It wasn't easy to get a $15 post back then. You really need a whale or a curation group to notice you, but yes, posts used to bring in a lot of Steem. And for a while, the Steem Dollar stopped being given out because the value of Steem was too low to support it.
Either way, if you want to really participate in Steemit, I recommend powering up all of your posts until you reach a goal of 5,000 or 10,000 SP.
I cannot afford doing that as much as I would like. I live 100% of what I make on Steemit and I am supporting my wife and baby daughter with that. Without Steem Dollars I am lost.
That's amazing that you can live off of your rewards here. I hope someday, though, that you can build your SP because then your curation rewards will increase, as will your self vote if you choose to use it. That ought to give you a little more security.
It wasn't easy to get a $15 post back then. You really need a whale or a curation group to notice you, but yes, posts used to bring in a lot of Steem. And for a while, the Steem Dollar stopped being given out because the value of Steem was too low to support it.
Either way, if you want to really participate in Steemit, I recommend powering up all of your posts until you reach a goal of 5,000 or 10,000 SP.
I cannot afford doing that as much as I would like. I live 100% of what I make on Steemit and I am supporting my wife and baby daughter with that. Without Steem Dollars I am lost.
That's amazing that you can live off of your rewards here. I hope someday, though, that you can build your SP because then your curation rewards will increase, as will your self vote if you choose to use it. That ought to give you a little more security.