As with any great innovation, thousands of people are embracing the Steemit platform everyday. Which is a great thing for you personally and the platform as a whole.
This does not however stop you from worrying about why your posts are not getting attention. With tens of posts being published every hour, all vying for a finite number of eyeballs. You need a style to win some love.
Here are 6 successful ways of growing your brand and attracting a lot of eyeballs.
Be Helpful
In a community, the helpful, kind ones are loved. And Steemit is not different.
It pays to be helpful. There are lot of newbies everyday and anyone who provides help wins.
@donkeypong, the editor of Steemit 101 is a very good example of this. For several weeks now, Tom has been mostly writing posts that focus on the new users and those that are stuck on some concepts. And he is very good at this. No wonder he is one of the highest earning Steemit authors.
Did you see @ash post on helping Steemians on slack when Steemit was down 2 days ago? (https://steemit.com/support/@ash/me-giving-support-to-people-on-slack-yesterday)
The community rewards those who are helpful. And you should too.
Find A Niche and Own It
It's very easy to get tempted to join the trending tags and write on them. While this might work for some writers in the short run but in the long run, building a brand and being known for a niche is the best strategy.
Take the travel niche and how its making a kill for its brand writers. At first, it was @anwenbaumeister that ruled that niche. Then @heiditravel came on board and they are both winning the game on steemit. Check the trending page to see what I'm saying.
It's not only on the travel niche. Dana-edwards writes long-style research papers on security and cryptocurrencies. And she is doing well.
There are lots of other writers are making a hit by focusing on niches. @Masteryoda and photography
Write down your interests and work on them.
Be Controversial. Crazy. An Outlier
A warning:
Please don't overdo this. While this might make sense for a while, consistently making provocative posts will put people off and make you lose some fans.
A very good example of a post that did this successful is that of @pharesim : (https://steemit.com/pevo/@pharesim/the-centralization-of-steem-and-how-it-is-killing-off-pevo)
@Stellabelle and @tuck-fheman are very good authors that sometimes write controversial posts. Funnily, they both usually have different views on topics. However, they find a way of managing this and creating other posts that are not that controversial but still win a lots of love.
Be Consistent
This is not about throwing all kinds of stuff to see what sticks. You have make sure you deliver value in order to win attention of readers.
@ash, @cryptoctopus, @stellabelle and @fyrstikken are some well-known users who post more than once in a day.
Appeal to Primal Needs
Fear, hope, hunger, sadness and love. These are some inbuilt emotions we feel. And if we see anything that will help us fulfill these needs, we quickly grab it and appreciate the source.
Take a look at the trending and hot topics on the homepage and you will notice that they fulfil one or
more human primal needs.
Pick an emotion and craft your story around it.
Be Observant
I included this style when I read some of @gavvet's posts. His last two posts were made from his observation of the internal market here (https://steemit.com/internalmarket/@gavvet/is-it-just-me-or-where-did-the-internal-market-go) and the $30 000 @guerrint post.
And both were very successful. While this might not occur every time, being the first to notice a trend or event is a quick way of making some earnings.
Summary:
Be Yourself
As long as you enjoy what you're doing. You might not make any money from your first 10 posts. But if you refine your strategy and keep posting. You just might win the jackpot.