How To Create Awesome Posts, Like Mine!

cryptoandcoffee (74) · 7 years ago

The best posts are the ones you just write. When too much thought goes into it I find it is just not the same. If that makes any sense lol.

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phoneinf (72) · 7 years ago

Actually thought can create even more amazing posts.

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pompe72 (64) · 7 years ago

I guess you use Awesome Miner (lol)

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kyusho (68) · 7 years ago

@whatsup I upvoted you just to try to bribe the way you did the strike through text... did it work?

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whatsup (75) · 7 years ago (edited)

lol - from the editor screen.

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kyusho (68) · 7 years ago

Oh maybe I should use that feature... I'm always in markdown mode... wow an epiphany has just bloomed, thanks!

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emwalker (64) · 7 years ago

Lol your process sounds a lot like mine.

Full disclosure: I've posted this before and drained the reward pool of .89 cents.

🤣🤣👌🤣🤣

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3 votes

phoneinf (72) · 7 years ago

Reward Pool Rape! 😡

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jonbit (66) · 7 years ago

lol, okay, this was just a ~~cleaver~~ clever post.

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tarazkp (80) · 7 years ago

I am jealous of Kermit.

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3 votes

whatsup (75) · 7 years ago

#metoo

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phoneinf (72) · 7 years ago (edited)

I think he have had too much...

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chris.geese (39) · 7 years ago (edited)

What’s sad is that this post. As of this comment, is worth $39.53, more than 15 times my entire account is worth yet it is about nothing.

Like a Sinefeld of Steemit. A post about nothing. I look at topics like this and aspire to be a good blogger and produce good content and contribute to the platform. Hoping to one day ascend the ranks and aquire adequate SP, but then I see how dolphins and whales post complete jibberish and nonsense yet reap massive rewards.

This post would pay my water bill for the month. Yet it has no sustinence. No value. No contribution to the platform other than reaping the rewards from being a high rank user.

The system is askew in favor of those with power. Not unlike major governments. Those with the power maintain the power using the influence of their power.

I have yet to make a blog entry because I’m still feeling out the platform and as a new user I’m completely shocked. Those that complain the most are often the most rewarded. Claiming that the system is flawed and the reward pool is raped. Yada yada blah blah blah. Mostly these comments come from accounts valued at 10k or above. I, as a minnow to the platform, am highly skeptical because of these comments. Should I pour 10 hours into a post that will fail miserably when a post about nothing garners 30+ dollars? It’s frightening.

I mean no disrespect @whatsup. I’m sure you have devoted a lot of time to the platform to get where you are, I respect that, but when a post about nothing gets more rewards than exceptional content that gets ignored I see a flawed system.

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whatsup (75) · 7 years ago (edited)

While I appreciate your point of view, exceptional blogs filled with great talent really don't hold a lot of value.

I am sorry you are disappointed, many would argue that the smile or laugh my post provided does have value. I fully get I am not everybody's cup of tea.

I am sure with the super, duper, Shakespearish value of your excellent blog, the whole internet will come flocking.

When you do decide to post, I think you should booster it to the top of trending for all to see! I know I can't wait to consume it in all of it's glory.

LOL, social media is not about quality it is about engagement. The current state of the site is not where we are heading. I am sure someone will start the "BloggiestBlog" site ever, for those of you with such great talent.

For now, know we do have many aspiring Authors and other artists you can read and engage with.

LOL, Thanks for the smile. I appreciate your honesty and spunk. Welcome to Steem! We are just so lucky you've arrived. I bet you will bring all your followers with you? Surely you must have a huge audience?

If I remember correctly Sienfield did pretty well?

Heck, let me know when you post that 10-hour quality content post, about Oranges and Tadpoles or whatever, and I will boost it. That's a promise. :) I really will.

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nomadicsoul (68) · 7 years ago

This is what I was talking about in my post. I'm so impressed with how you handle conflict, or squash conflict before it starts! The laughs definitely provide value @whatsup. Probably 50% of why I always read your stuff is because of the laughs.

