I think people should definitely write about topics they care about. Stories need to be genuine. Stories written entirely for profit will not be rewarded anyway here on Steemit, people would be able to spot that motive from far away.
But,
On the other hand I do not see a problem in putting an angle on your favorite topic in such a way that it will affect a greater audience. I see a lot of value in writing about stuff in a way that it helps the readers with a problem / question they might have. Writing FOR Steemians is a very tangible way of doing just that.
What do you think?
ronni
@ronni, I have always believed in the old saying "write what you know," and hereunder the idea that we should stick to things we really care about. I know some people can "write to order" but I have always felt their articles to be... flat and lacking somehow. Of course, when I talk to them, they don't actually *care" about that... they just ask "but how many HITS did it get?" That's not me, and it never was.
Can it be written to "appeal to your audience?" Absolutely!