I thought it would be cool to revisit something that few people pay attention to:
How well does an article written on steemit.com ranks on the search engines?
Let's jump into it and look at the data shall we?
The Authority of Steemit.com
Here are 2 basic set of data to tell us how "authoritative" steemit.com is on the search engine:
The job of Alexa is to rank websites by the amount of visitors it gets. The search engines take that into account. I wouldn't be surprised next year to attain the top 500 when the roll out of community happen.
I've been keeping an eye on the MOZ metric for more than a year and Steemit.com domain authority keeps moving up.
What does it mean for you? What does it mean for steemit.com?
It means that when you publish an article, your article as a higher chance to get visibility on the search engine than if you wrote on your own website. For anyone who's a niche blogger, just blogging here gives you an edge over the competition...EVEN if you don't make money on your articles with upvote rewards.
So now that we know that our articles are so much easier to rank, how do we get Dofollow links to external websites?
Do-Follow Links
Do-Follow Links are really valuable, especially from a website like ours. So are all the links on steemit.com Do-Follow? Nope! Too bad for those link spammers who would like to suck all the SEO juice out of steemit.com
Steemit Inc was smart and they made a rule that for the article to have do-follow links enabled it has to have a certain amount of vote weight behind it. Something around $10 of value last time I checked. (don't quote me on the exact number)
So if some smarty-pants wanted to get Do-Follow links he would either have to buy 50,000 STEEMPOWER to upvote his own post OR actually write that the community want to read about and upvote for.
Conclusion
Steemit.com seems to have a lot of long-form content. Not only that, we have a crazy level of engagement with a lot of comments (which adds to the length of the post).
This is the amount of new post created every day on steemit.com
All of those articles have a chance of ranking on the search engine for different keywords. The more of them ranks, the higher the numbers of visitors to the website we get. (# of visitors to the website is definitely picking up in the last month). This all creates a virtuous cycle of added reach.
No other cryptocurrency has something like it powering it's influence across niches and interests. This is why, in my opinion, I have no doubt that in the 3-5 years ahead of us, with more websites being built on top of steem with similar success, that we could have in aggregate the biggest social media hub in the world...$100 per STEEM is not a pipe-dream at this point.
Steem offers things that other platforms and social media lag. The way we interact with one another here , it is more educational . I gotta day ,it was the best decision joining 6 months ago . Steem has a lot of potential and I can see the $5 mark of Steem coming soon
Why not more? Steem is extremely undervalued. It should be hitting 6$ only by following bitcoin's price action.
So if some smarty-pants wanted to get Do-Follow links he would either have to buy 50,000 STEEMPOWER to upvote his own post.
it a big digit of 50000 steem power buy for them but what they smarty want i hope it will be a good decion from steem about them @cryptoctpus...i think soon steem rise up more more value and the price unit digit move up to 100$..and this is possible soon if u see the steemit value as compare to other blockchains and the oppurtunities from steemit
Nice. I wouldn't argue with you at all.
HODL then...am a patient person. Cheers!
Let's cheers it up
With y'all
wooow I see that steemit.com is ranked 1971 globally and 963 is USA.
this is very huge actually, and I believe this is only the beggining of something that will change how social works.
We will see the steemit.com on Alexa ranking in the most visited websites globally very soon, Perhaps this is a platform that pays us for our opinions, what else we want more than that.
Amazing you shared a great info.
I will resteem your post because I love it.
Cheers.
Great post, SEO info is great
And steem just reached half a million users!
Is there a party planned for the one million user milestone? Technology grows exponentially and Steem grew to 500,000 users to date. That is approximately 21 months since Steemit was launched in March 2016. The Wikipedia article claims there were 170,000 users as of May, 2017
170,000 users in first 14 months.
330,000 users in last 7 months.
We should see approximately 650,000 new users in the next 3 months if this pattern continues.
Yeah, social websites tend to grow exponentially, so I have no doubt that we get even more new users than the number you calculated ;) I think the incrising value of Steem and SBD will also attract a lot of new people here.
I've read that only 30 000 active (it's actually cool).
You are right. We reached half a million total accounts. Its just a simbolic mark, what really matters is the numner of active accounts! But I think its pretty cool thar we reached that before the end of the year!
It's symbolic, but it's still nice to be able to celebrate milestones like this one! All websites have problems with low retention rate, and while Steemit's retention rate is a bit too high, it's still a nice number to reach.
@valth
Yeah, I was pretty frustrated with steemd.com, then while researching a steem api to get the data that I was looking for, I found this website! And they also have some charts at:
https://steemdata.com/charts
Oh nice, those look great! Now I don't need to check out the daily reports that I read all the time here on Steemit anymore.
