there is a problem with steemit,
one is perception, usually the steemians think that if they create a quality long post, they will get huge rewards. And this is the problem. Thinking of having huge rewards. first, lets determined what rewards and who gives the rewards?
Expectation vs Reality, we always fail to this idea. mostly new steemians fail this and anticipate in wrong direction.
STeemit is not just about blogging (posting long quality post) {quality post in the eye of the readers, not the author}
-steemit evolve fast, were there is a tweeter version,[ZAP] is one of it, where you can't put post long story on it. you only have 250 character, and its post will apper in steemit since zap used steem blockchain
-dmania, is another steem blockchain, were it is based on a 9gag version, a humorous photo were in your point of view it is not quality, but not to the dmania user, again it appears in steem blockchain , steemit
Yep, some good points here.
Even being new, it seems pretty clear Steemit is evolving in many different directions...you brought up ZAP...I've never even heard of it, need to investigate! This evolution is good because hopefully it will help to better organize content, set clear expectations in the different content areas and help people to find, file and aggregate what they consider to be good content.
Agreed regarding perception. Just because you build it, doesn't mean they will come. Just because you built it very well (in the creator's opinion) doesn't mean they will come. And, sadly, just because you built it well (theoretically in the minds of a large group of people) doesn't even mean they will come to view it ---> this is a problem because some really good stuff goes unnoticed!
On a personal note, I'm still playing around with the fiction I write here. For starters, I have no idea who and how many people on this platform have any interest in reading fiction (short stories), let alone the sort of fiction I tend to write (humorous, satire, quirky, dark, etc). And of those people, I have no idea what sort of time they are willing to spend reading my stories (should I write very brief flash fiction, medium lengths short stories, etc). Holy shit, what if this is just not the sort of platform fiction readers come to or will ever come to??? I just don't know. So, without knowing, I'm experimenting. Putting out different kinds of stories of varying lengths, testing different subject matters, try to figure out what sticks, what gets some views. Early days, everything seems experimental, but fun! We'll see. The main thing is creating content for your potential viewers not content necessarily for self-indulgence. I love writing novels, but this is not the appropriate place for them :)
Long posts I guess is not really the market for your stories here on steemit. Most people here are fond of satisfying their visual appetite. Though you may try to make a short intro here then just give the link to show the whole stuff. or.... you may try to post 3 posts in one chapter to make it more exciting. Creating a some kind of suspense for all readers wanting to have more from from you. I am still finding my niche so I mostly try to post diversified topics but mostly on how to keep myself from being consistent here on steemit as well. Sir @albertvhons is my mentor here and his way of motivation is kinda different. In which I really love!