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RE: Are You Posting Because You Think Your Stuff Is Interesting?
Early on, I read someone's definition of a quality post, and it included headings, references, a certain number of words, photos, photo attribution - I don't remember it all exactly, but those things seem to attract, I'm guessing, the bots that bring the human curators.
I figured out early on that I could do those and it would attract attention to varying degrees of financial success. Of course, they also take time if you're researching a subject or want to have good photos. And as much as I would love to travel and write full time, sometimes life gets in the way. When I have the time to really curate, I like the every day nature photos and then I want variety.
You've probably noticed I break most of those rules. Strange how the ones writing the rules don't make much money.
Maybe you should try them. Who knows? You might do even better. It could be the topic of your next post. You're welcome. lol
Actually, you have artwork and you don't need to attribute it because you tell us it's yours, and you write quite a few words, you always have an interesting title, and the bold words might be thought of as headings. Beyond that, in marketing terms, you definitely have a brand.
I've done a few How To Steemit posts. It's usually just clickbait and I turn the whole thing into a trainwreck about four lines in. The humor is easier to pull off when you catch people off guard. Same with the fiction. The story seems more convincing if the reader doesn't realize it's fiction until the end. If someone was teaching me how to do this stuff, they'd tell me to do it the other way around. And that's probably why they write lessons and not humor.
Oh, I think you could do a very good job of making fun of these rules. I'm not suggesting you do something serious. lol