Still ~40 Millions Pageviews per month.
Where can one see the number of registered accounts?
You can usually find it at https://steemd.com/distribution, but it is down for maintenance right now..
@oyvindsabo, @valth
steemd/distribution its always down for maintance! I recomend using https://steemdata.com/stats
Oh, I didn't know that. I remember using it maybe 6 months ago, but just found it again for this post. But thanks for linking me to a working site! :)
well when some one have a high power they should always have some thing n there hands for sure they will have success in there hands
This is an interesting take on it. I agree, no other crypto has something with creatives and specific interests helping power it.
The first blockchain backed by intuition.
I always found your work to be fascinating. You've reached success here on Steemit far outside of what some people might even dream of, like myself. I still struggle to get myself to start writing all my ideas, guides, tips, or just views on the crypto space, but I lack the motivation I think.
Anyway, I think I've also followed a few other posts of yours related to SEO, and I try to improve my SEO skills with every post I make, as I try to post some shitty daily price updates, with nice graphics :))
Anyway, keeping my thoughts short ... thank you so much for all your content, ideas and information! Keep it up man! You've been on my SteemVoter rules for some time now and for good reason.
I wrote an article this week on steemit moving into the top 2000 on alexa, I had been watching it for a while and thought it was quite a big milestone...i think you are spot on with your predictions...
He did, I read it.
Congratulations! What is your strategy?
I have given day trading a go but now just gonna HODL....
I joined the party one year late but I still feel like I came early. The possibilities steem offers me are endless. I have always wanted to say I am a writer, but other platforms make it so difficult for writers to be themselves and still make good money. Here I can build a portfolio for myself and attract people who like the kind of stuff I write to contact me. I always saw things being this promising, but the data you have provided just strengthens my faith even more. In a year's time I want to be a whale with so many quality articles that will bring me business from outside here so that I can increase my streams of income. There is nothing like being among those leading a worldwide revolution. My eyes are on the prize.
$100 per STEEM is a good figure, I am not a pessimist but, seeing what is happening in the cryptocurrency world that number could be extremely lower or higher depending on the success of Bitcoin, I keep telling people that Bitcoin does not just represent the first cryptocurrency, it is representing all cryptocurrencies in the world, what I mean is, all altcoins are eating out of the glory of Bitcoin for now, if bitcoin crashes or anything smears it's name not almost, all altcoins will suffer the consequences no matter their utility, applications or use case scenarios, with that in mind I will give it a 0 - 200 dollars per steem, in that time frame. Nice article!
If Bitcoin prices crash, then we buy!
hahahha! smart man! yes we buy!
Buena publicacion
You are spamming on each and every post.
I think you are making everyone emotional fools. It's better that you stop posting such comments here and start writing some quality posts. Nobody will help you in such way (begging).
If you really want to help your daughter then stop this non sense
Great article. There is a lot of benefits to posting on Steemit.
Judging by the article, completely agree with you, we are waiting for a great future, only the volume of the article will always be more for those who have more subscribers, so more and comments.
Steemit is the most popular platform and there are no analogues yet, if we have more daughter sites, we will be on the front lines of the whole. Great idea. Thank you.
@cryptoctopus I agree with you on 100% but STEEM prices should have doubled when bitcoin doubled. I don't know the real reason behind this but there are so many things that just piled on to the list of problems. Steem definitely has the option to grow. My only question is why is sbd getting pumped and steem is not?
bitcoin and alt coin prices are not linked very well.
Right now it appears that money flows into bitcoin, then it flows out into other coins.
One of the bitcoins will make it to $1,000,000 a coin in a couple years. Everything else will lag behind.
There are several articles on why the pump in SBD. My favorite is that someone is using it to be cheaper steem. As it is actually pretty easy to move the SBD market.
Upvoted and Resteemed! 😎😎 here is a link to my cryptocurrencies website that I am building. https://sites.google.com/view/cryptocon/steem-or-steemit-buyers-and-sellers Hopefully buying and selling Steem could be done in person here in Denver Colorado.
My search words are bitcoin, Steemit, and cryptocurrencies! I want to build a group of traders of cryptocurrencies in Denver Colorado !
Steemit is the most popular platform and there are no analogues yet, if we have more daughter sites, we will be on the front lines of the whole.
Just Love steemit.
the essential post. We need such a wise post. You will be on our side and post a learning topic for us. thanks for sharing @cryptoctopus
This content is more informative and educative about bitcoin.I hope that you will make this types of SEO and STEEMIT all the time and now i am learning more valuable things from your post .Thanks for sharing this significance post .I am waiting for your next content .Again thanks @cryptoctopus
resteem
I totally agree with you. However, there is a lot of content here (mine included, I guess) that leaves a lot to be desired. Your post is a good example of an informative post but you realize there is a lot of content here that tends to lower the quality of the overall Steemit ranking and that might affect the anticipated quick growth. P.s: this is my thinking!!
