It is quickly easy to get overwhelmed and lose yourself to "imitation", when you are new to steemit. You are instantaneously in the midst of great minds and excerpts of their minds, in the form of great steemit content.
You are suddenly in a hall filled with so many clean-surfaced mirrors!
To maintain "YOU", in this arena and manage to standout, does take some stubbornness on your part.
Someone asked me in a comment to my post: "How do i become like you Terry?" and my quick answer to him was; "to become like me, you have to stubbornly be YOU".
It honors me that someone wants to be like me or follow my examples; but why not set you own example and draw me & others in; as your followers?
It is very possible, even from day one!
I tell the girls: "Catwalk that walk! Let the room halt because your presence filled it!" Again this is so-so-so possible!
What if there was no steem power or reputation?
Now if the only power that you had, to draw people in, is your "steemit post"; without your pretty face, influence in the form of steem power, reputation-70 etc and just excerpts of "YOU" within your blogs, can you still draw people in?
And the hefty answer is YES!
Excerpts of YOU is awesome; every time!
It is true that creating regular quality posts for your audience can at times be a bit of a trial but it can as well be fun, especially if you start to consider it as a way to impress yourself and improve something about you.
As for writers' block, we will solve that within this post. Worst case scenario, you can contact me on Idea Factory and let's discuss and brainstorm something out.
Overall, on steemit, it is easiest to overcome writers' block as there are triggers for content ideas everywhere. You can even write about steemians but instead of being sentimental and turning into a police or infringing on people's privacy, why not be creatively stunty and write un-circumventable stuff instead. For instance, look at the first post i wrote that got voted by @ned:
Then look at how i created fiction, writing about @donkeypong and @kingscrown e.g
- The Most Bizzare Untold Way, That 'Wreck-It Ralph' Found Steemit On google.com By Typing In; "DonkeyPong"!
- To Learn The Head-Toe Of The Crypto-World, You Will Need A King's Crown! (@kingscrown)
I have even written about @cheetah.....
@bat-junior you can learn something from the cheetah one, since you like comedy
Gosh, i even did this one, where i hid pokemon characters all over steemit and had people locate them:
@stellabelle is exemplary at this stuff as once she created steemicide episodes from events on steemit as well.
And @papa-pepper and @kus-knee are capable of running entire fun games within their posts, carrying tons of steemians along.
So, it is evident that a steemit post on its own, is a powerful tool and there is an endless span of ideas, so you can very much be "YOU".
Now, you can also go the conventional route and still generate unique, engaging, alluring content, by sharing interesting and useful statistics, consumer experiences, reviews and how-to videos or simple yet rare information etc
On steemit, what's rewarded is "VALUE". To truly be capable of creating VALUE, you have to grow in your own VALUE.
So every time, you create content, let it also be a means to learn and grow in your VALUE.
Here Are A Few Ideas For Ever-Flowing Valuable Content Creation
Overall, when creating content that is resourced from research; truly learn, then teach what you have learned masterfully, using your steemit post but don't forget to highlight "additional sources URL" and give credit to these sources, a the bottom of your posts!
1. Lists/Numbered-Titles
E.G.
- TOP 10 most unusual……
- 5 must-haves….
- Everyday life hacks….
- 12 Evidence Proving That @ned CEO Of Steemit Never Plays Chess!
- The most anticipated….
- 83% of goats are…………….
I tell you, everyone still loves a list. It is always captivating, ever-rare and filled with intriguing facts; drawing people in! Plus, these types of posts are easy to create.
2. Experiences / This-Is-What titles
@sweetsssj does this alot of this as she travels e.g "this is what it looks like in Bahrain" etc, so why not tap into your creativity and try maybe; "how to live on 2 dollars a day in Kuala Lumpur or The difference between driving in UAE and the Philippines, like @arrlinn did in one of her posts".
Or perhaps, add some "blockchain" to the "travel industry", even if fictionally and play this vision out within your travel blogs, like @sirlunchthehost or @heiditravels tends to do it and create something like; "how blockchain can speed up visa application" or "can steem reputation system solve VISA denial issues in developing countries".
