Steemit has been a failing ground for some people and will remain so if those involved are still blinded by their stubbornness to change. There are some members who have been here for more than 6 months but still fail to see the light and are even struggling with those that recently joined (low followers and post payout). 
Moreover , steemit is not a HYIP or get quick scheme therefore do not come here if you are looking for quick money, rather you will be successful if you focus on the fun and learning side of the communities in this great social media platform.
I light of the problem, I will therefore, outline some points which are helpful:
- Brand: We all know that brand and relationship matters. Some steemians, examples,
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and
have written about how branding yourself will lead to sustainable competitive advantage and subsequently, success . This is true and relates to consistency and being faithful to your audience. This strategy is employed well by some members examples
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and
(to mention just few) hence why they are more successful than most average bloggers.
- Attitude towards others: your manner of approach matter in private and public life. Many people do not like to be spammed but will consistently throw in spam comments ( note that good consistent comments gets you up votes more than poor quality posts) , rude response and even flag those who disagree with them-this can lead to failure. Most worryingly, I have seen many members who wrongly take fight with groups of whales -blindly attacking and insulting them (what a stupid thing to do- please no war here, make love).
- Laziness: this is an issue here because many people do not put in effort in creating their posts rather copy and paste other people work or video (plagiarism) , post a picture or video without any written introduction and expect lots of up votes. This strategy will certainly lead to failure.
- Curate wisely : In order to be a success here, you have to comment (prudently) like a minnow, post like a dolphin and curate like a whale. Do not focus only on up voting those in trending and hot pages rather look for some great undervalued bloggers and up vote them –this will lead to expanding the success here and even you getting more money from curation rewards (when the post becomes successful)
- Invest in steem power : see my post on steem cheap price and opportunities : steem power is the main ingredient to success here because it can lead to getting more rewards from curation , post , interest, high return when there is increase in steem price and most importantly, power & authority in the future of social media.
What do you guys think?
• The points raised here are great, however I will add more
• I agree with the points and will implement them
• Shut up 
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See my former blog post on Steemit: An undervalued precious Gem
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