I've analysed payout data (which was kindly provided by @eroche) on every introduceyourself post made since April 1st. Posts from the last 7 days are excluded, however, as the final payout is still pending.
There are two tables presented here. The first contains the top 30 payouts based on posts from new users (so I have stripped out posts by experienced users where they used the introduceyourself tag).
The second table shows the top 30 including all users you tagged introduceyoursef since April 1st. A total of 3074 posts are included. I will post a second article covering other interesting stats around this such as the distribution of payouts and the trends such as the time of the day/day of the week which gives the highest average payout.
So...here are the results:
You will see the top of the list is a post by illustrator @tonesquare. By clicking on the link, you will see why it sits at 1st position. For new users looking for inspiration on how to write a really brilliant and impacting post, review some or all of these.
Table 1 - Top Introduceyourself Payouts from New Users
| Rank | Author | Votes | Payout | Link to Post | Date Created |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @tonesquare | 252 | 435.575 | Link to post | 16/05/2017 |
| 2 | @jerrybanfield | 436 | 404.132 | Link to post | 23/05/2017 |
| 3 | @itchykitten | 472 | 398.454 | Link to post | 21/05/2017 |
| 4 | @brian-rhodes | 550 | 346.924 | Link to post | 23/04/2017 |
| 5 | @victordoan | 233 | 237.986 | Link to post | 21/05/2017 |
| 6 | @mericanhomestead | 295 | 233.199 | Link to post | 21/05/2017 |
| 7 | @strimi | 336 | 221.062 | Link to post | 24/04/2017 |
| 8 | @pebbles491 | 204 | 194.228 | Link to post | 18/05/2017 |
| 9 | @bloomingrace | 176 | 182.671 | Link to post | 17/05/2017 |
| 10 | @iang | 153 | 173.739 | Link to post | 11/05/2017 |
| 11 | @ilvacca | 127 | 152.781 | Link to post | 14/05/2017 |
| 12 | @hansikhouse | 173 | 150.029 | Link to post | 09/05/2017 |
| 13 | @benfink | 158 | 136.918 | Link to post | 04/05/2017 |
| 14 | @viazenar | 471 | 125.845 | Link to post | 10/05/2017 |
| 15 | @aashishkandel | 155 | 123.69 | Link to post | 14/05/2017 |
| 16 | @whatsupz | 159 | 123.013 | Link to post | 21/05/2017 |
| 17 | @missusa | 219 | 115.678 | Link to post | 20/05/2017 |
| 18 | @lhy | 91 | 114.08 | Link to post | 04/05/2017 |
| 19 | @insic | 120 | 111.375 | Link to post | 18/05/2017 |
| 20 | @leesol | 106 | 108.468 | Link to post | 14/05/2017 |
| 21 | @iuliatsurkan | 168 | 106.989 | Link to post | 06/05/2017 |
| 22 | @adamhole | 98 | 102.069 | Link to post | 07/05/2017 |
| 23 | @fitgirl | 102 | 101.952 | Link to post | 16/05/2017 |
| 24 | @mz-fisteganos | 150 | 101.537 | Link to post | 19/05/2017 |
| 25 | @ayiernesto | 119 | 101.28 | Link to post | 22/05/2017 |
| 26 | @tellermachine | 182 | 99.445 | Link to post | 14/05/2017 |
| 27 | @meanmommy33 | 192 | 98.398 | Link to post | 17/05/2017 |
| 28 | @german-trail | 335 | 97.374 | Link to post | 13/05/2017 |
| 29 | @bigdaddy | 116 | 92.917 | Link to post | 15/05/2017 |
| 30 | @diahelvyra | 66 | 89.546 | Link to post | 16/05/2017 |
Table 2 - Top Introduceyourself Payouts from All Users
| Rank | Author | Votes | Payout | Link to Post | Date Created |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @teamsteem | 528 | 788.264 | Link to post | 19/05/2017 |
| 2 | @thisisbenbrick | 477 | 479.055 | Link to post | 20/05/2017 |
| 3 | @tonesquare | 252 | 435.575 | Link to post | 16/05/2017 |
| 4 | @jerrybanfield | 436 | 404.132 | Link to post | 23/05/2017 |
| 5 | @itchykitten | 472 | 398.454 | Link to post | 21/05/2017 |
| 6 | @marketreport | 528 | 383.119 | Link to post | 08/05/2017 |
| 7 | @brian-rhodes | 550 | 346.924 | Link to post | 23/04/2017 |
| 8 | @ramengirl | 205 | 319.033 | Link to post | 17/05/2017 |
| 9 | @voronoi | 500 | 284.896 | Link to post | 01/05/2017 |
| 10 | @victordoan | 233 | 237.986 | Link to post | 21/05/2017 |
| 11 | @mericanhomestead | 295 | 233.199 | Link to post | 21/05/2017 |
| 12 | @strimi | 336 | 221.062 | Link to post | 24/04/2017 |
| 13 | @michellectv | 164 | 211.693 | Link to post | 16/05/2017 |
| 14 | @marketreport | 249 | 195.44 | Link to post | 06/05/2017 |
| 15 | @pebbles491 | 204 | 194.228 | Link to post | 18/05/2017 |
| 16 | @bloomingrace | 176 | 182.671 | Link to post | 17/05/2017 |
| 17 | @alexpmorris | 233 | 180.213 | Link to post | 18/05/2017 |
| 18 | @iang | 153 | 173.739 | Link to post | 11/05/2017 |
| 19 | @marketreport | 198 | 170.596 | Link to post | 06/05/2017 |
| 20 | @ilvacca | 127 | 152.781 | Link to post | 14/05/2017 |
| 21 | @kencode | 459 | 151.178 | Link to post | 19/04/2017 |
| 22 | @hansikhouse | 173 | 150.029 | Link to post | 09/05/2017 |
| 23 | @challenge-trail | 333 | 144.436 | Link to post | 15/05/2017 |
| 24 | @shayne | 170 | 142.79 | Link to post | 19/05/2017 |
| 25 | @shayne | 146 | 141.949 | Link to post | 04/05/2017 |
| 26 | @benfink | 158 | 136.918 | Link to post | 04/05/2017 |
| 27 | @matt-a | 215 | 135.179 | Link to post | 15/05/2017 |
| 28 | @uwelang | 172 | 131.184 | Link to post | 06/05/2017 |
| 29 | @viazenar | 471 | 125.845 | Link to post | 10/05/2017 |
| 30 | @aashishkandel | 155 | 123.69 | Link to post | 14/05/2017 |