Hustle Up

Within 24 hours of my first post on the Steemit platform, I have successful gone from 25 reputation points to 35. Sure, that's not much in the grand scheme of things but you're going to need these first ten to build up to the higher point levels. Scaffold the way up with good content and hopefully we don't fall down to lower reputation points.

While this is not any sort of official guide regarding how to grow your reputation points, I aim to document my experience and learn from other Steemit users. This brings gets us to what I learned in that first day.

1 Publish That First IntroduceYourself Post

My IntroduceYourself post talks about who I am and the things I like to do or learn about. It also has a pretty sweet foliage picture I took out the middle of a harvested field. Yours can be similar or say whatever you feel is important. However, getting an initial post published to Steemit is an immediate catalyst for activity in the network.

Follow Fellow Steemians

There are probably thousands of people on Steemit that share your similar interests. So, begin by connecting with anyone that is upvoting or commenting on your first post. They have already taken a stake in your content and your account!

I'd like to add that you should be seeking out users that have higher reputation scores to engage with on Steemit. This is a social network and who you associate with is likely to affect how your content cycles through the lists via the algorithm.

Engage Other People's Content

This might be obvious but get out there and return the favor. Upvoting, resteeming and commenting on posts is critical!

Metrics & Conclusions

The tactics I've shown in this post are just the options that were available to me on Steemit organically without investing money or relying on third-party apps. I've tried to be as transparent about my methods and the results they have attained as I can.

You can clearly see from the screenshots here everything I posted in the first 22 hours (3 original pieces of content & Resteemed another 3 that I liked). Also, from the first image in this post you can see my followers (13), number of posts I made (53 total, thats posts & comments I believe), and finally the number of other accounts I followed (33).

What do you think about these 3 tip suggestions? What methods are you using to improve your reputation here on Steemit?

Let me and the other readers know in the comments section below.

I really want to grow my understanding of social media. You can read some other thoughts I have about How to Use Steemit & Gain Followers.

Connect with me!

Learn more about who I am by reading my IntroduceYourself Post
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Disclaimer: All photos are mine. Screenshots are just captures and I claim no ownership of imagery or statements visible in them unless otherwise stated.