### People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care...
This is key, and sometimes a challenge in a text based environment. Text doesn't always come out the way it sounds in your head. 

I can be direct and to the point, which doesn't always translate well. People who know me can see my body language, hear voice inflection, see a smile,and me looking them in their eyes, so there is the non-verbal communication factor. They can tell if I'm serious or just yanking their chain.

I find I can better mitigate any confusion when I'm on my laptop at home, but not as well on my phone at work. 

I figure ya just gotta keep at it. And I find I use more smiley faces and exclamation points on Steemit than I do  with people who personally know me in text, email or FB.

This series has been great, thank you :)

I love your series! I'm glad you have such an initiative.
'' People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care ... '' I liked this quote  very much from this article and I think it's very true...

Good Post ... I resteem it .....

Taaa.....  :)

Let me introduce myself: assayer. I wrote 5 long elaborated posts in 2 languages and almost 50 comments. My account is worth $1,89. (Just so you really know how hard it is to begin today :)

But I'm not sure that going after whales right after arriving on Steemit is a good idea. How many of them are like you? How many care for minnows?

I'm thinking about commenting and making connections on MANY financial levels. I will simply look for people who honestly share my passion. I wanna gather many of them. Build up. Write. Debate. Grow.

Only after having a net - a small community of one passion - I may ask for help from above. To make my small 'thematic society' even bigger and upgrade the quality. 

May it work? Is it naive?

Connecting and building your network is probably the most important thing on Steemit. I am convinced that once the communities feature is released this will become even more important. With communities we will be able to harness the power of many users interested in similar topics. Solving problems is always a good way to add value and organizing a community helps people focus their attention on things that matter to them. Do not underestimate the power of a Shar-Pei owners community posting pictures and sharing health/care info about their pets.

I agree wholeheartedly with you @cryptoctopus and really appreciate this entire series. I'm new here and looking for a way to contribute so what you talked about here really has lit a fire under me. Thanks for your advice.

I was in without defining any expectations and plans. Thank you for draging me back to the starting line to think what actually I would like to achieve here so I can think about my golas and plan how to reach them! Thank you!

Best series of posts going on Steemit. I really appreciate the advice and great ideas @cryptoctopus.

Having a network/community of like minded people is key to building steemit. I almost wish their was a community part of the site where you could go and connect and find others with the same interest as you have. Who the whales, dolphins and minnows of those communities where etc.

I am trying to build one with great people out here lets see how it goes :) anyways a big thanks for the 3rd part of this series :)

Thanks, this has really given me something to think about.
I feel some of the issues come from the fact that the projects you're mentioning are not known by people starting here. At least for me they were new.

The strength of steemit is it's open character and the fact that there is a lot of info.
It's also it's weakness, sticking to the nautical theme, it's easy to drown.

Will read parts 1&2 as well.

This series is so helpful. They have all been bookmarked for ideas down the line. Building a community here works in all our favors.

In fact I don't need get that far to have my project. In my community were I living in, there are school epecially primary public school who cant afford to buy a computer, good books for their library, and visual aids for the kids. In fact I am living in a third world country. 

As a concern human being, I want to help my community in that small things out of steem. If I earn some few dollars on the future, I want to gave this little angels a TV for there visual aids, a computer set for there library and some books to fill the space on the shelves.

Besides, I also want to spread awareness about steem to my community, to help them earning some cash.   The more red fish I invite to signup to the more help from them for me to grow as a little minnow.

Networking is highly advisable in all walks of life, and sometimes gets a bad name to it, but i've found building some relationships here on steemit fairly easy as there are a lot of interesting bloggers.  Even for someone pretty antisocial like myself, it's simpler to be yourself and speak your mind (in a respectful way) around people with authentic ideas.  Ghostwriting, ooh, that always has a sophisticated ring to it, very cool.  (-:

I've found amazing success here my first month by posting about things I'm passionate about and hobbies of mine. I also dabble in technical analysis and although most of my experience is in trading stocks and options, I've started to apply my knowledge to trading and investing in cryptos. Some of the charts and TA that I post have done pretty well too.

It's funny some posts I put an hour into and they make less than a dollar and I've had posts that I did just for fun or to share something that I don't know that many people would find interesting that earn $20 or more.

I've also found that a little bit of formatting can go a long way. Learning to use basic markdown syntax has helped me earn a bit more on my posts.

I've enjoyed your first three installments of this series. I'm still a minnow but my account hit $2,500 today and that means I'm halfway to dolphin status! (If my understanding of the tier levels here is correct)

I'm glad I stumbled upon this, also read part 1 and part 2. Though I've been doing some of the items you listed, you definitely have some ideas that never crossed my mind. Thank you!

Thank you! I am following for more tips. I appreciate you doing this, I am also trying to help the Minnows just getting started. I hope you consider my request for a delegation, I want to hit Dolphin ( 5000 SP) !

Okay, so again I see that I'm heading in the right direction and so that is a very good thing :)

I went over to check out @curie and this looks like a good fit for me. I'm retired so I have time to read posts and if I can get a good grip on what they are looking for I think that I can really help with this project. Thank you for all of the advice and tips, they are much appreciated!

"Solve other people's problems and people will reward you" I think this is the crux of the article, I am trying to adapt this principle in my real life, not just for steem or for business but I believe that humans deserve to be treated like that. Thanks for reminding.

What I am currently doing is looking for people with similar interests and reward and/or participate back with those communicating. Solid relationships are build up slowly, as a true network takes a matter of time... 
*Thanks for the love you been showing me lately :)!*

As you grow in the field in which you have skill. But if you do well, you will start having followers. Which in any field is important, some of them will have more connections and it will be easier for you. The work to be developed. And in the end the recognition will be your prize

>Find a problem and solve it.

Absolutely!! This is what I'm trying to do with my SteemSQL Analyses.. Although my time is quite limited between traveling for work 80%+ of my one, then trying to have a relationship with my wife and son on the days when I'm actually at home.. all while keeping up with house chores and attempting to have a social life and keep up with current events.

Anyway, that's a long-winded way of saying I will have more analyses in the future! I just need to find the time to be able to finish them.

Also, great post!

Well said cryptoctopus. The more I spend my time on Steemit, the more I find new people from whom I learn a lot. 
I think that building a new network is very important, but it is also quite essential to improve your knowledge and expertise in your field. 
Another point I would like to highlight is that some people might interpret your advice in a wrong way. I talk about finding whales and talking to them. I saw a lot of minnows who just stalk whales, try to appear in the same articles as whales in order to pay their attention to themselves or they just spam. Of course, all of that is considered bad faith and minnows should be very careful about it.  

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This part is more informative and have some advanced stuff.  Now want more help from you:) 

1) you said  "Get around whales and talk to them"  - is there any way to find whales? I know only way is : find trending posts and then go to each of profile and check their wallet.

2)  Lets say i have passion for writing technology things and some photography , i dont think i can solve any problem of whales, so i should just focus of that i can do ? Or i need to move to something i dont like but it can solve problems of others?