This game by @danielsaori is really an awesome game because it gets people to read, follow directions, and develop their interaction skills. You not only comment on the "post of the week", but you also meet some great people as he always has between 500 and 1000 page views during his games.

Its not just for newbies and minnows either. If you're a dolphin or whale, I promise you that if you stop by his post, you will find some promising young talent that you may want to develop. I may be new to steemit, but not to life, and I can tell you there are some high quality steemians in the making!

Finally, I'm trying a different twist to marketing his great game today. I want to set an example for the others to follow and see them post their entries too. I'm posting my entry into his contest here below.

First, I want my followers who haven't seen it, to understand how connections in steemit are very important. And second, and more importantly, I want my followers to go play this game. Its fast and easy and just requires a simple genuine answer. You will learn a lot and its great mingling with some quality people too!

So check it out, I promise you will like the game! ;)

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My Answer To The Comment Challenge

This is my entry to the #steemitcommentchallenge hosted by @danielasori.

And here is the Post to Comment on: "Why Am I Such A Failure On Steemit", by @christalopez (click here)

Another great contest to help newbies @danielsaori... I want you to know I stayed up til 4am to get this one down!!! ;) ... Here's my reply:

First I want to say I complete understand your frustration. It took me awhile to figure out how this all works too. That is one of the reasons that I jumped at the chance to help @mudcat36 form the #newbieresteemday initiative 40 days ago.

Your content is great and your writing skills are awesome. So you will be very very good on this platform, once you figure it out. There are so many things to think about though, that it is sometimes overwhelming, and that's exactly why we all know where you're coming from.

The Dark Little Secret

So you said you want the dark little secret, I will give it to you right now. I realize I run the risk of you not believing me, but since you said you are direct then here goes.

The dark little secret is that posting is just one aspect of steemit. It is important to provide good quality content to the community. But this is a component that is far too heavily weighted in determining the success or failure on this platform.

A larger component, and one often overlooked, is the ability to engage people and make good connections. This is by far the most important aspect as the way to grow your views, upvotes, and follows; and it is the way to have people know who you are. Without any connections, then your work will go unseen, and you will notice the experiences that you have already explained.

So while I would submit to you that you have major talent and the ability to have much success, I will also tell you that you need to focus on what you haven't focused on yet. And that is "engaging" others.

Comments To Others Is The Key

You may ask yourself how do you "engage" others and the answer is quite simple. You find the areas of interest you have and you view "other" authors' posts/blogs. You take the time to read what they have presented and you then make a sincere comment related to the content they posted. Its not hard, but few people do it. Its a way to make new friends and earn respect from others. I made sure I made no less than 50 comments a day in the beginning and I averaged 100 a day for the first month.

Everyone is like you (including me), we would all love to write something and have it "magically" be discovered. That doesn't happen despite what you may think. There are reasons why everything that happens here happens, and just because you don't understand it doesn't mean that its random. But I can assure you that if you take the time to gain friends and good connections, you have the talent to succeed very much here.

Communities Are Important Too

We have a community that is 40 days old called the Newbie Resteem Initiative. We have a mission to help newbies in their first 30 days to get over these obstacles. We have lots of members in a very short time and we all have the same focus, that is helping people like you and each other. We are a community that is dedicated to making your life smoother, so if you would like to use our feed #newbieresteemday on your posts you are encouraged to. Also you should visit #newbieresteemday to meet others that are helping out with games/contests/tutorials, or they are other newbies like yourself that are looking for new contacts. Either way you are welcome and we would love for you to be a part of our community.

Having said that, we are certainly not the only community on steemit. In fact there are many many communities in all shapes and sizes. Depending on your interests, I'm sure there are a dozen or so communities that would interest you. If you would like help finding one that would fit your needs, I would be happy to have that conversation with you.

Conclusion

I think you could be a major asset to this place because you showed something that I rarely see, courage. You took the time to write a great post which admits that you didn't "see it". Obviously you have very good skills that will serve you well as a blogger. If you take my advice and learn the other more important aspects, I am very confident you will be a star. If you don't believe me, then you should ask the many folks that have already "been discovered" since we started. I promise you if you ask the right questions and have an open mind, you will get the answers!

I hope you stay on steemit and I would personally give you help if you ask. To me you are exactly the person we need here and if I can show you how it works, then I believe you can be a leader of others.

You can get me anytime by replying to my latest posts or comments. I hope to hear from you and will be happy to explain anything further!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for reaching out, that is the best way to get answers!!! Best wishes and good luck always, and I hope to hear from you soon @christalopez :)