Blogging on Steemit is an essential part of my daily life and i can tell you first hand how hard it can be.
Believe me. I’ve been doing it for more than six months now .
At first you are all jazzed up about the rewards so you spend all day pumping out content and the rewards starts trickling in.
A few weeks go by and you get followers and a some reputation, your followers may even start looking forward to your content.
And then you start to realize that writing is hard work.
So you skip a day.
Then three days.
And then you find yourself struggling to come up with topics, so you decide to skip a few more days to draw up a posting schedule.
And before you know it your blog becomes dormant, and you curse yourself every day for it.
Sound familiar? It happens to a lot of Steemians. For all the craze over over post rewards, there sure are a lot of people who fell off the wagon a long time ago.
I get that. I understand. It’s tough work. It’s grueling at times, and for even those who have avid readers like myself, it brings a lot of pressure.
But writing an article day in day out may seem impossible but it is not.
I am not saying that resting is bad, after reading @enjar's last post i decided to take a break yesterday.
But if you want to have the capacity to write a blog post everyday then keep these tips in mind.
Read more than you write
Yep. Just like the Wise man said.
What You feed on, You reproduce
Though for some people it is:
Garbage In Garbage Out
I know that reading takes time but it is what you have to do if you want to write more.
The key to writing has always been reading, the more you read the better the quality of your posts
For me to write this post, I had to read a dozen articles about content creation in other to make sure I cover every angle.
I am a good writer, but I still study available content online to make sure that I touch all bases.
Steemit is a community, and contributing as part of it means you’ll need to read other blogs.
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Drawing Inspiration from other bloggers
I have always found inspiration from other bloggers here on Steemit in different ways, @sandstorm's quotes, @enjar's comments and even @ionlysaymeep inspires me with his consistency.
Since you hacve decided to read take inspiration from what other bloggers are doing
Crowdsourcing ideas is a great way to brainstorm.
See what the greats are writing about. Follow a successful blogger like @stellabelle and find out how she captivates her readers
I start out each day on Steemit by checking @sandstorm's quote of the day and finding out what new thing I have to implement in my Life.
By looking externally for ideas, you’ll broaden your blogging horizons, and brainstorming blog topics for yourself will become much easier.
Create a routine
Like I said, there’s a lot more involved in blogging on Steemit than writing posts and cashing out.
I have a daily routine on Steemit, I don't just waltz in and start roaming around, whenever i login i go staright to my post to check for any new comments by my readers and from there I go to my home page to see what my followings are talking about, read and reply to their posts and resteem the great ones.
After that I drop my post for the day and wait for feedback.
It is a lot easier to write when everthing is running like clock work and you know the current state of things.
Create an editorial calendar
@creatr is a shining example of this, he has atble of content that shows his upcoming posts.
My editorial calendar is a molehill is comparism to @creatr's.
An editorial calendar is great for your blogging efforts like a director's storyboard it gives you an outline to work with and helps you know what's next.
When you have an editorial calendar in place you won't have to be in a constant race to think of what to post, and this will help your blog run more smoothly.
You can always makle adjustments as things comes up.
Listen to Your readers
A simple way to produce more content is to listen and respond to your readers, when replying the comment you may just get an Idea of a post.
This Post is a great eaxample of that, it was a response to the question that was in the heart of every Single Person on Steemit. Getting value from your post after the payout period
If you come to think of your readers as relevant,then you should be catering to their needs, personalizing their experience, and responding to complaints and questions.
If you’ve established yourself as an expert on a certain subject matter, which will be clear from your previous content, people will see you as a trusted resource and ask questions in the comment section.
You can answer in the comments or, if a longer response is required, create a whole new blog post to respond, backlinking to the original question as a resource.
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