Hey guys, I know there are lots of new members around here and I wanted to share my insights into what makes one successful here in Steemit. I’m no expert, but I do feel that I’ve been lucky and made some good decisions here so wanted to pass my opinion around. Feel free to comment and debate and hopefully we can all learn from each other.
1)Comment, comment, comment!
This was the best advice I read when I started out. I was trying to make good posts and spending lots of time to only get a few cents. I’ve learned that it’s since you don’t really have a following yet. I’m not talking about that spam- follow for follow comments, but read posts that you are interested in and leave some good feedback and start a discussion. Show you are interested. I have a few whales I regularly follow and will get $0.25-$1 upvote from them just on one simple comment. It’s also really helps, as people will start following you if they like your comments and you engage them. I remember when I stated I read that until you have at least 300 followers try to focus on commenting and engaging with other.
2)Use the Bots!
I know some people are reluctant to use the vote bots and it may seem shady or cheating, but in my opinion it is a must, especially when you are starting out. So many of the hashtags and trends move so fast and you want your post to get noticed. If you can pump it up a couple dollars it will sit much higher and way more likely to get looked at and voted on. My favorite two are @minnowbooster and @randowhale. @Bellyrub and @Discordia are also great, but the system is a bit different. I find @booster only works well if you have more SBD to bid. If anyone wants more explanation of these let me know I can certainly follow up with a dedicated post or just in the comments.
3)Find you niche/community!
Of course if your already part of #steemsilvergold you are likely seeing the benefit of this. These communities can really help to support and grow each other. Find one or a couple to get involved it. I think community is really what steemit is all about, it is a social media platform and everyone has been very friendly and helpful around here. There are lots of other active communities to many other interests as well so look around and find some hashtag/trends to follow.
4)Get involved!
There are all kinds of events and activities going on around steemit, that have an already established following. There are huge photography, karaoke, writing and meme activities all the time and participating in those will really help to grow your following and getting your posts noticed. When I stated taking part in steemlords everything changed for me, I even had a post get noticed by one of the big curation accounts and I made over $120 on that one post.
5)Don’t Spam!
This is going to be my last point, and it’s just a friendly reminder to make good content and comments. Everyone hates those comments that just say “nice post” or something lame, people also get annoyed if you make too many posts without any real substance. That real estate in people news feeds is important to them and you don’t want to abuse it, you want them to look forward too and not dread your posts.
Anyways I hope this was helpful to at least one person. I would be happy to provide any additional insight or answer any other questions about steemit. I’m not a real expert, but I’m totally addicted and been reading a lot and spending a lot of time here and would be happy to help anyone else. I have certainly had alot of help so far along the way.
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