To the Person Whose Full Upvote Costs $0.001 This is For You

Self-doubt

So, you are now hitting the one-month mark and you still feel unappreciated and unnoticed in the platform. Negativity and discouragement is now storming your entire system. Trust me, you are not alone. Everybody will go through that stage as Steemit is not just a battleground of talented writers, photographers and artists. It is more like an arena of war between the talented and those untalented yet persevering individuals who are still on the process of discovering their weapons in this system.

In the words of our superhero @surpassinggoogle,

However, it is very possible that you may feel tied! When your "odds" is an entire mountain, an entire nation and your very self, then it is very possible to feel tied and become a box that's harder to unbox.

So, you see, what you are going through right now is very normal and have been experienced even by those who are considered big fishes in Steemit.

I have been asking around as to how to succeed in this platform and repeatedly answered with the usual,

Post quality articles.

It is one short, honest and straightforward answer yet insufficient to those who are still starting. How do you define quality? How do I make quality?

Thus, I have created this article for those who are still unsure what quality article is and how ensuring such will help you boost your value and earnings in the platform. All the discussion that will be shared here are all based on my years of experience as a blogger and a writer in multiple niches.

I will make sure to cover all areas that need to be prioritized upon blog creation and publication. Also, I will highlight few behaviors that will help you succeed in Steemit. So, read on and widen your learning horizon.

Quality Articles Need Quality Titles

This is a no brainer as we all know that title is the very first thing that your readers will see. This will either make or break their interest to read your article. So, you have to make sure that your title is interesting, enticing and unique for you to get the attention and curiosity of your readers.

You can always make sure that your title is a combination of common, uncommon, emotional and powerful words. You can opt to use the tool which has helped me for years now.

This is the CoSchedule Headline Analyzer

When you are using this tool, your only goal is to hit at least 70%. With this, you can already guarantee a more appealing title for your articles.

Grammar and Spelling are Also Important

Of course, you would not be able to fully convey your message to your readers with erroneous article. No matter how great your message is if it is delivered with a lot of errors, your readers will lose interest and find other writers that can fulfill their demands without hassles of spelling and grammar.

Luckily for all of us here in Steemit, I haven’t met any grammar nazi. However, regardless how understanding people in Steemit are, everybody deserves a well-written and proofread article.

You can always subscribe to grammarly.com
to ensure that you will be able to minimize grammar errors in your article. It also check proper word usage and spelling.

Promote Plagiarism-Free Articles

If you do not want your account to be flagged by Cheetah and other plagiarism bots, make sure that you only post original articles. Cite your references when there really is a need for their work to be included in your article. Again, the golden rule in writing is ;

To give credit where credit is due.

It is very helpful that you also learn how to paraphrase articles to avoid any plagiarism issues in your work. Also, you can make use of anti-plagiarism tools such as [plagiarisma.net]9http://plagiarisma.net/) or copyscape.com

Disclaimer: Some of the tools that were mentioned here requires monthly subscription. It will still depend on you when you prefer to use their services. A little investment from your Steemit earnings will definitely go a long way.

Structure is Essential Too
Just like writing your journal and essays during highschool, your blog should still follow the recommended structure of written articles.

Introduction presents your general topic and set the sail for your discussion. Making excellent and attractive introduction is just as important as creating alluring title. This is where your readers gauge whether they did the right thing opening your article and once they feel like they were wrong doing such, they will automatically close the page leaving you no chance to prove your skills. So, make sure that your introduction magnets your readers’ interest even more and also allow them to look forward to your further discussion.

The body of your article should answer all the questions which you have presented in the introduction. Also, this is where you fulfill your promise to your readers by discussing the main topic of your article. You managed to get their attention. Thus, it is only imperative that you deliver what they expect from you.

Conclusion is where you summarize the main points of your discussion and also the part where you remind your readers that you fulfilled your promise of delivering the needed information. This is also where you include your own understanding and your recommendation for all your readers to follow or see for themselves.

Find Your Niche. Write About Your Interests

We have heard how Steemit pushes us to try different fields of interest. In fact, through Steemit, I was able to embrace acceptance and interests in the cryptoworld and start developing my drawing skills. However, when you are still starting, it is best that you develop first the things that you are good at.

Master your craft. Develop your expertise until you reach the zenith of success. Playing trial error with other field is not a bad thing but when you are still building your reputation and name in the platform, it is best that you do it with your best foot forward.

Never Beg People to Follow You or Upvote Your Posts

This is something that is very personal to me. In fact, if you will check my account, you will see that I only have 85 followers. 85 followers in 20 days. To most of the people in Steemit, that is way too slow. However, I am very proud to say that these 85 followers I have actually chose me. I never asked them to check my profile or upvote my posts.

You may have thousands of followers under your name but are you sure all of them are looking forward to your every posts? Are you confident that these are loyal followers? The thing is, if you beg people to upvote your posts, you will only have their vote once (most likely only during the time you asked them to). Thus, you will still find your future posts underrated and unnoticed.

So, people, just like in real life, never beg people to choose you. Let them do the choosing and if they are satisfied with you and your work, they will stay and will even support you achieve your goals.

All in all, Steemit is an interactive platform where everyone should push each other to be better in their chosen game. So, always encourage people. Tell them the best ways to improve themselves. Talk to each other. Afterall, Steemit wants us to be interactive.

The abovementioned tips will surely make a difference in your Steemit journey. So, practice and apply them in your future posts. If there is something you would like to add, feel free to leave your comment in the reply box.

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