Also, it's relatable which makes people feel understood. Isn't that all we really want? I ALWAYS recklessly hit the post button haha

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nathen007 (68) · 7 years ago

I actually find it extremely bizarre how two successive posts managed to spell 'Seinfeld' incorrectly!
PS Please don't edit your comments now guys as you will render me even more irrelevant than I am already ;-)
PPS @whatsup , we all know this is a double bluff post right ? or triple ?......hmmmm my heads gone and its not even lunchtime :-(

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whatsup (75) · 7 years ago

Haha, first I am a terrible speller, so I just followed the genius commenter. I figured he MUST know.

However, I am not upset about his comment, he is brand new to the site and the complainers have already tainted this poor minnow.

I also went through a "mad" stage, but not that early. :) In anycase if he makes a great post, I am on record on the blockchain saying I will buy him a boost. How big? Depends if he is as awesome as he says.

Frankly, I hope he will settle down, relax and stay, if not... I'm sure he'll hit the big time soon. :)

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nathen007 (68) · 7 years ago

A mentor style program would be nice here. I was lucky, and soon after I joined was given a 500sp delegation and a huge upvote for a couple of months after I ripped into a group of whales and told them that the only way to improve engagement was to simply READ some newbies articles and offer encouragement.
Six months later, it's getting more and more difficult to actually find posts that interest me per se, from both minnows and whales alike.
Interesting times here....are there any other kind on Steem ? :-)

pathtosuccess (51) · 7 years ago

there is a mentor style program headed by @dreemsteem called the Welcome Wagon

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3 votes

whatsup (75) · 7 years ago

There are many people and communities on Discord who have potential mentors. I agree that everyone should try to find a mentor.

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nomadicsoul (68) · 7 years ago

@pathtosuccess that's pretty cool! Thanks for letting us know! Wish I'd seen this comment 6 months ago haha but still, I think that's pretty awesome that someone took that initiative

dreemsteem (68) · 7 years ago

Thanks!!!! We are always looking for people to mentor! We try to find those special Steemians that have initiative and drive... But just need a little bit of hand-holding :)

Thank you @shadowspub for the comment!!!!

chris.geese (39) · 7 years ago

Please, Don’t get me wrong, I meant no disrespect towards you or your content. I may be new but I immediately followed you based on the quality of your work. I was simply making a generalized observation that just so happened to kinda pick on your post. My apologies for that.

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https://discord.gg/btjgfj

whatsup (75) · 7 years ago

No problem. Stick around have some fun.

:) I'm a bit funny and a bit snarky, I certainly am not a talented writer, but I must say some things that people can relate to. For the record I did spend 2 years building this account without any whale support. I've built my audience and try to give back to the community and I absolutely do still want to grow my account as well.

Steem is an investment for me and something I am interested in growing, not just short term.

Make sure you engage with positive people who have found ways to be successful in a difficult economy. The complainers burn out the endusers and themselves. They rarely become popular. Come say "hi" on Steemspeak, but I don't recommend coming in there taking swings at people.

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chris.geese (39) · 7 years ago

Thank you! I’m typically not a cynical person, I certainly didn’t mean to take any shots at you personally.

donna-metcalfe (50) · 7 years ago

I think a lot of people can relate to @whatsup's "How To" method and how she spins it into a funny story. I'd add that you'd have better standing for your comments if you'd been posting articles here. You might do very well and wouldn't feel upset that someone else is doing well also. Channel that energy into your writing instead! Show us your talent and skills and you will find a following.

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fullcoverbetting (69) · 7 years ago

:) If it works, it works!
I do think of a topic and just begin typing. When ready I search for typos but don't edit the post too much because it will loose it originality!
Then I do check back each 5 minutes if it was worth it and making sure that again I did not end up on the trending page :)
Cheers,
Peter

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oldtimer (75) · 7 years ago (edited)

If you threw 200 SBD to bots you could even jump on trending page, hehe.

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nomadicsoul (68) · 7 years ago

Hahaha you make me smile SO much!

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robertandrew (67) · 7 years ago (edited)

Thanks for this Post @whatsup. Iam a long time Blogger. I usually do not plan per say when I write a Post.

