First Blog Post on Steemit - Content Creators and Value - What is the value of a beautiful image?

in #value7 years ago (edited)

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So, I have no idea where this will lead but I have been a blogger for quite a while and the prospect of earning actual revenues by being a content creator has been a huge desire literally forever. I have always somewhat resented the fact that posting ads smothered with useless or low value content could be an actual business plan. I love the idea that blockchain allows the possibility for people to see your value and actually support your efforts regardless of where in the world you are.

I am a former IT consultant and have all but sworn off technology as a career and pursued photography. I love the connection I share with people now... I have an amazing group of stunning models and I am literally poised to be one of the great editorial photographers of this generation... as long as I can keep my shit together and actually earn an income with photography! Some of my images cost me hundreds or even thousands of dollars in production, equipment, props and just time spent. That leads me to wonder what is the value of an image these days? Is the value based on the emotion it creates? is it based on how many people upvote? is it based on the revenue it generates? how do we truly measure that value and deliver it to the creator of that image so that they actually are able to realize a return on their investment of time passion and real money spent to create something for others to enjoy?

For me I am encouraged that there are communities like steemit that point towards a real valuation of content now and even more in the future.

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welcome to steemit.

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Wow so I am kinda excited that its possible that my content here could be considered valuable so I can definitely say that I will be learning more and contributing some really good commercial quality content to bring value to steemit... I am a content creator so who knows what will be posted in my blog but I can promise I hold myself to a pretty high standard!
More to come!

Excellent article, a good start! Welcome to Steemit! I'm glad for new acquaintances and I followed you, I hope you follow me. Good luck to you! Upvoted your post! ;)

Thanks bit of a learning curve but I will figure it out

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Hi @jasonthebaldguy, Steemit is a great platform and I am happy to see more and more people aboard. I am here to support a newcomer and have upvoted this post. Also, I recently added a new post with some tips for new comers like you. Do give it a read and I hope it will benefit you. Good luck and have fun!

Thanks I will take a look

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