🚫 3 Tips On What NOT To Do On Steemit to Gain Followers & Upvotes From A 2 Year Vet.! / My Steemit Journey! / 3 Useful Sites To Check Out! β˜‘

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πŸ’ Mary Ellen Here! (kidding πŸ˜‚) With a few tips for all the minnows out there, in the over 1 million strong Steemit Ocean, on what NOT To do on steemit if you want to stick around awhile without getting flagged to much and lowering your reputation but instead build up your reputation and gain more followers while your at it, which in turn will help that steem wallet grow!πŸ’²

πŸ’ Who Is @karenmckersie !? A Dolphin at one time! 🐬


πŸ’ My Journey: I am certainly not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree LOL! but I have been on Steemit for 2 years now after being told about it by my two sons @gavinthegreat and @mmckersie , and in that time I have built up over 5300 Awesome Steemit Followers and a Reputation of 70.69 ( check yours at "steemworld.org" ) In about a year I was actually a Dolphin with over 11,000 Steem Power saved up, untill I was laid off for 7 months and had to power most of it down. Thank You For Saving Me Steemit!


β˜‘ TIP: Go to pixabay.com for tons of free to use images! Of course being original and creating your own is best!

πŸ’In that time I made a lot of mistakes and actually lived through a couple of big flag wars a year ago, Wont be the first, Wont be the last, It's a Steemit thing!
But I lived and learned along the way, and will for sure keep learning every day. You need to be patient and persistent "Rome Was Not Built In A Day!" I started on Steemit in July of 2016 with O money O Followers and was new to the internet ( could never afford it or a computer back then), I only been to Facebook to talk with family back east but never liked it, and never go there anymore. I was never on any other social media sites and i'm still not except for Steemit!


I Created all my Bitmojis on bitmoji.com App

πŸ’ So if I can do it starting out with absolute O So Can You! Never Give Up, although it may not look like it now with the falling crypto markets, the future is looking awesome for Steem and Steemit + The the soon to be released SMTs by @ned that will help Steemit to Skyrocket! If you stay positive, positive things will Happen!πŸš€

A Big Shout Out To Some Awesome Steemians ( Off the top of my head) That Have Supported Me A Long time Now, That You Should Check Out! These are just a few, Your all awesome!: @ned / @sweetsssj / @doitvoluntarily / @world-travel-pro / @gavinthegreat / @mmckersie / @susanne / @allasyummyfood / @gringalicious / @fibra59 / @darthnava / @ace108 / @pit-bullion / @charles1 / @quinneaker / @yankee-statman / @fat-elvis Whew! I really could go on and on Lol! THANKS EVERYONE!

🚫 Tips On What NOT To Do On Steemit To Gain Upvotes + Followers!


🚫 (#1) Do NOT ask or Beg for Upvotes, Resteems or ask people to go to your blog and check out all your stuff and "Please upvote my stuff" OR "I upvoted you, please upvote me back!" OR "Follow for Follow / I followed you,follow me back!" Once you have been here for awhile you will see how annoying it is when it starts happening to you!


3 REASONS:
πŸ”΅(1) Its Spamming, which is very frowned upon here.

πŸ”΅(2) Upvotes for Upvotes are generally not equal. If my account is worth more then yours then so is my upvote, and with only 10, 100% upvotes per day I like to spread out my votes as fairly as possible without lowering my vote by to much so that its worth more for everyone. You may vote on a persons awesome story or post that truely deserves then expect them to upvote you back for a single picture with no story or a shit post, not equal or fair at all!

πŸ”΅(3) Same with follows and followers. You should be careful to follow and choose followers that are like minded and will support you for the long haul ( something I didn't do but learned later ) as you support each other and grow, so will your wallet, so try to choose some Big steemians along with others ( whales/Dolphins) that are like minded to follow and Upvote/Comment And get to know them, soon they might do the same back, just don't beg or ask them to!

