What do we need most on Steemit: quality content or more authors?

When I first began my journey on a writing site, I didn't know much about how it works, but gradually, I was able to learn about everything. I can remember the platform my friend introduced me to. We made money on it. How? By creating content. How do we make money? It was very simple because the criteria for earning were so simple. I will tell you that unless someone is just lazy, the platform is paying massively.

Their instructions were to create a post of at least a minimum of 500 words. Each Post was worth 5 points, while the Comment was worth 3 points. So our daily routine was creating 10 posts and 5 comments. The comment should also be at least 50. It's simple, isn't it? We got paid in USDT and Dogecoin.

That's not even the problem; what I am trying to explain here is why they pay us. Are they earning anything from us? Maybe you should have asked the same question, as they can't be paying for anything, can they? So that's to say, as we're creating and engaging, they are earning as well. How do they do that? It's traffic.

The more the platform gets active and engaging, the more it makes money. We were like workers trying to draw people's attention to it, advertising it. This is not part of the story, but I want to use it to explain what's going on with Steemit.

If you notice, a lot of newcomers are signing in every day. But if you notice, most of them are not active. From my perspective, I think they're manipulated by their expectations. For example, maybe the person who invited them to Steemit might have promised that they would get support. Maybe his earnings are about $10-15 on his post. As a newcomer, he may expect to earn the same. Now, when he creates his first, second, or third post, and it doesn't get the earnings, he will be discouraged.

Most of the time, if I welcome newcomers, I will definitely tell you the truth; of course I will. If anybody has promised you a big vote or reward, my dear, it may not work. If I want to quote it, then I have to say, "A vote is not guaranteed." That is the English we're living in. So you should know that in all the posts you made, there's a possibility of getting a big vote from the big whale or getting nothing.

That brings us to the question: what do we need most on Steemit, quality posts or good authors? Quality post How do you define a quality post? When I first asked about how to write quality posts, I got different responses and answers. It was a contest, and everyone shared different ideas of how a post can be quality, but you know the funny part...it was only 3 people that won the contest. Does that mean the rest did not practice what they taught?

Okay, fine, let's check on the winner who knows how to write quality content. They explained that good-quality content is made up of

• Good introduction
• Well-arranged paragraphs
• Include image
• Include Giphy
• no grammatical error
• use of markdowns

Sounds good, right? It does. Creating quality posts will make our posts stand out from others. But I also noticed that Steem curators view quality posts differently. We don't have the same mind or the same perspective. What I see as quality may not be quality enough for you. Someone once complained that he doesn't know how to write quality posts.

Why not write about what you know how to do? If you leave all your hope on writing quality posts, you may be likely to sink, as you'll expect more support, but it might fail you. So what's the way forward? Focus on yourself; write about what you like.

We all agree we need quality content. At least I can say it will draw more people to the platform. But I feel like bursting the bubble. You know that AI can also create quality content, right? Hang up first. Good authors, Have you ever read a post and be like, "Wow, this man is good"? Have you? I feel the same. Last week I read a post from one author about superstition, and it was so interesting.

The author, who is @etoro, explains her idea and what it felt like at that time to believe in superstition. As I was reading her post, all my attention went back to my childhood, and I remembered everything she said. But at some point,t I stopped. She said something that I didn't expect…maybe I wouldn't have said that if I participated in the contest.

She said that though she knew that most of the superstitions were not real, she respected them because of the story behind them. She explained that this story and reason were created to protect everyone in the community. Please take a look at this post yourself

@etoro is one of the good authors I think we need on this platform. Good authors create content that resonates with the audience or the reader. Good authors share their thoughts, emotions, feelings, and ideas, unlike those who depend on AI. From the look of things, the AI we used to know as a guide is now what some authors depend on because people no longer create content based on their human thinking but on artificial intelligence. @gorrila is fighting AI, making every possible means to detect and catch those people who feel that they can not live without it.

Generally, we don't need quality content or good writers, but we need both of them. I am happy for the few ones I have engaged with. With time, you and I can make this platform confident and comfortable for everyone.

Does that mean Ai has been banned on Steemit?

How can you use AI in the right way on Steemit?

Watch out for my next post