Tips for staying relevant on Steemit
Its coming upto summer holidays here in Europe and we are going to be on the road travelling (and living in our van the majority of the time!) for the next 2 ½ months. This means there will be a lot less time for Steemit, and more time for the beach! We drove across Spain yesterday - a 12 hour drive, and it got me thinking about some of the ways in which I could stay relevant on Steemit during this time where I will have less time for creating posts.
Use your voting power!
There are also apps that you can use to auto upvote certain authors you enjoy but this is not something I have looked into in depth (let me know if you want to know about them and I can research!). I know Steemians who use auto upvote software especially when they know they will be away from Steemit for a extended period of time.
Quality versus quantity
I have been lucky during my first few months on Steemit that I have had plenty of time for creating content, and aim for at least 1 lengthy post per day (i.e. not memes, pictures, free writes etc). I think that for people new to Steemit it is a good idea to have a regular posting schedule if possible - it helps people get to know you and your name/posts will be seen more often. However, some people go to the other extreme and post multiple times a day and (I believe) sacrifice quality - so it seems like a bit of a balancing act. If you have nothing to blog about, or are struggling for content then your probably better spending that time commenting/browsing Steemit, and writing a blog when you have something you actually want to write about.
However, while we are on the road I will probably cut back to 1 - 2 posts a week (we will stay in an air b’n’b a couple of nights a week to have a good sleep, and do washing etc). Posting less will also have some positives - less pressure to continually come up with content (I don't have this issue but some people might!). I also think it will give me more time to ‘mentally’ prepare blog posts - think them out, and this might lead to longer and more in depth blogs.
Steem.chat and Discord
While on the road or away from creating posts in general I think it's a good idea to remain active in the chat rooms. Again this doesn’t have to be something that takes a lots of time - just pop in for 5 - 10 minutes and say hello to people. I am on a few different Discord servers and have gotten to know a few different Steemians - and I think just popping by to say hello is helpful.
Conclusion
Sometimes I follow people and they stop blogging for a few weeks and when they come back at times (not always!) it takes me awhile to reconnect with their blog. Having less time for creating content doesn't mean you have to completely disappear. I believe by remaining active will help people remain relevant and ensure when they come back to regularly blogging it will be easier to pick back up where they left off.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this - what is your approach if life gets in the way and you have less time for blogging?
I am posting once a day, rarely two times and so far, I am liking it. Starting next week, my time will be a bit tighter as well, so I have to find ways to adjust to that.
Writing a somewhat lengthy post takes me about 1-2 hours, so maybe writing some posts in advance when I have time on my hand may be a good practice for the future.
Yeh thats a good idea to write in advance when you have extra time! I might even try write 2 posts on days when I have the extra time
I have a solid idea on what I want to focus on in the future and I hope that by then I will have a somewhat solid schedule to put that into practice.
Until then, I usually just write whatever I'm feeling like writing.
After being here on steemit for three weeks, if I would be able to give me some advice, it would probably to not bother posting in the first place. Spending a solid month doing nothing but actively posting seems to be just as productive, if not more, especially early on.
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I will be on holidays soon myself, so in a similar situation. I sometimes write science posts that need a lot of research, so I can read some books or articles when circumstances tragically force me and my computer apart
True you can take the readings on holiday with you ! :P It is a bit sad when we part with our computers...
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Thank you for the tips, I’m pretty new here and the experience of the platform has naturally evolved the way you’ve explained; if there’s no time to write a decent piece, read and engage with others. I wonder about these auto vote apps, on one hand it does support but on the other it doesn’t because it’s cold and non-engaging. As the author if all you’re picking up on are auto votes, and you can tell from the pattern, do you think you’d feel like you weren’t actually connecting with anyone or being seen for you effort? I understand if it’s used in a subsidiary way in terms of absence, that makes sense.
I know they are pretty common.. Im on the fence about them for the same reasons you outlined - but if you are away and not able to upvote then mayswell not make the votes go unused right?
There are loads of people on curation trails so it seems atleast half of the people who upvote me dont even read it which is a bit annoying and unsatisfying.