Greetings again, fellow members of the Steemian community. Over the past few days I have posted comments very similar to this post in response to people complaining about the SteemIt platform. So, I am going to post this just one last time to my blog for consideration and drop this unsolicited advice like a bad habit (I won't bring it up again).

I came here to introduce content creators that I know to a value for value exchange platform. Period. I consider my mission largely successful and in general find myself enjoying this community and the thought they put in to posts and comments.

Facts

1. Proposed solutions discussion around proposals have value. Identifying issues has value. Complaining provides no value and only sours things. Admittedly, we all do it to a degree but should be cognisant of it so it does not become toxic.

2. If a post nets 0.30 steem, that is 0.30 steem more than one would make directly on the book of faces or tweeterland.

3. This platform affords amazing opportunities for anyone willing to make the investment into providing value to the community.

Explanation

Here's my chance! I get to play the role of Caption Obvious and maybe just maybe help one more person out. .

After very little time, thought or consideration, I determined being super successful on steem was a skill. I'm certain Hive account@teotwawkiman would agree with me... Skills take an investment in time and interest to master. To be brutally honest, I am probably not going to make the investment into mastering SteemIt myself as I am not too big on social media.

That being said, learning to quickly master skills is a skill that I hold.

Approach

1. Who / What
   Look at the profiles and posts of top earners. I would look for commonalities between the way they format their posts and what types of engagement methods they used. What tags did they use?

2. When
   I would find out when most of my followers were online and post during those times.

3. How
   I would begin emulating the successes of others. Not content but the lessons learned in step #1 and insights gained through general observation on the community.

Keep all content positive and focussed on providing value.

Pay it back. I would support other users and groups such as the minnow support gig or whatnot.

1. Why
   It's obvious and proven psychology. People enjoy interacting with positive people who provide value. I have never seen anyone following a similar continuous improvement approach fail. The goals might change but they continue to adapt and grow. Resilient people enjoy success.

The victim mentality has to go. Do the work and enjoy the success regardless of the obstacle or fork type.

Questions

What are your thoughts on the one?

Do you have any relevant personal experiences?

If applicable, how did you become successful on SteemIt and do you see value to this approach?