[Steem-Bounty] Which Advice Would You Give To A Brand New Steemian?
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The Contest
So, now that you know what's at stake, it is time to get the contest going.
To be eligible to earn a share of the @steem-bounty I set up on this post, all you need to do is answer 1 simple question.
Make your answer as valuable and original as possible to earn that bigger upvote.
(Duplicate answers will not be accepted. In case two or more contestants comment with the same answer, only the first one will receive an upvote.)
The Question
You come across a Steemian who has just signed up the day before.
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There are plenty of tips you can give a brand new user, so think hard and come up with a valuable and original answer to take home your share of the bounty!.
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Smart thinking, @helenoftroy.
Search through the #introduceyourself tag and plan an intro post with some background, your reasons for joining in the fun, perhaps a photo or 4, topics of interest to you, ask which communities you think your interests would fit into
Go find the tags you think will interest you the most, both new/hot/trending, follow these people
Look at the dapps
Learn basic html/markup
Buy 750 Steem and power it up
Delegate 100/250 to @steem-ua (4 blogs a week, 7 blogs a week)
Write/video intro post
Ignore the spammy intro messages and look for the real accounts. Vote/Follow/Reply to all that look 'real'
Plan 3/4 posts on your subjects of interest - see which communities, based on your interests, that this work could be of interest to
Join Ashers Engagement League!
Write engaging and interesting comments on all the blogs relating to the direction you are likely to head
Check @curie author showcase posts, trending in dlive/dtube/steemhunt
Produce 'content' post using steempress/busy.org/dlive/dtube
Comment like mad (but make them engaging!) on all the accounts producing content in this niche
Always try to reply to most/all comments of worth on your posts
Repeat last 3 steps for a few months. Don't expect much in way of rewards, enjoy what you do, have a long term plan/vision. Pray. If that doesn't work, try someone else's ideas in this post :)
I especially like this one:
:D best advice there is!
Where did you copy/paste it from Asher?! LOL
Hard to believe you typed something like that so fast!!!
You should create a bot that will send it to all newbies! 👏
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Off the cuff this one!
There are too many bots on intro posts as it is, but also a few genuine comments too which is nice to see. Honestly, it's not going to work as above for many newbies, but hopefully some could use this approach to some success.
And I would still consider the last few points to be of use to longer term members :)
I don't remember I got any bot on my intro post but luckily I met a few great people here who helped me with my blog..
I agree with you on the last few points! Your list is great!
Lol, I think you've summed it up quite nicely. Maybe we should end the contest right here and now, because everything has been said already :0)
I didn't mention @dustsweeper for one, and so the list could certainly be improved :D
Hahahaha what a list ash!! Where were you when I was so neW! 🤣😂..
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Simple. Don't post more than a handful of posts for the first couple of months. Instead comment. Find topics, authors, competitions anything that has an active following. Actifit, steem-ua, etc.......
If you are following and commenting twenty plus posts a day you will see votes. As long as it's not spam and you are reading the posts. This will show new users how being a part of the community is the beneficial way to join the blockchain instead of making 4 posts a day that recieve 2c each. The users gets discouraged, thinks it's crap and leaves. If you do comment well and consistently you can receive 1 - 2 dollars a day from users. I've seen it and done it.
You make good connections and form friendships, that way when you find your space and do begin to post heavily you have people in the same group to follow and vote for you.
I love this advice... its perfect!
It's what I would do if I was starting all over again. I've learn a lot since I joined and there are so many mistakes that new members keep making that are easily fixed. I'm doing things in a much better way now and can see a huge difference in the levels of interaction that I get and the sp that I am earning. Especially for newbies there are great initiatives like the redfish power up league which show them a better way and give them that helping hand to grow their account.
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Very good advice, @niallon11. Thanks!
This happened with me just a few days ago! I had a comment by someone I didn't know, checked their account and their comment to me was their first one, (and they chose me as their first person to follow - what an honor!) so I wrote this comment to them. (I wish I'd seen all the great advice here first!)
What a friendly welcome you gave that person. I love to see how people have this pay-it-forward attitude :0)
And it wa not only a friendly welcome, but also one loaded with good advice.
Thank you!
I still remember the people who were kind to me when I started out, feeling lost and lonely. They are why I am still here. I might feel a little lost sometimes, but not lonely anymore! If I can pay that forward it makes me very happy!
