Thanks to 
The "problem" and the vision - How it all started!
When I came to Steemit around nine months ago, the #introduceyourself section, especially the "trending" and "hot" section there, where full of great introductions - And it seemed as if every user tried his best to make a good one as well.
If you visit the #introduceyourself tag nowadays, you will mainly see the introduction of some services boosted to "trending" or "hot" - not actual intros of real people. And if you try to curate the tag yourself, you will find spam, spam and even more spam.
I think that's sad - I liked the real intros back then. But since just complaining doesn't help anybody, I did something about it!
That is why I have founded the account 
Since the start in December,
Here you can see a quick comparision between the "Trending" section for the tag #introduceyourself and
intros by real people - I guess you all can see where you should look ;)__
Better user retention!
Two months ago I made a little analysis over the first 50 resteems I did with
But of course, it was not only my resteeming that helped those users to get a better start into the world of STEEM!
Thank you to all supporters!
Even though I am doing most of the actual curation work,
What is a great intro?!
Some people have asked me over various channels, what makes an intro good enough to be resteemed via
Information about yourself: This one is obvious - but still many don't: Tell the people who you are, where you come from, what you do, what you love, your passions, etc. People can only feel connected to you if you tell them something about yourself what they can connect with.
Good pictures: You know the saying "A picture can say more than a thousand words!" I can only sign that. A verification picture (a picture holding a paper with your steem name + date) + one or more good pictures of you doing what you love will boost any intro. Of course, you can also show an example of your art, photography, etc.
Why are you here?: One of the most interesting things about new users is how they found out about Steem, what they think about steem and why they joined Steemit. If you don't have a vision about yourself you can describe, how shall others know if that sounds interesting to them.
Use the tag #introduceyourself: If people look for intros, they look there (or hopefully
NO'GOs: begging for upvotes, calls follow-for-follow, referal-links, spam, etc.
If you take some time and create a good intro, it really can be your headstart in the world of STEEM. So don't rush it -> Quality > Speed/Quantity!
And please don't waste my time with ID-theft, plagiarism, etc! I check suspicious intros before voting and resteeming. Thanks to 
Thank you all for reading. If you have additional ideas, critique or anything else you want to tell me, please feel encouraged to comment :)
Greets,
Martin
P.S.: For all german users - You can check the account 