The only way to become popular on Steemit is to have money, because when you have money your upvotes do more, more people follow you because they think and HOPE that somewhere along the way, you MIGHT upvote their comment and spread the wealth around.
it has nothing to do with content, people follow other people who have tons of followers and money in their wallets, because they know, at some point, that person will post, and hundreds of people will vote up that post
ive seen some of the most genuine and useful comments on things that people have posted and they never get a cent, the people who do get $1,100 for posting something? are the people who already have nearly $100,000 in their wallet and whos upvotes are $30+
its not a rant, just the mathematical truth, people will follow you instantly when you have money that might one day rain upon them , good content or not
I follow for content 💛
The money helps a lot. I wouldn't deny that. However, it's possible to come up from the bottom with 0 investment, as well. I'm not sure how high one can go this way, but I'm certainly willing to test it :)
I'm testing it right now, no follow 4 follow spamming etc. It's ofc not as fast as begging or having lots of money to upvote/promote your own content but it seems like its going in the right direction at a steady pace.
Started out a little over one week ago and already have 28 followers. Even at this pace, I'll have quite the network in due time :) Just like there is no "get rich quick" scheme that works, you can't just expect to write one good post and become steem-famous over night.
Seems this is the most worthwhile platform I've ever joined, excited about the future :)