β˜‘ HINT: It's better to say something like this as an example :
πŸ”΅ I loved your Meme / Post etc, hahaha, so true! I totally agree and made a similar meme / post / story earlier. Thanks for sharing with us, I am following you now! ( only do this when you have a post thats related to the topic.)
"This way people are more likely to go to your blog and see your recent post / meme / story etc., as your not spamming or begging them to do it, and they will be more likely to upvote plus follow you, instead of flagging or blocking you! Good luck to you , this will definitely help you moving forward."

πŸ’πŸ’²Once the price of steem starts going back up, more people will return/join. steemit, which will help you gain more awesome followers bringing more upvotes and steem into your wallet!πŸ’²πŸ’

🚫 (#2) Do NOT Drop links in peoples comments.
REASON:
πŸ”΅ People don't like it! Its another form of spamming and if your doing it all the time its sure way to get no followers or upvotes. and possibly flagged/Blocked. Its different if you only do it very seldom and with someone you know really well, or if its totally related to what they posted about, and you know they would love to check it out or see it!

🚫(#3) Do NOT Whine, cry , complain or start revenge flagging.
πŸ”΅This is a sure fire way to get less followers, O Upvotes and more flags/blocks. Keeping an upbeat and positive attitude will surely attract the right types of Followers like (Dolphins/Whales etc)That have a lot of money invested in the platform doing well! and this is accomplished with a Positive attitude!


πŸ’ If You Stay Positive, Patient and Persistent , Good Things Will Happen!πŸ‘


β˜‘ Here Are Some helpful Sites/links To Check Out!:β˜‘


β˜‘ (1) steembottracker.com / Awesome site Created by @yabapmatt ! Check out all the bots stats etc. and the optimum time to use them!*
https://steembottracker.com/

β˜‘ (2) Steem World Created by @steemchiller / This site has tons of stats about you or anyone else you want check out! See what your reputation level is at, and how close you are to leveling up! Plus the stats on who upped you and at what percentage! Its a great site!
https://steemworld.org

β˜‘ (3) Steem.Supply/ Created by @dragosroua Great place to see who are your top 20 supporters etc./ Or any ones stats just put in their name instead of yours. Plus your account value/ Reputation level and much more! I love this site!
http://steem.supply/@dragosroua ( add your name instead)

πŸ’β˜‘ These are just a few of many great sites to check out created by some awesome steemians, that you can vote if you like for witness.
https://steemit.com/~witnesses


πŸ’Thanks everyone for all your awesome support! Its been much appreciated these past 2 years. Never stop Steeming on, we are headed to the moon!πŸš€

@karenmckersie / @momskitchen


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Sorry to hear you lost your job, have you managed to get a new job yet. Cheers mike

Oh yes! thanks for your kind reply ! I returned to work full time around February but had gotten so fqr behind that I am still trying to catch up, and will be laid off again at the end of September when the security contract ends, but will at least have enough hours to collect Employment insurance , but it sure does not pay enough to barely survive on ! Hopefully the Steem price goes way up by then Lol!πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ’²πŸ’²πŸ’²

Hopefully before September something else will turn up . Cheers mike

Yes thank you! Cheers!🍺🍹🍷🍻

I should have added , you can also get some pretty good upvotes by just leaving awesome comments in posts after reading them, or commenting on other peoples comments! Stay Positive and never give up!πŸ˜€πŸ’•βœŒπŸ‘

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Wow I can't wait to be a Dolphin one day. Haha. Been here for abt 7 months and so far I've got a few quality followers I wouldn't exchange for lots. 😊

Good tips!

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Thats awesome @artgirl ! You need about 5,000.00 Steem power to be a Dolphin ! Keep saving up and you will be there before you know it! Glad you liked my tips! Steem On!βœŒπŸ˜€πŸ’•

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Wow I'm not even halfway there. hahahaha Dangit. I should power up some more. :P

Haha! I know the feeling!βœŒπŸ’•πŸ˜€

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I've been on steemit for 4 months, and it has not been easy at all, but posts like yours gives me strength to keep trying.... Thank you very much
From a #minnow

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Building out a social network presence is hard work, especially if your IRL network doesn't use the same network. That's why Karen's advice is so important. Begging for followers doesn't work, but talking to people and getting to know them does.

