I'm a Quora Top Writer moving to Steemit - My introduction
Hi, I'm Divyanth. I recently became a Top Writer on the Q&A site Quora. I've been on it for quite some time and I've gathered over 5,000 followers. You can check out my profile and follow me there if you aren't already. Quora is a really great website that curates quality questions and answers using AI. This in turn attracts good writers. It even has some famous people on it.
Every year, Quora names a handful of content creators as Top Writers. Top writers get free swag from Quora. I got this jacket for being a Top Question Writer in 2017.
I also love the fact that Quora organizes meetups for Top Writers every year. I happened to visit one such meetup in New York city last year. It was a fantastic experience meeting so many people I looked up to; whose questions and answers I throroughly enjoyed.
(Nikhil Patel, Dr. Richard Muller and Me)
(Me with New York based comedian and youtuber William Beteet)
Quora is one of the first platforms on which I started expressing myself on the internet. Here, I answer questions about
- Cryptocurrencies
- Web Development
- Politics
- Gaming
and whatever else comes to mind.
Why I decided to move to Steemit.
Quora's question and answer format is great. But I feel like I have a lot more to offer. So, a platform that merely offers a question/answer format was not enough. I could've picked another platform like Medium to write blog posts. But since Steemit exists, why go elsewhere anyway? Being paid for writing is definitely a bonus!
I joined Steemit over a year ago. But I wasn't active then, because I wasn't confident in my ability to write. My following in Quora has definitely given me some encouragement to expand.
What I'm planning to do here
I'm going to use Steemit as a sounding board. I'm going to write about cryptocurrencies, religion, politics, sci-fi, video games - pretty much about anything I touch in my everyday life. If I have an epiphany, it goes here.
A little more introduction..
I grew up in India, moved to the US for work and got a Master's Degree in CS from UNC Charlotte. I originally wanted to be a game developer, but my interests have pivoted since then. For the last couple of years, I've made a killing in crypto, multiplying my investment some 100x. With little to no work, I managed to create myself a retirement fund that could potentially go to millions if cryptos see the same returns this year as it did last year. Fin.
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welcome bro follow me as i did so that we can help each other
Hello welcome to Steemit!
It sounds like with your masters degree and love of writing you will surly provide a tremendous amount of value to the platform! Thank you for that! Please help grow this platform with your writing skills and college education! The content you bring will be great im sure and I look forward to it! Perhaps you can stop by our discord for an amazing digital writing class by @ntowl I think you could "nerd out" there just as I have. We also have a Utopian-io how to channel with @baa.steemit and a photo tips channel starring @scottshots to name a few channels on our discord server! In either case I appreciate the markdowns and your post!
Hello, Divyanth, and Welcome to Steemit.
You are correct in realizing that Steemit is the finest platform for writers. While some may see it as a social network, I'd say that a more accurate characterization is that it is a blogging/ publishing site.
I've tried blogging at various times over the past decade or more, but, unlike you, never had any modicum of success. Until Steemit.
Your plans for Steemit are pretty much what the secret to success on Steemit.
Since Steemit provides a pre-fab publishing platform, a broad audience, and motivation (in the form of Steem ☺ ), you'll find that you'll have plenty of time to be creative and simply write.
One could hardly ask for more.
Below are a few basic points of advice re posting on Steemit.
1 – Longer posts are more lucrative than short posts. If you make a post of 20–30 paragraphs, it's more likely to earn rewards.
2 – Include some photos, images or graphs, to complement the text.
3 – Make sure the text and photos are formatted properly, so that your post looks attractive and appealing.
4 – Be yourself.
5 – Be interesting and informative.
6 – Create quality content. Steemit is intended to be a platform of quality content. (You will see many insignificant posts with meager content and no quality. Most of those of posts [called “shitposts” by Steemit whale Stellabelle] will earn few rewards and soon pass into oblivion.)
7 – Get online and start curating. Read various posts, comment on those posts you find interesting, and upvote those posts. That’s the best way to attract followers.
Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and Full Steem Ahead!
Namaste!!!
@divyanthj Welcome to Steemit!!! You are new to the platform, so if you need any information, so feel free to ask me. You have a good day....Welcome to Steemit @divyanthj!
I wish you much success and hope you find Steemit to be as rewarding and informative as I have.
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Oh yea, I have upvoted you and followed you. Many blessings from @introbot & @bycoleman
Hello @divyanthj, thanks a lot for your blog, in order to support you i put your picture in my blog. Please feel free to check the link below and if you like my effort then kindly donot forgot to upvote and follow me too. ;). If you donot like your reference in my post then just comment under that post, i will remove it.
https://steemit.com/life/@sultanmr/best-new-steemers-introductory-posts---page-6-1524090728-5967128
Thanks. I really appreciate it.
Glad to see you've decided to come back here to Steemit after a years break, looking forward to see some of the posts that may be coming out from you.