There are basically 4 ways to post content on your Steem account:
Content you did not create that you copy/pasted into a post on your account.
Resteemed Content
Content you found on steemit and reposted on your profile using the resteem function
Originally Authored Content
Content you created previous to Steemit that you copy/pasted into a post on your account
Original Steemit Content
Content you created for Steemit and posted here first
Of these 4, original steemit content is by far the most valuable to the growth of Steem, yet there is no way to easily differentiate it. I’ve seen people tag with “original content” but that ultimately has nothing to do with the subject of the post. I’ve seen people mention it at the top or bottom of their posts that the content is original or reposted- but again, that hurts the overall design of a quality social media post.
You’re reading a great article. You’re excited to follow the writer. Then you see “reposted from Forbes” at the bottom of the post. Or worse yet, they don’t tell you it was reposted….
If you really want to see some original Steemit content, look up articles about Steemit. Can’t think of a subject that would have more original content really!
This article reposted from my brain as I wrote it.