That may not sound like a lot to many of the dolphins and whales on the platform, but for me it's huge. 

I didn't bring any fame or following with me when I joined Steemit 10 months ago, I had none to bring with me. All I had was my art and a drive to write. Apparently that's all it takes on this platform.

Some nobody like me can end up with $15,000 that they didn't have before just by using a social media platform to share his thoughts and creations. 

Granted, not all of that came from Steemit rewards, a good chunk came from trading cryptocurrency: something I was too scared to do until about 3 months ago. Although a lot of my money came from trading, it was Steemit that pulled my into the world of cryptocurrency. So any earnings I've made, I still owe to this platform. 

I have made missteps and taken losses along the way...

• I spent a few hundred dollars worth of Bitcoin before I realized the long term value of holding. The amount I spend would have been worth over a thousand now.
• I lost about 0.5 BTC on DASH when I first started trading. This is before I learned the importance of diversifying my holdings.
• I took a 5 month break from posting on Steemit. I'm sure I would have continued earning steady rewards over that time if I hadn't stopped writing.

Despite my errors, I've come out $15,000 higher than I otherwise would have been.

Steemit is an amazing platform and an unprecidented system for rewarding content. This is the future, and I'm so grateful to be a part of it. 

I want to say a big thank you to Steemit platform, to the Steemit community, to my followers, to anyone who has ever voted or commented on my blog, and  to @larkenrose and @dragonanarchist for introducing me to the platform.

Thank you!

~Seth

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