I've Been Feeling Low

aaliyahholt in #hive-140084 • last month

This past week, my earnings have tanked. I am back to where I was before getting 1-3 cents per post. I have no idea what's going on. I don't know if I said something wrong or what. For those of you who don't know, I joined these sites in 2017 due to unemployment. At the time, I was unemployed due to autism. My struggle with how neurotypical people communicate (having to guess what the hell they want, because they dance around the point) instead of telling me, how I struggle to process verbal instructions etc would make a job difficult. I talk more about disability on my substack

I've gotten judgment from people who don't understand that all disabilities are different.

Due to chronic illness and how unpredictable it is, content creation, and freelance work are the only jobs I can do. At least while I build YouTube and other platforms, these sites are a good start. However, it's difficult to grow as a small creator. I did try to branch out in case I faced a dip on here, I tried the Amazon affiliate program, but I was unable to make the required sales. I started up a Patreon to offer early access to my content but couldn't get subscribers. Patreon or Kofi, you are not handing me money on a silver platter, It's like joining Amazon Prime and you get exclusive perks, benefits, discounts, etc. I have to give a product or service in return.
Seeing my means of getting on track slowly disappear has been depressing. I am trying to change up my content, but it's hard to pinpoint what people like with the sudden drop-off. If you like gaming, what games would you like to see?
Now, back to where I was.
If I say something wrong, tell me. I usually post my venting feelings on Dbuzz. It hasn't been working for 2 weeks and I think the team is done with the project
When I've asked for votes, people took it as me begging for votes and I've gotten harassed as a result. In reality, your votes tell me you like the content. If the content doesn't get votes, I assume you do not like that type of content and it will be uploaded less.

I see your votes as a way to tell me you like the content and want more. That or you like something close to the content.

I'm probably going to have to post a lot more frequently to try to see what content appeals to people. Or what type of games since I am a gaming channel.

I also need to experiment with different upload times to see what works. Even if everything is flopping, if a post has 10 votes when the last post got 5, I will have to go off of that instead of the earnings. If I don't upload when people are browsing hive, that could affect the performance as some people don't upvote older posts due to the value of their vote being lower (someone told me this on steemit if I didn't misunderstand them)

Maybe I should try posting in the AM and see how those posts do.

#freecompliments #blog #writing #palnet #sad #pob #proofofbrain #ocd #creativecoin

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fc-curation last month

Have you tried joining communities and participating in writing contests? There are so many out there. INLEO has writing prompts (you have to use the frontend), there is Hive Learner's Prompts (You need to go through Discord, do the necessary verifications, and start writing), There is Hiveghana, Digitalhub, Inkwell (short stories), etc.

None of them offer curation on the go but as you participate you will understand how it works.

At this point, you do not need to write what you feel like writing since you are trying to earn. You should look deeply and see what other people are doing and join them until you find your foot.

Did you also know that engagement is also important? Are you reading and dropping comments on other people's posts to be noticed?

There are so many things at stake. You should stop mourning about the past and complaining about your shortcomings and channel those energies to maximizing your strength

When you are in doubt, remember, "If you feed your feed, you will watch your doubts starve to death"

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aaliyahholt last month

I have seen the writing contest, however I don't have any ideas on the prompts. I entered one for the gaming community, someone was hostile when I couldn't form the words for a good story.

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chrisrice last month

Hi @aaliyahholt

If you are referring to DBuzz, the project seems to have stalled after my resignation around April of 2024.

I also experience mental challenges but despite that, I was able to lead DBuzz.

Later in 2022 I discovered a Teacher capable of helping me overcome all of my challenges and my life has consistently improved since then.

Unfortunately for DBuzz, I realized it was no longer healthy for me to continue leading the project to the extent that I no longer could.

I apologize for the inconvenience this caused and as it relates to DBuzz, I think that’s why you stopped receiving votes, the community is no longer as strong.

I don’t think you did anything wrong in terms of your DBuzz activities, there are just less people voting there now.

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aaliyahholt last month

thanks for the clear up. A lot of times when something is off no one communicates, just like when Hive watchers accused me of vote farming on multiple accounts. I've been trying to get support on kofi/Patreon to help with the loss of votes ( eg early access to my content) its hard as a smaller creator

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chrisrice last month

The Teacher I mentioned helps people improve their personal and professional life.

He volunteers about 80 hours a week to do this.

You can contact him, and he may be able to help.

David Roylance
https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/freebuddhabooks

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