This was my motto since the day I posted my first entry Me Intro which only earned me .10 dollars.
Yesterday I had by 1000th follower and my first post which made around 100 $. I used to get just 10 cents. Now I get at least a dollar so what changed? Here is what.
I was motivated by my 10 cent earnings as I thought from here the things can only go up, but as the days passed by and each and every one of my post failed drastically on Steemit so the Motto was getting harder to keep but not impossible.
I tried to resolve why exactly are my posts failing? What have I been doing wrong ? I was writing good original content, using amazing pictures and sharing on a regular basis where was I wrong? but then I realized I was still treating my account like an blog where does the community factor go ? I was not interacting with anyone, never used to read somebody else’s content than why would anybody read mine? Why would anybody spend their precious time reading my post from which I only aim to make money? I then started spending most of my time with the community and learned a few things.
"Steemit is not your blog, It is a community"
I actively started reading others posts, and commented heart fully on their content which I genuinely read or watched thru. I never commented very common things like “great content loved it” “thanks for sharing” “Wow I didn’t know that”, “Nice pictures”, Instead of commenting I added value, If I genuinely respected somebody work I never forgot to say it and in specifics of what I really liked, as a poster you can easily decide from the comments who have read your content and who is just here to drop a comment. People loved the way how I really read the content and interacted with them to their content and they came back to my post and read my content and showed their appreciation in a similar way. From there my posts where moved on from just few cents to at least a dollars, So let me drop a advice for everyone which is already been shared a lot.
"Don’t just comment, Add value to the post"
Interacting with the community really helps you figure out what you had been doing wrong all this time. For example for a health advices on my blog I never used to cite scientific evidence which surely made my post demeaning but I never thought of it and it was pointed out to me by few fellow Steemians for which I am very grateful to them I now tend to present citations if necessary. If I never would have interacted with everyone I would have not known many things like benefits of randowhale, Why I should I only up-vote content that I really feel deserves it, Why supporting the younger ones in the community is very much important or the fact that whales are just people like us and will be happy to support you if you support everybody.
"Don’t just be a part of the community, Interact!"
Today I am just a step more in the community from where I was in the last month, and I will make it further for sure not just by walking alone but by moving together holding hands with each and everyone. And I will never forget.
"If anybody needs some help be the first one to be there"
At last I would love to thank all the people who follow me and my appreciation to each and everyone who invested their time to read any of my long post.
“I am and I will always be happy to be here”
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I really love the way you detail out how to grow better here on steemit. As a new member of the community from Nigeria, i must say this your article is very much helful. I've been asking if there are implications on how and what we upvote for a while now cos i practically upvote any article i read. Permit me to resteem... Thank you!
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Thanks a lot for resteeming ... See Upvoting sorts out the good articles from he bad one,
voting a good article helps you gain curation awards, due to very less Steem power you won't be getting any curation award for now but with the nice attitude you have you will soon be a bigger fish in Steemit so make it a habit of voting good articles from right this minute :) You can ask for any help any time from me :)
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Thanks... I will really appreciate the help.
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I've seen you post and resteem stuff all the time. You are strong so keep going!
Btw where you able to withdraw any money in the real world? I am still waiting for my internet card to come so I haven't tried to withdraw
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Thanks :) these words mean a lot to me .... No, I haven't tried it .. But do share your experience When you withdraw it for the first time :)
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My friend, you were the first stranger to follow me so I did the same :)
And yes I did have planned to make a guide if it works and a warning article if it doesnt.
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This is a great post. I completely agree with your attitude about how to get the most out of being on Steemit.
You can definitely notice the cycles on here. There will be a week or two where the "get rich quick" people come on, realize they can't make thousands of dollars with minimal investment in the community, and leave as quick as they joined.
Then you'll see those of us who want to grow and improve the community, frequently getting small payouts on our posts, but continuing to post anyway and sharing in the community. People like you are why I continue to interact with the community and share in the community!
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People like me and you .. We are going to make this great community the greatest.
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Or die trying!
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thanks for yr post, it is a really good motivation tool, for me at my age it is not important the 10 cent, but to be part of a community and to interact with somebody
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Yes .... If we get worried about our 10 cents now .. We are forgetting the bigger picture here..
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Absolutely true dude don't quit, better days are always ahead :) and you are the perfect example my friend :)
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Thank you for you appreciation ... Better days are coming soon :)
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Now that's the spirit!
Keep up the great work, re-Steemed.
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Thank you ... and as your name suggests .. Every bit matters !
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Many of the people who are making a lot of money on here are people playing a game, they are not interested in quality content, there is so much fake on here. Even replies are fake and it will be steemits undoing I suspect.
This person here has created a page on a very successful steemit blogger who he suspects is totally fake: http://posting.raleigh.backpage.com/online/classifieds/ViewAd.html/rdu/raleigh.backpage.com/?oid=41777868&uid=95861d686854ab327794e4b6af053457
And I tend to think that most people on here cannot make money from their interesting blogs, and they will go elsewhere as the growing amount of alternative steemit sites get better. Unfortunately there are too many multiple accounts on here from people doing strategic voting. It cant last surely?
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Wow .. Didn't knew a page like this exists .. I will go right away and read it ... I hope it last ! the tricks used by several steemers surely degrades the value of steemit thou
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Yes there seems to be another world here
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thats still 10cents more than you ll ever get at Facebook ;)
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Talking about facebook check out my new Post @ Social Media Wars
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meep
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Ha Ha ... 10 cents more then what I made on facebook in past 8 years :)
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This post received a 2.0% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @utfull! For more information, click here!
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Thanks rando :)
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Tengo poco tiempo en steemit y lo que mas me gusta es que puedo interactuar con otros
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Sí y la mejor parte es gente aquí son buenos :) gracias por comentar !
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Congratulations on getting your 1000 followers. It's definitely an amazing community here at STEEMIT. Keep up the wonderful blogs. Take care and Have a great day!
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Thank you Austeni .. I am sure you too will have a great time here :)
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I also observed something similar. The comments on most blogs are very generic. It is clear they never bothered to read your content. You will observe this, especially where the Steemer has a very high reputation or high Steem power.
It is obvious they are fishing for likes which is against the spirit of the platform and that in itself demoralizes the blogger. This is a very insightful post and congratulations on your achievement @Utfull.
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thankyoy deniskj .... Fishing for upvotes on comments has become a new trend to grab some easy money :)
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Thank you very much for this post. He was happy to read it. I still can not understand why my one post is priced at 1 cent and the second one is $ 10 although he only had one photo and a short comment.
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It really depends on who upvotes your content .. even if 50 percent with very low voting power and influence upvote your content you will only get 4-5 dollars but if even a single person with very high influence and voting power upvotes you it can make 100 $
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That was a great post, very inspiring. I have had my doubts on occasion, as it was easy to look at the big accounts and see people having success that you can only dream of, and think why bother. We shouldn't give up though. Just make some changes. Steemit is just that, a community, and a great community to be part of, at that! Yes we should put more effort into that part of it and interact more(myself included) so I will be taking your advice. Thanks
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You up to $3.17 on this post so you are doing something right. good work!
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Thank you for sharing so helpful information,I see where are my mistakes.I hope that I will do it .Wish me luck,please!
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