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How I Grew My Account, RE: @practicalthought
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Recently a respected Steemian, @practicalthought asked me to do a post telling others how I grew my account.  

https://steemit.com/steemit/@practicalthought/steemit-for-beginners


His post is here.  He made some really nice comments about me in the comment section.  :)  So, of course I had to respond.

I thought it was a good idea, as I used to write to the small accounts often.  I don't do it as often, because times have changed some and in addition, we just haven't had many around.

In the early days: I landed on Steem in the middle of the trending page with barely any crypto knowledge beyond having heard of Bitcoin, I had a lot to learn.   It was August of 2016 and Steem was ranked 6th on the CoinMarketCap.

My knowledge level at the time was Bitcoin was some kind of digital token that the government didn't like and that provided transparency and privacy which seemed like a strange combination.  In addition, I thought that Steem was a social media platform that was based on privacy, Freedom and might provide some ability to earn Bitcoin.  (haha, I was a bit off in my expectations)

This post probably best describes my minnow experience.  I wrote it after 5.5 weeks of working daily on Steem.

https://steemit.com/steemit/@whatsup/the-life-of-a-minnow-why-you-should-care-part-one

I hate to say it myself, but it really was an excellent post and one I might repost soon, because some things have changed, but many things haven't.

To sum things up a bit... I struggled to find an audience, to be taken seriously, to find content I could write about that was of interest to anyone.

I was outspoken enough to annoy the whales.

I made 96 posts that didn't earn a penny and hundreds more that made a few cents.  Rarely back then though you could get a big vote from time to time, and once a week or so I did.

I like to say I grew this account, earning pennies at a time.  I tracked small growth and looked for tiny success stories to tell myself, and I didn't quit.

Fairly early on I spent about $100 dollars on Steem which equaled around $60 in Steem by the time I paid fees and transferred it around.

Even pennies add up as Warren Buffet likes to say.  Over time you start to get small curation rewards and develop an audience it happens so slowly you barely notice it, but then it begins to snowball.

I've never had a delegation, I've never been on a whale's auto voter, I just kept posting.

This is part of a previous post that explains how I built my account:

The price was 7 cents, and I just kept posting.

Dan and Ned were fighting, the community was toxic, the community blamed SteemIt, Inc, and Witnesses said the minnows were "Draining the Rewards".

I just kept posting.

Dan quit in a manner that triggered me so hard, I am barely over it now.  (Corporate Culture, I hated how he treated his investors)  I am pretty much over it at this point, but at the time it was upsetting.

I just kept posting.

Many of my posts in the early days didn't earn enough to receive a payout, I got mad and yelled at the whales.

I just kept posting.

Earning Steem was painfully slow, and dealing with the community felt hard at times.  I made some friends and some enemies.

I just kept posting.

Sometimes I took dumb positions on community topics, and I made people mad.  Sometimes I embarrassed myself.

I just kept posting.

The reward pool was broken in a hardfork, many protested or left for a while.

I just kept posting.

The price went up after Dan left, there were mixed feelings and lots of debates.

I just kept posting.

At some point I hit 1000 SP

I just kept posting.

At some point I hit 10,000 SP

I just kept posting

It adds up faster now

I just keep posting.

What will you do?

If I were giving advice, I would tell people this is more about Networking than Content.  No one is going to shower you will rewards for showing up.  You nearly have to pry Steem out of the system.   Make friends, find a nitch, support all things Steem.  Seek a peer circle rather than Dolphin and Whale votes as the numbers do not support seeking big votes.

Make friends and grow with them.  In the long run, it pays off.  There are plenty of paths to success find someone you consider successful and emulate them.  

@whatsup



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@babarakas43 ·
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@whatsup ·
If you are struggling you are doing it right.
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@soyrosa ·
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:D
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@bil.prag ·
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you were early here but wow you got to 17.000 with posts only, it looks like mission impossible. i would probably be around 600 if i did not invest some.
you can't go forward if you don't post, so yes just keep posting.  
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@blessed-girl ·
El mensaje es claro...
# Sólo seguir publicando!! 😉
<br>
Es lo ideal. Gracias por tus palabras.
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@empress-eremmy ·
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Dang, I would wonder what the take away lesson from this post is... 

