Common Factors amongst TOP PAYOUT posts REVEALED!
A few months back I promised to do some research on this subject for you. And now it is done. So, without further ado I present to you this simple list with brief explanation of each factor.
Tropical or exotic locations
Everyone loves a sunny tropical vibe image! The tropical banner above I shot on the north coast of Bali 3 months ago, just before sunrise. Use a beautiful tropical image as your thumbnail and you are in with a better chance straight away.
Developers
The devs do great announcing any stage of steemit related apps or websites. Back in the days when Busy was in development I saw them making huge rewards with each new phase of development. And even though Dan has left us now, his EOS posts still make a bundle. Though I believe he declines these payouts.
Good understanding of formatting
There are many tricks to presenting a really polished looking, professional article. Here is a useful one if you want to use images which are displayed as portrait, as opposed to landscape: https://steemit.com/howto/@samstonehill/how-to-pull-your-image-to-the-side-simple-explanation
Strong 'early days' posts
Those who appear interesting & original, with something to bring to our community do best. People are starting to figure out that the curation rewards are far greater when you give your vote at 100% to a minnow who is being under-appreciated, before resteeming them to your own followers. Work hard to impress in those early days before you have too many followers and you are bound to be spotted and rewarded for your efforts.
Relevant images & punchy title
Spend time thinking of a hard hitting title which effectively draws attention while still describing the topic. The thumbnail image is the first thing people see, so make it count! You must learn photography or recognise a powerful image when you see one. And if you are going to write something on your thumbnail image make sure you use a big font and as few words as possible. Remember, the thumbnail is small when viewed in a feed.
Branded images
Get photoshop or a free alternative so that you can add the Steemit or Steem brand to your images. Ideally with some sexy filters to show the brand in a way that has not been seen before.
Funky banners
See the banner I created at the top of this list? That is what I call a funky banner. They make your work stand out from the rest. Create visual themes which become identifiable with you.
Keep it NOW
Those who are reporting on events which are happening now seem to do well. This is REAL life, from REAL people. Happening live. For those who are addicted to the controlled mainstream media system, it's time to wake up and join Steemit to learn the truth.
Gain the support of specific communities
If you can find a subject around which there is much interest and you are a clear advocate of this subject who speaks from a position of experience, strength and hope, you are going to do well. But you MUST interact with your commenters to establish your community.
Controversial News Topics
Articles written about issues which affect us all and aim to educate through a collection of multiple (credited) sources.
@jockey and I have been mentoring @chron who introduced himself to the Steemit community 20 days ago and is just 16 years old. He currently has $77 pending payout from an article he posted two days ago, because he selected and researched an important controversial topic, in this case Monsano: https://steemit.com/life/@chron/monsanto-and-bayer-part-1-genetically-modified-disaster
And this was achieved without the assistance of a guild.
Cute traveling women!
If you are cute, enjoy blogging, traveling in tropical places and taking pictures of yourself in classy or slightly revealing clothing, Steemit is for you! @sweetsssj was one of the originals from this new group of girls consistently getting great rewards... mostly from men I suspect.
Intention to help Steemit community or spread the word amongst the masses
Everyone loves a genuine Steemit evangelist! And most importantly, the community wants to see you do more than just TALK about your intentions. They want to see you DO IT!
It has been my goal over the last year to convert all those who cross my path into Steemit users. And you can trust me when I tell you there have been many.
It has also been my goal to help those of us already using this platform to improve our skills and increase our rewards.
I recently gave a presentation to a room full of Bitcoin enthusiasts here in Bali, with one clear intention: to get every one of them onto Steemit!
What does Steemit mean to me?
This is my life now. My passion, my job and my pleasure.
Six months ago I started @steemshop with the intention of creating a Steem driven equivalent to ebay.
With @steemholidays my intention was to get all of us involving by going to our local hotels and resorts, encouraging them to join Steemit, advertising with SBD as payment method.
With @steemtutorials I simply wanted to teach the minnows how to move forward faster. When I was a minnow it took me months to figure this stuff out unassisted. But now that I am a teacher, I see how valuable my knowledge is to others.
With the Steem Masters Website I have taken this intention a step further and now offer a variety of courses for all levels.
My Facebook Group - ASWD currently has a total of 353 members, all of whom are genuine Steemit enthusiasts, seeking to improve their skills through reading my provided help notes, through discussion and through the simple observation of others posting in the group.
Great post. Thank you. I've been on here almost a month and I'm reaping many rewards, not just from getting payouts. You have some good points and I've got to get to making some graphics and incorporate some banners into my posts. I'll look through your links to find other tutorials. Thanks again. Followed.
Thanks for the comment. Yes, the free tutorials will certainly help with the basics but to take it to the next level there are many tricks to learn. It is useful to have the support of someone who understands Steemit and all the associated websites. Check the website link if you are interested in progressing faster...
And I will keep on posting those free tutorials as often as I can :)
Great relevant article to help even those who have been here for some time, good check list charlie to come back to @samstonehill resteemed to share to my friends, thanks.
These are really good observations to share with the community. I've only been here 24 days and have observed as much. I started learning about basic formatting. I wish I can transform to some cute travelling lady. I do charity work with a team at work and have gotten support from here.
Like you my friend, I also wish I could transform myself into a beautiful lady and excite the (male) community with my travels! But alas, I cannot. Well... these days I probably could, but not sure how my wife would feel about it ;)
What we can do however is focus on building a community around our area of interest. As a charity worker I suspect you could do rather well out of Steemit if you play your cards right.
There are many REALLY generous and supportive whales out there. The difficulty is getting your post in front of them!
If you need help with this, the website like is what you should click on. I am very much enjoying the process of training & helping those who have potential here on Steemit.
Yep. I noticed as much. I still need to improve on my blogging skill though for when we are not doing an event. The charity events are not easy and are often tiring. We limit it to 3-4 times a year to not exhaust our energy and funding.
I also do not want to creat the impression that I am making money out of other people's miseries. The truth is. we fund these events mostly from our pockets when we cannot source funds.
You are doing a great thing helping out newbies.I hope to be able to do more for the community some day. I am thingking about doing events in my country to promote steemit in public universities. The poor but bright students will benefit from that more than any charity.
Thanks
You have done a great service to this community and it is people like yourself that keeps it getting stronger!
totally agree!
thank you. Appreciate the positivity :)
thank you. it is my pleasure ;)
Thanks that really helpful.. i shall practically do this.
great tips! let me read that again now! thanks for this sam
My pleasure friend. Many thanks for the positivity :)
A lot of great tips indeed, I agree with you, Upped. Thanks for sharing
thanks. am pleased you found it helpful :)
welcome
This is so interesting! I am new to Steemit, maybe 22 days. And this information will really help me in culling down the topics I post about. Thank you for the awesome post.
i am a sapphire fossecker and have many cut and uncut gemstones - could i use steemshop to sell these and is it a product that suits the shop?
THIS is a usefull post.
You nailed a few topics and everybody should have a read!
Photography and Videography for the win for sure! Good post!
Many thanks for your positive comment :)