Hi Fellow Steemians!
So I just realised that today is my Steemiversary! This time last month I signed up to Steemit. I had no clue how the platform worked, other than my experience with Reddit. I hadn't yet to gotten my head around the various mechanics that make the platform "tick", but I was ready to dive in head 1st!
After about a month of playing with settings, engaging with the various Steemians and testing out different post types, I feel there are a few things I've learnt that I can share with the ever-growing community :)
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Being Genuine Makes All The Difference.
On a platform like Steemit where there are bots, spammers and a sea of people around every corner trying to make a quick buck, authenticity is EXTREMELY VALUABLE. New users are constantly inundated with heartless hellos, copy paste reaction comments, stolen from Reddit Reaction Gigs/High Quality Gifs, an insightful comment with actual thought and insight is GREATLY APPRECIATED. So take the time to read posts in the "New" section. Pay attention to the REAL PEOPLE who are actually looking to improve the community with QUALITY ORIGINAL CONTENT. Real recognises real.
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Don't expect $1000 payouts straight away.
When you first start your journey on Steemit, if you don't power up, you'll have minimal influence. This means that you posts will not reach a lot of people and therefore achieve minimal engagement & rewards (Unless you catch the attention of a whale). If you've been posting and not receiving much recognition, don't let small payouts deflate your enthusiasm. Every cent counts and before you know it you'll begin receiving daily rewards for all your content and comments.
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Comments are your best shot at growing your profile.
Again. Comments are one of the most underrated ways of gaining new followers and rewards. To date I've garnered almost 900 followers from mostly commenting on posts (And making awesome posts like the one you're reading right now :P). This goes hand in hand with my 1st point: BE GENUINE.
- Go take a look at the "New" section.
- Pick out a few posts that catch your interest.
- Read the posts and leave an insightful, witty or interesting comment.
- Thank the user for their time and effort they put into their post.
Do this 5 times and you'll see your number of followers increase... even if it is just by 1.
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Spam doesn't pay.
This one goes out to all the users spamming posts with "Follow for Follow". Don't even mention the word "follow" or "upvote" unless it was you who did the following or upvoting, and even then, there's no need to state the obvious.
Don't copy paste your comments across multiple users posts... Why? Because if your spamming is spotted by a user with more STEEM POWER they will flag your comment which will lead to a drop in your reputation. And once your reputation is down, it's very hard to get it back up. So don't spam because it'll make your life harder in the long run.
Also, if you post updates more than 4 times per day, your rewards will decrease. (this doesn't apply to comments)
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Patience.
Patience is key. Unless you are a beautiful model with great pictures, it's very hard to grow your accounts and rewards at hyper speed. Slow and steady wins the race. Keep it consistent and you'll see your account grow day by day.
And that's it for now :) I'll be sure to write more posts like this as I learn more about Steemit and how the website/community works.
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