When I started using Steemit , I had no idea how this site works. And as a result I did not get any Upvotes . Now after a long time I found that it is not always the good content that reaches the trending list. Its is the TITLE and the Image used in the post that make it possible. It works just like reddit. But in Reddit you will get traffic to your website and you earn money from your site. But here we can get money directly for out content.
So lets get into more details
Title : - As I said earlier the title is always the important , because a good title only makes the users read your content. It is just like how people judge people with their looks , even is he is great person from inside.
Image : - Just like we have thumbnails in Youtube, We have thumbnails in Steemit too. This gives the users a more under sanding of the content.
Content :- Even if you have a good title and image and have poor content . There is a very less chance that you get upvotes. Keep in mind that content is the King
Thats All , Good Luck