I was searching Steemit for opinions on becoming successful on this wonderful site when I came across this post.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@egjoshslim/how-to-be-successful-on-steemit-pro-tips
Note: this is not a complaint. I found his post interesting (and slightly amusing because of the amount of money he made off of it).
This guy complains about Steemit the entire post. If anyone is offended by language, don't read it (Usually everyone on this website is extremely respectful with their word choice. Posts suffer when they are flagged. On the other hand, I feel like most people on here don't care what vocabulary a person uses. Most people here are pro-freedom)! Here is his opening picture (and thumbnail):
You can already tell how upset he was with this website! He goes on about how he makes hardly any money on Steemit. This is his advice:
Write thought out, well written content.
Suck the dick of a whale.
If in 2 months you have not made much here you never will. Power down and quit is my advice here.
First of all, you don't have to "suck the dick of a whale" to be successful on here. All you have to do is get a lot of people to click on your post, then get them to up-vote your post. This isn't as hard as it seems. It just takes skill, hard work, and a little bit of luck.
Here are my tips:
- Have a flashy thumbnail, title, and introduction sentence to grab people's attention
- Write the best content you have ever written (it gets easier with practice)
- Make it look good as hell (professional if you can) -- pictures/markdown/correct grammar
- Try again, and don't get upset (like that guy)
Those are just TIPS. You can be successful without doing ANY of that. This is just kind of the Steemit standard. Everybody appreciates good content.
Everyone expects to come on Steemit and make a living off of this. Not everyone can do that!!! We need to look at Steemit for what it really is. It is a social media that we are getting paid to use!! Be happy you get paid anything at all! I know I am. I love Steemit. The community is great, and the money is there. This is the best social media yet. And did I say the community is great? Really, the users are amazing! There are even contests on here. I got invited to two contests just from posting a song I composed. I'm part of a Steemit role playing game too. This website has such a creative community. Quit worrying about how much you get paid. That is the bonus! And it is a great bonus! I have had a share of success on Steemit, and my page is still growing. Post a comment if you have had success on Steemit also without sucking any whale dick!
If you are wondering how much this user made on that post:
Hmmm.... Looks like he made some money on Steemit!!! I checked his page, and he is still posting, but he has a more positive attitude!
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Go pay his page a visit if you want:
Glad you're still on Steemit with a great attitude now!