When you first create an account on steemit, it can be very overwhelming to the senses and incredibly dissapointing to create content that doesn't land more than a few cents here or there. Thats gonna happen... But, there is a freebie a lot of people don't take advantage of and it not only helps you get STEEM and voting power by getting upvotes, it also helps you gain followers: your life-force in the early days of steem.

This little secret is:

A steemit sub that is dedicated to new users introducing themselves.

For a successful first post there you should:

Always have a picture; Actually this should be a rule you use with every post. It doesnt need to be a picture of you, but the thread needs a thumbnail for any chance of success. The thumbnails are the first picture scraped from the thread it reps. Do your best to write eloquently while, at the same time, remaining concise. Meaning: Don't just type pretty, but have a point to every sentence. Use proper grammar, capitalization, ect. Learn markdown or at least how to cheatit. Markdown is what Steemit (and many other websites. notably reddit and github) uses to format their posts. More on cheating here: Make your blog on Steemit Beautiful by @brains1ck Ask people to follow you, and follow them back! This is your chance to gain followers and make friends. Use it to make some meaningful connections and grow an initial userbase: their votes, resteems, comments and more are what will keep you going. Maybe stick around #introduceyourself and check out other peoples threads as well. Reply to peoples comments, as well as upvote them! A lot of new users don't realize, but upvoting comments is actually a way to get paid on Steemit. Also, you get rewarded for your comments as well, so the more you have out there; the better of a shot you get at having someone with a lot of power upvoting you. That is what brings in the big bucks typically.

My first post

Didn't really do so hot, but others have had huge successes.



Good luck everyone and welcome to Steemit!

Written by mk of @brains1ck

Drop a follow or a comment and I'll follow back~ (Something like that guys)