Something that I have learned very early on the site is the importance of interaction.
For me this includes all reading, writing, commenting and chatting. The whole structure of Steemit, leads it to reward visibility and effort.
Ignoring the whales at the top of the chain who can sit on their STEEM, for the rest of us it is about being involved and growing our visibility and Steem Power.
If like myself, you have struggled to earn more than a dollar on a post you have probably realized that there has to be a better way.
And there is.
When you are at the bottom of the mountain it's important to get a helping hand from those sitting above you, who have already climbed the path that you face and have left a guide rope for those behind them. You will find that the majority of people on the site are more than willing to give you a push in the right direction for those insistent on making the climb.
For myself the most value I have received from the site is not counted in terms of STEEM earned but in terms of connections made and lessons learned.
( Obviously I like to earn and will still be aiming to do so as I grow ),
But the people that I have met on steemit and the discord servers opened my eyes to a lot of new concepts.
Not only that, when I have left comments and started discussions on people's post for the most part they have responded. With reply's firstly and with votes from the majority. For a user who was earning 10c per post, to see multiple comments a day earning the same was a revelation. Not only that when you leave good and thought provoking insights on peoples pages it can gain you more visibility and in some cases more followers. All of which will help you to grow your profile on the site.
Some of the people that I have come in contact with are true visionaries and will have a big say on how the platform evolves over the next couple of years, so to have them willing to discuss and advise me was a big honor.
Chatrooms
The other place that you can really chat with other users are on the steemit or discord chat rooms. I wrote a post about linking into either during the week so click in if you want the details to join with other users.
https://steemit.com/newbie/@niallon11/steemit-chat-channels
For all the flaws that exists here, it's the people that will be the saving of the platform and hopefully in a few years time when we look back on it's beginnings it will be in a totally different league.
To anybody reading this, feel free to comment, follow, advise or challenge. I hope to meet many more interesting people on the site as it grows over the next months.