A lot of my posts are based on ideas around many topics that I have had in my Mind over a long period of time...and I just access those "files" from my Mind. And start Writing.

I rely more on Spontaneity when I am actually writing and do not meticulously plan the format of how it will go.

I'll write go back and reword a sentence. Write another paragraph that is connected to the last one and do some rewording. So on and so on.

I do like to make sure that every formed sentence I write will make people want to read the next one. With my ultimate goal of getting them to the very end of my Post with much anticipation :)

Btw, I'll be gone for a Month on Vacation in a couple of days so just letting my good Steemian friends know that my regular Commenting/Curating on their blogs that I follow might be limited.
Thanks for understanding :)

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whatsup (75) · 7 years ago

Have a great vacation! I'll look forward to your return!

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rentmoney (68) · 7 years ago

Nice Lol .... I do my posting in the same fashion :)

phoneinf (72) · 7 years ago (edited)

We need a mind reader that can make the whole process frictionless! The mind reader will scan our mind during the day and then automatically create potential blog posts with cool photos and visualisation. Let's say it creates 10 per day and stores them in the SteemCloud. 7 are pretty bad but 3 turns out pretty well and that becomes what we post to Steem World!

rodneysreviews (52) · 7 years ago (edited)

I loved this. Laughter is the best medicine!

Laughter is my favorite thing, though, for me, cat pictures run a close second.

This post went one better, as it contained a winking cat picture. Winking cat pictures are even more adorable than cat pictures, like cat pictures on turbo.

Last Friday, at a pub (a place where Brits go to drink and eat), a pug puppy came and sat by my table, panting cheerfully, looking at me with big bright puppy eyes, it's tongue hanging out sideways. I guess it wanted my cheeseburger, but, man, pugs with their their tongues out are just as uplifting as winking cats! :)

steevc (73) · 7 years ago

Thanks for the morning LOL. I bet this took ages to write

whatsup (75) · 7 years ago

I actually did spend a lot of time looking for those photos.. lol

meno (73) · 7 years ago

the best advice I've seen round these parts...

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cryptosharon (69) · 7 years ago

Hahahaha, I love it. I don't think I'm as brave, either to write random things (at least not often) or to buy things to drink, even though it's cheap. I need some entertainment.

<3 Keep it up, you inspired me. Byebye!

fictionalfacts (51) · 7 years ago

The winking cat seems like it's super relevant to the article.

haikubot (54) · 7 years ago

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whatsup (75) · 7 years ago

That picture just starts to grow on a person.

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weetreebonsai (54) · 7 years ago

LOL If I had to sit and do all that I would just write a book or two, I am here, is my thoughts and maybe a pictures or two and just run with it...

artisticscreech (62) · 7 years ago

Haha this is pretty similar to my process lol.

Yeah I have that habit of scraping everything and writing something else on the fly. It is probably unhealthy but it seems to workout sometimes.

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sanmi (64) · 7 years ago

The value depends on presenting in most effective manner, once you have your materials ready. For example, the images selected here are nice choice. That brings more joys to your post :)

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fabian98 (62) · 7 years ago

Hahahahaha very entertaining and excellent, I liked the way you do your publications, I'm going to copy :)

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chireerocks (72) · 7 years ago

Great to know that you are using the Power Of Visualisation and it's the most powerful tool when it's come to creation something from Nothing. And when imagination and Visualisation work together then the creation forms. And it's an ancient technique.

Content can be planned and can be produced in raw form (At the moment), but to gain the power of Visualisation you should have the power of belief because when you don't have belief then no matter what you visualise it will be wasted because your lack of belief will create an automatic mechanism of non acceptance of your Visualisation.

So learn to visualise because your imagination have power when you accept and act on it.

Wishing you an great day and stay blessed. 🙂

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coinsandchains (56) · 7 years ago

Yep, that's about it for me as well. I'm pretty much a crappy content creator. I have a hard enough time figuring out what to post. Then rewriting it 3 or 4 times and it's still crap. LOL
I think I'm going to start writing technical manuals on here I can do that.... Of course I have to figure out which one to write first. Too much thinking, it's making my head hurt.

Awesome post by the way.

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