I think you have some very good points on both sides of the fence on steemit.
It really is hard to get any traction here on this platform. But then, I think that goes for many of the blogging platforms. People have to find your work before they'll notice you.
I've been on steemit for about a year and a half now. I'm not really sure how to judge success on this platform, I guess it depends on who you ask. Personally, I don't look at it as success or failure here, for me it's just a work in progress. I seldom get any big upvotes on my posts, I just get a steady group of votes. My goal is to just keep on building my account value, bit by bit. Since I'm retired, I have the time to mess around with steemit when I feel like it, so it's not so hard to write a post if I have something to write about. I don't always have something to write about, so I skip a day or 2 here and there. I'm not competing with anyone else on the platform, so I just go at my own pace.
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Right on, thanks for your input. I think what bothers me most is seeing unformatted posts or posts that people clearly didn't put any thought into being popularized and start trending. It's just kind of a slap in the face to people who actually put time and effort into their writing. I understand that there are established followings and curation trails and all that, but what is posted here sometimes feels more like mass production than custom work.
Over on Whaleshares I get a ton more comments and feedback. It's not necessarily anything crazy, and it's not like I'm making shitloads of money or gaining fame, but there is a level of engagement that I've seen in a week over there that I haven't seen in a month here. It just strikes me as odd. Such is life though, I suppose.
I really think the fact that they don't have bots makes a huge difference too; the bots are crazy here on Steemit. Couldn't believe that there were so many when I signed up. The community is much smaller there too. Undoubtedly, that will change in time, but it's size likely does contribute to the overall engagement. I was pretty pumped when I realized I could just have my name Colby as my username there. That really shows how small it is.
I appreciate your feedback! 👍
It takes time. Best advice I got was, "Don't come to make money, come to share your work and have fun. If you make money, it's icing on the cake."
It takes awhile to find the right tags to use, and build a following too. I'm lucky to get 2 or 3 upvotes on a post most of the time.