RE: Here's How a Top 30 Earner Does Steemit, #DolphinSchool
Great tips! What it all boils down to for me is "write to write well, not to make money". If you're explicitly focused on making money, then you're doing it wrong. Pick topics that you are passionate & knowledgeable about, and write for the sheer joy of communicating that passion to others! Another maxim along similar lines is "content is King".
The time of day that you post is also very important for getting noticed. If you post during a slow time, like the middle of the day in Asia, then your post might disappear from the top page of search results before many people see it. I've experimented a bit with timing, but I think my strategy going forward will be to post on the weekend when it's morning in the United States, which I figure is a time when many people are browsing the site.
You can sort of get a feel for when things are picking up by checking the whale watching score on this site: http://catchawhale.com
So, tried the high points on this site today and brought my averages back up quite a bit. I still need to get a couple of days ahead on post prep to make and keep a schedule. Plus, then I can work like a dog one day a week and respond to the comments for the rest of the week! LOL
I do find it quite hard to balance post prep vs. commenting / curating, especially since my Steemit time is quite limited. I try to balance the two roughly equally, spending time in the morning reading posts from others & commenting, then doing writing for my own posts in the evening. Both activities are very important, neglect one to focus on the other and I think it will be detrimental in the long-term. You're lucky you have enough time to build up a stock of posts and get ahead a bit!
If you download a tool like Haroopad, you could prep multiple posts to copy/paste if your online time is limited. Then, spend the bulk of your actual online time curating and building relationships. Check out my Steemit Ninja series for some great ideas coming up about how to build a network that can help you get more from your work.
Thanks, will be sure to check it out.
Yeah, I worked with that for a bit. Not sure how it impacts once you get past a certain number of followers. I know I have some speculators that vote on everything I toss out and don't read any of it, but they are not usually worth a lot in payout.