Yep, Ned has great hair...lol
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@whatsup ·
he really does have nice hair.  :)
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@freebornangel ·
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If it was easy everybody would be doing it, and it wouldn't be cool.
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@whatsup ·
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Exactly!!!
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@lordbutterfly ·
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I didnt know you were the "Nonameslefttouse" kind. Got in early and built from 0. 
But yeah, just keep on posting. Get involved in drama and debates, let people notice you. Go on discord and get noticed even more.. 
Its basically how it works. 
No big secret to it.  
The growth rate of anyone that does that is pretty much exactly the same across the board. Maybe if youre a community leader you might do better but thats about it.
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@whatsup ·
Yeah, but if you don't know anyone you can't be a community leader.  You grow into that role.
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@lordbutterfly ·
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Sure. But you can know people and not be one. Being a community leader includes a bunch of other silly crap.
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@luegenbaron ·
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Worth it :)

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@whatsup ·
Yep, no question.  It's been worth it from purely education and friends alone.  Even better if the value goes up.
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@luegenbaron ·
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And for fun. And dont forget the drama

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@martinmcfly ·
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>I just keep posting.

The road to the top is hard, we just have to persist, with will every day.
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@whatsup ·
I'm still working on that top part!  :)
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@minismallholding ·
$0.04
I can't believe I missed this! I just went and read those early posts and feel like you haven't changed one bit. I guess you must a have annoyed a few whales, but they didn't chase you off, so glad about that. It's funny that you've been talking about the "quality content" rhetoric right from the start and you've been right all along, but people keep quoting it even now. Then the new users wonder why someone's picture of a turd or their one line post gets 1000s of votes.

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@whatsup ·
$0.02
I figure in about 5 more years I'll silence those idiots.  :)

Kidding.
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@mrnightmare89 ·
$0.03
your words are very wonderful, you made my heart move by reading your story which is become my story now. I feel those experiences that no one notice you and no whales to vote. And  yes I'll just keep posting until my heart's content.

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@newageinv ·
$0.03
Love it! Just Keep Posting!

I can definitely relate and confirm that this is the key.  As we engage, we create value and grow the network and ensure we represent what we want to grow each other together.  It is not about grabbing a bigger piece of the pie; instead, let’s make the pie bigger!

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@niallon11 ·
$0.03
I'm going to do what I've always done. 

Keep posting, use the apps, enjoy the discords and watch the system grow. I've been here for a reasonably long time and it took me a year to get any way established. 

Since i hit dolphin status and the prices dropped it has been so much easier to be seen and to earn that everything has sped up exponentially. It all came down to engaging with people and being available. If people can manage that and keep posting consistently then they will grow. Not straight away but at some stage they will hit a point where it starts and from there it gets a lot easier.
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@nokodemion ·
$0.03
You did it again, manipulating me into long term steempower growth.

Not funny...
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@whatsup ·
$0.03
:)

!dramatoken

You are a damn whale in drama.
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@dramatoken ·
<center>
  <img src="https://i.imgur.com/5FTrFXt.png" />
  <p>You have <code>DRAMA</code>!</p>
  <p><sup>To view or trade <code>DRAMA</code> go to <a href="https://steem-engine.com/?p=market&t=DRAMA">steem-engine.com</a>.</sup></p>
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@oldtimer ·
$0.03
You're a great example and role model for many steemians.

Keep posting you stubborn b...., he he.
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@whatsup ·
$0.03
haha!  
!dramatoken
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@dramatoken ·
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@pauman ·
your content is nice for those who are just starting becauae others think that if you joined steemit you can earn immediately but it's not. This is a beautiful inspiration content.
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@pompe72 ·
$0.04
Persevere....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRX6hSGeZs4
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@practicalthought · (edited)
$0.04
Thank you so much. This is an inspirational post, one of the best I have read here. So many are quick to give up at

>I struggled to find an audience, to be taken seriously, to find content I could write about that was of interest to anyone.

>I made 96 posts that didn't earn a penny and hundreds more that made a few cents.

>I grew this account, earning pennies at a time.

Not wanting to quote your entire post here, picked those as the best. You understood that perseverance (being stubborn?) was key.

>Many of my posts in the early days didn't earn enough to receive a payout, I got mad and yelled at the whales.

And yet you didn't quit, and here you are. One of the pillars of this system that so many of us look up to. All because 

>I just kept posting.

One observation about the posting. I don't think posting by itself was the key factor. You are real in your posts, love it or hate it (as you mentioned some did early on). That is so crucial. Being real, being yourself. 

>If I were giving advice, I would tell people this is more about Networking than Content.

I laughed again as I read this. I laughed through the whole thing really, but this one is such great advice, yet for many who are unsuccessful I see this being called voting rings and circles, collusion etc. And it really isn't. You stick to your guns and keep being real, keep posting and commenting, and over time as you said you begin making friends. Others who inspire you to have their back and some of them will want to have your back. Or you for whatever reason have that newbies back now. Then it gets to the point where your voting power is hard enough to spread among those people you have grown with, or have for whatever reason taken an interest in your growth here. 

