Summary of My Bitcoin Journey So Far

[Mpamaegbu]

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"He wrote for different sites" i guess @op was paid to write for these authors, this sites are not directly his but some of the work he has done for others, because clearly there are like 3-4 different authors from the links.

Yeah, I read all that. But how can they prove that they were the same person who wrote all that, seeing that the names aren't the same? That's my question. I know in journalism, pseudonyms are allowed. And I know the writer could've maintained one across boards. That's the way to prove they're actually the same person. One time I worked in a newspaper company as a full time staff but needed to write elsewhere (I had spare time at the time), I had to shield myself by coming up with a pseudonym which was my direct father's name. I used the same name across boards. Why didn't OP do so? For all I know, they could've claimed other people's work.

[Newchanka]

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"He wrote for different sites" i guess @op was paid to write for these authors, this sites are not directly his but some of the work he has done for others, because clearly there are like 3-4 different authors from the links.

Yeah, I read all that. But how can they prove that they were the same person who wrote all that, seeing that the names aren't the same? That's my question. I know in journalism, pseudonyms are allowed. And I know the writer could've maintained one across boards. That's the way to prove they're actually the same person. One time I worked in a newspaper company as a full time staff but needed to write elsewhere (I had spare time at the time), I had to shield myself by coming up with a pseudonym which was my direct father's name. I used the same name across boards. Why didn't OP do so? For all I know, they could've claimed other people's work.

I understand what you mean. I never write with my real name. Those were published under my pen names or directly by the site owners or folks already writing for them. If you've been active on this forum, you would know that two of those sites are owned by active and credible members. It won't be difficult knowing which. You can contact them to prove the veracity of my claims. If Satoshi wanted to be anonymous, I do not see the reason why I cannot be anonymous (to some extent) while working in the space. I actually wrote an article where I expressed my belief that Satoshi could have made Bitcoin anonymous like Monero or Bytecoin debar the strong opposition he envisaged from central authorities.

[Newchanka]

This is what I am curious about also. Can he put the link of his blog site if that's fine with him? Also, what kind of writing service he had done in the past? Articles dedicated to the project? As he said, he earned thousands of dollars by his writing service. What kind of write-ups he is doing to earn that amount? Because what I am thinking is that there are Articles Campaign in most bounty programs, and if you are lucky with the payment, you can indeed get good money out of it.

My blog is still live, even though its earnings are minimal. For instance, someone just placed an order for sponsored article of $100 today. If the traffic isn't so appallingly low, I would be charging $700-$1000 for that. Anyway, my input isn't maximal either. I'm planning to give it serious attention down the line and won't be posting the URL here to avoid messing with the stats. I wrote regular articles for several ICOs and whitepapers for two or three. I never really participated in bounties but joined a signature campaign once. I found out that posting regularly on the forum isn't my thing. I remember I nearly didn't meet the minimum post count. So I focused on writing for clients that I found mainly here and on Reddit.

[Pmalek]

Nice to know you how you joined a bitcoin ponzi, lost everything, but you still went after bitcoin instead of calling it a scam.

It's all about coming to logical conclusions. OP made a mistake joining a ponzi. He understood where he went wrong and understood it's not Bitcoin that is to blame for his actions. Like most things in life, Bitcoin isn't good or bad. But you can use it for good or bad. Someone used it to create a ponzi scheme. OP recovered and is now using Bitcoin as a payment method for his writing services.

Here is an example of how you shouldn't think. It's not related to Bitcoin though. I had a friend who travelled to Turkey a few years ago. He came back with a few Adidas tracksuits that he bought at the local bazaar. Turns out they were cheap Chinese and Turkish knock-offs. Instead of understanding what he did wrong, he said that he would never again purchase Adidas gear. Some people just can't think clearly.

Look at the different names – The first article was written by Jofor Humani. The second by Jordan Lyanchev and then a third by Jofor Humani, then Cyberczar, Jinka Kamma. How then can one be sure OP is saying the truth?

None of those names need to be connected with OP. Those can the names of editors who post content on the respective sites. OPs task could have very well been to write the articles, submit them over email, Telegram, Google Drive, whatever, and the site editors take it from there. They could be the ones who post the content on the sites under their aliases.

[Newchanka]

Good experience.

We all have our share of falling down as we join and become an investor of bitcoin. Many were really introduced to bitcoin because of ponzis way back then.

Now, it's all about the new craze in the altcoins market and they're becoming a victim of those new scams there.

With your blog, did you continue it or just left it hanging?

@OP, you forgot to include your blog site itself. because you mention you were earning from that site. but yes, is it still up? wondering how were you earning from your blog articles? was it from ads or sponsorships?
and how did you find this writing jobs that you've done? have you offered your service or did they contact you?

I already stated that I do not want to put the blog URL to avoid messing with the stats. It started as a news sites but meeting up with the demand for news made me switch to reviews. I reviewed scams in the crypto space and used an affiliate program for monetization. During a Google update, the site may have been penalized because the Google software could neither recognize it as a news or review site. This is what I believe happened.

[SirLancelot]

Such a powerful story you got there OP . Your life went up and down like a price chart. Good for you that you consider bitcoin as more stable as other forms of job but I think it was not btc that help you but it was your skill writing, your service is where it gets demand and people are only paying you with bitcoin and even if they pay using another medium, you will still be financially stable (in your own terms) but to others, writing can be a form of a side job because not all time they can get a client because of the competition in this field. Moreover, if they will use bitcoin as a currency, they can also feel instability because the value of btc is up and down.

[Rockstarguy]

With all you have stated about your bitcoin journey I believe you have got some experience about bitcoin which will benefit members of the forum.  You are welcome back to the forum after after a very long time you left, I will be expecting more of your articles about bitcoin,  since writing of bitcoin articles is what you have been into for longtime and I guess you have  a lot to share.