok with math but trying to wrap my ahead around this one is a lot :)

I wonder

  1. Why was the financial model built on inflation?
  2. Why was the $1 = 1SBD peg broken? Which makes the whole spiel even more confusing!
  3. Why did they create STEEM, STEEM POWER and SBD instead of 1 currency.

I don't expect you to answer these questions, of course, I'm just putting it out there.

I believe that things that are built on essentially simple models work well. Not sure about complicated ones... The thing is, I like to understand the things I invest into but this is producing a lot of steam in my brain :)))

Other than that, I'm simply enjoying the ride for now, and if I can get back my initial investment and produce some profit, I'll be happy! However, I'll be even happier if this can become an income stream for me as an artist!

Thanks for your time and dedication, @taskmaster4450

  1. Inflation is an expansion of the money supply...the only way to have a reward pool is to add more STEEM to the equation. At present, there will be 9.25% steem added to pay out the witnesses, authors, and curators.
  2. The market decided to break the peg. People decided to pay more than a dollar for it...the market spoke....personally I will take advantage of it until the market decides to come to its senses.
  3. STEEM is the cryptocurrency tied to the blockchain. SBD is debt (like the USD) that was pegged to provide a way for commerce to price things that, in theory, wasnt as volatile. SP was designed to add stability to the currency by having the user base "invest" in the system. Remember SP is really STEEM...they are the same...it is just the SP is STEEM in a different place. Plus those who put STEEM in SP are protected against the inflation; STEEM is not.

Thank you! I need to digest all of this :)

It takes time @petrajordan but you will get it.

Do not worry about getting it all...none of us do.

Just be consistent with your action and all will work out. The system is designed for success to those who follow it.

This is a really encouraging article! It is extremely easy to compare yourself to other accounts! I am sadly guilty of doing this from time to time. Though, I have learned that it's not always bad to compare yourself to others as long as you are doing it in a constructive way. It's easy to look at someone doing better than you and be jealous, envious, angry, discouraged, but instead of letting myself sink into all of that, I look at what they are doing. How are they excelling? What can I do to improve? Now, I don't deal in upvote bots and I find that is the biggest difference between myself and those doing exceptionally better than me that started at the same time, but there are a lot of other factors to consider as well. I finally figured out what my purpose was going to be on here, and I rebranded and have been consistent. I haven't seen much of an uptick yet, but I think it will inevitably go somewhere.
My parents always told me that you'll never learn anything if you always remain around those on your level. I have always stuck to that advice, and I have always been able to excel with it! Hang out with those that reflect what you want to be, rather than what you are!

Anyway, very insightful article! Thanks!

We are all guilty of it @bethwheatcraft.

It is human nature.

I think the difference is if we allow that comparison to get us down or we use it to motivate ourselves. Looking to others for clues as to what leads to success is a smart move.

Keep up the consistent activity and you will success. The system is geared for success....time and activity will get you there.

Thanks for this wonderful post! You did it again - you motivated me even more, while I thought, that I can´t be more motivated than I already am. ;) We also have to consider, that STEEM is the perfect way for crypto newbies to get in touch with this matter. You get instantly viewable results and learn the most on the power of the blockchain, what this technology is all about and how it changes lifes. That alone makes it exceptional!
That being said, I wonder why people who are already investing into crypto, have not found out, that Steem is so beyond every other crypto over the past years? I mean, it´s obvious, isn´t it?
Since I am relatively new to STEEM and haven´t researched its history in detail, why was this price drop from $3 to 10cent last year? Why did this happen or what caused it? (I just try to figure out, if this could happen again in the future) Thanks!

Growing pains I think. @dan left which, of course, sent things into a frenzy. Posting was dwindling...I think there was some infighting...

This was all before I was here. @stellabelle wrote about it one time in a comment section...she said the outlook as late as last April was horrible. Growth rates were slow and just the negativity was flowing.

