I joined Steemit in June. (This is my second account. I discuss this here.)
For two long months, I tried different posts to see what kind of content drew the upvotes. I decided, though, that I was in it for the long haul and that I was going to figure it out. I finally carved out a niche writing detailed tutorials about things I know; however, I was missing being able to write more spontaneous content. So, here I am.
Steemit is not without flaws. You must consider that it is still really new...barely over a year old, I think. We are freaking pioneers.
I am an advocate of Steemit is what you make it. People who tell you to follow whales, comment on their posts, and basically kiss ass are idiots. You should follow people that interest you. You should comment when you feel you have something to lend to the conversation. Anything else is fake.
We are all here because the monetary incentives are compelling. Our secondary reason should drive our content. The community here is unique. People are kind and helpful rather than nasty like you might see on Reddit or in the comments on YouTube. Being nasty doesn't pay.
I am here to write. Period. Paragraph.
I'm going to write regardless. If I never make another cent and no one ever reads another word, I'm still going to write. I can do it on my own website and never see a comment or any engagement at all, or I can do it on Steemit and make a few cents in the process...maybe even a few dollars.
It's easy to pick out the flaws, but what you want to do is pick your schtick. What's your "thing"? If you have multiple things, which one gets the best response on Steemit? Do that...a lot. More than likely, 20% of what you post is going to make up 80% of your revenue. It's just the lay of the land in this millennial world.
I hope you won't abandon the effort.
Agreed what you said about posting on your website. I also have a couple of blogs - nary any comment on them though, and of course no earnings, lol. So Steemit it is. I am just now thinking of embedding Steemit on my websites (those where this is possible - like websites built on the Wix platform).
Yeah, my sites are on WordPress, and I noticed that SteemTools.com had a plugin to display my Steemit posts over there. I may have to give it a try. Why not?
didn't know about that, thanks for the link, another one for my bookmarks - cheers 🍺
Cool! I'm happy to help!
I don't know...some whale just took away their votes on my posts. They dropped 8$ overnight...and the one where I'm swimming as a mermaid with a whale shark is pretty crazy. Right now I think I want to leave. I don't like the high school popularity contest dynamics.
With respect you just have to get over yourself and get involved if you wanna be involved. If you want to have a bigger stake, either earn it by interacting with the community, or turn yourself into a bigger player by investing actual money in the platform to increase the weight of your own voting and vote for yourself and your friends. The system is open to 'abuse', okay, but it is open for anyone to 'abuse it', so is it really abuse or just the way the system works? I am sorry to say it, but this sounds like whining from where I'm sitting, forgive me if I am mistaken. I hope you stick with it and spend time working out what the platform is about, what it can do, and most importantly, what you can do with it and for it. We are all stakeholders, ultimately.
I find it interesting that posts like these begin with "with respect"...and then "get over yourself". I don't actually have to read further because just that has unmasked your character. I did of course read it and I disagree. You obviously haven't bothered reading about my experiences here. It was unethical and rude.
Steem dropped overnight. The amounts on your posts and in your wallet will fluctuate with the market. It's just the way cryptocurrency works. I don't fully understand it...I just know it fluctuates.