We are on steemit now; keep learning and there are a ton of ways to step up game
If you are a travel blogger, be integral in allowing your audience be part of your journey. Use "YOU", to inspire them out of their chairs and into a new world of globe-trotting.
Ofcourse, images are integral for globe-trotters, so why not add the "steemit effect" and a fresh dimension to photography game and share rare footage, like @allmonitors. So e.g get us stock images of the sun blinking flirtatiously at the moon!
What i am saying is "learn and become leader!"
"Be stubborn (kulit), carve your path, let your vision be staunch, be "too lazy to quit" and let people imitate you because you are a "standout"; extraordinary, star!"
3. How-to articles
If you are a keen DIY-er or love restoring ancient PCs into steem-fit PCs, then why not share your knowledge. This is always going to be unique because it contains "YOU".
Feel free, flex, play, have a sense of humor, and share what you know how to do. e.g
- How to draw a straight line even at age 102
- How to live with two snakes and a crocodile
- How to halt aging
@flauwy does a lot of how-to (memory techniques) articles and he is now attaining success because he stubbornly stuck to it.
4. Question articles / Do-you-remember posts..
People are naturally curious but curiosity can be triggered, maintained and sustained; by means of your steemit posts with the right level of questioning.
You can take steemians down memory lane, amazing and even nostalgic moments, without prying too much, then thought-provoke them into newer heights of thinking and leave them at a more empowered state than when they met your blog.
They will be drawn to "YOU" even by means of your post alone.
5. Offer deeper knowledge
Aim to be the leading voice of your point of expertise. Research and keep up to date with all the latest happenings in your field. You can go the extra mile now by means of steemit by adding a steem perspective or perhaps, a blockchain perspective to every niche and hold sway doing this.
@joseph @gavvet @kingscrown @adsactly do loads of these and you can always find them trending!
6. Creativity inspires, so try #steemgigs
Not everyone is a blogger or writer but "everyone has something to offer", so if have a flair for creativity, innovation, enterprise etc, why not share your work? Why not simply use your steemit posts to test out your innovations, play them out and keep your dreams alive in dream-bits, till dreams equals reality?
I did something like that in this post:
You never know who you may inspire and who may recognize you for your talents and knock on your steemit.chat to partner up with you or open you up to life-time opportunities.
Well, it happened to me numerous times, so offer some #steemgigs and leave your creativity and innovation out there!
When playing out your ideas, feel free to use pictures to show off the evolution and process involved in your creation. "Don't despair at what you have to offer, offer it".
Someone made a fortune out of making soaps in the shapes of toys, so that kids would love to bath.
"Going to the moon", must have been thought of as crazy, when the thought was first conceived.
#steemgigs posts are also shared on the steemgigs twitter page automatically and in today's world, opportunity can come from anywhere.
I will pause now.......
Your Boy Terry
My community and steemit growth effort are very much among what i do as a witness, so i tend to promote my witness underneath my posts and use #witness-category as one of my tags.
If you would want to vote for my witness, click here, then type in"steemgigs" in the first search box! You don't need voting power to vote for a witness!
OR
You can choose @surpassinggoogle as your proxy! Visit https://steemit.com/~witnesses then type in "surpassinggoogle" in the proxy search box as seen below!
Join us on Steemgigs community on discord: https://discord.gg/wWrnSXK
Everyone has something to offer!
Now, I understand what you meant about seeing myself as a whale. I just saw the light.
You are right on the ball with this! Once your start to bring out yourself, be authentic and non apologetic for who you are(an issue all of us usually have to break) the world opens up and so does the quality of your work and as a person.
Where I think there will be value in the future is through each persons uniqueness. There is so much of the same everywhere and will be more and more. People will look and attached to people who are themselves, unique and who they see similarities or values they look up to.
One of my favorite content creators here @surpassinggoogle!
