Most minnows ignore the posts of other minnows (like you might ignore this post ;) ) and run after the whales hoping to get that 1 big vote that’ll change their life on this platform. I think there is a better way to improve your chances of success on the platform and here is my $0.00 cent on this topic. This is going to be a series of posts so here is advice no 1 broken down into 4 action points:

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Being small doesn’t mean being useless

Do not underestimate yourself. You may not be a big fish yet - you have every chance to succeed on this platform but you cannot do it without the support of others. So start supporting others in the community right now.

How I support others in the community?

Every now and then I will take the time to go and look for new #introduceyourself posts. I don’t look for those who are trending with hundreds of votes but those who need my minnow upvote to boost their confidence. I also try to give them a few words of advice (I am a small fish myself but I can still share the little that I know). When I post some content, I do receive the support of my friends on the Platform and I try to support them too when they post something. You have to remember “we all want to grow, so give as much as you can”.

There are many ways to be valuable in this community and help others as a small fish:

• Stop chasing after the whales! Your upvote has a lot of meaning for another minnow so be kind and give to other small fish.
• Resteeming is a form of giving - You can resteem someone’s post to your 10 followers. We all start with 0 followers so there is nothing wrong with resteeming posts even if you don’t have 10,000 followers. Heck, if I could get a good post even 1 extra view, I will resteem it without a second thought.
• Have an opinion, share it in the comments - you can comment intelligently on someone’s post. I know there’s no end of posts about the power of commenting. I have personally made some really good friends by commenting on the platform and it is really a great way to go about building relationships. NOTE - If you thought the post was good and you write a comment, don’t be too stingy to upvote it too, it matters! Everyone wants to grow here so do give generously!
• Take the time to write something every now and then - I know it is time consuming to create original content for your blog every day but nothing worth doing is easy. Personally feel like I have taken on a second job working for steemit and I get paid like $2 per day but I still love this job so I’ll keep at it ;)

The next time we will look at why minnows should “Persevere but remain detached”, to be continued in the next post ...