You just said everything that is needed to grow fast on steemit. If all this things are followed to the letter, in no time,  a newbie will become a whale.

My own challenge is writing a good post because I don't like writing but I am seriously working on that and I'm improving day by day.

Thanks for this post @swissclive.  You have always been a source of inspiration us

i am new on steemit and i find this information very valuable. nothing comes easy in life, it comes with hardwork and dedication.

the top bloggers here have spent alot of time and resources building up their porfolio. i am taking my time too, to think and produce quality content that will add value to people's lives.

thank you @swissclive

Awesome tips @swissclive. I took my time to read it. Some of this mistakes i actually did them during my beginning days. But now i know better. I keep studying the dynamics of steemit so that i can succeed.  Thank you for sharing this with us!

>Write because you love writing, not because you are trying to earn a reward. 

What a statement. If we would enjoy Steemit for what it is, and follow this principle then the community would only prosper for it.

I would argue that pictures can play an important role in the overall aesthetics of a person's blog. Also maintaining high quality is very hard when you have other commitments.
I think having fun is my number one rule, because if you make money here and you don't have fun you might as well work a regular job :)

One thing that tends to drive people away is the high expectations. Most people come for the money and when they do not get it they get upset. People also spam the comment box asking for follow backs and upvotes instead of working on the quality of their post.

But at the same time seeing a $0.04 payout on a post that took you weeks to compose can be frustrating. At this point what are minnows to do? Use bots? How do they attract the whales to their post?

Thanks for sharing some great tips with us@swissclive.Always find very helpful information at your blog. I think style of writing also plays an important role in making an article engaging and interesting.For good blog post we must use nice pictures, engaging graphs or charts, write short paragraphs and use a good font. I think these are some of the great ingredients for good article

This is good advice to us new steemians, thanks alot for this, I will screenshot this post and look at it every time I'm about to make a post.. Hopefully I should be on my way to greatness like you.

I have some personal thoughts on this after just being here for a little under a month, hopefully it can be helpful to any of your other readers.

a. Because of the way visibility of posts on steemit works it will be extremely difficult to get noticed by just blogging. It might be faster to comment to get visibility, I know swissclive specifically mentions this is about blogging and the tips are good but if you are new then please note that generating a return from any blog post will be difficult without a voter base and/or a capital base to work with. I've seen countless people do nothing but blog all day and because they don't have any outside investments to work with and because they don't have any big followers their blogs always pay under a dollar, even if the content is good. Note that English is steemit's dominant language so try to use a translator if it's not your native language, they're quite good these days.

b. Making good content, even at the start, might seem like a waste of time but if your writing ability isn't "there" yet then it's still good practice to get in the habit of achieving a certain level of quality before you even get noticed by anyone of note, because your later blogs will be better.

d. There are lots of tag guides on steemit related to how to use/exploit tags, if you can only invest so much on a post you need to know how to work the tag system if it's going to get on the hot page. Take time to read those guides.

e. I think that intrinsically because everyone needs to eat food and most people aren't exactly here to learn how to farm that there is a bit of both writing for pleasure and pay going on, some focus more on one or the other.

f. At this point the new pages are so cluttered that to stand out from the noise you have to join one of the many chat groups you can find on discord or steemit chat, don't be insincere and kiss too much ass but if you find like-minded people to converse with then it can jump-start the relationship-building phase.

g. You might not be doing anything wrong in terms of any of the other advice given, but steemit is still in its infancy and it can be hard to find readers of many various niche topics that you might be interested in. Perhaps there will be an audience for that kind of content later when we grow!

iv. You will still get worthless followers like me even if you write interesting things.

v. Basically, spamming feeds to get an average post payout revenue stream might not be the best idea once you have large wallet clients with discriminating tastes.

vi. Let's not kid ourselves, we all watched even the crappy ones to find out how things turned out.

12. Also, you don't want to get in trouble if you get accused of convincing your students to gamble!

13. Don't be like literally every other person who begs for a witness vote.

No idea why the two numbers above aren't 12 and 13, lol.

Thanks for tips and suggestion....These tips are awesome to become a good blogger.I actually want to write blog but i think myself that i dont have any create ideas or capability to generate new ideas..Its really hard for me to write anything or to begin writting. But now i will try to write something good by following your tips....

Fantastic guide, ought to be tattooed on new members heads when they join. Hard but fair, although with reference to point 'e'. Dr. Samuel Johnson wrote:-
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money." ;-)

And if I could just possibly add something useful to your post, it's that people can download Grammarly and it works in markdown to check their spelling and grammar :-)

PS. Don't even bother visiting my posts, I can't write for shit, and I'm still looking for my niche, I'm just here for the engagement, commenting and education and the fun competitions.

Thanks @swissclive for taking us through this lecture. If one can adhere to all these, one's Steemit journey will be smooth to the top

Thank you for the tips! I will consider all of these to make my blog better. I might have ruined my blog by sharing memes on dmania, but after reading this, my eyes are fully opened..

Thanksfor these tips,willwork on the ASAP...

Hahahaha i have to first talk about this: 

>"Don’t try and write when you are drunk or on drugs. You might regret it later. Remember, this is the blockchain. Everything you write is stored forever."

