This probably could be the most funny story i would be sharing here on Bitcoin talk. so yesterday I came across an old friend who used to be a member of this forum. he was actually here before ( last I remembered). it then came to my mind to ask him how he is managing to grow his account here on Bitcoin talk or if he already ranked up to a full member.
There are no specific styles or topics that you can predict will give you merit. You might spend all the time preparing a post with assurance that it will be merited, but end up not receiving any. One of the reasons for this is the recycling of topics. Most members don't use the search option to check if a particular topic has been discussed. So they spend time writing on an over-researched area and end up getting nothing. If your post is innovative, creative, and solves problems, merit will be given.
just remember that every earner, was once a talker and a learner but some talkers never get to become earners because they never learnt anything. I know that for now I'm still in the talkers section, but some day I will definitely earn from Bitcointalk and also share my success story. so which are you, the Talker or the Earner.
If you are not willing to learn in this forum, you will not earn. To earn you must build your account and to build an account you must get merit. Many people don't want to patiently learn but they want to hurriedly earn.