Naturally, the more followers the better – at first glance. So of course most Steemers are going to try to attract more and more followers. One way they will do so it to Follow as many people as possible.
Which is all fine. But for me, I'm more concerned with creating quality content, and then if someone finds my posts interesting or informative, then they will follow me.
(I've been active on Steemit only for 2 weeks now, and that is clearly what is happening; the more decent posts I make, the more followers I attract. The numbers aren't huge, but that's fine with me.)
As many respondents have noted, too many followers might not be the ideal for everybody. I've been trying to keep track of my followers, but even after attracting a limited number of followers, I realize that it could get a bit stressful (for me, anyway) to keep up with them.
Of course, they can follow me without my interaction, but I believe it's best for Steemit if Steemers do what they can to create an interacting community. That's rather difficult to do if you have 10,000 followers. :-)
Anyway, thanks for the post, and the "How to survive" vid on YouTube. Both were quite helpful, especially since I'm only 2 weeks into the aforementioned "survival" stage.
Fortunately, I love creating the content that I'm making, and I spend over 8 hours / day doing so. And I have more and more ideas for posts, as well as series of posts.
Full Steem Ahead.
What I usually have done after taking social media seriously for the first time ever in my life (alternative, not mainstream) is make a reality check if I really want to moderate how often I do certain things, with upvotes being a good enough example. On Steemit especially, IIRC upvoting for more than 27 posts and articles within one given day will eventually downgrade the empowering and/or funding effects of your clicking, so there's definitely a dynamic in play there. The problem, though, is that at least when I was audience engaging on Vidme and even Minds, Gab and BitChute, I almost never had to worry about not giving support to enough people because those that deserved it were easier to rationalize over time and dedication. Perhaps when I use Steemit at least a bit more often than I have lately, can I reap the results I desire for both the HARDwork and NETwork aspects of Steemian groups (yes, this clever ol' post is insisting for your upvote, @flauwy! I'm on a roll here!).
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Hey @majes.tytyty, thank you for your comment. I think it is very good that you still have that drive. I have lost mine rather quickly on Steemit as I realized that long quality posts which I was used to create prior to Steemit will not create the reward I am hoping for. It takes too much time and Steemit doesn't honor timeless content. When Steemit changes it system I will change my style again but up until then I go on mass.
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