I hope they are not reading this while being drunk or on drugs too. Haha.

You absolutely nailed this @swissclive. I still struggle with the appropriate tags sometimes and i have to admit that. Having you as a follower is definitely worth more than a thousand as you have rightly pointed out. Quality over quantity and that is also needed in writing of posts too as well as having followers. I have always loved your approach to cleaning Steemit and having people work for what they want and also reward those who make efforts. I spoke about this at the Steemit workshop which i was invited to speak at yesterday with several other amazing people and i made reference to you while coaching the newbies. Posted about it already and telling them about not being lazy and making relationships. 

I always learn from you and i hope to use the appropriate tags more.

This is too detailed. Do i have your permission to use these to give another lecture whenever i am invited for a talk on Steemit? I would definitely reference you and give them your handle to follow .

You feel stronger and way better now i am sure. Stay strong.

Thanks for the great tips! You pointed a lot of important things. I will try to execute these tips step by step :) I think the most important thing is that:

> Write because you love writing, not because you are trying to earn a reward.

Thanks again, all the best..

I think every newbies joining steemit even some minnows need to go through this guild. Thanks for this wonderful post

Honestly, the beginning stage is much more difficult than I initially expected. Am glad at least my situation hasn't been really bad in the first week but I have seen many who quits after two weeks. Patience is a virtue and no Steemit, one will need a lots of patience and commitment to succeed. I read in one of your old blog you wrote before I joined Steemit of how difficult it was too at the beginning to attract people's attention. But with consistency and commitment, we'll all get there. 

I think it is quite important ones find his or her niche early enough - an area where one is good and passionate about. Not trying to write on trending topics even when one is not good and knowledgeable in them. 

For the error free writing, I recommend you write first in a digital notepad. Since I used my smartphone, I use WPS text pad. I learn all the formatting tools with the markdown editor and apply them while writing with the note pad. Proof read everything, then copy and paste on Steemit markdown editor. That way you can easily see your errors and correct them. 

The photos is quite enlightening as I thought you must always have photo's to catch people's attention to your post. 

One more thing, socialize. Find experienced author in your area of interest, read their work and offer quality contributions as comments and you might end up having them come check out your blogs. If you are as good as you think, you can keep them too. Thanks @swissclive for this lessons. It came at the right time.

Thanks @Swissclive
This will help a lot....  As much as am not a good writer i always try to make my posts as original and genuine as i can!!!  I must say, most time it's kind of tempting to take a peep at google... LoL!!! 
But then how can i be a better writer here if i don't force my brains to work!!! 

I agree with number (12) ...But then i think it could be a good idea for young writers to take challenges ...You will be surprised how much kids are brave these days!

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Thanks for  your support and guidance...  Its really appreciated. :))

Lots of good points and I have learned  from them, not all of us are writers or bloggers but we hope to be so as to participate in the steem community. I have Decided to put more time to learn but its not as easy as just deciding.

All in all, I will do my best to follow this rules and wish there was a favorite button so I would always come back to remind myself of this lessons. faulted in so many already.
Thanks @swissclive

All you have said is right.....I wish you could help lecture some newbies on a whatsapp group I created, nevertheless I will send them the link to this post, have been waiting for someone with influence on steemit to do this, at least even the doubters will believe surprisingly am also a culprit of some of the things you listed........ thanks a lot 💚 

I really learnt a lot and I hope other do some people have actually started upvote for upvote, I wonde  if they understand the platform they are in.....

Thanks a lot @swissclive

@swissclive You nailed it! 
This is the information we all need, thank you so much for the insight.

Please can I hold on to this link? 
 so I can refer to others as well especially the newbies.

All you have pointed out is true.  It takes patience and persistence to become a good blogger. Not everybody is good at writing so it would take a considerable amount of time to read and learn the art of producing a great write up.  

Personally,  I am still learning.

After abandoning my steem account for over 5 months because of impatience, I have learnt that it takes time for great things to be achieved. 

Thanks for the insightful post.

worthy pointers from a seasons steemian. 

> “Genuine” means followers who have a reputation above 40 and who share similar interests and write similar blogs to your own.

the aspect of finding "true" followers hits home the biggest for me. i would rather have a strong core than any follower base with meaningless comments. thankfully, i am developing that and i am in awe often at the fantastic comments! some posts don't make the money i wish them to, but i believe it is just a matter of time. And perseverance. This is helpful stuff especially for newbies!

Nice post. Thanks for sharing this with us. Newbies like us will be able to See far by climbing on the shoulders of people like you who have gone far.  This will go a long way to help newbies like us not to make silly mistakes and even if we've already made the mistake, we can easily trace our way back with this guidelines.

>Write because you love writing, not because you are trying to earn a reward.

This got me and I'll say in my own words,  **Write from your heart, write cos passion to write flows in your heart**

I would like to thank you for this useful topic for everyone and not just for beginners
In fact, most people here are interested in financial gain only
I did not explicitly apply the points I referred to ( There is no one to guide us when it started three months later )  , But I will try  Avoid these things .

- But I have a question . 
I think  Steem Power is the most important ?
  Because if you have a good Steem Power they will follow you a lot, even Though your topics are trivial .

Thank you again @swissclive 
have a good day