I’ve only been on Steemit for a couple of weeks, but I’ve done well enough to pay my rent, which I posted about yesterday. Since then, I’ve had some people ask me for advice, which I’m happy to give!
First of all, stay humble. I didn’t know much when I started and I have to give credit to other users who wrote helpful articles before me. Also, rent can vary - one person commented about how they’re trying to raise $1,000 for rent. I’m renting a single room week-by-week, so my achievement was a bit smaller. Larger goals take more time, but are still attainable!
Peep the mess of clothes behind me... I don't have a big closet like I used to when I lived with my parents!
Second, I try to post things that I think people will find interesting. For example, someone suggested that I write this advice post, and I found ones before it to be helpful. I also see what other people are posting about and consider what content my followers might want to read.
By capturing followers’ interest, you gain more followers and your post will gain more traction. The more people that see your post, the more chances you have for an upvote.
On that note, I try to utilize the tags as efficiently as possible. If there’s more than one tag that could serve as the primary tag, then I choose the one that’s more popular. For example: when writing a post about using Steemit, whether it’s about paying rent (life) or giving advice (blog) I’ll use the tag Steemit first because it’s the most popular.
I’ve had a few missteps here: like when I spent a few hours writing, editing, and formatting my second post, which was about musical theatre and the Tony awards. I used “tonys” as the primary tag and almost no one saw the story. Turns out, I’m the first person to use that tag, so no one was looking for that content.
Third, I use pictures. I’m building a lifestyle blog, and part of my lifestyle is modeling. Therefore, I get a lot of nice pictures that I want to share. If I put a picture of myself as the first photo, which ends up being the thumbnail photo, people are more likely to look at my post.
Not a model? That’s okay. Psychologists have determined that people are attracted to looking at human faces, and the brain will see faces in items that don’t look like faces at all… (:
Including a photo of yourself could help you get more views. Maybe take a picture of yourself with some dollar bills if you’re posting about money. You could try including your hand holding a dish if you’re blogging about food. People like things, but we also like people.
Finally, I try to connect with people. My primary reason for joining Steemit in the first place was to connect with people at the same time as potentially earning money. If someone responds to my post, I reply back (and have gotten into some pretty cool conversations from it). If I like a post, I usually write a little note in addition to upvoting.
I follow users with content that I like to see, not just people or bots who will automatically upvote for upvote or follow for follow. I also sign off with “xo, Cecilia” because I feel that’s more friendly than a line asking for upvotes or follows.
Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate upvotes, follows, and resteems, but I make them a secondary focus. If you focus on connecting with people, they will show their appreciation. This will also make the Steemit experience as a whole more enjoyable.
Extra Note: Today, we see the update that has given minnows more voting power than before. That’s all the more reason to connect with everyone, not just whales!
Here are a couple of posts that I found to be extremely helpful: this one from @sweetsssj and this one from @ogochukwu .
I hope these are helpful. Happy Steeming, everyone!
xo,
Cecilia
Good post there @ceciliakeirstead! I only joined last Friday and see just how amazing this whole thing can be....right about now, I can say I'm all in and a STEEMIAN for life!! Stay beautiful!! @peazfulman....hope you'll follow me!
I'm glad you like the post! I've only been on for a couple of weeks and Steemit has been great already... just wait till you start getting payouts from your posts and upvotes!
I'm sure the payouts will be fun, I still cant believe that I'm actually going to have a sort of payout, just for posting or commenting on content....is this really happening??! Lolol😄😂😁 I'm sooo excited to see what the future brings for our community! Hope your day is just as beautiful as you are @celiakeirstead, keep up the good work!
Spread da Love Yo! 🤙😎🤙
❤💛💚 @peazfulman
I'm excited too! Thanks! I have plenty of love to share.
Good for you. I am happy for you. It also helps that you are pretty.
Thank you. I hope my advice was still helpful!
Good to see you are still posting, you are doing much better then many other newbies i know ( myself included)
I think that the hardfork update will help out with that. Lots of us new folks don't have whales following us, but now the people that do follow have more voting power.
so is this here to stay> ? i need to be more vigilant with my votes now! haha
I think so? I'm still learning, too, but I assumed it was here to stay. I guess we'll have to see!
You learn from experience and observation. Great post
I'm glad you liked it! Honestly, experience is a harder teacher than observation, but I feel lucky to have both to draw from.
Hey congratz!
Thank you!
Hi cecilia! Congrats!
Hey, thanks!
Congratulations on your success and thank you for the sage advice! I really look forward to growing with this community! STEEM!
You're welcome! I think you'll find a lot of supportive people along the way. Full steem ahead!
Thanks for the advice! I definitely need to work on my tags.
Be careful too, because you can't edit the order of the tags after you publish the post! Before I publish, I look at the list of popular tags to the right of the Steemit page to see what popular category my post will best fit into.
Awesome. Thanks!
You're welcome!
I love seeing successful people share their advice to the community. That's what my blog is all about!
Great post! Followed :)
Yeah, that's one of the things I like about Steemit. Users are genuinely willing to help each other figure things out.
Thanks for the advice. We get new people often and we need the information to continuously recycle. I read advice almost religiously and pass it on to my friend who is also new.
How long did it take for your post to not sink in the quick sand?
My posts seem to have the most traction during the first few days. Sometimes, someone will resteem a post a day or two after I publish it, which keeps it going. Other times, I'll link back to my former posts as a reference and to draw attention to them.
hi i am just new you're my first post i readed it was really simple explaine thank you for posting this that was so helpfull i follow you ^_^
I'm glad I could help! Before you know it, you'll end up giving people advice too!
wow, good job! 😍 My rent is cheap so I hope the day I will be able to pay it with the Steemit money will come soon! 😁
Hopefully it will! I know my day came sooner than I expected.