I would tell a new user that networking here is more important than quality content. That spending hours and hours working on a post to have it go out and only get a few upvotes can break your spirit and make you think steemit is a waste of time. So instead make sure you have a discord account set up with your steemit name. Do your intro post and join a few groups. Look around for contest and fun games going on here and take part in them. Get into a few groups you like. Pay it Forward, ASAPERS, CCC, NEWBIEGAMES, ect. FInd a crowd to read your post. Then start to work on that great content. That way when it comes out you will have some eyes to look at it right away. Also that after a few weeks if you think you are going to stay the course buy some steem. It will speed up your growth by a lot if you just put yourself to at least 50 SP.
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Put all your effort into getting shares of @steembasicincome. SBI will upvote any post you make on any Steem platform (dtube, parley, dlike, ...).
NOTE: When the price of Steem rebounds, the upvote you receive from SBI will increase. Current price is $0.75. If it gets up to $3, your 25 shares should earn you a $0.12 upvote... on every post... for life...
I would tell them to post quality and original content and to focus on the engagement with other Steemians. I would advise them to join some communities and make some friends. I would also tell them to focus on long term and don't get disappointed with the price of Steem at the moment as now is the ideal time to get visible as there are not many Steemians around.
Last but not least I would tell them to have fun! This is the most important!
Hold out on your intro post until you read other's introduction so you have an idea of what you want to highlight on yours.
Follow only those you want on your feed and don't feel obliged to follow back.
Always leave a thoughtful comment, don't start typing Great post just for the sake of commenting.
When you have 0.001 STEEM or SBD and you're on Discord, get Ginabot and look at this primer - engagement saver so you won't miss any mentions and replies.
DO NOT let your voting power go below 80%. Read the Steemit FAQ and it should answer some questions about the basics of Steemit.
My advice would be..
steemit life is not for income generation, unless you invest and buy a lot of steem and become a WHALE that is sooooo great! But if you have no other funds like me, then we have to start from scratch.. Now now, it is not a bad thing. Everything great always starts from somewhere. There is no easy way to success, its not always a boring path, you can have a little fun between stops in your steemit journey.
FIRST, you must know your niche. What is it that you have that you might want to share here. What are your passions? What makes you tick? What makes you feel good, enough to write about it?.. Steemit is more than FB and IG. We do not just post pictures, we create stories out of it. The platform needs your post to be STEEMABLE. Of course, always remember to post only original contents and or always quote anything you use that is not yours.
SECOND, you must know how to write a lot... heeey! You dont need to be a great writer per se. You just have to express clearly what you have in mind. You have to communicate to your readers through writing. If you are havinh difficulty using English, its okay, you can use any language here. I am not a great writer either, i cant do novel like writeups, i only write what is in my heart. And it seems to work perfectly fine.
THIRD, find a community, a group or a family where you can start growing with. Steemit is more fun if you have someone who shares and cares the same passion as you. You need to have a support system. You need a mom a dad a sister or a brother to keep boosting you up and encouraging you to be better each day. You always need a FRIEND! The platform is not a lonely island, you can meet and keep friends here.
FOURTH, find love! Find some inspiration.. follow people whom you think will keep inspiring you to stay here on steemit. Never compare yourself to others. Know that you also have what it takes to become a Successful Steemian.
LASTLY, set a GOAL! What is it you want to achieve here? Why are you here?.. having a goal gives you direction at where you want to be. And once you achieve that Goal, create a new one!.. Steemit life is likewise a cycle.
Soooo steem on my friend! You can do it too! 😉
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I would tell this new user to secure their account information. I would secondly tell them ..... to secure their account information and not to click on any strange links.
I would then tell them not to get discouraged if their posts only make a few cents or possibly none at all as good content doesn't always get rewarded. I would point out that the Trending post that are paying hundreds have paid for bids on them and is mostly the own authors money they are seeing.
I would point them in the direction of the #newbiegames tag and tell them the best way to interact is to join in on some of these games.
And since the @steemmonsters kickstarter is still running I would encourage them to jump on that wagon as well but to use the same caution with their monster investment as any other investment and that is to only invest what you can afford to lose.
That's a seriesof very good tips, @rentmoney
Thanks !