You know this comment is awesome! The internet is boring. Steemit and its community easily changes that
It is and the community here has given me such excitement for the future!
Hmm, this makes me think. Top 5-10's lists are one of the best viewed sorts. And writing about someone known on the platform usually does pretty well too. So maybe I should make a top list on some of the best (or my favourites) Steemians ^.^
Yes, just be creative, so you can add value as well. You will grasp fully how i mean this, when you read how i wrote mine although in those days, it was very difficult to earn and steem was like 15 cents.
Yes lists work everytime! You can stand out there, in different ways, perhaps by longer lists or more intriguing lists or adding steem into the picture. There a ton of ways. You just need freedom and test things out
Creative is my middle name ;)
followed ,upvoted and resteem your post po..wow what a great info sir @surpassinggoogle maraming salamat po..thanks for everything po..
kindly have your support sir...kindly upvote my post,,@mrblu this poem is about to much work and life :https://steemit.com/poetry/@mrblu/poem-i-m-tired
ito po yung isa..tungkul sa mga tunay na kaibigan..https://steemit.com/poetry/@mrblu/getting-your-friends-hooked--a-friendship-last-forever
ito po para sa mga heart broken..https://steemit.com/phillipines/@mrblu/do-you-love-me-enough-to-let-me-go-boyfriend-and-girlfriend-breakups-mrblu-poem
your vote will help me a lot sir..
Will visit
Wow! Just finding Nemo in a vast ocean. This post gives a ton of boosts to those who find themselves thinking they are only minnows and may have a little chance of getting noticed. Btw, thank you very much for mentioning me under "2. Experiences / This-Is-What titles" it's an honor :)
Yes, it is not easy to stick to something. Basically to me, the older ones are more proven!
And thanks again to that, cheers :)
You always have something quotable in your articles, my favorite of this one is "to become like me, you have to stubbornly be YOU".
Awesome stuff Terry!
Do you know when i said that, it was so impromptu and when i looked back, i so loved it. Will visit you later today
Definitely a great one :) Always appreciate your company ;)
I agree that stubborness is a key. and for one to become stubborn entails trial and error. One also needs to learn when to stop and take a break to rejuvenate. But all these just mentioned are secondary to finding or discovering "YOU." Who is this "YOU" that you need to be stubborn about? How do you develop this newly discovered "YOU"? This post you made answers these.
Yes a very conscious effort
This was epic. I have no words.
lol. the cat picture speaks.
@stellabelle, you have to be the Queen of the GIF. Undisputed 😂
Such wonderful motivating post, having read it even got a push to new directions. there were new ideas for the development of the blog and attracting readers, I am confident that I will soon apply your advice, they are really worthwhile. Resteem)
Really awesome. In reality this post contains lies lessons and that applies everywhere, steemit and beyond
Numbered lists always do magic here.
I remember my first post that made some earnings here was a mixture of numbered list and how to.
The title was
My top paid post of $47 so far had my personal experience in it.
I love all this tips you have shared here with us.
I need to experiment with other techniques here described.
The main thing as you said is to put out your personality there for people to connect.
Great yes the other techniques. Try visit, the sample old posts i used, like the one where i wrote of ned and got a vote and see the technique to it
Let me check the Ned post now
Love to flock here with experience steemians, you guys are awesome full of inspiration and I learned something about this information, honestly I found myself getting trouble in making a post that is why I am here more on commenting , thank you so much I would try one day those wonderful tips I got from you guys, Stay awesome, love you long time!
A very, very interesting article, in it you described in detail the ways and possibilities of running your blog, as well as writing articles. I completely agree with you that in our articles we must first of all express ourselves, not copy anyone, I just myself and carry my personal history to my readers. I carefully studied your six ways and came to the conclusion that it is possible to create high-quality content for your readers. Thanks @surpassinggoogle and I look forward to your new articles.
Awesome comment. Really awesome!
Thank you very much, I'm new and your recommendations and support are invaluable to me!
