Yes, 70% have less than 100 words, or a single short paragraph. I took a few random samples of a few hundred posts, and found in most samples more than 70% had fewer than 100 words. Why is that important, you may ask.
Most posts I see on the trending or hot list have a lot more than 100 words in them. Yes, some don't, but most do. There must be some correlation between the word content of your post and the rewards they get. In general I would say a post with at least 100 words has a greater chance of better reward than one with just an image and a few words, and yet those posts take up only 30% of all posts.
How hard is it to write one hundred words?
Is it so much effort that you can't take 3 minutes just to write a little bit about something, or a story behind a photo or video you are posting here in steemit? This short paragraph is one hundred words long, believe it or not! Just a few sentences stringed together can make a world of difference to the quality of your post. A great photo without a story is a great photo. A great photo with a few sentences setting a scene, or explaining the shot could make it a great post. It really isn't that hard to do.
Adding words to your post should mean generating better rewards, right?
Well, not always. Success on Steemit is dependant on two things:
1. Putting something vote-worthy up.
No post = no votes = no rewards.
Bad post = few votes = maybe some rewards.
Great post = more votes = slightly better rewards.
Your post will also only appear on the first few pages of the "New" feed for a minute or two, and then it's gone. You literally have seconds to be noticed before your post goes far down the feed. Only your followers will see your post after that. You need to do more than just post a post to be successful. You have to add value.
Let’s start making great posts out of our content, not just throwing something up onto the blockchain for the sake of being able to say “I post every day on Steemit.” Sure posting every day may get you a bigger following, bit will that following bring with it better rewards? I somehow don't think so.
2. Engaging with the Steemit community
Combining 1 and 2 together should see you have greater success. It won't guarantee instant success, but will get you somewhere further than if you just did 1 or 2 exclusively. It will certainly get you a bigger following, and more regular upvotes from a loyal set of followers.
Success on Steemit is very much based on who you know, who knows you, and who you get to upvote your posts. If you're lucky someone with a lot of Steem may see your post and give you a good boost. If they like what you post, they may even follow you for a while. You'll even get away with posting the odd junk post like this one. But if you keep posting junk, then that big account may move on to someone else adding more value than you are. This is a miniature version of the real world, and it is getting bigger and bigger by the day.
To get your content seen and appreciated is easier now than it will ever be in the future, so start getting your content quality up, and engage with others around subjects you are interested in, before someone else comes along and does.
The road to success is paved by hard work!
