TIPS FOR NEWBIES ON HOW TO GROW FAST. PART 1

Are you a newbie and you post a lot of good original stuffs but have been suffering from low upvotes?
Are you frustrated, and you feel like quitting steemit because of poor recognition?
Then this post is for you.

Firstly, before I start sharing the tips I will like to make it clear to you newbies that steemit is not like facebook, Instagram, twitter or any other social media where do upvote for upvote or follow for follow. If you think its really gonna help at all then you are naïve about “Steem power”.
You can google what is steem power and how it works.
Its funny seeing a minnow texting a whale “upvote for upvote”. Its like a poor man asking a rich man to trade his bag of coins for a penny.

How do you get good views/upvotes on your post?
1 Make good use of Tags.
I’ll explain how a Tag works with a soldier firing his gun at targets from a far distance.
Hoping to hit the target board.
I will take myself for instance, I’m an artist and also a writer but I post more of art.

Now when I(the soldier) makes a post(fires gun) for a lot of people(targets) to see, the Tag is like target I (the soldier) is aiming at, if the soldier is meant to shoot the "ART" target but aims and firs the "FUNNY" target. He shot down a target but the wrong one.
In summary, when you make a post, tag people that are interested in the type of information you are sharing at that very moment.
It will be very stupid of me to tag DRAWING or ART(like I always do) to this very post.
There are some tag that may ensure you good upvotes and resteem as long you post something original and good.
Tags like
#Artzone tag- If you’re an artist, writer, or post anything that is related to art. Use the artzone tag and you may be upvoted. Make sure you follow @Artzone before tagging them. unless you will be wasting your time.
#Newbieresteem- Just like the name sounds, This is a group of charity steemit members whose mission is to help newbies grow by upvoting and resteeming quality posts. Use the @Newbieresteem Tag and you maybe curated by the curation trail. Also follow them. To join them on discord https://discord.gg/F58YQ8g
#Howto- They are similar to artzone but the difference is that they are educative. If you can give details or teach others how to do anything you’re good at, Use the @Howto tag to get better views and upvotes on your post. Follow them too.
#Helpie- Also another advanced group of charity members that help newbies stand on their feet. tag them and follow @helpie, if your content is good. they might help you get more views.
If you know any other tag that is helpful, please drop it in the comment.
2 ALWAYS INSERT PICTURES IN YOUR WRITE UP.
It may sound strange but the truth is that we human beings always need something delicious to the eyes to keep our attention.

Its one thing to get attention(With the title of your post) and a whole different thing to keep it(with the pictures and good content). Just imagine yourself reading this post now without any picture attached to it, even me that wrote it will quit half way out of boredom.
3 STOP ARMING AT MONEY AND ENJOY STEEMIT
Sometimes the best way to find is to stop searching. Instead of going round begging for upvotes, enjoy steemit like your social media where you spend most of your time on, even thou are not being paid. Make friends here too, I mean real FRIENDS not FOLLOWERS. Have fun,

Before I hardly communicate with people. I always meant business and because of that mindset, I once thought of spamming steemit just to get good upvotes. After I met some friends it became fun and I began to view steemit from a different perspective. Sometimes your friends will upvote your post not because its good but because he/she is your friend. Comment on post of people that do the same thing you do. Whenever am less busy, i look an artwork to comment on, maybe applaud the artist or give some corrections. It may attract the artist to check out your blog. Just imagine what it will look like, to attract a whale to your profile.
4 PARTICIPATE IN CONTEST.
Always try your best to participate in any contest you come across, have fun.

If you win prizes, its all good. If you don’t, its still not bad. If your post(in the contest) was good enough, people will notice and follow you. Either way, you didn’t lose.
People like INFORMATION FINDING CHAMPIONSHIP always host a lot of cool contest, you can follow @apolymask to always be updated on contest. To join them on discord https://discord.gg/cjvjJRf
5 ALWAYS HELP OUT THOSE YOU’RE BETTER THAN.

Never forget that you wouldn’t have gotten to the level you are, without the help of someone.
Once in a while, Click on the Introduceyourself tag and welcome newbies to steemit, help out those you can. Its also a good way of getting followers. Their steem power maybe irrelevant at the moment, after sometime some will grow faster than you expect. If you're always busy to be on steemit upvoting posts, find a good curation trail to join, then do a little percentage like 3%. Please try to understand how curation trail works before using it. You can check out this post to know more about curation trails. https://steemit.com/greetersguild/@greetersguild/important-announcement-this-is-how-you-can-support-the-steemit-greeters-guild-and-the-upcoming-steemians-that-we-sponsor
Less I forget, I believe all know about @ minnowsupport free upvote bot. As a minnow that is struggling to survive, I wont advice you to start paying bots for upvotes. So make good use of Minnowsupport. To join them on discord https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw
Have fun as you enjoy steemit, stop working hard and start working smart.