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RE: Your First Month on Steemit - 23 Tips to Help You Succeed!

in #steemit6 years ago

Woah! That was one long list. I am still working my way around here and this is one of the first articles I read. I have to admit, while you have done everyone a favour by compiling these tips on a single page, I am slightly overwhelmed and intimidated. I am still trying to wrap my head around voting bots and wary of joining communities that will give me free upvotes. I may be totally off the grid here, but it feels like cheating? I am very new to this entire Steem scene so my doubt may come across as silly or may raise eyebrows, but I was of the belief that only good content and genuine audience would be enough to break through all the white noise. Some of the tips you mentioned here look not only like a lot of work but also sound unethical. I'm sure you aren't doing anything worth frowning upon but at a first glance some of these tips (automatic upvotes or exchanging upvotes) are making me skeptical of this whole thing.
But all the other tips about being original and not spamming are something that I second wholeheartedly. I am also eager to check out the other links that you have shared to help me increase my reach.
In general, thank you very much for being so meticulous in your tips and in particular, if you could answer my doubts, that would be great!

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Just observed the trending page...Basically, self-voting is widely accepted. The problem is, we all share the same rewards pool. Some votes here are worth more than others - while your vote may count to 0.1 SBD a wealthy person (whale) with massive SP can basically vote him/herself 300 SBD and much more! Yes, self-voting and buying votes from an outsiders view is unethical - there's a whole ongoing discussion about it here on Steemit. But, think within the platform, how you would succeed. Can you compete with a 300 SBD vote on subpar content that's guaranteed to hit the trending page with your 0.1 SBD vote and great content?

I kinda get your point. I have been posting on and off and from the way the site grew exponentially, I thought I had hit a holy grail with Steemit. But the more I am generating content here, the more I realise that it's a treasure hunt! But I still haven't had the heart to upvote a single one of my own posts! -_- I suppose it's a habit that I will learn eventually.