CONTENT:
On steemit you are going to need some interesting content. Try to make something that is either entertaining or educational. People like to laugh and read about funny things but people also like to be educated. For example an educational topic would be talking about how the stock market may crash in the near future and why. Something entertaining might be a video of you doing tricks on your skateboard.
HOOKING TITLES:
To get people to click on your article or video you are going to need a title that grabs someones attention. For example if you want to upload a pancake recipe don't make the title: How to make pancakes. You might want to say something like: Best pancake recipe try it out for yourself. By doing this the reader thinks, I wonder if this really is the best pancake recipe. I have to try it out myself. But if you keep the title as: How to make pancakes. The reader will think that he already knows how to make pancakes and move on
CONSISTENCY:
In the case of writing an article you want to stay in typically the same genre. Don't write an article about psychology one day and then write an article about cooking the next day. Some people might be interested in cooking so they read your article about a certain recipe and like it. But when they go to look at the rest of your posts and see it is all over the board with random things they don't want to follow you because they aren't interested in the rest of the content that you have.
START EARLY:
Steemit is a brand new site and there are not that many people using it. This means it is easier for others to find your posts. If you wait five years and then decide you want to post something and there are 1 billion other content creators it will be hard for someone to find what you are making.
WORK HARD: When on steemit you should put a lot of thought and time into what you are posting. Don't find an article and plagiarize it and when you are making something don't put five minutes of your time into. Think about what you are doing and put a lot of time and effort into it.
I guarantee that if you follow these steps you will be one of the best creators on steemit in no time!