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RE: A Questionnaire For Whales And Solutions For FRUSTRATED MINNOWS: Comments Are Needed, Don't Have To Upvote

in #steemit8 years ago (edited)

The content of a post must be more important than the author's posting handle... This site needs to be based on rewarding the best content if it wants to survive and thrive.

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The site is based on rewarding the best content. If you pay attention, you'll see that the author's posting handle - in this very post - is critical to the exposure of this subject matter. Why? Because the author is creating a forum for positive discussion. Whales aren't going to read this post or take it nearly as serious if it were posted by you or I. The author is utilizing their reputation here to ensure the platform will survive and thrive.

Don't expect that by writing the best steemit post in the world it will be seen. If you wrote the best, most valuable book in the world, it's not worth a thing unless you can get it in front of an audience. There's no special team who reviews every book that's ever written and decides which books are a best-seller before they go to publishing.. Why? Because everyone thinks their content is the best and the job would be neverending and often more futile than productive. There is a lot of leg work involved in proving the value of your content - this is true for the internet or any other medium.

True... so how does one rectify this? Build an audience... but how?

You build bonds with others. It's crucial. You also employ persistence, passion and hard work. You do what is calling you. And you do it often, and you engage with others in a meaningful way that is not selfish.

You do not fight the 'market'(your potential audience) , you produce services/products/content that it determines. Observe, study, learn: - you will discover patterns, which you can eventually "predict". My experience is you do not have to "figure things out" and guess what to write/produce etc. Simply observe. Listen.
What is Hot/Trending/Active/upvoted/Commented on? Provide THIS. That is what the market/your audience wants.
Secondly, cultivate and grow relationships with your audience. Treat them like family/your best friend/your dog/a plant that needs watered every day. Your first 10 audience are your primary 'sales-team'. Follow everyone who follows you. Upvote their posts, comment, say hello. Watch what happens :)
Third, invest in yourself. Doesn't need to be money. Read, study, learn, get a mentor or two.

I suggest this question, which I ask myself on a regular basis. If you are not willing to invest in yourself, why should anyone else invest in you?

The hard work/road to getting there is an Investment in our future selves , not a Cost.

What a great post! Thank you for very good advice! I wish I could upvote it more than once