It also helps if you can find a community of people with similar interests. I'm one of the admins of @opgaming, a gaming oriented steemit group. It's not exactly the fastest growing, but we have members who help each other out. There are groups like mine for all sorts of interests, so definitely join one (or three) if you haven't already.

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Thanks so much for your awesome reply@ddrfr33k ! You are so right and its something I should do as well once I get a chance, thanks for the great advice! Steem On!πŸ˜€βœŒπŸ‘πŸ’•

Awe thats really awesome! Never give up, things will get better soon!πŸ˜€πŸ‘βœŒπŸ’•

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Thanks

Such an inspirational post @karenmckersie :-) I'm referred to as a dinosaur by my siblings who always say I'm so bad with technology and computers (which is actually true!), but I'm not doing so bad by actually starting life on the internet through steemit! I'll hang in and hope for the best with my posts, now that I'm actually making more effort!

Haha I am also a dinosaur just new to the internet on Steemit two years ago! wow I learned so much and still need to learn a ton more, good thing my sons now 28 and 31 who grew up with internet in schools know a lot and teach me everything lol! Best of luck to you on Steemit !πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜Š

Haha, thank you @karenmckersie, encouraging to know that dinosaurs can also succeed online!

Yes! Hahaha glad to meet another one! I will follow you as well in my @momskitchen blog for all things foodie when I get a chance ! Us internet noobs must stick together! lol!πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Haha yes we must! Thank you @karenmckersie :-)

You know what @karenmckersie... You just gave me big hope.. I've had the account but i wasn't active because i lost my phone some days after i registered. However, i have decided to be hopeful, i joined the photography world on steemit and I've been trying to make an excellent mark. You know that feeling when you don't win a contest, aaargh, i just move on and try to take better photos.
Thank you for this post.. I'm happy
😎

Awe ! thats so great to hear! it took me a long time get rolling and its still hard ! But better days are ahead , its just very slow right now. So glad your staying! Contests are a great way to to get noticed and gain followers and meet new like minded people in the community , winning is just an added bonus! I enter lots of contests and seldom win, but I always gain more like minded followers, so thats a win right there. best of luck to you moving forward, I am so glad my post helped you out!πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘βœŒπŸ’•

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Upvoted and resteem for my new followers to read.
I am happy that Steem helped you when you needed it most!!

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Awe ! Thank you so much @momogrow for your kind reply upvote and resteem! Yes it was so awesome that steem price was quite high at that time , at one point I sold some steem over 8.00 Per Steem Canadian, it was awesome and so needed to pay rent a few months ago! Thank goodness for Steemit! Best of luck to you my friend!πŸ‘βœŒπŸ’•

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It's a great post for me to read. I could understand what you explained, and I'll pay more attention on the tips you shared. Thanks a lot for sharing. I'll keep fighting here in Steemit. N I am following you now.

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Awesome reply @city29 , your learning all ready , I love that! and thanks for the follow and resteem! I will visit your blog now and all the best to you on steemit! Its very slow right now, but will pick up soon!πŸ’πŸ˜€βœŒπŸ‘πŸ’•

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It's okay for me whatever the condition is. I am beginner here and I'm still learning about everything in Steemit. I do understand that to be successful like other steemians, of course, I need hard work and big effort. Thank you so much, @karenmckersie. Nice to meet you.

You are so right! nice to meet you too!πŸ’πŸ‘πŸ˜€

When i begged you for upvotes and comments and at that time when you replied back saying that "spamming these things will not make you sucessfull,you have to work hard " at that time i realised that i was doing work in wrong way but after that time i am doing genuine work and now i am making little bit progress on daily basis.

