# Hi brothers and sister i am new at cardano .i have queastions about starting a staking pool being a operator

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**Category:** Operate a Stake Pool\
**Created:** [5 February 2021 23:09 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/hi-brothers-and-sister-i-am-new-at-cardano-i-have-queastions-about-starting-a-staking-pool-being-a-operator/46477 "2021-02-05T23:09:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![alba.president](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alba.president/32/26476_2.png) [@alba.president](https://forum.cardano.org/u/alba.president)\
**Post date:** [5 February 2021 23:09 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/hi-brothers-and-sister-i-am-new-at-cardano-i-have-queastions-about-starting-a-staking-pool-being-a-operator/46477/1 "2021-02-05T23:09:35Z")

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1.how do i get delegators ? , does it go automatically?  
2. how do i earn passive income , because to start a node is not cheap.  
3. i hear charles talking allot about africa but the energy and internet is not 24/7  
4. can i lose money?  
5. thank you very much i hope someone could help me!

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**Author:** ![Alexd1985](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/alexd1985/32/23759_2.png) [@Alexd1985](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Alexd1985)\
**Post date:** [6 February 2021 07:55 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/hi-brothers-and-sister-i-am-new-at-cardano-i-have-queastions-about-starting-a-staking-pool-being-a-operator/46477/2 "2021-02-06T07:55:51Z")

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Hello,

1. Delegators are not coming automatically, u will need to convinge them to delegate to ur pool; u need marketing to make ur pool known by others (this is the hard part )

2. To get rewards ur pool needs to create blocks (u can check on [pooltool.io](http://pooltool.io) or [adapools.org](http://adapools.org) to make an ideea how many blocks were created by pools with different active stake)

3. U can use a vps (server hosted in cloud) if u have issues with internet speed or functionality)

4. U can lose ur pledge if u don’t secure ur nodes and someone will hach you! Or u can lose money if u will not have enough ADA staked to ur pool (we will not create blocks and u will need to support the cost from ur pocket)

In conclusion u need to analyze first if u will have enough ADA stacked to create blocks , if u have a good marketing plan to attract new delegators, if u are ready to support the cost from ur pocket in case u will not create blocks and u will not have profit…  
And the most important part, if u have the knowledge to manage/operate the pool when some actions will need to be taken

Cheers,