There have been a lot of things going on in my life this week: I was relieved I finished my last academic finals week ever for my undergraduate career, I was delighted I earned a degree from the #3 Microbiology department on the planet, I was sorrowful I broke up with my now ex-girlfriend, and I am ecstatic I gained more than 100 followers having been on Steemit for less than 1 week.

It’s been one hell of a roller coaster to say the least. In this post I will discuss the exact principles I followed in order to gain my followers this past week.

Content is Key

It goes without being said that you need to produce good content. The only post I have made thus far on Steemit was my introductory post. I worked hard to accomplish the things in my life and I was proud sharing them with the Steemit community for the first time. I believe I conveyed this pride well in my post.

A good post will have pictures, headings, and will convey an emotionally charged message that only you can write. That personal touch is what will separate you from the sea of content that Steemit has to offer.

The only way to get better at creating quality content is by making more content. Don’t get paralyzed by writing the perfect post. Just write.

Engage and Follow other Steemians

Engagement is the other necessary component to gaining followers. To get fans, you need to be a fan of other people. This means reading other people’s posts, commenting on them, and following them.

Be genuine and relatable when you are doing this. Don’t copy and paste the same message.

When I was engaging with other Steemians, I would read their entire post and find a way to offer value to them. I met and learned about some cool people doing this. Find a way to relate to them! That’s how you make friends in real life, so that’s how you make friends on Steemit!

At the end of your comment, leave a link to your content and if they like it, they’ll give you a follow!

The entire process is time consuming, but if you enjoy learning about other people as much as I do, it’s actually quite enjoyable!

Here are some examples of comments I’ve made on other people’s posts.

Expect nothing

The last principle I followed was to expect nothing. This is an important mindset to have when you’re trying to grow your account. Humans have egos and everyone think their content is the best and a good chunk of people are on Steemit to make money. However having mindsets like this will only impede your progress as you will become discouraged when you realize that after putting in 2 hours of work writing a good post and engaging with tons of Steemians, you only gained 3 followers.

Growth is a slow process and you must accept that.

When I post or engage with people on Steemit, I expect nothing. I don’t expect people to follow me back, I don’t expect people to like my post, and I don’t expect people to comment on my post.

Having a mindset like this allows you to keep on hustling—to keep on creating content and engaging with others. If you are needy it will be conveyed in your writing and nobody wants to follow someone that’s needy. Imagine how slimy you think that greasy salesman is with his hidden agenda to sell you something. Don’t be that greasy salesman.

Conclusion

These are the same steps I followed when I grew my brand’s Instagram page to 10k+ followers in 5 months. On that account, I followed other people, posted good content, and wrote thoughtful comments on other people’s accounts all while expecting nothing in return. I adopted these same principles onto Steemit and it seems to be working!

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