I'm going to divulge some secrets how to make more money as an author and curator of steem. #3 of a 5 Part Series
LESSON #3: BE UNIQUE & INTERESTING
11. BE UNIQUE
Being unique and different is very important. Let's give an example...
Let's say Donald Trump puts out a tweet on twitter about invading some obscure country, let's say "Mexico"...
All news feeds would talk about it. All of steemit would be talking about it too... YOU talking about it, would be cluttered in the rest of the news that everyone is talking about.
While that would be an interesting subject -- if everyone is already talking about it, do you see how insignificant your post might be?
Let's give another "good" example...
There's a steemian on here, reputation LEVEL 70, with an wallet balance worth $110,000 USD
Q: WHO? Please tell us?
A: NO, it is not important to the story or the example. However, when I explain what they do, you might know who it is...
...anyway.. back to the story.
A steemian level 70, wallet balance of $110,000 USD... a very championed blogger... writes things... Here's some qualities of that person, that I've seen myself:
- They're very personable. Down-to-earth, honest writings, honest opinions... it is a nice, refreshing, easy read..
- They blog about their life, crypto, steem, bitcoin, eating steak, going to the zoo, anything in general
- IF you read the whole blog post, you feel like you just sat and had coffee with them, and they narrated their day. It's nice.
- They don't have whale disease. They actually reply and respond to comments on their blogs, treating everyone equal and with respect.
- The magic of what they do isn't magic. They just expose their thoughts, feelings, and life to everyone, and their writing style is easily digested and liked. They're fun to follow, and fun to upvote, and fun to see what they come up with next.
This person, out of all the people I follow, is a prime candidate for the "Best blogger award" for steemit, should one ever be given out.
They have one obvious trait...
- They are unique and different.
Talking about your life is not unique. Telling stories is not different. Keeping an audience because of your style and changing things up at the right times IS unique... and it IS different.
They exhibit je ne sais quoi:
An indefinable quality that makes something distinctive or attractive.
I started following this blogger a long time ago. I've made special comments to them (from the heart) only to be rewarded with a reply. They are genuine. They accidentally make a lot of money on steemit "as a bonus"... but you can tell.. this person isn't doing it for payment rewards... they are one of the few people that actually love life, and want to share it with others.
By now you're probably going "tell us who dammit! I want to see who it is!"
..I said I wouldn't tell you... but I think it is only fair I do...
...but before I do, I want to tell you a bit more...
Out of the blue, this person will write something bizarre and unexpected like Bulk shopping is great and saves money. --- April 19, 2017.
That was the first post I saw from this person which only made $11.02 written 5 months ago...
...but it captured me. It was a basic post that anyone could do... EXCEPT:
- He wrote it without considering the payment it would get
- He wrote it to genuinely blog and share
- He took the audience in his blog from outside the grocery store, to shopping, to bringing meat home, to cutting the meat, to freezing some of it, to saying "I couldn't help myself. I had to try a piece. It was great."
WHO IS THAT?
..and he totally deserves every single upvote, dollar he gets, because he is:
GENUINE
He's an honest blogger, who shares his life for the benefit for all of us.
Q: 
A: Take the time to go here:
- https://steemit.com/@exyle
- Scroll down his blog as far back as you can go... See lots of $90 to $100 paid posts? Ignore those.. keep scrolling down
- You'll see where he started. Post paid: 0.15 cents, 0.04 cents, 0.00 cents, 0.13 cents, 0.17 cents
didn't let low payouts stop him. He kept it up. He built his audience the hard way. He put his heart and soul into his posts regardless of the payout it earned.
Most people would do well to follow the
They'll talk about whatever is trending.. instead of just taking the hit for low payouts and still putting their time and energy into good posts, not caring about the reward.
Message to made in jest:
- Just so you know, taking pictures outside of a grocery store, buying bulk meat, taking it home, cutting it up, freezing some, eating some, and having 5-10 pictures of the ordeal isn't special
- HOWEVER -- you did what no one else does. You actually blogged the entire experience "with photos" and made the whole experience personable, whether or not you got paid. You dear sir, are UNIQUE AND INTERESTING!
12. BE INTERESTING
Being interesting shouldn't be difficult. What does interesting actually mean?
arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention.
Ok, so how do you do that? I know how to FAIL at doing that:
- Be annoying with flashy graphics, animated gifs
- Use curse and swear words and profanity
- Be a pest
- Talk about subjects no one wants to discuss
- In general make an ass of yourself
..."arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention" doesn't mean making a big splash where you look like a complete jerk.
..."arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention" DOES MEAN -- spending quality time bringing quality content to the steem blockchain. Calculating figures. Doing research. Enrich your reader's lives in some way or other, so they read your post, and sit back and go "hell yeah, I'm glad I found and read that post... I actually learned something worthwhile from that"
...Don't just shovel out garbage or cheap written content and try to churn out payouts. Do something unique and different, whether or not you get the rewards initially.
As has shown us.. You can get paid total crap for month after month, and then one day you wake up and go:
WOW MY WALLET IS WORTH $110,000 !!!
He deserves it. Do you?
I'm on day 21/30 of my positivity challenge.
I have more to divulge in my next post... wait and see. Only one way to get notified when I do... you probably know how.
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