I'm going to quit rambling now as I am turning this into a post on your post. Thank you so much for writing this. With all the raging going on, and the usual suspects hitting that time of the month that they are claiming they are done with this place (yet we can't seem to get rid of them, they just stay and bitch) it is important to show everyone this can be done. Even if there is no whale support as so many claim.

Oh, and editing to say thank you for the kind words. :)
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@whatsup ·
$0.03
The networking part is huge!  Also I guess I should have mentioned I didn't power down.  I let my Steem work with me as the account grew.

I now take out some liquid, but in the early days I put everything back in.
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@preparedwombat ·
$0.03
I had thought several times that I’d found my niche but, whatever it was, I found a bunch of accounts that were way better at it than me. 

>I just kept posting.

That’s really key.

Personally, I’ve also needed to exchange some fiat for Steem along the way. That may become more and more important for those who can afford it.
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@whatsup ·
this is really true.  You have to adjust.  Also, I find that interest in what I have to say fluctuates like supply and demand.  

I'll be sort of popular for a while and fade again... and repeat.
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@raoufwilly ·
$0.03
You are one of the few people that inspire me here, I keep on fighting, thank you for your kind words.

Posted using [Partiko Android](https://partiko.app/referral/raoufwilly)
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@robertandrew ·
$0.03
Great post @whatsup. Thanks for this valuable insight to how you made it
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@runridefly ·
$0.02
@whatsup, Look at you now.  Way to #SteemOnDude!  Always much love from the California Kid.  

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@whatsup ·
My best minnow buddy right here.  I was thinking about your colored cartoons the other day and thinking you should rerun some of those.  They were really fun.
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@steem-ua ·
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@tarazkp ·
$0.02
>You nearly have to pry Steem out of the system. 

The most important tool on Steem to get Steem, 

![](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQme5sjJegFzcN6YzZLzGJVAhWBJK5fXFTfraneoMqiKKWN/image.png)

Just keep posting - and rolling with the changes.
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@whatsup ·
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Seriously, I still feel like I have to pry my Steem out of the system.  Nothing comes easy here.  At least not for me.
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@tarazkp ·
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For very few it seems and even some of them struggle now. Just keep posting and not caring too much about the naysayers as they fill every position imaginable.
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@teutonium ·
$0.03
I just keep posting.I just keep posting.I just keep posting.

Yup, the only thing needed is to just keep posting good quality content! Steem compounds of over time, yes, we might never get to be a big ass whale in our lifetimes, there will always be someone bigger and better, but through posting, curating, commenting and networking you increase your account, at first slowly but after a while you don't even realize it's going up! It just happens so freaking fast!

I don't have a hard time finding content since I write about the different crypto projects there is always new content being created for me XD , I have a hard time writing a post that I feel proud about, it sometimes takes 2 or 3 days just to research one project...

I didn't realize the drama between ned and dan was that big, were there any posts or comments back then that we can see the fighting? I would love to read those...
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@whatsup ·
haha, oh gosh there were great dramas.  When Dan left he posted a rage quit and then hid it and of course everyone looked it up and reposted it.

They fought on Twitter.  Ned once used the entire Steemit Account to flag an announcement Dan made about EOS.

Very funny stuff!
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@teutonium ·
Now I got to search those posts... Haven't watched a soap opera in a while xD and I know that Crypto soap operas are the best! Bitconnect, TRX, ETHvsETC, BTCvs Bcash, now BCH abc vs BCH VC, damn... this space provides more drama then most TV channels! Why watch a reality show when we can just watch real drama in the crypto sphere!
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@the-bitcoin-dood ·
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Absolutely fantastic advice right here! Thanks for posting this. I'm still working on building my account but I've found the biggest thing is to stay consistent. Thanks for the inspiration.

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@truce ·
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Just like you said lol "just keep posting" great post
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@zekepickleman ·
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Wow a great post from one of the folks I have looked up to for a long while. Wisdom is so much more worth the journey to obtain it when you share it. 

There are many applications and contests and wallets and such everyone will master when they need to. As long as they take your advice and just keep posting while networking, it will come. 

One of the coolest things to focus upon (which you mentioned) is not to compete for the whales attention,but to find a core group or people you can support and be happy with the .02 and .04$ 100% upvotes. 

Progressing is great but progressing with other folks who will become friends is what I have found to be more permanent and gratifying. 

Content + networking + time (consistency) seems to equal success in the long term. 

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@whatsup ·
Yes... When I started to grow, is when my whole peer group started to grow.  The earliest group is mostly gone now.  There are a few left.  a couple are now orcas and the rest either powered down or are dolphins.  Put in the time, keep learning and you will grow!
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