When I started writing about STEEM back in October, it was still the same...people were negative on the price and the fact that it went from like $2 to $.85.

I took advantage to buy some at those levels...most just complained.

Thanks for clarifying. It makes sense and I think people start to realize, that Steem can stand on its own feet, even if "dad" left to live with his new love EOS. ;) Interesting, that we joined after this drawback and are now experiencing this child growing up in a totally new way - even stronger than ever before. I guess it´s always a question in which phase of the development you join and how much you believe in the project to succeed in the future. Now it´s our time to shine and helping it grow. Exciting times for sure!

Yes I think we missed the "growing pains" to a degree. We are now on a different path.

Today the complaints are about the downvoting system as opposed to whether STEEM will make it or not. We know there is a viable blockchain along with a reward system that is shown to work.

We need some progress with apps which I believe will happen over time. Add that to the fact more content is being created on here daily. Once communities, SMTs, and auto sign ups hit, this place will be unstoppable in my opinion.

My $100 STEEM by year end might be too low if all that happens and takes off.

@Taskmaster4450
I must say, now i know why you might have named yourself...stay on task and grow your SP diligently, post, curate,leave comments of value to the author, (one must really read the content for you to add a valuable opinion)
Yes comparison is a discourager...
To me, Steemit is like playing golf...
You can play a round with the best and the worst, but the only your score is what matters. On Steemit, there is a pay out for every player at the end of a round, that might never end.
We play for or against ourselves on Steemit.
Its a single competitiors game, Ask a pro golfer as he or she is making a critical birdie putt..if he is thinking about his partners score, not in that moment. Yet unlike golf, those that are new, have helping hands show them the way while they are playing at the masters...that is what Steemit is, a Masters course on digital finance, creativity,
and social interaction, all rapped up in hard work, without external obigation...
all four of these are critical for big sucess, in my opinion.

I am thinking of investing more fiat in steem.
I am right at the edge financially...yet I feel in my gut that like those that had stock early on in Apple, no matter how much...at the end of the day, they were smiling at the dividend check.
I feel like those on board Steemit is like being vested at apple in 1977 and that was based solely on fiat...how much more the value and community return, with investment in a Roaring Block Chain who's Bullish tirade will eventually gourd
the old Matadors of a failing fiat..based system. WOWZER!

Thank you for continually staying on task, Taskmaster and reminding that joy and hard work are dance partners if you know whats coming, right around the bend.
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Good choice on your header pic...he might be wiping his tears when he realizes at the end of 2018, the economic potency of the Steem Block Chain.

Thank you for this comment @the.human.union.

It is a great analogy...the gold one. Yes we are only "competing" against ourselves. What others do is not up to us. We post, upvote and comment based upon what our interests are and strive to add what we can to the blockchain. I can only be myself, nobody else.

Over time, accounts do grow. It seems slow at first but so is everything. Like playing golf, few pick up a club and go out and shoot par. Instead, they whiff a few, shank a few, and dribble some. Over time, we grow and get better.

As for buying STEEM, that is what I did. I, personally, think it a wise move. I believe we are far below what the ultimate potential is. What I like about STEEM is one can buy it, power up, and use the additional SP to increase one's return. This greatly aids in our progress. I never fault anyone for buying STEEM to advance their cause.

Plus it does help out the entire platform by pulling some STEEM off the open market and putting it into SP. Investing in the platform does pays its dividends.

At this moment, I am looking to create wealth with STEEM, hence powering up as opposed to creating an income. I think the overall return will be greater down the road.

Give me $100 STEEM and I know a lot of people will be very happy.

Your so right...it seems just in a weeks time there has been a speed up, my curation has started to trickle in...now that Robin Hood is online i will put more in to SP.
I've never played golf but my dad loved the game.
But I do try to catch the
Masters last round.

