For those that just joined steemit,it will be hard to gain an exposure to your post and even if you make high quality post,it is unlikely to get an upvote to your post so for a beginner you should focus more on commenting to build up your profile as well as increase your followers
This will help you build your followers so that when you post quality articles it can get the recognition it deserves
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