I hope you @karenmckersie remembered me.

with regards
Gaurav

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Oh I do ! I am so glad I was able to help you out! im wishing you much success on Steemit!βœŒπŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ’•

thanks @karenmckersie for your continous support.

with regards
Gaurav

You are welcome! good luck on dMania!πŸ˜€

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wow, a great post @karenmckersie, very informativeπŸ˜‰ ... I learned many unknown things, and I will follow your good advice✍ ... thank you very much for sharing your experiences with us😜,this type of publications are those that make us grow, to which we have less experience.πŸ’ƒ... congratulations for your years of experiencesπŸ‘πŸ‘

Awe thank you so much for your kind reply, its much appreciated! I am so glad to help, and make steemit a better place! Best of luck to you!βœŒπŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ’•

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Just a 6 month old minnow here. Hit 3003 followers this week.

I have had most positive results with the advice to comment on other's posts. It is natural and friendly to go to their site once you receive a comment. It has helped in creating a small group of regulars!

My main focus on estimating my growth is the reputation score. Iit will be a while for me to hit the 70 mark. Congrats on that!

I feel pretty good that I have never asked or invited upvotes. I also made the decision not to buy votes so am off to a really slow start. Never understood why one would feel the meed to ask for a vote....it is the purpose of Steemit, why would you need to remind anyone?

Been a few times I was feeling like this is useless but still here and don't plan on going anywhere soon.

I have a refridgerator magnet I though of when I read the 'heading for the moon' statement, I do not know author:

'Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you will land among the stars'

Thats awesome @nananini ,your off to a great start! thanks for your awesome reply, you are going to do great here on steemit! Fabulous quote at the end, I love it!βœŒπŸ’•πŸ˜€

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I am certainly tryimg. You are a great example of success.

Awe, thank you!βœŒπŸ’•πŸ˜€

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Thanks for giving useful advices

Hope it helps you out! Good luck on steemit!πŸ˜€

So you are a designer actually :p Thanks for sharing your learnings with us as not everyone has the courage to do this.

Glad you liked it, thank you!πŸ˜€πŸ’•βœŒ

I loved it.

Thank You!πŸ‘πŸ˜€

You got a 18.46% upvote from @brupvoter courtesy of @momskitchen!

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Awesome compilation of great information. :) specially for new people that just join in :)

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My Steemit Meme art

Made This the other day as a joke not realizing, it must be used sparingly if at all. I enjoy making art and telling stories, and did learn quickly some things, like proper tagging. But learned later after losing followers that there are spamming rules. After realizing my mistake, I just resumed posting and trying to figure out how to use the platform. Questions like using bots? Which I have not. I began commenting and I started to gain momentum again. Just a guy learning the ropes now, waiting to once again start posting fresh stuff. Which I did this week, go figure! :) HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Really enjoyed and will continue to look through this post and learn, thank you! @karenmckersie

Glad to hear it!πŸ˜€βœŒ

Thats awesome! You will find everyday you will something new! Thats how we grow. best of luck to you on steemit!βœŒπŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ’•

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This post has received a 6.91 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @karenmckersie.

You got a 33.18% upvote from @emperorofnaps courtesy of @karenmckersie!

Want to promote your posts too? Send 0.05+ SBD or STEEM to @emperorofnaps to receive a share of a full upvote every 2.4 hours...Then go relax and take a nap!

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Your post had been curated by the @buildawhale team and mentioned here:

https://steemit.com/curation/@buildawhale/buildawhale-curation-digest-06-29-18

Keep up the good work and original content, everyone appreciates it!

Thats awesome thank you!πŸ‘βœŒ

I am so sorry to hear about your tough times...and I am glad you came through it and really inspires me to do well at this platform...it was a good message you put through for new poeple like me..I will be definitely following you from now on and looking forward to your contents...I know my vote will not count for much but I will still upvote you...
Have a great day...

Awe thanks for your kind reply ! Good night!βœŒπŸ‘

Good night :)