Want to grow from a minnow to a dolphin? 🐬 Why not look at someone who did it in around 2 months?

I thought it would be fun to maybe look at some people who have had success on Steemit and think about what factors have helped to influence their success....

...and who better to start with than @Stackin

@Stackin, a.k.a Charles Fuchs is a Steemian from Vegas. He joined Steemit in May 2017, and has used his knowledge of social media (having 100k+ followers outside of Steemit) to transition quickly from a minnow to a dolphin on Steemit with over 3000 followers

High Interaction

The fact that Hive account@stackin has made over 7000 posts is HUGE. That means he is definitely spending a lot of time on here, interacting with people in the comments. Everytime that I comment on one of Stackin's posts I know he is going to reply... and he is obviously out there reading a lot of other peoples content as well and really getting involved with networking!

Steemit is a social network, after all, and it seems like Charles is one of the most sociable people on here!!

Build a MicroCommunity

Stackin has created a group on Facebook called 'Steemit Superstars' where he helps to support other members of the Steemit community, particularly those who are new to Steemit, in order to help others maximise on their post payouts and followings. This is an awesome idea and definitely will go a long way in helping Stackin to build a loyal following through his support for others.

Steemit-related Content

Stackin posts a lot of Steemit-related content, which is pretty popular here. People want to learn how to achieve their full potential on their Steemit accounts, and who better to take advice from than someone who has done so well so fast?


He also posts motivational life-related content, and the occasional crypto related content as well.

Great Ideas!

Stackin comes up with great ideas for posts that you don't really tend to see from newbies on Steemit... like T-Shirt Giveaways, his Steemit Superstars group and great advice! His blog is actually really interesting, and I look forward to seeing what new content he is going to post everyday.

We Know Who He Is

One major reason for Hive account@stackin's success is we are so connected with him on his Steemit account. He shares a strong mixture of photos and vlogs of himself rather than just text so that we are constantly seeing him as a person. It is very rare to see Stackin post without seeing a picture of him in the post!

Money Makes Money: Investing in Steem

A lot of really successful people on Steemit do invest money in Steem in order to grow their influence in the community. @Stackin has not been afraid to admit that he himself has invested in Steem a few times... making his upvote worth more, and increasing the amount he will earn from curation rewards.

Money Makes Money: Investing in his Posts

Not only has @Stackin invested money into his Steemit account by purchasing Steem, but he also invests money into his posts as well. Which is a pretty clever tactic, because if he invests a certain amount into his posts it will attract more attention to them, and help him to earn more money back on them.

If we look for example at one of his recent posts, about his T-Shirt Giveaway, we can see that so far it has a potential payout of over $90.

But you can also look at how much money he invested in the post, by looking at his wallet:

From his wallet you can see that he invested at least $20 in the post by paying for upvotes from accounts like Hive account@dang007 and Hive account@randowhale, but in a way this is kind of like marketing for him, as this investment helps to interest more people in seeing what he has to say, and in turn helps him to make a profit still on the post.

I have never used Hive account@dang007 before... typically I would only use Hive account@randowhale and Minnowsupport for my posts... but for this post I am writing now I may try out the Stackin tactics, and see what happens!!

Friendships are Important

I'm sure it didn't hurt for Charles Fuchs to be introduced to Steemit by friend and Steemit Powerhouse Hive account@hilarski

And Charles definitely puts in the work when it comes to being social and rubbing shoulders with the who's who of Steemit.

Will we see him at Steemfest though? Only time can tell....

Consistency

@Stackin posts everyday. Which is great because I know that each day when I go on Steemit and I want to check out my favourite content creators that Stackin will have something new for me to read that day.
If you are trying to grow your following on Steemit, one of the best goals you could try to set yourself would be to get on here and post daily... as many of the top authors on Steemit don't go a day without missing a Steemit post!

What do you guys think about @Stackin's success? Do you think you will take anything away from this to try out in growing your own Steemit account?

I am definitely a fan of Charles' hard work and ideas.... I think he has definitely earned his dolphin status, and I'm sure we will see him at Whale status at some point soon.

This Steemit stalking was so fun, I would love to make this 'Steemit Success Stories' into a mini series... do you guys have anyone that you would like me to stalk for the next one? I was thinking maybe Hive account@jerrybanfield?