This blog is less about me and more about how you can replicate my success and learn how to make money on Steemit quick. I joined Steemit two weeks ago and since then, I've been able to build up a decent amount of awesome followers, generate over $500 from my activity and figured out how to really take the next step.
This blog is less about me, and more about teaching you some tips about how to be successful. I hope you learn something from this. If you do, please resteem it and help other awesome Steemonians.
1. Find your voice
There are a lot of things that I like to talk about and things that I like to share. I'm interested in just about anything and wanted to share the world with Steemit when I got here. I quickly learned that the Steemit world didn't want to see that kind of stuff. lol.
It took me about 50 posts on my blog and almost two weeks before I figured out what worked for me. So far I have found that my humor and my desire to help people are the two things that resonate the best with my followers and fellow Steemonians.
I wouldn't have known if I didn't test different ideas and put in the work to find out. Try different things when getting started and work to find your voice. When people start really commenting and voting on your post, then you know you have something. Find ways to expand on that.
2. Actually read blogs and reply
Of course you can fake it, and make someone think you read their stuff to get that follow, but you are really missing out. There is a lot of great content on here and people spend a lot of time on them. When you really take the time to read and engage, not only will you learn something probably, but you will pick up a higher quality follow. Somebody that will go to your page and return the favor.
Reading the blogs could also spark a conversation that could generate you some extra rewards. Think about it, when you take the time to write something that is good, you want people to read it. Do the same and respond. Be gracious and thought provoking or witty in your comment and you could see several upvotes netting you a few bucks.
3. Mindset
If you think pennies you get pennies. If you think dollars, you get STEEM dollars. Here's the deal. From the beginning, you have to start with the mindset that every vote, every reply and every follower is important and valuable. I make an honest effort to reply to every single comment on my posts. I don't do it to get more of the payout, but to interact with the people most likely to become fans of mine.
For the first week almost 60% of my revenue came from comments. Why? It was my mindset. Treat every person like a whale and you will succeed. It reminds me of this clip from the movie Ray.
Don't think pennies, think dollars. Treat every person like they are worth a million bucks. Reply to everyone, thank everyone and treat everyone like a whale.
4. Go whale hunting
It is ok to search out some whales that post in your topics, but don't spend all your time doing it. You'll get a bad rep. I spend about 30% of my time looking for some of the big fish to follow and interact with. I only follow the ones that are posting content that I like, but it just happens their ratings are over 70. lol
Don't be annoying, just be yourself. If you are treating everyone like a million bucks like we discussed, just keep doing that and you will get some of them to notice you. Don't ask for anything. Just support their work. I promise, they'll notice and then one day you will check your blog post and it will go from $1.24 to $69.33 with one vote.
5. Understanding Topics and Trending
If you only blog about one thing on Steemit, then you will want to limit the number of blogs you post in a day. You don't want to cut off the legs of a previous blog before it has the time to grow.
But, if you target different topics and types of content, then you can post a lot more and not over saturate any single topic. For example: I like posting GIF blogs but I try to target different key words with some of them. By targeting different key words with different content you can be on the hot or trending list on multiple key words. It also allows each one to gain some steam and pick up traction.
6. First line of your blog is key
The title is very important, but so is the first line of your blog. Make sure it is captivating and really expands on the title. Get readers hooked. Typically the first line of your blog appears in the preview and that is another opportunity to sell you content.
Look for opportunities to grab the attention of readers. You only get so much space, use it wisely.
7. Picture is very important
I would say your title is most important, but the picture will often depend on if they will click. You want to have good pictures that cast a wide net. You want to attract as many people as possible to your post. Make the pictures eye catching, nostalgic or funny.
If you can create your own custom images and place them first in your blog with a simple title on them, those are probably the best way. It is a step up of professionalism and if people see that, they generally will believe you spent more time on them. Prove them right!
8. Put in the work
You have to put in the work if you want to succeed. I started with zero followers and the same Steem Power as everyone else. Every day I posted and commented and followed everyone that replied to me. I spent hours reading and viewing the content from so many awesome Steemonians. I spend hours making these blogs. You have to put in the work.
I've posted over 800 times in two weeks. Each one a thought out response, well maybe a few that were done quick, but you get the point. If you want to succeed at anything in life, you have to put in the work.
9. Understand the voting and timing
The voting and timing of votes and resteems is something that I am still getting used to, but basically the author of a post receives more of the rewards in the first 30 minutes a post. If you post real early, you could lose out on some of the rewards.
This doesn't really matter too much when you are just getting started, but it is something that you want to keep in mind. You can find more details about this in the FAQ for Steemit. It really could mean the difference between several bucks when you grow your sp up.
10. Patience
First of all this site is still in beta, so we are really early. You have time to figure out what your voice is and then work on developing it. Take your time. Let things happen. A viral post will happen and it will happen when you least expect it. Trust your content and put it out there. Eventually it will pick up.
Believe in yourself, and others will start doing the same.
BONUS - If you are new to Steemit and would like to learn about some of the tools that I used to succeed, check out this blog post. Top 5 Steemit Tools - https://steemit.com/steemit/@walkingkeys/the-top-5-steemit-tools-to-help-you-become-a-better-steemonian
BONUS BONUS - I earned a few extra bucks playing some games. Check them out here. https://steemit.com/steemit/@walkingkeys/3-awesome-ways-to-play-games-and-win-usdusdusdusdusd-on-steemit
Thank you for reading and if found value in this post, I greatly appreciate every vote and resteem. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below and I will respond.
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