I agree that this may be something that new members may discover hard to do especially since they are likely to be unknown with the assets at hand and they may simultaneously be being requested to manage with ideas and develop skills that they have not previously used to any noteworthy degree.
Just to be clear I'm no master regarding this matter. For all I know I have been greatly fortunate and simply been in the opportune place at the ideal time. Any sort of achievement will unavoidably include some level of fortunes and timing. I will however try to share what I have learned in the last few days with the expectation that it will help other people. It is by no means to shape or form thorough in any capacity and I would be appreciative for the bits of knowledge of others in connection to this.
ATTENTION VS FOLLOWING
Standing out enough to be noticed for your posts and having a following are two parts of a similar issue and they both strengthen each other. Looking at this as a issue that needs to be solved we can separate it down into 2 parts:
- Post related factors - The content and presentation of the post
- Promotional factors - How you promote the post and your blog
PART 1 - POST RELATED FACTORS
The majority of this is genuinely self-evident. I am not an expert author and there are numerous individuals in the group who are greatly improved qualified on enumerating what constitutes "great written work". I will in this manner just be managing the most basic points:
- Topic - is there an audience?
- Tags - are they appropriate and optimal?
- Content - is it any good?
- Formatting - can people read it easily?
- Images - is there visual interest beyond just text?
- Verification/References - is it your work, did you give credit?
Topics
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If you post on topics that don't intrigue members on steemit or have low visibility on the site then it might make your post less likely to be noticed particularly if you don't have numerous followers.
You can get a thought of topics which are well known and popular by going to the trending page and noticing the list of tags on the right hand side of the page - these are the prominent topics. Note this is a twofold edged sword - on the off chance that you post absolutely in the popular topics then you will really have a great deal of rivalry so your post might be seen yet it may actually be less likely to be read.
Content of your article
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When it comes to content I think it is a very subjective issue. Every blogger wants to write supremely useful and insightful content. A few people like shorter posts which are straight and to the point. Others like longer and more in depth posts. There is no single right approach to do it. Like I said I am not a professional or expert writer and there are people who can advise you on this much better than I can. Keep a running list of possible content topics.
Formatting
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A strong mass of content is about as simple to read as a pile of shredded paper. That implies utilizing great arranging practices to separate the content. You could make a post that is an absolute masterpiece however in the event that it is severely designed individuals will proceed onward to something that is less work for them to read. Use paragraphs, headings, and spaces. Likewise figure out how to utilize Markdown - it will enormously accelerate your arrangement and make formatting easier too.
Images
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It is exceptionally uncommon to see posts without pictures doing great on Steemit. Consider it like a race for attention. A picture can snatch your attention significantly more rapidly than a section of content. Pictures are not just a methods for getting attention however. They are another method for passing on importance and expanding the energy of your words - they improve what is as of now there. They can likewise separate the content.
Verification and References
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Ensure you reference where you got your pictures from. This likewise applies to content or some other kind of media you may have gotten from somewhere else. Note that reordering whole articles or just posting other people's pictures without anyone else is probably going to get you hailed. It is fine to post your own particular pictures despite the fact that it is normally expected that notices give some check.
Tags
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Having said that you can utilize tags intelligently. For example if you are doing a car post, then you might find that "cars" is a more popular tag than "automotive" - in that case it would make more sense to priorities "cars" as a tag and only use "automotive" in the event that you have an unfilled tag.
PART 2 - PROMOTIONAL FACTORS
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I am not going to cover each probability but rather the more you do to interface with individuals on a human level the more probable it is that they will tail you and be interested in your work.
- Commenting on posts and answering your comments.
- Helping out other users/new users
- Getting involved in community initiatives.
Facebook Groups
There are various Facebook groups where you can share posts. Here are the ones I know of:
We Love Steemit
Team Steemit
Steemitnow
Steemit
What methods have you found useful for getting noticed and increasing engagement with your posts?
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