I'll be following the advise from this. . . Getting a sense of what it will take for me to succeed here . . . Getting hotter i'll soon boil and then steem baby !! But wile I'm waiting for the kettle I'm also waiting for an opportunity to invest in a little steem to power up, only just starting to realise what impact that will have! Thanks

As always thanks for this post...I am on my 67th day as a member of Steemit and still with insignificant Steem Power. I hope to achieve more before my 90th day here at least. I always hope for the best and I do not get tired of contributing everyday even if I am getting not so much recognition. I like to write so I am not getting tired sharing things here in Steemit and your post like this one gives me some more encouragement to work further with full of hope and aspirations. :)

The growth of my followers and my SP in the past few weeks is actually quite amazing to me. I have a couple of posts that have paid out nice little sums and quite a few that just a few cents are paid on. But that is fine with me. I am more happy with the people I have met and had the opportunity to interact with. Such an awesome group compared to many forums and platforms. And the content has been incredible.

But to the topic, I maintain a SBD value of $5 dollars in case I want to boost something and everything else has been put into steam power. I don't know if this is the most efficient method of doing things, but I am not here to make a fortune, but to enjoy the community, and hopefully contribute my own value to it.

i love the article and i totally agree with you  .. and the power up thing and i am on it thanks

From you article yesterday I did my first steem dollar to steem transfer than powered up with my steem. Thank you for taking the time to write these post.  They have been very helpful for me as a new member

Great post and I fully agree. Grind, add value, build community, reinvest, and then grind some more!

Steempower shows commitment to the platform and interest in having a greater say here. Of course using that SP to give upvotes to meaningful comments is also very important.

Very informative post, thanks for it. May I ask a question about powerup? I'm new to steem and don't know how to power up. Should I transfer money to my streem account? Thanks in advance.

That was really informative...nice article

Yeah great post.. I caught what @swissclive said yesterday and noticed it.. and it stuck in my head.. Followers follow followers...  as I've been thinking about it I noticed the correlation they were thinking of... people with a lot of SP aren't asking for followers.. in fact most have 3-5 times more followers than they do following.. why?  The same reason I started following some people.. they have a lot of SP and that means the potential for a good UV... maybe more if I really make a impression.. in fact I just brought 2 new people to Steemit and told them they needed to power uo.. that was first and foremost on their list of things to do.. mentioning them here so they can read this and realize that even though STEEM dropped in price they still made a great decision in purchasing almost 600 SP each... @mamabear72 and @hustleking please read this article.. if you have any questions feel free to ask.. @taskmaster4450 is preaching it and you should listen..

@taskmaster4450, i understand the importance of powering up, but i just recentlly thougth of an estrategy: powering some steem, but keeping some in my portafolio in order to trade...

In that way, i get in the highs prices of steem to convert into bitcoin, and then trade back when bitcoins gains over steem...... even tho is risky, it could be profitable in orden to bring more bitcoin into the system, money into our pokets and accelerating the potential growth on Steemit. 

Im courious for your opinion, or anyone in this article that could answer... could ir be a good idea... ?? or im missing something?? and maybe its just really best to power up, and go for the long term...

Just some thougths... thanks again for the nice content!!
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That’s what I have been doing because I really want to succeed at steemit! 

But it’s also good to diversify a little bit right? I haven’t diversify because I am waiting for bittrex to allow new accounts...

OK, that all makes sense to me now, I trade everything I get in sbd and steem to power up, via the market, and have applied to lease 150 steem power for a week, could anyone advise if leasing sp is a good idea, or have I just thrown away money? I am new here at 29 days so please excuse my lack of knowledge regarding leasing.

Well, thank you for explaining these details in such simple terms. It has been just a month for me and all I have learned is to contribute to this wonderful platform in whichever way I can and keep powering up as much as I can. I may not be able to afford to buy steem out of my pocket but of course, I can write, do hard work, contribute quality content and participate in the discussion to earn it. What do I do with it? Just keep powering up. Your article helps in that re-assurance. Thank you.

Power Up to the end of the stars

The answer to joining the elite on steemit is by powering up, the answer to making waves here is to power up. Power up is the way to go. Giving to receive is the way of steemit. Thank you again for sharing

You have spoken so well sir. I am being tutored by you to fully understand the impact powering up will have on one's steemit journey. Thank you loads

Correct, those who make their work esteem will soon see its fruit if it meets at least the 8 hours of work of the world standard. Good post

your post is really excelent i love in your post dear i am always saw and listen your post because your post in very very good post thanks for share good post . i hope soon you will be share always good post thanks

Makes sense to invest in the platform. If someone wants it to be better than Facebook or Twitter and at the same time one wants to make money while doing it, important that she/he gives all their heart to this platform. 

However, if it is just SP that counts (which is true to some extent) someone can crash land here, buy some Steem from the exchange (which is actually good for the Steem Value) and enjoy the reward pool just by posting random photographs which really don't add any value. 

