Why don't my posts make more money?
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It seems that everyone is concerned about that.
Even those who claim that they are not on Steemit FOR the money. It's still ABOUT the money....other peoples money. Those nasty capitalists are not earning their money in an approved fashion.
Approved by whom you may ask?
Why approved by THEM of course. It's just not RIGHT that some folks can make a bunchaton of money posting about silly TRIVIAL things when THEY, up on their high horse, sanctimonious and self righteous, get very few votes (if any) posting about IMPORTANT stuff. They think DEEP thoughts...and everyone else is shallow. It's OUTRAGEOUS...they threaten to leave the platform.
Yet they never do.
But I digress.
@humanearl just posted Engaging Content & High Paying Content which triggered me and got me to thinking.
I might be able to shed some light on the subject.
Disclaimer: I'm just a fat minnow who doesn't play well with others. What I think I know might be wrong. What I think I know I learned from trial, error, and observation over the last sixteen months or so.
You have been warned.
What are the factors we are spoken of?
Obviously the major consideration is VOTES. Not just ANY votes either. WHO votes for your stuff is VERY important. That is, how much SteemPower do those who vote for your stuff have?
If a minnow, or minnow-bot (new term I just made up), or even a swarm of them, votes on your stuff it doesn't compare favorably to the vote of ONE Orca...much less a whale (or even a dolphin for that matter).
What attracts them? Why vote on YOUR stuff rather than the thousands and thousands of stuff posted by others?
SMALL, almost inconsequential, attractors are subject matter, formatting, pictures, spelling, etc. etc etc. Humans judge your posts by stuff like that and many others. It's a matter of taste thing. It's the market. You cater TO your market...you can't make the market do what YOU want it to.
HOWEVER....95% of the votes on Stemit are by bots. Bots don't care about any of that stuff. Bot's DO NOT CARE...period. They are incapable of caring, thinking, evaluating, or CURATING. They're parasites that live off the creation of others.
What can we do about it?
NOTHING
That's the way it is.
Certainly the game is rigged..but if you don't play...you can't win
Deal with it
How?
I think I've figured it out. Bot's are like flies...which are attracted by smell. They love the smell of money. If you HAVE money..they want some of it. Bots 'vote' on posts from accounts that HAVE money. Or in Steemit terms...HIGH STEEM POWER!
If you have a large amount of SteemPower you will attract more bots than if you don't.
What can you do about it?
first you can post a LOT.
A bunchaton of posts will attract more flies...er...I mean bots..than very little.
Target your market. Post what your followers WANT. Post quality...as defined by the people who follow you...the reason they follow you in the first place.
Why bother? Bot's do all (most) of the voting?
Well here's the thing. All of your followers have parasites...er...I mean 'bots that follow THEM. If they (your followers) are attracted to your posts (because of quality) the bot-swarm that follows THEM will (maybe) vote on it too.
That's one thing....here's another thing.
Fake it until you make it
By that I mean leverage. By that I mean delegation.
Bots can't tell the difference between an account with 50,000 home grown SP or one with 1,000 homegrown SP and 49,000 delegated. RENT some SteemPower.
There are several services who are doing it.
Be careful. Do your OWN due diligence. Check it out for your ownself. You're a big boy (gurl) now.
So...in summary.
Post...a lot.
Post good quality.
Fake it till you make it.
THAT's how you make money on Steemit