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#### <center>Ever feel like this in steemit ? Writing and Writing and Writing ...</center>
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#### <center>**And when Rewards are not coming in ... How many times  did you just  want to quit??**</center>

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##### <center> Remember: Winners are not the ones who do not fail, they are the ones who do not quit</center>
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I was thinking for days  to create a post for my steemit friends (many of them are new here), expressing a few tips based on what I have done during my 2.5 month trip on this platform. 

*Please note: This is my personal approach, formed by my personal experience so far in steemit. Please take the time to read this post to the end, this is where I will tell you what steemit is all about (for me)*

#### Number 1 – For me the most important thing it is to take some time and 

- **Explore**: Check hashtags you are interested in and see what people are writing and commenting about. 

- **Socialize**: Start commenting (in a thoughtful and not spammy way) at posts you are interested in. If your comment is sincere, trust me, it will show.

- **Think**: Take some time and think what you will write about. It is best if it is something that already interests you. 
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#### Number 2 – Optimize Your Profile and Your Content

- **The You**: It is important that your profile shows a little bit about who you are so that people who will (accidentally or not) visit your profile, will want to follow you. 
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- **The What**: What you are writing is very important. It can be photos, it can be tutorials, it can be reviews, it can be scientific or technology information. It can be dtube videos or memes from dmania. Whatever it is, be good at it and compose them with all your heart.

- **The How**: The What is very important but if the How will not present it well, do not expect much from it. You need to master the [Mark Down Guide]( https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/) and be able to add images, lists, gifs, references and whatever is necessary. Google is your best friend, if you want to do something and are not sure, just google "how to add image steemit" and you will get a number of results!

**IMPORTANT: Use references, sources and **at least** 50% should be your own thoughts expressed in your text.**

<center>- Remember to think some more and make sure you have put enough thought on the above 😄 </center>
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Check out this data by @steemcleaners 
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>Spamming comments is frowned upon by the community.
>Comment spam is currently defined by @steemcleaners as:
•	10 or more generic comments per day that are not in response to a question posed by the post or comment. “Thanks”, “Great Post!”, “Informative Post” , “Great Photo!”, “Good”, “Like”, “Nice”, “Wow”, “Cute”, “Follow me”, etc.
•	Commenting on old posts to hide self up-votes or a voting trail.
•	Copy/Paste comments that serve no purpose or the purpose is self promotion (including copying and pasting similar comments in rotating way).
•	Comments that inform the contributor that they have been up upvoted, resteemed, or flagged when the curator does not actually upvote, resteem, or flag the post.
•	Fishing/farming votes by using multiple accounts to comment on posts by known comment curators.
•	Unsolicited and off topic referral links.
Continued comment spamming may result in action from the cheetah bot.
More Info: [Abuse Guide - 2017]( https://steemit.com/steemcleaners/@steemcleaners/abuse-guide-2017-update).

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#### My Number 3 – Some Random Thoughts

- Take this opportunity to make new friends. There are so many remarkable people around!

- Visit steemit chat or a discord channel and share thoughts with similar minded steemians. 

- Bots: I don’t like them. I do not have any opinion about them. They might work or not, either way, it is your choice!

- Challenges: It can be a great way to meet new people and win some extra steem dollars, why not? A friend of mine told me that he was a lucky pick, winning 5 SBD (Friend hi, You know who you are :-)
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- Posting Intervals: There is a rule that every user should be posting up to [4 posts per day]( https://steemit.com/steemit/@katerinaramm/here-s-6-things-you-should-not-be-doing-in-steemit) or you will be taxed for additional rewards. Apart from the 4 posts, take some time and do not post everything at once.
**Let your posts breathe and give the readers the opportunity to vote for them.** 
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- Remember that the Voting Power will reduce by 2% for every upvote and this amount will be refilled after one hour. 

- Use the [steemit tools](https://steemit.com/steemit/@katerinaramm/which-steem-tools-i-have-been-using-for-monitoring-my-steemit-account-and-why) wisely. They should not be counter-productive, taking more of your time than they should, but be used to make the most of them. 

- Be consistent & Keep Writing. With every post improve your  style, your quality of writing, your posting themes.
Bruce Lee has said *"Running water never gets stale. So you just got to keep on flowing"*.. Be water :) 
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- Do not write and disappear. You might have comments that would be good to be responded to. Stick around for some time and make sure that you respond to your comments : ) 

*Disclaimer: This post is mainly indented to assist new friends that join steemit. I express my personal opinion, I cannot guarantee any results, but trust that you will at least have fun : )*
#### There are many keys leading to success, and it all comes down to **What Success Is for You.** 
#### For me Success is to Enjoy what I am doing and to Become a Better Person. (I will write more about it in a future post). Thank you for bearing with me and reading my post
 
<center>Have fun and Steem On!
@katerinaramm</center>

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## <center>Winners are the ones having fun at whatever it is they are doing! </center>
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