Lately, I’ve been getting A LOT of private messages on Discord and Steemit.chat from people who are asking my advice.
And really often what I can smell between the lines of their words is the desperation to get as much crypto on here as possible.
Or they get aren’t even trying to hide and come out with it straight away!
How can I get seen more?
What can I do to my posts to get more upvotes?
Is that a good niche to go into? Is that a great way of making $steem?
And really, I am getting a bit fed up with it all.
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT!
I don't know who made this gif but it's AMAZING! If you can show me that you really made it, you'll get a slice of the SBD from this post! Found on giphy.com
Do not come to me with questions about how to get more $steem or how to get your article on trending.
I DO NOT KNOW.
And don’t wish to know.
What I do know is this :
JUST BE YOURSELF ON HERE AND DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE MONEY.
DON’T THINK ABOUT WHAT ARTICLES WOULD BE THE BEST.
DON’T GO WRITING ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU ‘KNOW’ WOULD MAKE A LOT OF $ IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT
IF YOU ARE JUST YOURSELF AND WRITE ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU LIKE, IT’LL ALL HAPPEN ON IT’S OWN
MAKE FRIENDS
INTERACT
BRING AUTHENTICITY AND GENUINENESS TO THE TABLE
JUST BE YOU!
And if you don’t understand that, then maybe you get THIS!
Made my friend @overkillcoin
We are a community.
We are a tribe.
We are in this together.
Let us celebrate eachother.
Let us connect in a real way.
Let us be genuine friends.
We are pioneers of a new age and should grasp this opportunity to make this place into something incredible.
Something so beautiful and inclusive of everyone that EVERYONE lives in abundance.
That is the potential it has.
But only if you help being a part of that.
Don't think in I.
Think in We.
Woah. First sort of rant post but it's all in good spirit and to make this place better and better
BIG love,
Ashley
My LoveProject is @humansofsteemit! Featuring the humans behind the Steemit usernames!
Well said. I have an interest in many things and like to discover and share a variety. I know we all want to create financial freedom, but more importantly is to live with passion and being yourself. You will always find those that connect to you. I have had some great discussions on here about poetry, art, food, crypto, writing, photography etc. There is so much to share and learn about one another that can make this a great adventure. x
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YES!
Exactly :)
🙌🔶🙌
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I think the most genuine way to make more steem (after being yourself and over thinking it) is to just buy Steem with extra income. People spend SO much on useless stuff and you could easily be putting $10 into your steem account a week instead of buying processed taco bell junk, and then you can use your steem power to promote what you acutally care about (which is great advice, a cliche but true because cliches often are cliche because, they are - true)
I think budgeting could just change peoples lives - by the end of the year investing $520 into Steem by not buying tacos could help out so much.
Thanks for speaking the truth, just because money is involved, doesn't mean people have to have a total eclipse of the heart-(sorryilikethatsong) total eclipse of judgement.
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You REALLY don't have to say sorry about the whole total eclipse of the hear thing.
COS I LOVE THAT SONG TOO!
I just put it on... SO gooooood.
And yes you are right!
I haven't invested a single cent into Steem so I don't think like that but you make a very good point!!!
🙌🔶🙌
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Turrrn aronnnnnd- AHEM.
I view it like this - I can either buy a pizza slice or have more steem power. I bet it will continue to compound in value in time. So glad you like the song by the way lol.
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I love it!! Authentic human interaction is indeed the key and I have observed that in the Whales that interact with their audience and comment on the good ones that enrich the discussion, to the Orcas and Dolphins that stop by their communities and advocacies and give hope and inspiration to the minnows.
Even minnows who are struggling to extend their reach are doing something by interacting.
A lot of new members @steemitfamilyph ask me the same thing. I always give the same answer create good content, interact with those that commented and turn followers to engagers.
A lot of people who join Steemit think by posting any content and then tagging a whale will give them instant riches. They are the ones who are bitter and say that the whales are biased. I would ask was your content the best you can do and not merely a placeholder post for votebegging ( ok I never say the 2nd thing) and most often they would say it is what's trending.
People don't realize that even if we don't see them face to face the truth can be seen in between the lines, the word choices and images they use and the feeling they put in it. If it feels fake people will not respond to it.
I have not found the easy way of getting noticed and earning because each post I make is a labor of love and a reflection of who I am. Each interaction raw and uninhibited and with no judgement to the individual. It is hard work and it time consuming but anything worth it is done through those two concepts.
