There are several ways you can earn STEEM, here are some options:
Content creator
Create interesting and valuable content on Steemit to earn STEEM as a content creator
Freelance work
Networking with a community member on steemit and share your passion or specialized skills that you can offer to the community as paid services or market your product.
Take part in Contests and Challenges
Steemitblog and many other communities regularly run contests for every Steemian to join, if you win and upvote by official steem curation accounts or some other big whales, you will earn rewards by posting.
Lease/Renting out your Steem Power
Buy some STEEM from exchanges and power up your STEEM to Steem Power then rent/lease it out to other Steemit users for daily Steem payment to your wallet.
You can buy STEEM from crypto exchanges. Here is a list of the most popular exchanges:
Poloniex
Binance
Bittrex
Huobi
The primary option is to write original content and not plagiarise. Plagiarism can damage your reputation and see you get downvoted.
Once again, plagiarised from here -
https://steemit.com/guide/@steemitblog/steemit-a-guide-for-newcomers
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
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