I joined steemit not knowing much about crypto thinking that this could be a great blogging platform to make a little money.
I have quickly learned that there is a very common theme that is the most popular, and that is cryptocurrency. On top of that, you have to know exactly when to post your story, and how many times a week to post. There are tricks to getting exposure like paying a whale to up vote your article which may or may not work. But it is clear to see that there is a strong suit of politics at work. There are members who have been here the longest with the most invested who carry the most weight. You can follow other writers and comment on as many posts as you can and still be ignored. No votes for even genuine comments for articles I really enjoyed. It is very clear that you have to rub elbows with the higher up to make any money here, and if you rub the wrong way you may get shut down.... down voted to zero.... If you have a lot of friends on steemit then you have a good start, kinda like having a community within a community. I have a friend that puts out high quality content everyday that makes almost no money.. I mean pennies a week.. maybe he is posting too much.. maybe it's because he is not posting about crypto... maybe he is not friends with the right folks on steemit... it all seems a little tricky and political to me.... I'm still trying to figure it out... it would be nice if the membership platform were more like Facebook instead of this blogging deal... anyone care to comment? kick up some dirt and correct me, teach me something ? Thanks in advance!
