✴️Send-Back Sunday: Creating the best odds for yourself to win!

In this post, I will discuss, in my opinion, exactly what a person should be doing to create the best chances for success here on Steemit over time.

I don't want to ramble on, so let's get straight to it. And yes, I shaved most of my hair off yesterday. I will talk about the reason and mentality behind why I did this in my next post.
So in the last post, I spoke about ignoring your audience, and how I think that is the one thing you should definitely not do if you really care about the people seeing your content. If you want to have a solid foundation, you need to show people how much you value them.

Remember, this is my opinion! It's your choice to use this or not.

So, what should you do?

Well, exactly the opposite of what I explained previously. You need to show your people how much you really care about them. Show them the appreciation they truly deserve. Remember, they don't have to come onto your blog post and leave a comment.
They are doing you the favor!

Reply to your comments

Return the favor by first of all, replying to their comments. It doesn't matter to me how long the comment is, I will respond 95% of the time.
Obviously an exception being bots.. That's just a waste of a post haha!

Upvote all your comments

If you have below 500 Steem Power, you won't be able to do this.. But I think it's a great idea to put a stronger vote on stronger comments. Since I only have about 800 SP right now, I reward decent comments anywhere from 25%-50% vote-weight.
One-word comments or anything not of value, I will give about 10%. Obviously the more Steem Power you have, the more flexibility you have for rewarding certain comments.

So now you know. I do reward decent comments as much as I can right now. It will only get bigger and better in the future.

Now, there is obviously an exception for when posts are getting hundreds of comments, then it's understandable to only upvote the best of the best comments, but to anyone looking to seriously grow their audience, I seriously recommend you start showing appreciation.

Engage on their posts

I think receiving the monetary value is nice sometimes, especially if it's from a Whale, but if you think about it, it only takes a few seconds (No effort) to give an upvote.
An awesome way to really increase engagement retention into future posts from your followers is to support them exactly the same way you expect them to do it for you.

Now, I will admit, I haven't exactly gotten to this yet myself.. But I definitely plan to take the time in the near-future to support all the people who did so for me in the past.

Many times it's the things that money cannot buy, that's the most influential!

Help-out those in need

I believe if you can afford to help others financially, you should delegate a certain amount of your wealth to helping those in need.
I've found a very rewarding way to do this is if I see someone who deserves more attention on their content, I will sometimes send them a couple dollars of RandoWhale.

The nice part about this, is it is so satisfying for them! You can buy someone a $50 pair of shoes, and they'll be like 'thanks'.. You send the same person a $2 RandoWhale and they are the happiest person in the world. LOL! I love it.

Of course, I do not do it for the reaction. It's simply so I can say that I have done my part in contributing to a better community. It's a great way to create leverage for yourself, without having too much Steem Power.

If you think someone you know deserves a shout-out, you are always welcome to let me know! Yes, you may nominate yourself, only if you really think your content deserves more exposure. Your results need to speak for themselves :) I choose a new person every week for the Shout-Out Saturday post! So stay tuned, it might be you!

More than how much my posts can make, I care far more about getting my content in front of newer faces. So if you would like to show your appreciation, you can share this with others!

I want this blog to be a happy, motivated place where you guys are free to engage and say whatever is on your mind. A place where if you have something on your mind, no matter how dramatic it may be, you can feel free to speak. Resteems are appreciated!

I reward good resteems and comments! I would love to know what's on your mind. Be bold and talk to me in my comments section! I would to know your opinion and what it is you'd like to achieve. I am trying my best to make 2 high quality blog posts per day. So stay tuned!