The General Chat section on SteemitChat is for... well.. "general chat" I guess. If you want to promote your posts you can go to the post promotion section.. or if you are new I would recommend setting up Minnow Support as well!
4. ❌ Too Much Self-Upvoting ❌
Everyone has the right to upvote on their own posts if they want to. Sometimes when you are just starting out here it's good to do that. If you were to do it I would only recommend using 1-2 of your votes a day o yourself and using the rest on other people.
You have 10 good votes a day and we are a community, so try and vote on 10 good posts that you think deserve it.
5. ❌ Never Checking In with Your Followers ❌
Some people on here have a LOT of followers. But most people have a manageable enough amount where they can still reply to each person who leaves a comment on their post. Steemit is a social network, so you need to interact with other people. Try and go through the list of people who follow you once in a while, check out their posts and show them some love with your upvotes as well!
6. ❌ Bitching and Complaining ❌
I hate whingey people on Steemit. I work in customer service and I listen to people bitch, whinge and complain all day because their sense of entitlement has sent them a little loopy. I'm not saying that you can't have insecurities that you can express and ask for advice, but seriously when I see titles like this:
and then in that post there are sentences like this...
I'm just like, come on, bro! Lighten up! Guess how much money that post made?
❌ 7. Don't Get So Disheartened That You Leave and Never Return! ❌
Steemit is an awesome place to be and even though it can seem overwhelming and daunting at first, there is so much support out there!
💕If you are feeling like you want to quit check out this post I wrote on Reasons you Should Stay 💕
💛 If you are new and unsure how to start, check out this post on How to Write an Introduceyourself or this one on How to Create a Good Post for Newbies. 💛
Thank you for reading! Have you ever commited any of the cardinal Steemit sins? Let me know in the comments! 😍
😈 Did I miss any of your pet peeves? 😈
Great guide, this will help many. I'm sure we can all learn something from this, thanks
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thank you @hotandrandom :)
Good guide. Well written as usual. I like your style @hannahlicious.
thanks a lot @choogirl :)
Sharing the same thoughts but didn't know how to express myself. :D Good to have you in my friends list. For some people Steemit means "give me because you have to" without create something with value. Almost everyone uses Facebook which pays 0 back....And no one complains :)) haha . We have a word here in Romania "Give someone a finger and he will take your whole hand."
Kisses
Thank you @mikimike :) Yes that is so true, everyone uses Facebook for nothing at all...
I like that Romanian phrase haha, I will remember it :)
Very interesting, some great tips here so thank you for sharing this :)
thank you @vickstick, I appreciate it :)
Thank you for your post. I am still new and any advise is useful!
thank you @tikotiko :) Welcome to Steemit!! Hope you like it here :)
A Great post and am glad to say I don't think I have committed any of them, well I did upvote my own photos twice I think but that's all :)
thank you @tattoodjay! haha good to know you are still pure and holy in the eyes of Steemit!! :)
LOL I doubt that I just haven't broken any of the rules you have mentioned I am sure there must be others that I messed up on :) have a great day
preach sistah! Too right!
I also think it's really important for people to understand that it takes work, and that one if the top things to do is to interact with others
Yeah for sure :) same as facebook really - don't think you'd have much fun if you just posted and posted and never went to anybody elses profile or spoke to anyone on there haha :)
What a sad, sad existence that would be!
Wowsers...I can't even believe people post comments like that. But like you said...we are now in an age of self entitlement delusional narcissism.
haha so true @mrdeerants... I love that 'an age of self entitlement delusional narcissim' :)
Sometimes I spam welcoming new people on steemit, lol IDK.. :D #tooexcited
hahaha we have all been there :) I like to go welcome new people too :)
Oh Hannah! You always amazes me with great posts, so well written and informative! Very proud of you!
thank you fernanda :) :) :)