I am really glad about that. Use them. Stay awesome
Excellent post @surpassinggoogle, I agree with what you write, it's very interesting, thanks for sharing that information , I follow you, we must support ourselves as a community, I appreciate it if you I would give me a look at my last post and give me your opinion, greetings and success in everything! 💯🔝🔥
as always.. u always inpired me.. but yesterday i was really stucked :(.. Thanks for this post.. lots of tips .. Keep up the good work kuya Terry
You mean with post rewards? Well for now, even for you powering up is the best thing. to raise your steem power. Like this post is powered up!
no I mean. ..I was stucked.. I couldn't continue blogging or posting... all my Ideas was gone.
Oh, really this post full. Go to all my old posts samples and you will see that there are ton of ideas. Look in the mirror and try decipher your beauty once again and write about it.
:) thanks @surpassinggoogle.. I will.. Have a
Wow, it's an impressive pool of experiences! Thanks for sharing it!
Bring it on Proud Pinoy
Follow me @Yehey
Thank you
Do you use #philippines. It is easy for peeps to find your posts there
This is great i must say. We draw ideas from different angles. Different things work for different people but one way or the other we create something unique.
You are also right by telling people to be themselves! Being YOU is the best way to show originality!
Blessed up!
Grow that you into something of substance, start to marvel your own self and when you walk into the room, your presence will fill it. I am talking from experiences. Stats dont matter. Even on steemit, see yourself as only having that post and make do with it.
I will bookmark this one to always come back to it. Very insightful, as always. Thanks for caring about how we fare.
Thank you. Please visit my last post to pose any steemit questions
I planned to pose some questions about undelegation, but I got enlightened and I feel I should make a post about the new things I've come to know 😁
Sure thing. Exercise freedom!
plus visit @smyle last comments on this post. See his questions and my answers. it may help
Wow....very useful post by @surpassinggoogle
Upvoted and resteemed...
Cheers////^
Awesome. Thank you for your effort in this comment. Flaws are always welcome. So keep waxing strong
This is so awesome, will help me a lot with this post. I am new and i tthis post is invaluable, thanks for that and keep it that way! @surpassinggoogle
Peace
Thank you. Will do
It's more inspiring to learn from someone who walk his talk plus the specific examples. Thanks!
Thank you for giving me some praise. I am glad you are learning. Yes i did the walk. Hahaha i had to dig up does post. I am sure you will grasp a lot reading them. Stay awesome!
I'll definitely read your posts. I'll look forward to the upcoming too.
The content of the post is very useful, I will learn it.
Great Resteemed @surpassinggoogle
Thanks for sharing. This is truly an eye opening.
Cognitive article. I learned very useful for myself.
Thank you for this @surpassingggoogle! 😍 This would be a great help especially for the newbies here on steemit. 🤘🏼
Yes swits! Stay awesome! I used "catwalk that walk in this post but i added another line for you girls. You and beljav
Got flattered tho. Thank you so much, Terry! ☺️
Very detailed and valuable post! You're serving the steemit community in the true sense. Loved and resteemed!
Thank you a lot. Stay awesome!
Thanks for the advice! I really am more of a reader than a writer. While I read smart people and study :)
Your post is very good.
I am very fan to you master @surpassinggoogle
This post makes my morning more excited, writing that inspires other stemian like me to keep working and not easily give up with the limitations to achieve success .. thank you for sharing and I really appreciate your kindness through this great writing..
Have a nice day^^ @surpassinghoogle
Really glad about that. Stay awesome!
I really like your article, and I will follow you constantly,
please support me because I just joined here @surpassinggoogle
The post is a good start. Digest it!
Wow the best post
I really like the master @surpassinggoogle
Hahaha, thank you Mrs
Always filled with great nuggets! Thanks @surpassinggoogle!
Thank you alot
This post is motivational and encourages the reader to be original but creative .I like it .Thanks for sharing it.Happy steeming @surpassinggoogle.
