How to write good content, use proper tags and get your article read by more people on steemit. I have seen people ask *"how do I get my article noticed"* quite often and decided to write an article on it.

I have been studying everything I can find on steemit since I joined. I am no expert by any means but I figure that I will share what I have learned so far.

I have been on steemit a month and at the time of this writing, I have 150 followers and have written over 1,800 posts. I have a reputation of 57 and have 479 steem power.

First of all - if you are here to turn over a quick buck, look elsewhere. This is a community where hard work pays off. So many people come here looking for easy money and get discouraged when they do not find it.

You are going to have to work hard at this and it will take a long time.

Write good quality content. Write about something you are interested in. Write only original content. Do not simply copy and paste articles from the internet or you will get flagged for it.

If you do talk about an existing article, use your own words to summarize the content or share what you liked about it and then cite the original link. This will keep you from getting flagged.

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# Now on to the meat of things
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The title of your article is the first thing that is going to be seen. You want your title to stand out and grab people's attention. Get to the point but make it interesting.

*The next thing they are going to see is the first sentence you write.*

Just about the length of the sentence above. I have italicized it so you can see about how much you have to work with. This is very valuable real estate. Use it wisely. The first sentence should summarize the article but be catchy enough to make people want to read more. Spend some time working on this. I generally edit my first sentence after I have finished writing my article.

When you write an article you can use the Markdown Styling Guide which is right under the editor to pretty up your article. A nice looking article will get more views.

Use images in your article. Articles with an image will be noticed more often and will increase your chance of being noticed.

Use the proper tags (categories) for your article. I spend at least 5 minutes searching for the proper tags to use for each article. The first tag you use is the most important one. This will be the main category where your article shows up.

Study the top tags and find the ones which fit your article best. The tags are found on the left side of the screen when you view any of the above links "trending" "new" "hot" or "promoted". Scroll to the bottom and hit **View all tags..**

This will bring up a list of all the most popular tags along with the amount of views per tag and the value of each one in steem given out.

It is not advisable to make up your own tags unless you do not want to be noticed.

I also write up my tags after I finish writing my article. In this way I can consider what I have written and find the best fitting tags.

# Tips To Grow Your Blog
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This is a social networking site where you are rewarded for posting articles and comments. So go ahead and leave comments on other articles that interest you as well. If you find something you like, give them a vote too.

Writing articles, commenting and voting will eventually gain you more reputation (there is a lot more to it but I am keeping it simple). As people vote on your work, you will also start to earn some steem and grow your reputation. Basically the more you write, the more likely someone will vote on your content and your reputation will grow.

Browse the articles written by other people. Look for people with a lot of followers and who get consistently large payouts on their articles. Study their articles and writing style. Study how the they engage with the viewers. Learn from them and apply what you learn to your own blog.


But be patient. It will take a while for you to get that large. It takes persistence and dedication.

# Comments Help You Grow
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I come from YouTube where interacting with people ads value to your channel. The more comments you have, the more value your video has and the higher it will rank.

But one more detail that is important is that you can use comments to grow your channel. The same thing applies here.

Look for related articles. You have your own writing style and subject matter. Read posts with related content. Leave a comment on their article which fits what they wrote about. If you like pizza and are reading a post about pizza, then share your experiences with pizza.

Quite likely people are going to see your comment and some will follow you.

Do not spam other people's articles. Leave a comment that fits their content. Do not ask people to follow you or to read something you wrote. This is frowned upon and will not help you at all.

I hope this helps some people out there and answers some questions.

# One More Thing
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If you like what I write, please do *follow me* and watch for more articles about steemit as I learn more myself.

That, in itself, is another tip. Ask people to follow you and let them know there is more to come.

I generally share articles about homesteading and off grid living on a daily basis. If this interests you as well, please do follow.

Thank you for reading.

*P.S. You will likely see a bunch of trolls harassing me in the comments and leaving some pretty nasty stuff. They try to turn people away from me because I blocked them on YouTube. Do not engage the trolls for your own safety. Please try to ignore the filth.*