A few tips that might help you succeed on Steemit.

Finding what works for you on Steemit is different for everyone, we all start at a minnow we all have to work hard to grow our blogs, NO its not easy to grow your reputation it takes a lot of reading, voting and commenting to get to know the community, to get people to come and check out your blog then to follow you. Connecting with the community is your biggest goal as without them behind you you wont get the votes so be nice, interact, get to know members, read there posts and vote then your well on your way to growing a great blog that people are interested in.

Being here for over 11 months you start to see what works and what doesn't. I am going to give some of what I have learned and hope it works for you.

1. Commitment, It takes commitment to interact with the community, read, vote and comment, plus reply to comments when you can, if you read a good comment up vote it. If your not sure about something speak up, don't go way not sure its best to ask questions and learn.

2. Writing a post, please don't copy from other sites unless its your own work, please don't take other peoples work that just isn't fair when some one has worked on there post the it gets plagiarised. Write what you know about, make it interesting, learn how to add pictures and format your work. A good looking post will be read whilst a post that hasn't had the care and attention will get by passed.

3. Use your vote wisely, if you have steem power, spread your vote around giving everyone something extra instead of sticking to your friends, you might get to know someone that will end up a good friend. Adjust your voting power in accordance with the post your reading.

4. Communication, reading, voting and commenting is what makes steemit great, its what keeps bringing us back, yes the extra pennies are great but having interaction with people from all over the world, people who care and want you to do succeed. Any help you need just ask, there is always someone who will be willing to help you.
   I had a problem today with converting my SBD to Steem, I read a great post about how to do it but I still messed up, The person who wrote that post @scrooger kept messaging me until I got it right, that's what members are like
   Steemit community is the best community you could get involved with, 11 months and not one misunderstanding or row.
   Read posts, make comments and then reply to messages, make friends and followers.

5. Be nice, be understanding, remember here are members from all over the world, there are different time zones so sometimes don't expect a reply straight away as they could be at work or sleeping, be patient, be respectful.

Hope these 5 points help, its what I have found works on here. Its basically respect your fellow steemer, be mindful of what your writing and interact.

Thank you son-of-satire