Good Evening Steemians,

Very very recently I learned a very valuable lesson about the importance of curation and support to other new authors in the community.

I have been on steemit now for probably a month, I have been consistent with my postings and curations, I am a member of minnows support group on discord, I am a mini moderator and a soon to be DJ on a radio programme for discord.

Then tonight while I am sitting in what feels like 110 degree heat, I come across this post by @jerrybanfield. I don't follow Jerry I see some of his videos and yes he makes great success and knows what he is doing. But I just refuse to pay to learn something I feel in time I can learn myself. (No disrespect Jerry but there it is.)

So Jerry has done this post which I am about to link but before I do I need to ask you something honestly because tonight I am frustrated as hell.

Are you new, are you struggling, do you think your post is going to make hundreds of dollars??

Ok now here is the link, now seriously guys seriously I am not joking around, you got to read this post or watch the video.
Because there is a very important group out there called @curie which is made up of different whales. This group is looking to pay top dollar for good content, and not only that will bring you a lot of upvotes, comments and follows. My post in an hour made $200 dollars yesterday.

Here is the link go read it then come back here.
https://steemit.com/curation/@jerrybanfield/earn-steem-for-finding-an-undervalued-steemit-post-and-submitting-to-curie-1500598670-0433114

This is what steemit is about.

If you read that post the following will make sense to you.

You need to stop doing these things they are worthless and many people who are important to steemit, will not give you any attention.

You need to stop

Follow 4 Follow
Upvote 4 Upvote
Posting crappy youtube videos.
Posting crappy memes
Begging for follows and votes

What you need to do.

Write good quality content (search for help there is a thing up there called a magnifying glass type in a few words no biggie)
Curate (Stop being so god damn lazy with your follow for follow posts and comments and make some friends, read some posts give some updates and when you comment at least give the author some credit, about what the post was.)

Example of curation.
Good example.
Hey thanks for posting this wonderful article, I particulary found (Topic) interesting, you have my upvote and my support
Bad example
Hey great post. (This just tells the author well nothing really.)

Absolute No No.

DO NOT under any circumstances post a comment and ask for a follow, you have severely just pissed the author off by doing this, you have paid no attention to their hard work and made it about your self. That is like a punch in the gut, would you like it if someone does this to you.

Guys if you read the post by Jerry I am sitting here now looking for posts to give to curie and right now I am seeing nothing, nothing worth submitting at all. So please please please take note and get writing some content and I promise I will be looking at the new feed and if I see value, you have my submission I promise.

Questions.
By all means post your questions but I am not the all seeing oracle, I can only tell you my experiences.
Resteem
Share this with other newbies people need to see this, this is not for my benefit its for your's I want YOU to win.
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I want to be your friend, follow me let me know whats happening and like I said create great content and I will submit.