One very straightforward way of making money on Steemit is to blog. If you can write interesting and insightful blog posts, you can quickly build a following on the platform. The bigger your following, the bigger your rewards will be on the platform. You will then be able to convert your rewards to other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and then into fiat currency.
Blogging is probably the most time-consuming way of making money on the Steemit platform. It requires you to be diligent with the quality of the posts you make, as well as to actively grow the number of followers you have. It’s something that cannot be done immediately, but if done properly, can pay off in a big way.
As you can see, comments tend to pay out a lot less than blog posts, but if you’re able to make a lot of them, the money can quickly add up. Remember, the more insightful and relevant your comments are, the more likely that other people will upvote them, and the more money you’ll make.
3)LEASING OUT STEEM POWER
STEEM Power really is the key to the Steemit platform. You can think about STEEM power as the amount of influence you have. The more STEEM power you have, the more influence you have on the Steemit platform. STEEM power is so important, that people actually LEASE out their STEEM Power in exchange for, interest paid out in STEEM dollar, plus the principal amount of STEEM Power that was lent out.
More STEEM power translates to: Posts ranking higher on the Steemit platform and a higher payout on comments and blog posts. There’s a real incentive to have as much STEEM Power as possible. Therefore, people who do have a lot of it, capitalize on this need by leasing it out to other people. However, it should be noted that you can either acquire a large amount of STEEM power organically, through everyday interactions on the Steemit platform, or you can purchase it with fiat currency. Regardless of which method you decide to choose, STEEM power is an important component of the Steemit platform.
Curie is an organization on the Steemit platform that upvotes promising authors that publish high-quality posts on Steemit. If you are just starting out, a blog post can result in a payout of less than $1. However, if Curie thinks your blog post is of a high quality, one upvote from them could see that same blog post payout $80. Curie as an organization have a lot of STEEM power, therefore, a single upvote from results in a big payout for you.
The people who find these high-quality posts for Curie to upvote are known as Curators. Their job is straightforward. Find quality posts that meet a certain criteria, if the submission is approved, Curie pays you for finding that post. As you’ve probably guessed, becoming a Curie Curator is a prized job, and so is not easy to get. In order to become a Curie Curator, you must be recommended by someone who already curates for Curie. If you can do that, then you are well on your way to generating some easy money.
If you like writing articles, but don’t think you can build up a following quickly enough, then maybe you should consider writing articles for other people. There are users on the Steemit platform with a lot of STEEM Power to play with, but have very little content to dish out to their followers.
One example of this is another organisation on Steemit known as, A.D.S.A.C.T.L.Y or Autonomous Decentralized Society Acting Cooperatively to Leverage You. The whole purpose of ADSACTLY is to put people with a certain skill set to work, and reward them for it. One of the ways they do this is by paying article writers in return for posting their content on their blog. However, it’s not just article writing that ADSACTLY rewards you for, you can also be rewarded for being an editor. In short, if you can find some way of adding value, chances are, ADSACTLY will pay you for it.
