What is a great intro?!

Some people have asked me over various channels, what makes an intro good enough to be resteemed via @welcoming. While I can't give you a general rule for that (it just depends on to many factors), I can give you some hints on what could be included in a great introduction post.
Information about yourself: This one is obvious - but still many don't: Tell the people who you are, where you come from, what you do, what you love, your passions, etc. People can only feel connected to you if you tell them something about yourself what they can connect with.

Good pictures: You know the saying "A picture can say more than a thousand words!" I can only sign that. A verification picture (a picture holding a paper with your steem name + date) + one or more good pictures of you doing what you love will boost any intro. Of course, you can also show an example of your art, photography, etc.

Why are you here?: One of the most interesting things about new users is how they found out about Steem, what they think about steem and why they joined Steemit. If you don't have a vision about yourself you can describe, how shall others know if that sounds interesting to them.

Use the tag #introduceyourself: If people look for intros, they look there (or hopefully @welcoming) - If your post is not there, way less people will find it!

NO'GOs: begging for upvotes, calls follow-for-follow, referal-links, spam, etc.

If you take some time and create a good intro, it really can be your headstart in the world of STEEM. So don't rush it -> Quality > Speed/Quantity!

And please don't waste my time with ID-theft, plagiarism, etc! I check suspicious intros before voting and resteeming. Thanks to @steemcleaners all the ID-theft introductions I have found (dozens!) have been flagged to 0. So please don't even try ;)

Thank you all for reading. If you have additional ideas, critique or anything else you want to tell me, please feel encouraged to comment :)
Greets,
Martin

P.S.: For all german users - You can check the account @neuvorstellungen - A lot of german introduction posts get resteemed there!