Not felt much like typing this week. That's alright it gives me a chance to catch up on reading. Think how sad Steemit would be if everyone were typing and no one were reading.
Steemit is like a fleamarket for readers. I come in never knowing what I will find each day. The joy is in the discovery.
Recently a friend asked me what he should post next. My first reaction was me? you sure you meant to ask me that question? The girl who just squeezes out the obligatory one or two a week then trots merrily along to read and comment some more. That is not what I said though. What I did say was something along the lines of post whatever you know I will probably read it. So he says to me he wants to know what I want to read. Bless his heart the poor guy is persistent if nothing else.
A smarter person would have tossed out a topic just to move on to other things. A really intelligent person would have thrown out a hilarious challenge. Silly me had to offer up my honest first thought. I told him it really doesn't matter what anyone ever posts about on Steemit. If nothing else that apparently got him thinking because at least once a week he asks me to explain that statement.
Sadly I have no credentials whatsoever to back up any theoretical game plan. I am sure most here have there own theory about how things work. I follow a couple of people who run experiments to test these things out. Those are some of my favorite reads. Also some of my favorite and most enlightening discussions are around similar topics.
From my short time here just observing it seems anything can be made into a successful blog. It all depends on how you choose to spend time on the platform. There seem to be as many ways to steem as there are personality types.
That just adds to the fleamarket feel of the place.
Even an obscure area of interest can generate attention if you want to "market" the post. It is probably easier for most people to choose topics that already have a following. That at least can generate some new eyes coming in from the tags.
I personally look at most posts as conversation starters. The comment sections are way more fun than writing monologue.
Steemit is for me an eclectic mix of jumbled content. I read whatever catches my eye or matches the mood of the day.
I post the same way. So my answer would be whatever it is put in your Steemit booth. Chances are someone will love it just because it is a unique find.
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