I've been under the weather for the past few weeks: flu has taken me to my sick bed so I haven't Steemed that much. However, trying to get back into it, I have noticed that my feed seems unusually quiet. I got to wondering why and concluded that it must be due to the low price of Steem and SBDs.
I don't quite understand why though. Sure, you may not be getting paid as much as maybe a month ago, but is that really the only reason you are here? If so, it's my belief that this is extremely short sighted.
Practice Makes Perfect
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We all like to think that what we write today is the best thing we have ever written, and that it's the pinnacle of our writing abilities. However, like everything else, the more we do something, the better we become at any given task. Stop doing that thing for a while and we become rusty. Treat downturns in crypto as an opportunity to better your skills. The immediate benefit probably won't be felt, but when things pick up you'll already be firing on all cylinders, ready to attract those juicy upvotes.
Stay relevant
How do you think your silence will be perceived by your followers? Maybe they will think you are ONLY here for the rewards and that, in the long run, will harm their perception of you and your blog. It's never a waste of your time and effort to blog, even if you don't get rewarded for it financially. Don't focus on the money, take the opportunity to extend your reach and visibility, grow your following. I would argue that now is a great time to build your following: there is so little content compared to a month or so ago that you are almost guaranteed an audience that will feel inclined to follow you and, possibly, support you in future. Don't just think of the here and now. Play the long game.
HODL
Although your rewards are smaller, they are still rewards. Don't look at their worth as that, in the long run, is meaningless. Let's say you get rewarded just 2 SBD on a post. Right now that's worth around $7.32. You do realise that's $7.32 more than Facebook or Twitter EVER paid you, right? Yes, you could withdraw it from your account, but again, think of the long game: go to the internal market and convert that 2 SBD for 2.023 Steem and power up your account. That is currently worth $7.14 - a small loss maybe. But consider where Steem could end up by the end of this year and how much more your account will be worth. Your influence is increased as are your upvotes, earning you increased curation rewards.
And Finally...
Some of us treat Steem as our job or as an extra means of income, and that is fine, but remember to have fun while you are doing it.
Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life.
In my previous working life I made sure that no matter how menial a job I had, I found something to enjoy about it - be it the work itself or the social aspect with my work colleagues. Sure, sometimes the rewards were not quite what I had hoped, but by finding what I enjoyed about it pushed me on to keep going, no matter how mind numbing the work was. Treat Steem the same. Sometimes it will get you down, sometimes you'll wonder why you spend most of your waking life online only to be rewarded with a few SBD. Then look back a few months ago when SBD was over $10. It will be that way again, or even better.
Keep keeping on, Steem on and have fun.
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