I'm new to Steemit and all I can say I've noticed is the system is corrupt as shit.
Someone else who joined the same day as me and only made one intro post got themselves $400 and up to level 52 in just 4 days. In the same time I made around 8 genuine posts and made $0.30 level 25. Don't tell me that isn't suspect.
I know it sounds like sour grapes on my part but I literally couldn't care less about the money or fame, I only joined to talk to like minded people. And after seeing this kind of carry on I can see its not even worth trying to make points or money lol.
Don't lose faith! Yes, the system is far from perfect ... just like the real world. Here's my advice to start: look for posts you find good, read them and post intelligent comments on them. If you want to get traction, read and post smart, thoughtful comments on fresh posts made by whales.
Read for instances the whole life story of @vcellier (at least rapidly), then read carefully his last post and think of something smart to say. Post a comment - if he likes it, he'll upvote it I noticed. It helps YOURSELF get noticed. It's a feudal system.
Thanks, am really not bothered about the points/money, honest, I kinda do ok with my real job :-) I just can't understand how someones first post can earn them that much money and points unless there is some cheating going on.
I've seen other people have been on here for over a year, very popular and posted 100's of good articles, and they've earned less than that other persons single post. It was only an intro post as well for freaks sake lol.
I'll go read @vcellier anyway, thanks for the link dude !
edit - bummer, 'user not found' for @vcellier :-(
sorry, it's @vcelier (single "l"). But there are others like him (if you find the story of his life not inspiring enough :-)
thanks, will have a read !
@tradegurl forget the money chase the content leave the whales let them continue their corrupt act believe me there are moderators who always punish them......lets meet on dischord i will love to discuss something with you https://discord.gg/QDxa3H
Sorry dude, I don't do Discord very well. I use a VPN that Discord doesn't like so it's always a major hassle for verification etc. Feel free to hit me up on any of my posts though, always happy to chat.