RE: Sweetsssj's tips to successful lifestyle blogging on Steemit !
This post is just as long as it needed to be, as I found myself thoroughly engaged from start to finish.
It's one of the better guides out there in terms of both its writing style, as well as the applicability of its information, so thank you!
And guys, don't get discouraged if some of the posts you make don't get the number of eyeballs on them that you think they should, at first. I'm no expert, but I've seen a lot of what @sweetsssj describes here:
"Sometimes it can feel extremely disheartening to know that the best of your work is simply not being seen or voted on by very many people. That is something that all of the top authors on this platform has experienced at one point or another"
and all I can add, in agreement, is that I often follow people based on my review of their entire catalogue of posts, and I'm assuming others often do so too. So, some of your long-since abandoned entries may just be key to you gaining a loyal following that will pay dividends later on, but you just can't see it yet!!!
Thanks beckerly, you make a good point about an authors body of work. Good authors will also know how to maximise the value of a post long after it has paid out. The real value of course, is the value added to their whole portfolio. I mention this when I talk about the real reputation vs site reputation and how important it is to build a good real reputation as that is the metric that actually matters to readers old and new.
Thanks for your comment, beckerly!
Steemit is my first time blogging anywhere! My dad told me about it over a month ago and I started posting a couple of weeks ago. There is so much to learn that it is easy to feel overwhelmed by it all. Mainly, since I don't know much about Steem and all that contains, what I am most excited about for now is the opportunity to write within a community of people that have great things to write about and share.
My experience so far has been very enriching both from writing, commenting, and from comments I've received from my posts. What you bring up about the body of work is where you get my attention as I believe in building a platform, a portfolio that begins to define you as a writer for the long term.
Thanks for your comment!
And thanks to you, sweetsssj, for all your hard work and your genuine presence!!!
I'm a newbie myself, but Welcome to you too, @museofthelake! I love your handle... sounds peaceful.
I'm glad you've found this community to be a positive experience. I know I read stuff from new bloggers ALL the time, not just the established players, so I'm looking to see some fun stuff from you soon!
And yes, I also really appreciate all of @sweetsssj's hard work here; this guide is so detailed, it must have taken forever to draft up, much less create. My hope is that the absolute maximum number of people that would be helped by this guide actually get to see it.
Dang, what's the story behind your dad telling you about it first?