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I did not keep **accurate** notes about how many people I managed to convince. But, **roughly** I would say it's about 5-10 percents. Some of them made profiles, but they are not so active. So it’s hard to be sure of **exact number**. But with certainty, I can say it’s about 5-10 percents. If you are a salesman you know that 5-10% of **success rate is not bad**. But, **I am not satisfied** at all. It’s like, I can’t sell to people **free money**. And, this community has much to offer… *(knowledge, social improvement, writing, English etc…)*

So, these are my five reasons why is it so hard to have more success rate in promoting Steemit

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1. It’s too complicated

*“Block-chain? Cryptocurrencies? You said Crypto? … WTF is that?”* ![305908d1359615600-madejski-miracle-wtf-shit_640_417_s_c1_center_top_0_0.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVduTw2X5csFNgYR29ydiTd8mjrM9pc4F9AzENA3PjoSj/305908d1359615600-madejski-miracle-wtf-shit_640_417_s_c1_center_top_0_0.jpg) From the begging of introducing all this stuff to **ME**, I was **excited** and interested. And, right now all those **basics** about **Crypto-world** are *easy peasy* for me. But I kinda understand people’s opinion on this. ***Stuff that is easy for use is also easy to sell***. For example, there is **Instagram** or **Snapchat**. You have small amount of commands, you can use it on smartphone with one hand… **It’s pretty straight-forward**… If we don’t want to use *“social networks”* example, we can use real life example. I **love** motorcycles, especially with a **manual transmission**. But, I would never buy motorcycles to drive them in city traffic, scooter with **automatic transmission** will always beat them. It’s easier for use, and it’s practical. ![image.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXTmWEwUzSwNGdMnM6CV3yFeR1rCAZH64yKF6xbxMXRGG/image.jpg) I’ve been thinking about tactics on how to beat this *“complicated”* reason. And, I came to the conclusion that it’s best to make them **get in love in crypto**. I know, it is a ***hell of a job***. ***

2. Where does that money come from

*"Who the hell would pay me just to write some of my thoughts?..."* There are wonderfull posts about where that money comes from, and you can read it [HERE](https://steemit.com/steem/@steemrollin/steem-where-does-the-money-come-from) and [HERE](https://steemit.com/steemit/@clains/where-does-the-money-in-steem-come-from) ![image(1).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeXsK8A7EMj2VEZx3bSK3diDqsxoZ7BnQxfPeJdE9Ln5U/image(1).jpg) People are not even aware of how **big amount** of money is **circulating** through the **Internet, social network and cryptocurrencies**. And, for common people like me that amount is f***ing **unimaginable**. Since I am a fan of **Game of Thrones**. I will compare this theme with it. Which family has the **highest power**? The family that has the **strongest army**. So guys, join the **Steemit army!** 🙂 ![Tywin-Lannister-on-Throne-750x480.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcFhtmsWnBvi5bwnY3F89d3jcQb9pL9jKvWzHkoqWCs27/Tywin-Lannister-on-Throne-750x480.jpg) ***

3. Fear of change

It’s always hard to change anything, and it’s easy to understand that **Steemit requires a large part of the time**. I am always trying to be more **motivational** about this. But that’s just hard, it’s more of a problem with **personality** not with **community**. Again, I will use comparison with Facebook or Instagram. Why did you join those networks? I, **personally**, joined them because my circle of people joined it also. ***But, do you really have to do things just because other people do it?. Just try something that no one tried.*** ![17-044831-how_to_be_fearless.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmV9M9nEXfJ4vKhGLmpFEryGJo4g5mmwChQ7nRnpBwS6ZR/17-044831-how_to_be_fearless.jpg) ***

4. They think it’s better to invest time and money on other things

When this is the case, I usually just **give up**. When I see that someone has the goal and that joining Steemit community won’t help them in achieving it. It’s just instant **give up**… I love when people are **hardly working** on their goals, and I rather try to **help them and cheer** them. 😊 But, if you don’t have some **particular** goals that you are working on if you don’t know where are you headed in next 2-3 months, or years. **You should definitely try Steemit, just give it a shot**. You don’t have anything to loose. ![image(2).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRLSyXdXGkS6SyXraduYfDRj1bzGf8FBaDqfxavm9BV4A/image(2).jpg) ***

5. Risk

*"What if all goes down?"* No matter how much **I like** steemit and this community, there is always a chance for something to goes in a **bad direction**. And, it’s true… maybe Steem team make some mistakes in developing, **and** many users get off, **and** many sell their steems, **and** some other similar project come up… Guys, as you can see there is many **“ands”** here, and I doubt that it is possible at all. ![image(3).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYMKZvEnFSJvQrMW5fc3noSpQCEtSfmR6nLTRQw4YJR4A/image(3).jpg) Also, I can see that this is more a problem of a personality, not with the community. **Risks are everywhere**. The moment when you get out of a bed, you enter in the world of risks. **I, personally, like risks. I enjoy being in risky situations, and I enjoy in the adrenalin rush. And belive me, I don’t have that type of satisfaction while using Steemit.** ***

If you are not Steemit user, you should read this. I would be so grateful.

Just imagine yourself in something **totally new. New environment, new people, partly new language** *(belive me writing this is a hell of a job for me)*. Think about **yourself**, about your **introduction**, about your **passions** and just jump into **big sea called Steemit**. I did the same, and I feel much benefits of swimming in this **sea**. Belive me, this is the first time I tried to use the social network in this way *(I played WoW, maybe we can find some similarities. so, this is not 100% true 😋 )*. I am having a **great time**, earning some money, getting nice knowledge about crypto-world… *much and more*. And, it’s all just because I **tried**. ![image(4).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaua7KPn7L7E2aSngqkrHRt2qLyK5BQNB26z6RfYwEKRr/image(4).jpg) ***

Inspiration for this post i got when i read.

➤ https://steemit.com/steemit/@decimus/how-to-convince-writers-to-join-steemit

THANK YOU @decimus

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I hope you enjoyed my article, and if you liked it, you should read my prevous 5 reasons:

➤ https://steemit.com/life/@ikadika/5-reasons-i-never-miss-my-workouts ➤ https://steemit.com/life/@ikadika/5-reasons-i-love-cryptocurrencies ➤ https://steemit.com/travel/@ikadika/5-reasons-to-visit-serbia ➤ https://steemit.com/gaming/@ikadika/5-reasons-why-i-love-ed-world-of-warcraft

See you, have a great day! :)

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