I am doing a test right now, and have been testing different kinds of posts lately
For all of my new followers, and loyal supporters, hear me out
The key to success here on steemit is to be consistent, genuine and original.
I have been nearly almost a year on Steemit so here is some advice for you, especially you lengthy writers, such as myself.
This post in particular, and for the majority of this post will have no fancy line breaks, italicised or bold texts
And I give you simply three gifs, one above, one in middle and one below, that I accredit at end of this post
To cut into the meat and bones of this situation I have spent countless hours on some posts and haven't received much input or up votes, and on rare occasions, I put minimal amount of work into my posts and I receive equal to, or more than Steem for these less strenuous, time consuming and mentally straining posts.
Steemit.com is a place where you can not only showcase your skills, talent and knowledge, but it is also a place where you can have fun interacting with the community.
Of course we all know we get paid for pretty much everything we do here in cryptocurrency like curating through up votes, commenting (which can be upvoted) and posting.
This website/blockchain community is ridiculously awesome and the less time I spend working on my posts in terms of presentation, then that means the more I can interact with you all, comment, reply, discuss, collaborate and create.
Now my perfectionist side of me says, well, it's all about first impressions, what if new potential supporters see this post rather than your quality presentable ones?
I would say that my writing alone could hold its own weight and represent me well without all the extra stuff. But I do like to have fun and I enjoy making posts, but sometimes, I simply have no time and I suggest to myself and to all of you, if you are pressed for time, do not spend 5-8 hours working on a post, unless you don't mind.
Steemit is a place where you can work on your craft while you release and mold your ideas. So figure out different post layouts that you have readily available to copy and paste into your Submit A Story post maker and insert the relative information and material and then submit it without spending too much time on detail.
I say this because I have seen others literally post a single picture with a one word meme and make 200-300 Steem and they are not even a big share holder from what can be seen in their wallet.
I don't need to compare myself with others but I simply know that some of my best work has been overlooked and I keep it moving forward and staying positive that more success will come.
When you are passionate and consistent and respectful, success will come. I would only waste more time complaining about certain things I observe which can be labeled as red flags or issues, but the subject is to Post Smart, Not Harder.
It is all about perspective, what you expect to receive from what you put in, share and give to the community and the overall experience attributed to you sharing a part of yourself or of something that interests you.
Even now, this post might be too long for some who don't have time to read this but I am a writer and I just let the words flow on to the page.
I'll end it here with this, don't be too disappointed with a post that didn't do well, but be mindful of how much time you put into a single post. Newer posts and ideas will always come and just test out different things and have fun.
Sometimes success here on Steemit is truly dependent on Who You Know, what you write about, how you write about it, if you have a catchy title or picture, which hashtags you are using, if your writing is readable and grammatically correct for the most part, when you post at what time of the day, and who your audience is and how you are trying to attract new followers.
Keep all these things in mind, and best of success to you all.
Thank you for reading this post in its entirety, I hope you enjoyed it for what it's worth.
I'll still be continuing accepting donations until I can reach my goal to fly out to america with my children and wife to visit my family as it is very urgent indeed.
I've raised $2019 and .14 cents of Steemit Currency in total from both My Posts and Donations from Steemit Community Members this 2017 forward and $95.00 in US Dollar Donations so far towards my goal of $ 6,000.00 (Six Thousand) US Dollars and will keep everyone updated with every new future post that I submit.
This total amount will not only include donations I've received to the Paypal account I've provided: CompletelyQJS@yahoo.com, but it will also include the Steemit Currency that I accrue/receive from all of my personal posts starting the 1st of January of 2017 forward calculated after a 48 hour time frame is finished for the payout cycle of each post to avoid miscalculating the fluctuating price of Steemit Currency.
For more information on that, please check my New Year's/Happy Bday Post
Thanks sincerely again in advance for all your help, anything and everything helps.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL GENEROUS AND GIVING DONORS HERE FROM THE STEEMIT COMMUNITY!
All Gifs used from Giphy.com
Next Post coming tomorrow
My very own wonderful gif logo provided to me by the generous and kindhearted