Today is THE day. Today is one month from joining this fabulous community. Today I feel like a winner. I made something from nothing doing what I love. In a one month period:

• I become influential – 325 followers that believe in me.

• I got a pretty high reputation – 52.1 point from Steemit algorithm.

• I made some money - about 160 SBD.

And this is only a beginning. What a beautiful community?

My first steps

When I came here I didn’t have an idea what is Steemit, how it works, what is SBD, SP and Steem, how to markup text, when to publish, how to keep track on my performances, add at its sole discretion. BUT from the beginning, I knew this is a great project whit a lot potential. So, logicaly and I wanted to participate and to succeed in long run.

As a born competitor it was pretty hard not to have huge expectations but after a few disappointings I realized that my motive is wrong. I can’t compete here, bit I can learn, help, engage, promote new concepts and ideas, write opinions. In other words, I realized that I am here to have fun and do things I love. Results will come at the end.

Lessons

Day after day this journey teached me how to communicate, how to set goals and expectations, how to become visible. It also Everything I have learned can be summarized in next statements:

1. Every post (story or comment) must have a point. Write only when you have something to say.

2. Respect your readers – do not post poor content and do not copy other articles or share videos you haven’t made (without any explanation).

3. Focus and specialize. Find your niche and stick to it. If you want to be seen as a professional do not write about everything that comes on your mind. No one likes the brawl.

4. Write about topics you are familiar. If you don’t know anything about cryptocurrency world do not try to explain what is the currency with greatest potential. If you are not into technology, do not write about quantum computers.

5. Try to answer to comments on your posts, peculiarly if member asks something or make an effort to write an opinion.

6. Be honest and open minded! If you don’t know something just say it. If you do not agree explain your position and views but do not offend others.

7. Use tags properly. Do not use steem or steemit just because those are the most popular.

8. Learn how to markdown text. Apply rules on your blog posts but also on comments.

9. If you want more followers – comment, comment, comment! Never, ever ask somebody to follow you in return.

10. Have fun and help. Steemit is based on sharing economy, keep that in mind.

Last but not the least

In first post #introducemyself I wrote that I believe in Steemit and want to help community. After a month, I believe even more that Steemit has a future. So, I will continue to publish (value add) content and promote community even more.

Thank you for excepting, understanding and helping me to become a full member, someone who feels like being here for years.

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