I always love reading your thoughts thank you an awesome human.
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Yeah, they are so many 'beggers' and 'letsgetrickquick' people on this platform who just DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT!
But also, I see a lot of people who are doing the right thing.
Like yourself.
I am very happy you take the time to comment on my posts!
:)
🙌🔶🙌
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YES! Girl, I'm so fed up with those people I feel like writing a lot of apenstaartjes in your post! I mean, people, stopping wasting time with these questions and start doing some genuine like being yourselves! And plus, it's just not easy, you need to work too.
Well said!
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Hahaha
apenstaartjes!!!!
Thanks dear!!
🌸☮🌸
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These 2 things I am doing:
Just be yourself and write about things you like
Bring authenticity and genuineness to the table
Now I'm just waiting for it to:
Happen all on its own.
Which it course it already is.
I've been blown away by Steemians willingness to help and by all the things I'm learning by interacting. Did you know, for example that a pupae and a chrysalis were 2 different things. I didn't.
Did you know that there is such a thing as frozen flower art. Nope. I didn't know that either.
Going after the money sounds like a chore to me. I'm excited to bring my best self and just enjoy the experience and, as if by magic, I'm making money too.
Listen to @ashleykalila. She knows what she's talking about. 😁
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You are sweet Gillian.
You are doing just fine!
Looking forward to seeing where you are in a year's time!
🌸☮🌸
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Thanks @ashleykalila. I have a feeling that I can't even begin to imagine where i will be in a year's time. It's an exciting prospect and i look forward to it! 💙
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This is a hopeful post. The competitive edge feels a little archaic to me. I like the idea of staying positive and authentic and trusting that abundance always comes from that. Lets move out of scarcity mindset into abundance, being genuine and trusting that unforeseeable good is on its way through all the seeds being planted!
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Yes. Archaic. That's the PERFECT word for it!!!
I see that you are going to be ABSOLUTELY fine on here! :)
💥💥💥
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"We are a community.
We are a tribe.
We are in this together.
Let us celebrate eachother.
Let us connect in a real way.
Let us be genuine friends."
^^This is why I love Steemit! Yes, of course I'd like to make some coin along the way, but the people here are AMAZING! It's so easy to find and make friends. Be genuine. Have fun. Contribute to the value of the platform with quality content and curation. Everything else will come. :)
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You get it!
Whoop whoop
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But Sir! I bought much piggycoin because was told would moon. When moon sir?
You upvote me sir?
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😓😓😓😓
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Basically, put your thoughts on Steem and steemdollars behind curtains. Stop thinking too much. Write what you like. Write what you are expert on. Do it consistantly every day and the money will automatically flow your way . Even if it doesnot there is nothing to lose.
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YUP!.
You've got it!
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You are so right @ashleykalila. Yours is still better because they ask. They ask and use the DM to spam. I get a lot of posts and they will say i should upvote them.
Coming together and interacting with quality content is what can make us grow on steemit and not begging for upvote here and there.
@seyiodus.
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Oh those damn DMs.
I just don't even respond to them anymore.
You know what helps? Putting yourself as invisible. Then they don't know you are online haha
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Even if I do put myself in the invisible mode, They will still leave the post for me to get. I was thinking yesterday that there should be a way to delete their messages.
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I agree on all of this!! This is the way to be a good Steemian (and Human being). This is the message to spread, thanks:)
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🔥🔥🔥
yessssssssss!
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@ashleykaylila totally agreed to you :)
I'm here to learn one or two things, this post is all I want to read to motivate myself.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
Love.
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Hihi.
It's really THAT simple
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Wow i am using this information to grow on steemit,thank you dear friend
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Well said @ashleykhalifa... I joined #steemit last year december, at first I didn't know what to do cause the whole platform seems weird to me... Hell, we are all here for the money/cryto but for me the information and things i have come acrossed in this community is amazing. And one of the problems i have here is making friends... Seems like everyone is too big or busy to help me out in areas i don't understand
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Yo wyclef
Apart from the fact that you spelled my name wrong, you are a good dude.
Get on this Discord server. There are people on it especially to help people out.
https://discord.gg/92S8BFM
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Thanks alot...
I'm grateful.... And sorry for the way i missplelled your name
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Do what you do on Facebook on steemit. lol
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Well, that is not entirely true.
Cos a lot of people also only use Fakebook to promote their business or whatever.
Hehe
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Good point but it is a start.
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