I think a lot of us started here for the magic Internet money, but depending on when you started, you quickly learned there was nothing magic or lucrative about it. Not in the short term anyway. Those who took the time to stick around and build something here quickly found a community, an outlet, and maybe a little bit of money.
Well said man. It’s not quick but if you stick around the pay off in the future is a lot different and better. Exposing yourself to many different things and being kind of on the cutting edge of stuff is pretty incredible!
I like this comment - sums up my thoughts too! 👍
Yeah, that's exactly right...I think that focusing on the money would have seen me disappear pretty quickly; the engagement and relationships is a more sustainable benefit. I'll admit I tend to find less and less interesting people to engage with these days, do you find the same?
Every now and then I find someone. I've added maybe five people in the last year that I follow regularly. I think if we were to see an influx of users, it might help the communities grow and then it might be easier to find like minded or people with shared interests.
The right users...
For sure! I do a lot of manual voting, but I do some autovoting too. I just went through my list yesterday and removed a lot of accounts that were just spamming. I'm not sure where the shift happened, but I'm glad I eventually caught it because I don't make a habit of adding that sort of user to my autovote list. I've actually got a post I am going to write in the next couple of weeks that I am going to mention you in.
Clearing out the follow list or auto vote list from time to time is a good idea as people change their behaviours and it may mean they're not valid anymore.
I'll look out for that post, I'm intrigued.