Starter pack for minnows
Welcome to the month of March
Happy new months guys. It's almost a month now since i joined steemit. So far its been awesome. For every journey there is always a starting point and a turning point I will be sharing some tips i believe would be useful for newbies (i'm a newbie too). What makes this platform awesome is the fact that steemians don't hoard information even your wallet is transparent for everyone to see.
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Getting started on steemit
Seventy percent (70%) of your posts should be about steemit: Instead of always making random posts, i recently discovered that great steemians always make more post about steemit ( I'm yet to apply this tip). You can organize contests winks, make posts about your observations on the steemit blockchain and give suggestions on how certains things should be done.
Invest in the steem blockchain: Cryptocurrency is all about making investment and the steem blockchain should be treated as such. Don,t be in a haste to cashout everytime excepts it's unavoidable. I encourage you to invest some personal savings if you fully understand how steemit works.
Upvote and comments: So, i now have a new rule. Which is * to upvote and comment on at least ten posts daily*. Find posts that are interesting and give your opinions on them, don't comment on posts you don't fully understand. This will help you connect with people easily and you might be lucky to get upvotes on your comments ( this isn't the main aim of commenting in the first place) and gain followers too. It's a common thing among minnows not wanting to upvote posts because they feel their votes won't count. Here is the thing, it might not be worth anything in $ but it builds the authors confidence that people are actually interested in his/her blog.
Promote steemit: The moment your account was verified you became part of steemit and as such it's your duty to promote steemit. As a newbie you might not understand how the blockchain really works, but as soon as you do (started earning) i believe it has become your sole responsibility to tell your friends, family members, your foes and people who can benefit and contribute to the growth of steemit in general about how steemit is changing lives.
Use of BOTS: It's no offense to use bots here on steemit. As a newbie this will help you a lot, because the bot will be your first friend you can always count on to upvote your post. At times the people who introduced you to steemit might not even remember to read or upvote your posts. The first bot i will recommend is the @minnosupport bot on the PALnet DISCORD SERVER. You can join their discord channel here
There are others bots like @Minnowbooster and @upmyvote. The good thing about these two bots is the fact they refund you if your bid for a vote didn't go through. Visit their page and see how much STEEM/SBD they require for an upvote. I want to believe you know how to send/transfer STEEM/SBD to someone already. There are other servers on DISCORD you can find helpful, click here a nice post by @as-i-see-it. There are so many possibilities with @minnowbooster, you can sell your vote, lease Steam Power or Delegate Steem Power to them. Check out their website Minnowbooster.net for more information on their services you can click here a very detailed post by @ilyastatar
Not a fan of paid votes; however, I will use the PAL bot. Don't feel like it gives me an unfair advantage as anybody can do it which is great.
Great information. Check out my promoted post on there if you have an opportunity.
Also, following you to support your posts. I was only able to leave a %15 at the moment as my voting power needs recharging for the ongoing war for Steem's future. Will try to leave you a whole one when the dust settles. :)
The @minnowsupport bot (PALnet Discord) isn' much of a paid BOT, just a token for registration which you only pay once (0.01 SBD i think).
Thanks for the follow, will definitely follow back and check out you posts. Appreciate your upvote as well.
Thanks for sharing your opinion..its not an easy journey for most newbies on steemit
Thanks for reading ma. Really appreciate.
This post has received a 0.06 % upvote from @drotto thanks to: @banjo.
Congratulations! This post has been upvoted from the communal account, @minnowsupport, by utieyin from the Minnow Support Project. It's a witness project run by aggroed, ausbitbank, teamsteem, theprophet0, someguy123, neoxian, followbtcnews, and netuoso. The goal is to help Steemit grow by supporting Minnows. Please find us at the Peace, Abundance, and Liberty Network (PALnet) Discord Channel. It's a completely public and open space to all members of the Steemit community who voluntarily choose to be there.
If you would like to delegate to the Minnow Support Project you can do so by clicking on the following links: 50SP, 100SP, 250SP, 500SP, 1000SP, 5000SP.
Be sure to leave at least 50SP undelegated on your account.
I have to say that the only one I truly agree with is commenting and upvoting 10 times a day (once you have enough power to vote at less than 100%, you can up this considerably!)
The others... maybe. If you're passionate about steemit, by all means write about it! But if not, you're going to have to create content that isn't that great.
I think it's most important to create quality content. Actually write and post articles, blogs, creative writing, advice, whatever you feel passionate about. If you're an artist, by all means, post your art, but add a few words about your inspiration or your process. If you're a musician (like my daughter), you can post videos, but try to ALSO add a few words about why you chose that song, add lyrics if its an original, etc.
Finding a niche/category to fit into can be important, but it is even more important when you're starting off to make sure that you post consistently. Not necessarily every single day, but more than once a week.
Be real, be yourself and by commenting and genuinely interacting with others, you will gain followers who are truly interested in your content.
I totally agree with you @byn. Every steemian can't be passionate about steemit, i get that. Finding a niche is the best thing anyone can do to be consistent on this platform also. Take me for instance, i post randomly. Been seriously thinking about a niche tho. Once again thanks for you awesome comments, highly appreciated.
You'll find your place. Just keep feeling around and writing about what really interests you. If you're at all interested in creative writing, you should check out the #freewrite challenge. It is a daily prompt that @mariannewest posts and you just write. That group has been a big encouragement to me!
Thanks a lot. Will definitely take a trip to her page to know whats up.