RE: What am I doing wrong? How can I get my articles noticed?
Though it was not well articulated, there is a point there. You have to pander to your audience if your only goal is $$$. Apparently, people don't currently want to read about designing websites or how you became a swimsuit model (at least not right now). Also, I would shy away from advertising any site to "get a discount". Your titles are a little clickbaity, and appear to be more advertisement and less human interaction. Sure, your content may be great, but are you a real person that's trying to engage a real community, or are you here to advertise and try to cash in? Steemit is young, there aren't a comparatively large number of people here yet. If I want 5 ways to do anything or "X of Y # 7 will blow your mind" I'll head to buzzfeed. I'm not trying to be offensive, but as others have said there's an element of the slot machine to this site. You pull the lever with your content, and see what happens. Maybe it's the time of day you post? Maybe instead of focusing on instructional web development, you could humanize it a little with smaller stories about your ADVENTURES in web development. Dazzle us with your experience, and use your knowledge of your key topics to do so.
@quantumanomaly I appreciate this response. I believe you've provided solid, actionable feedback. It's almost as if the steemit community uses their blogs as a personal journal. People are interested in your life and personal experiences in what you do. They want to feel like they are living the adventures with you. This is valuable information. Thanks again!
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