<h1 style="text-align: center;">I know how you feel.</h1>
<p style="text-align: center;">You put your best efforts forward. You put in the time, energy, and passion. You feel like you're making progress. You have improved, and you can't wait to share your next post. Maybe even a little proud of <a href="https://steemit.com/happiness/@layl/how-to-benefit-from-minimalism-without-getting-rid-of-a-single-thing">this one</a>!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Then nothing happens.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">No comments.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">No resteems.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">A handful of votes from bots.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Is anyone even reading this?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">It's always good to know when to quit. But here's some food for thought: (strong language - it's how I talk)</p>
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqSn6XB8bm0?rel=0]</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I would love to get some input on this from someone who has been consistently posting for one year or more, or who has 3,000 or more followers. What was your growth curve like? Did you see accelerating returns in either followers or payouts, or was is slow linear growth? What tips do you have besides being consistent and striving for excellent content?</p>
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