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<p>First of all, congratulations to everyone who is making good money from their posts. I'm not hating at all, good for you for putting in the work and figuring out how to be smart (and honest) about it. If you are on the lower end of the spectrum or are just joining (welcome) know that it is possible to make money here if you work and work smart. And don't worry if you don't know anyone. I literally just joined this site two months ago and I know nobody here, so don't worry about feeling excluded. </p>
<p>So you wrote an awesome post and no one liked it It happens. Some of your posts might sky rocket, while others might never get off the ground. Don't take it personally. Sometimes it is the timing of the post. If no one is looking at what is new when your blog is posted it will quickly get pushed down the feed as new posts come. Or maybe it is a topic that is not popular on steemit yet. It might take you some time to build an audience for it. Keep pushing. There are people on here who will support you for your interests because they are happy to have variety on the site. And do take a second to think about what you could do better. Sometimes it is you. Not being mean, EVERY ONE of us has written posts that were less than stellar. Part of getting good at anything is practice, which includes real-world experience of sucking. Has to happen for us all. If your post wasn't great, see why and work to improve it the next time. But again, never take it personally. Even the greatest writers have written garbage. The difference is they tear it up and drink themselves to sleep while we post it on the internet. We are more public about our failures nowadays. </p>
<p>Still having trouble getting an audience, here are some quick tricks to remember </p>
<p>•Make sure you have an awesome title that people will want to click on (but be honest, don't just make clickbait) </p>
<p>•Write what you know is always helpful and if you are writing about something you like it will make it easier to continue working on your bad days. </p>
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<li>Yes, certain topics, like posts about steemit have a better chance to succeed. This is a new site and people on it are still interested in it. This will most likely change.</li>
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<p>•A picture is worth a thousand words, grab your cell phone and take a cool pic of something related to your work. </p>
<p>•Do not copy and paste work that isn't yours, it is easy to find out when something is a copy on the internet. </p>
<p>•Timing, timing, timing. It is easy to have a post get buried so don't get discouraged if that happens. </p>
<p>Also be happy for the success of others You say you spent a couple of days or weeks working hard on an article that no one liked, while someone took a quick photo of their cat and made thousands of dollars. Welcome to the internet. Yeah it can be discouraging. I never said it's right. And I think, with networks like steemit, we are starting to move in a direction where quality is what pays. But for now, like every other social media and forum site, random stuff will sometimes blow hard work out of the water. That doesn't mean you should hate on those posts. No one likes a complainer. Do not be one of those jerk crabs that tries to grab the escaping crap and pull them back into the bucket (to anyone thinking, okay that was random, read the steemit whitepaper for the story of the crabs). Neither should you stop trying to improve yourself and your work. Instead focus on what you want the site to look like and what posts you think should be rewarded. Remember steemit is new. If you want it to thrive as a place for intelligent articles then post intelligent articles. Upvote and seach for intelligent articles. It is an open space to grow as each of you sees fit. And it is a big enough space that though-provoking debates and fart jokes can exist side-by-side.</p>
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<p>(pexels.com)</p>
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