Due to SBD's broken peg (i.e. actually better scenario), one's SP can increase more than the compounding rate. It is great time to collect STEEM and power-it up due to SBD's favorable rate. The dollar amount or STEEM TOKEN UNIT (STU) represents 3 to 3.5 times in USD value. We are still early adopters, earning STEEM is easy, but in future, when STEEM's price will rise xx times, we may earn more USD but fewer STEEM. For starters, there is no free launch, one has to earn STEEM with effort if he/she does not own significant wealth or willing to take risk by buying STEEM.

Cashing out on SBD now means, if one wants to buy in later, it will most likely be at a higher rate.

And yes SBD is elevated, but so is the price of STEEM. While we are looking at roughly a 1 for 1 swap now, down the road, you might be looking at a 10 SBD for each SP.

No matter how you break it down, the odds are that there is no advantage to having to get in later or to acquire SP at a later date...it will be more difficult/expensive.

Warren Buffet would dive into Steem head first if he read this post! I am going to send this post to my family and friends who I have not managed to persuade to join Steemit yet!

Thank you for the kind word @lucygarrod.

I hope you have better success persuading your family and friends than I did. While I got a couple of people to join, most took the information and cast it aside. Oh well. Even when I asked them if they checked it out, they said no and presented some excuse. The ironic thing is I picked people who really could use this financially.

That is probably my mistake.

Oh I do hope so @taskmaster4450 ! I have been trying for sometime now and I think I might start to look like that creepy relative who is always trying to get you to invest in a dodgy venture :D

I have also tried to pick people I thought who would benefit from it but it seems that Edison was right when he said "Opportunity comes dressed in overalls and looks like work which is why most people miss it!".

Yes I was just thinking @lucygarrod, that STEEM is not for people who need it, but for those who want it....at least in the Western countries.

I interact a bit with people in the third world nations and they fully embrace not only STEEM, but Manna which I link at the end of all my posts, and a few others ideas I tossed out to them. They are willing to take advantage of any opportunity presented to them since they are in such a poor state. In the Western cultures, poor here is a major step up compared to third world situations.

It is interesting how that works....just an observation but one that is being drilled home the more people I talk to about crypto.

So true! Also, may be it is just that the majority of people just wait for a certain tipping point before they jump on board.

There is a lot of truth to that @lucygarrod.

Few want to the be early adopters. Most are crowd followers.

Many who are exposed to this now will end up joining. I believe everyone will be using crypto at some point...whether they get involved now or down the road, that is the only choice. Those who decide to get in now will be much further along than those later.

As for Steemit, it is only going to be harder to power up down the road since the price of STEEM will most likely be heading higher. Hence it will take more fiat to get the same amount of SP. Buying STEEM allowed me to get 1,000 SP for $850...now it costs about $6K....in a few months that might be $15K.

Emailed yr main post to a friend (a video film maker) who needs to join steemit, as it's the clearest fastest expo of the group and its potential for which I and many others thank you.

Warren B would cut to the chase and see two things: a pyramid with wealth and power accruing to a limited few at the top from a complex masterfully contrived and executed Ponzi scheme which generates its own wealth within its own activity as it produces nothing (to date) of any commercial value to sell to third parties.

That it directly benefits its contributors for now is without doubt. Steemit is literally keeping tens of thousands of members in developing countries from very hard times. For them alone (and many more who will join) it must not be allowed to fail.

Once currency speculators and traders move in the value will take off. If it gets pumped & dumped a lot of innocents will suffer. Mechanisms are in place to reduce wild market swings. But a serious economic downturn (many are already fearing is on the horizon) would draw scared money out as fast as it can be taken, and dampen future organic growth

If you had $1000 to invest in Steemit or Canadian potstocks you would buy into Steemit first. And find another grand somewhere later for the canuck hemp farmers

Steemit was designed to help you help it, and it's a pretty genius setup in every way... well except for the flagging system which needs to be fixed n my opinion.

The more you do for Steemit, the more it does for you... genius!