I almost never post twice in a day but this time I feel compelled to do so!
Let's Succeed Together!
I try and spend some of my time on Steemit every day looking for new members that I can help through not only upvotes but mostly by means of encouragement and advise.
Last night I came across a somewhat discouraged member who had been on the platform for only 2 days! I'm showing you here my comment to him as it may help you as well.
Here is My Response to Him
Look past this image to see it in large print!
I've written it out bigger for you below in case it's hard to read!
First of all welcome to Steemit and day two of your adventure! I'm also originally from Ontario and know many of its nooks and crannies! I read your intro post and it seems that you've got a lot to offer and can do well here.
It's interesting to read your observations and I'd like to offer you another viewpoint.
"Mostly that the platform creates incentive for bad behavior, and junk posts are often more valuable than real content."
I have found that the incentive for good behavior is very high and most have felt the friendly non trollish nature of the platform. Bad behavior can be flagged and downvoted whereas good behavior is upvoted.
"My posts from yesterday based on current profit:"
You then go on to list what your earnings will be. Your figures are too low for several reasons. First the posts continue to earn for 7 days both for the article and possibly on your comments and interaction. Second The figure that you see on your post is actually much smaller than the payout as it will be based on the price of Steem. Let me show you:
Check This Sight For Your Stats
Once there navigate down to Coming Author Rewards and you'll see that the picture is a lot brighter.
Here it shows the value to be a total of $19.36 so far!
If you want to learn more about how Steemworld.org works you can have a look at my "tutorial" here
A Few Final Observations and I can't over emphasize them.
1.)This is social media. Instant success is almost impossible unless you are already well known from other social media circles and you bring over a following. You need to build relationships and this will lead to followers and eventually success.
The number one way to do this is by commenting on other writers posts so they get to "know" and recognize you.
2.) I'm not convinced that posting 4 or five times a day is the best strategy. One well written article promoted and followed up might help you more. I would spend the rest of my time commenting on other peoples post in a meaningful and interactive way.
3.) Are you promoting your post on Facebook, Steemit.chat, Telegram and in the Discord channels? If you need more info on this please reference my guide for newbies here.
I hope that this info helps and I wish you all the best here on Steemit!
Here is His Response!
_"I appreciate the detailed and insightful reply. You're right about interacting more with the community instead of expecting them to magically stumble across my content.
I guess I shouldn't really expect my posts to get attention if I'm not doing the same for others. I'll definitely give your guide a read later in the day!
Ive been trying to figure out the difference between Steem and Steem Dollars, but I'm still slightly muddled. Is a Steem Dollar pegged to USD? What does the monetary amount on a post represent - Steem or Steem Dollars?"_
So There You Have it My Fellow Steemers!
- Mentor new Steemers as much as you can
- Encourage direct and reassure them
- Teach what you know and help them
- To be successful we need many succeeders and happy steemers!
From Now on I Will be Adding a New Footer to my Posts!
"Let's Succeed Together!"
Until next time,
