Every day seems to bring with it some very interesting new users. The opportunity given on this platform is one that I have a lot of faith in as the Platform spreads to more users...
Build your presence
On the Business-trail blog, there are quite a few posts that I have already made regarding this. Your presence on Steemit should be as if you are presenting a brand. Your very own unique brand...
Here are 3 things every new user should be doing.
- Be interactive!
Do not get so stuck on your own blog that you forget that there is an entire community around you. For new users, the most important thing you can do is to introduce yourself to the people that are already here. I have seen quite a few users jump straight into posting without making the effort...
- Be original!
There have been many improvements made in the tracking down of plagiarism. the Cheetah bot is usually a good indication that you have done something wrong. Sharing anything from somewhere else needs to be credited in the source and your own thoughts need to be clearly discernable...
- Be persistent!
Getting into the habit of treating your blog like a business is a good idea. What that means is that you would start to consider apportion more time to Steemit. Get off of Facebook and Twitter! It also means that you will always keep the impression you make in mind...
Useful resources.
Here are three websites that I refer back to often.
- https://www.steemithelp.net/ - The most in-depth guide to getting started.
- https://steemit.chat/home - The first step to start interacting with the community and promoting your posts.
- https://steemdb.com - A very useful tool to help you gain extra information on Steemit and its users.