I hope some mechanism is developed in future that counters this aspect and actually keeps rewarding those who produce valuable content consistently despite their low SP.

The more steem power you have the more you upvotes count, just my 2 cents, up from under a penny!

Yes! Very important.

I am fairly new and am just trying to get whatever STEEM power I can, because I've come to have a lot of faith in the system. Esteemed because I think others should as well!

No doubt Steem power can help you grow and become more attractive in the community even. But question on behalf of new people: What is your judgment on WHEN enough steem power starts to help? are we talking about 100, 500, 5000? I know there's no real answer to this but could be interesting to see a little about what you think yourself:) cheer mate!

I agree with this post about steem power, but disagree with this part: "Of course, the reality is that when you put up a post without a following, you earn very little". 

This is, in my case, not so! I had followers/friends/acquaintances from previous websites that following me when they found me. I made my rounds, comments, and upvotes on their posts but IN RETURN, they only reply on THEIR OWN POSTS, thus ZIT, NADA, NOTHING for me. So really, depends on what type of a person a follower is, we can't count on them!

Steem Power thus far the most powerful tool to have indeed!

hello @taskmaster4450   : D  your posting is so good !!

i am korean  i want to follow on you 

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I think powering up means more people following you .. more people following you = more upvotes more upvotes = more cash .. more cash = you powering up again

Interesting. I read an article last week that said to always use the 50%/50%. Your point of view makes perfect sense! Thanks

@taskmaster4450 you shared a true picture of new steemians. Steem power is an ultimate thing. Every one wants recognition. It's so true that it can't come on one night. Rome is not built in a day. You have to work hard and put a lot of effort. For me to earn recognition you have to write a lot of good comments on people post. Thank you for sharing your word of wisdom with us.

This is a great article for those starting out on Steemit. Resteemed.

Thanks for that idea although i dont have tge steen power or the sbd to invest in it i certainly know that i will invest well in steemit when i have the power to do it

Indeed sir! :) As what a friend of mine said, “steem isn't a get rich quick thing but a get rich slow thing.” In order to succeed, the key is patience and perseverance. I, myself is still new here and i went through a lot of challenges, I once got a blog with .04 upvotes but still, i continued. I’ve read a lot of blogs, posts and information about how to succeed in steemit and by that, i was able to cope up with the challenges :) and until now, I still do this. 

Even though im still new, i’m aiming success in this platform, hopefully :) 
Thank you for this another informative and helpful post for us who’s still new here :) upvoted and resteemed :) God bless you sir :)

Great post, thanks. Learning a lot about the ins-and-outs of the platform as a user, rather than a reader.<br><br>One thing I'm not 100% on board with on Steemit is the ability to buy your way in...and this from someone who's about to do just that.<br><br>There should be a difference between GIVEN or EARNED Steem Power and PURCHASED Steem Power.<br><br>This would reward those who put in the time and effort to provide quality content and build lasting relationships, rather than allowing those with deep pockets (which I've not got, I'm talking a very small investment here) to buy their way in and leapfrog more "deserving" Steemians who've invested the time into the platform.

I agree that's why my target is getting that number next to my name to 60 or higher and getting 1000sp asap! 

The stronger that your voting power is the more people follow you. Might attracts followers

When I first started steemit I honest thought it was stupid. Main reason was I did not understand why earning crypto would be so fun. Many social network platforms basically do the same as steemit but on steemit you are earning steem. The "compounding interest" & "passive income" are all good things to do on this platform. Yet it will not happen overnight and it will take a lot out of your life in order to obtain a certain amount of steemit success.

I have tried mining crypto, claiming crypto faucets, investing in crypto, but earning crypto on steemit is by far the most fun. Do not get me wrong, watching the $ rise each day in anything I do crypto related only motivates me to do more. Yet to make a journey out of earning crypto and seeking out help in this endeavor there is no better place than on steemit.

Each day when I see my followers uptick I get excited thinking I just grew my base of followers. I actually hate attention and regarding recognition, I could care less as long as I get compensated. But on steemit the best way to earn is to be recognized. So I show up opening by big fat mouth and spill out my thoughts on to others posts in hopes to getting notice. 

Thanks.

I wanted to power up cause im hardly being recognized.. I dont know how

I can attest to that. I started just over half a year ago and was mostly getting cents for my posts, with the odd one being curated. I made it a goal to reach 500 SP and slowly my earnings have increased and my following too. There are others who have been around as long, sometimes longer who have yet to reach 500 SP because they take out the other 50% and their posts seem to reflect that in their earnings.

Once I reached 500 I did remove some steem to pay down out mortgage a bit, but mostly to see if it could really be spent in the real world. Now I plan to build that steem power up a bit more.

A great follow up to yesterday's article. Well done... And thanks for all the fish!