Is there a way to create content that goes through the roof? That gives you a load of followers right away? Is there a formula for it? Well.. I think there is but it is all up to you! Using my knowledge about this platform, my observations of great content (not those kitten posts that get $1500), my experience as a UX Designer and knowledge of Online Marketing, I will give you some pointers and tips for creating a great post every time.
Disclaimer I didn’t had a successful post yet that goes over $100. So this is purely based on knowledge and not experience of getting there yet. I’m using my own tips as well ;).
The Introduction of your article
The introduction of your article should be spot on. Steemit shows your title and the first line of your introduction. So if these are on point people will click your blog post more. It should capture the attention of the reader and be in sync with the article itself.
Then when the reader is actually clicking on your article you want to have the essence of the article in the introduction. What can he expect when reading this? If that is worthy, he will read on! Keep the introduction authentic and close to yourself.
Headlines are the eye catchers
The headlines of your articles are the eye catchers and grab the attention. This is also a short read on the paragraph itself. The title should explain it already and for more information they’re gonna read further.
No brainer: Quality of Quantity
With the influx of new users everyday and everyone seeing so much money going around it’s tempting to post a lot of articles everyday to maximise your income. Just don’t. You won’t get upvoted thus your income would be low. Instead focus on 1-2 articles a day that are really helpful and brings value to the platform. People will notice and they will up vote you for it after which you will get more income out of it. This should be common sense, however when I browse the feed I see 70% pure rubbish and not worthy.
Tag Tag and Tag some more!
Tags are super relevant and categorises your content accordingly. Your article will pop-up in the categories in which you will get your target audience. If it’s relevant to the categories people will up vote your post more often.
It’s so popular!
To make the most profit you will have to analyse which categories are the most popular. Which sections get a lot of attention and have the highest payout / comments / upvotes. This will give you some pointers on some content you can write! Do your own research and you will be golden!
You there! What do you think?!
Use Call to Actions (CTA’s). A CTA is a call out for the reader for a response. A good Call to Action might be to ask their opinions and start a discussion or if the article was really helpful ask for a resteem/upvote. By using a Call to Action in every post you make you are trying to up the engagement on your posts. Never heard of a CTA before? Look it up and read up! It’s really really useful!
Comments
Comments are so important, they are from your readers! They took the time to read your article and leave a comment. Leave a comment in return and engage in a conversation. Show that you know your stuff and make new friends. It’s a chance to interact with your audience and get feedback. You will improve yourself in newer posts and perhaps enlighten you with their view on the subject.
How to write quality posts
Take your time I’ll spend 2 hours doing my research on the subject and gaining knowledge after which I write my blog posts in 2-3 hours. I’ll check if it’s worthy, readable, understandable and check on spelling. After I did my own checking I show it to someone else to read it and give feedback and adjust it accordingly.
Write it out! I write everything that comes to mind and most of it won’t even makes it to go live. I write it out so I get even more inspiration. Then I will go back and read it and remove every word that is not needed.
Watch your language Your tone of voice is very important! It should be relatable to your target audience. They should understand what you are saying. Your readers wants to read your blogs comfortable and they shouldn’t struggle to understand. Because when a reader doesn’t understand 3 sentences and isn’t even finished reading there is a high chance they will stop reading.
Last but not least, criticise yourself Your writing is golden. What do you think when you read this? Are you using the correct language and are you pleased with the end result? If so, go live with the post!