Can you believe it? Because I sure can't.

I don't know if I've ever made a hundred of anything. That's a big, big number, especially when it comes to creative endeavors. I've been a part of Coil since October 2019, but I only started posting consistently beginning in this January 2020. A hundred posts in six months.

And by “here,” I mean:

- A total of almost $1,000 in boost payment income. Huh??? It still blows my mind that I'm able to grow my savings (and/or treat myself) with a few hundred dollars every month from creating online content, when I want and how I want it. Everything about this opportunity seems too good to be true, and people are still skeptical whenever I explain it to them, but I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of something that is only just beginning to take off. Coil's web monetization technology has the potential to completely change the Internet as we know it, and I am so excited to be in on the ground floor and watch other people get involved and succeed.

Boosted payouts from my blog are helping me to save up even faster to move out on my own for the first time, and a lot of my Coil dollars will continue to sit in my savings for a honeymoon or a first house payment someday.

A key to long-term wealth that I'm actively working on is having multiple streams of income, and Coil has jump-started that process for me. I'm still so young and have so much more to learn, but this preliminary experience of being “self-employed” has been incredibly valuable to me, both emotionally and monetarily.

- An average of 19 posts per month (that's about one every other day). Being self-motivated and breaking out of procrastination has never been easy, even throughout high school and college. Committing to this platform and making writing posts a priority has helped me in this area immensely. When I first found out about the opportunity to get paid, I knew that if I wanted boosts, I had to want it enough to work for it. Working time into my schedule to write & post hasn't been easy amidst college classes and my day job, but I made it work, and I've gotten better at managing my time and prioritizing both what's important and what I enjoy doing.

- Going from zero to 52 followers, which I know isn't much in the grand scheme of things. But when the top creators on the platform have 200 followers, being 25% of the way there feels pretty decent to me. Plus, having 52 followers means that I have over fifty people that care about what I have to say and want to support me, and I appreciate each and every one of those people, regardless of how many there are.

So, to everyone who follows me, comments on my posts on Twitter, reads what I have to say, or upvotes, know that I am always thankful for any bit of support you show. This is such a wonderful community to be a part of, and I can't wait to continue to grow and change the world through the Internet of Value.

Thanks for reading!