Getting 3000+ followers on this great platform is not an easy job especially if they are real followers and you are not a YouTube star like 
For those who want to achieve success here in less than 6 months, here are some few points:
Brand and quality: creating a brand (plus consistent quality posts)is the key. For example if you are great in mouthwatering foods and drinks like 
Focus On The Fun and learning Experience Not Money (Patience is the key) : Put succinctly, I came here for the money and stayed for the community and great friends . To be successful here, Join steemit community and make friend especially those who share the same interests with you. This will certainly lead to success here and ability to get any of your questions answered. Moreover, if you focus on the fun and learning experience and be patience, financial reward will always follow as bonus. Importantly, do not focus on people on trending pages (most have built their brands and contacts plus have huge steem power) rather be patient and work hard towards your brand.
Respect other people posts: This is key because some people copy and paste other people posts ( ruthless plagiarism ) and or copy and paste comments -examples follow me , I follow you (Follow for follow bot like comments) and upvote for upvote spams. These will always lead to flagging –therefore be respectful and comment accordingly. Moreover , most new members should focus on engaging with older members through good comments (most make it more through this way than posting in their 1st few weeks) thus building their followers before posting .
Steem Power: This is the crème de la cream of being successful here. Reason is that you will gain more financially (curation and author rewards) , rise in steem price, interest plus ability to make more money via delegating your steem power in return of steem dollars. Therefore, if you have the cash, then buy steem and power up.
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