Trying to be perfect: Steemit contents are from people like you and me . Unlike the corporate media house, we should be making contents from our real life and in real life we are not perfect . So trying make a perfect content is a bad idea . Let it be real and imperfect .
Wrong niche : A doctor is a terrible engineer. Ofter we try new things and there is nothing bad about it . But we should start and focus on our area of expertise . Then after sometime we can try new things. Otherwise we will make horrible contents or very few contents.
Wrong narratives : To make the readers more engaged we should be using proper narratives . Most content producers get good attention if the content is about "why X?" vs "What is X". How things work is also a good area to focus on . So play the "why " and "how" game . Avoid "what" games . Too many people are trying to explain "what is X" and hence its not unique to go through this way. Remember people in social media do not just come for information . Its all about engagement in a social environment.
Wrong tags : This is a very common mistakes among us . Photography about life events should not be tagged with "cryptocurrency" . And SOMETIMES WE PUT CAPITAL LETTERS HERE AND THERE to just make the content visually disturbing. We should use hashtags only when we know where it is appropriate or not use it at all. Spelling mistake is also something to be careful about.
Commenting without reading : This is one of the silly things you can ever do in steemit. Often i find comments " Nice post/ liked it/ very good" . These are non-engaging comments and dont add a lot of value . Engaging into comment is a very effective way to build relationship in steemit.
Irregular contents production: its not necessary to make content everyday but we must be regularly publishing contents. Otherwise we loose our audience interest on our stories.
Using bots for earnings from the start: Bid-bots are good for spreading words across more audiences. But there are many who uses Bid-bot to get a return on their SBD. At times it might work but most of the time you will loose your reputation(if any) and not make a good amount unless the content is great. Stay away from bid-bot in early days of steemit journey.
Wrong sized contents: Size does matter . And there is no " One for all" size at all. Photography posts require a lot less words to make sense than a "how to" post. When we are writing a review the readers are expecting something in depth and the posts usually can be long .However, the size has to be carefully chosen according to the taste of readers, category and frequency of content publishing.
Not replying to comments : This is by far the most important way to loose any sort of engagement . Replying comments fast and being active is key creating an audience panel . Always check your comments, reply to it and make a conversation going.
Resteeming almost everything : At times we tend to resteem quality articles for our followers, its good. Sometimes we do resteem too much and thats a terrible mistake . If you resteem a lot, you will notice your follower number go down because your followers want content from you at the first place. So, resteem less and wise .
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