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REALLY! If you want to succeed on Steemit you must think like a farmer. In our modern instant-access world where we can "Come on down and let's make a deal", where we want gratification and income NOW, thinking like a farmer is a real challenge but there is no other choice. So put your gloves on, get a good hat, put on some good work boots (you'll have to stomp through lots of shit and mud) and let's get the tractor fired up and go for a ride so I can show you how a farmer does Steemit.
ATTITUDE
A farmer knows that there is a great deal of work to do before one can harvest the crop and get paid. This is perhaps the key to farming and to Steemit. One must work, work, work, work before the harvest. There may be months of work before any real income is made. But that's life for farmers and for most on Steemit. If you are not prepared for this, you'll fail.
A farmer also knows it is important to have faith. He/she must know that if they do what is needed there will be a harvest. And you must believe this too. Have faith. The system works.
GET TO KNOW THE FARM
One of the primary things you must do is to get to know the farm. Take the time to read the FAQ's, talk to other people who are successful and ask questions. Learn about cryptocurrencies. If you don't know how to farm (or do Steemit) then you'll have to get educated. There are numerous boot camps and minnow support groups out there willing and ready to get you the help you need. You'll see many of them identified at the ends of other bloggers posts. Check 'em out.
I mean, really, you wouldn't expect a farmer to begin working when he knows next to nothing about his farm would you? Same thing applies to Steemit.
SEEDS
A farmer will plant good seeds. He looks at the market place and figures out what is selling, what the public wants, and then he plants good seeds. Ones that will produce beautiful crops and rewards. In other words, here on Steemit you look around an ask yourself, "What sells?" and, "What do people want?"
You might want to look at successful farmers here on Steemit to see what they are posting. Of course you don't want to plant crops or write about things of which you have no knowledge. A farmer does not plant fields of tulips if all he knows are grain crops. And you won't do well writing or posting about polishing diamonds when the only thing you've ever polished is a pair of shoes. So, you'll post about things you are familiar with and know something about, or at the very least can research and write about.
Some people get here to Steemit and say things like, "I don't know what to write about", or " I don't know anything." Well, and that might be true. So you post about things you are familiar with, wether that's photography, or cooking, or homesteading, or herbs, or tarot, or communications, or cryptocurrencies, or Jesus. Whatever. If you truly don't have any interests or knowledge of anything then now is a good time to look at yourself in the mirror and determine if it's time to get an interesting avocation or hobby, learn how to fly a plane, take up some courses at the local college, etc. Write about what you are learning. Expand your interests and share what you learn.
Let's say you are from the outback of Australia and what you know is kangaroos and sheep ranching. Well, then write about that. Write about wool, and kangaroo pouches and aborigines. Write about the outback school you listened to over the radio, or the plane your dad let you fly when you were eight years old, or how one finds a mate in the Outback (or not). Write about your country and the places you see each day. I promise you those of us who live in big cities or in Nigeria will want to see what your life is like. It's fascinating to us, even though it may be boring to you.
FERTILIZER
Now this is a little bit tricky. You'll see many people here on Steemit post things that are just pure Bull Shit. Or SPAM as it's called here. They put plenty of that out on the site but not much else. How can one expect to only fertilize but not plant any seeds and make it here? Kind of stumps me. No farmer would ever just put crap out in the field and expect a crop.
I'll tell you when fertilizer is applied: before the seeds are planted. In other words who needs to be fertilized is you! You need to improve your brain, your knowledge, your ability to relate. Take the time an prepare yourself for life. Not just Steemit. Life. (Whoa! I just realized that humans (females) can be fertilized! So ladies, that is NOT what I meant. But you'll cut me some slack, right?)
TALK TO OTHER FARMERS
You'll want to get to know the other farmers...especially ones who are doing well. So go visit. Read other posts, make well thought out comments, be authentic and interested. Develop relationships. Ask questions. Look for farmers that are planting the same crops as you. In other words if you are blogging about Nature it won't do to be developing relationships with NASCAR mechanics.
This actually is a fundamental ingredient to being a successful farmer. You must build relationships. If you are as shallow as a kiddie pool then you won't get very far.
FARMERS HELP EACH OTHER
You'll discover that successful farmers help each other and extend a hand of service to those in need. You can to. Actually one of the ingredients to a successful farm or life is to be able to assist others. There are plenty of ways to help out around Steemit. There are lots of groups supporting writers and minnows and redfish. You'll find that by helping out, by lifting others up you will be lifted in turn.
Be like the Amish or the old time farming communities. When a barn needed raising people from all around came to help. It was hard work but fun and it developed a sense of belonging and community that makes life worth living. You'll discover that it's a cooperative effort here on Steemit. We help each other out. And when you do that you will feel like you belong too. This will be your farming community and you'll have fun. 
See the sign in the back ground with the curious glyphs that point up? The sign says to upvote this post. See how the farmer is smiling? That means he is happy that you are upvoting. See how lean he is? He works hard. You'll notice he is happy. He has planted his crop, has worked hard and taken care of it, he helped others, and now he is headed home for what? (a multiple choice question)
A. To get a kiss from his wife. Who knows maybe he is hoping for more!
B. To get an ice cold beer.
C. To show his family all the money he is carrying in his left hand.
D. He is going to comment on this post and get a whopping upvote for his comment.
E. All of the above.
Many blessings to all of you. May your crops come in and may they make you as happy as this humble farmer.
Mistermercury
