I think it is hard not to sell oneself on Steemit. The whole concept works through recognition. Nevertheless I try to create quality content. If you are into memory techniques, check out my posts.
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People are allowed to sell themselves; it's just incumbent on people who read their content to be critical and scrutinize that content knowing the creators' biases. Often it's just easier to ignore such people altogether.