People are rewarded with good contents. It supposed to be good and motivate other people to join, creating content resulting in community expansion. Steemit will be bigger in the future.
Steemit is the actual future of crypto currency and it will rise soon.
Thank you so much dear friend @cryptoctopus
for sharing this valuable post.
I learned so manything about steemt.
Really great post.
I know it will help me.thanks for enlighten me.
Nice post,
My dream is I could earn 100$ per steem
It moved up 20 ranks since yesterday
Thanks for sharing your valuable content..especially thanks for discuss about SEO and Steemit..cause i gain knowledge to your post in SEO statement..well done....
i followed you....
upvoted and resteem
Wow! Nice post
i liked
"$100 per STEEM is not a pipe-dream at this point."
One can only wish... If Steemit comes to be this platform with the vision you describe (and SMTs being a success) then yes, I see this happen. But honestly it's only speculation as of now, even though the Steem blockchain has a headstart with its current utility. Once EOS comes around competition could quickly take over...
Still, I think Steemit pays fairly even with the current value, but in the long term, $100 would be great, given that we've had some time to accumulate.
That competition increasing the value of Steem itself and bringing more users here...
I swear. With all the engagement through the comments.
I think steemit can be an excellent platform to blog.
100 dollar per steem is no empty dream.
I love the statistics and I totally share the view that steem really has the potential to grow exponentially in the next 3-5 years. But it is really crucial to make the blockchain more performance and to make the front end as user-friendly as possible. A mobile app that is as intuitive to use as Facebook would be a top priority to increase user adoption. Thanks for your interesting and well written article.
FB app is intuitive? I hated it so much that I deleted it from my phone...
Haha, agreed. I'll admit that I have gotten used to the Facebook app by now, though, unless I actually want to do something with it. Then I'm lost.
Then why do hundreds of millions of people use it? Compared to eSteem, anything is intuitive 😉
It's not possible that in the future, Steemit is number one in Alexa's 500 rank. Wow! This is an extraordinary web company! Aim high Steemit!
just wow, now i get why you're not selling your sbds...
But did you take into account the competition with other blockchain-based social media? steem is the first, but not the only one. And surely there's a lot to do, especially with the steemit interface, to reach such ambitious goals.
name one that is worth mentioning at this point
I was actually searching for Steemit competitors yesterday, just to try to understand the market, but I couldn't really find anything. Steemit FTW!
for now steem is the only big running system, right. But as with bitcoin, those follwing (nexus etc.) will be technologically superior to be able to compete. It's up to steem then to quickly adapt to stay competitive.
I'm not saying this won't be done, but you should never assume it can only go upwards. There ARE challenges ahead.
Steem has an offering that is completely unique and disruptive. Many will try to do the same thing, but as with Bitcoin, the first cryptocoin will probably remain the biggest for the coming years. Steem will remain the first, biggest, best and awesomest blockchain based social media platform!
The search engine optimization is so superb.
This is an encouragement for all people who want to make a niche name in the online community..
You guys you should not mind the rewards now,but the name you are building.
Steemit is the future of Social Media, where can you find a social media where you will get paid? I am so glad that I signed up for this platform.. I knew that in time, i will also improve my articles, for now I know its hard but with a lot of patience, I can be like you..
Nice I think that may be the beginning for a cryptocurrency that is better and performs better than any of the top coins right now including Bitcoin.
I totally agree. The platform is growing. If I could visit the future I would be curious to see how steemit.com looks like
In the future we will look back, knowing that we were the early adopters who knew the great potential, and yet we didn't invest more :p
Excellent post my friend and it's great to see that steemit.com continue to rise in alexa ranks and that's a good sign for all of us, it means that the no. of visitors kept on increasing in steemit.com and i think steemit team should have to add alexa rank button in the website and show steemit ranking on alexa rank in it, this will produce a great impact on visitors and it's also gives more encouragement to authors and we all remains updated regarding the growth of steemit too, thanks for sharing your nice thoughts with us, Stay awesome.
And that is exactly How i found steemit while googling some cryptos articles.
Very smart. They have to be good for steemit community. If they don't they must buy steem and they support us by doing that. Cool
Thank you so much for this article - I already wondered how steemit would behave SEO related! Awesome!
wow..
its really a great post..
keep it up
thank you @cryptoctopus
fantastic!! i wouldn't argue with you at all...
I couldn't agree more.
It is true, steemit is the real advanced future of what was impossible dreams.