Hahaha, i like that you like it. I like it too. Stay awesome!
what excellent advice for everybody. I totally agree with your points and the hard work is truly worth it. It is satisfying to create something of quality and steemit is so addictive that within hardly no time your blog content, worth and friend base grows from nothing to almost beyond your control! haha I do love this community!
Thanks @surpassinggoogle
Awesomeness. Thank you sally.
You always become useful when you start to write a post and share with us, somehow we should be grateful, because what you submit is really very easy to understand.
thx for this great post. upvoted..
Hope you are better now. I pinged you and left a link there that you might want to look at.
Yes, will visit. My internet also became limited, but i will check. Tried visit steemit education alot today. They are doing awesome!
love this kind of post
keeps you moving
when you want to give up
its need per time as we go through the journey of steemit
Everytime I check the posts of someone making consistent 3-4 digits per post I have always thought about the eventful time I could be like them.
This post enlightens me to be like me rather than attempt to be like someone else. When all it takes is just dedication, time, and ideas the people whom I want to be like could end up wanting to be like me.
You continue to inspire @surpassinggoogle! You have inspired many here and myself included.
Exactly, double digits are YOU. moreoever those people had history, they have done time. Are you will to do time is the question. They do ton of sleepless nights too but on steemit.com the only measure one has of them is the money on their post, in reality though, they over more of the value behind the scenes and have done this over time, even when steem was 7 cents. so i tend not to look at people. Be great! Steemit is like real life
The best way of creating motivation is to do something. If you take action, motivation will follow becouse waiting for things to happen is like daydreaming. To break out of that cycle, you must be willing to take the first small step, offcourse, first step may be the hardest, but once you take action you create motion, which in turn builds moments.. :)
Awesome!
Like always great article and a lot of helpful tips that I will try to implement as soon as possible, thank you for helping all of us grow more and make better posts.
Thank you. Try visit my sample old posts, you will grasp the full context of this post!
Hey Terry! :) another good one here. I always learn something (often a few things) from your posts. cool! btw, my son is very kulit, does that mean he will be a great steemian someday??
Yes, but kulit when it comes to quitting on a a good cause is what works. But yes, kulitness can be channeled aright
:P here's hoping..
Am being me, that's why i do not copy or follow a trend.....Ama One Toy Soldier
You move the place! Visit you soon
Thanks for the tip @surpassinggoogle. You are indeed a man of your words.
Nice tips you have pointed out! But because of the monetizing property, this platform has room to grow!
Steem will only stop at the millionairemark
Why would it ever stop? Why not strive for greatness?!?
Thanks sir Terry @surpassinggoogle for this awesome big tip, we as minnows really needed your guide to makes us grow and someday become a whale like you 😊. Resteemed!
Hahaha, you are whale to me! It all starts there. Stats matter less!
Thank you for your advice, my friend. I understand each of the aspects that explain and how these tips can make us triumph within the platform. I hope to put them into practice in my post
Awesome
I like that! "Be extraordinary"....be seen. Make friends and be you! Thank you for the daily motivation and inspiration @surpassinggoogle ! Moving us to go forward and keep reaching our goals! You have a pleasant week!
You too. Be great
Im being my self when Im writing a post plus a learning habbit daily habbit from you helps me improve. I would love to catwalk that walk here at steemit.Theres nothing easy but I know I can do.I will continue exerting efforts to my self to improve by simply being me it is because I just love being me :)
Exactly, my lessons aren't for steemit. Steemit is just part of the journey. I teach life for the most part. Becoming the best version of yourself show in real life and draws people and money etc in all the same. Cos people feel a vibe that is different, unique, outstanding.
Thanks @surpassinggoogle! Way more to learn! Continue to encourage and support people! Stay awesome!
Thank you!
Thank you very much dear @surpassinggoogle for you advices! Well written! I'm glad that thanks to your vote I found your blog! Best wishes to you!
You are welcome. Stay awesome
Many thanks dear @surpassinggoogle!
Dear @surpassinggoogle, could you please visit my blog! Last post is a little gift for you)
Left you a comment. Thank you for an awesome gift