RE: Im not selling votes, im GIVING them away!
I hear you! Possibly the influx of content has buried some gems and should hopefully be addressed with the Tuesday update so people post more quality things. And even though sometimes it seems trivial things get a lot of love when something you work hard on and think adds value makes a small amount, I believe a lot of the whales are promoting new categories and niches slowly. If you can gain a loyal following and keep posting good content and take constructive criticism you have the chance to be successful it separates people who try to post content right away when they join and get discouraged and quit and those who realize stepping back and listening to advice freely given to people who were in our position and implementing that advice will eventually lead to success in whatever field you want to pursue
Others are suggesting to me that its better to try a unique subject that is not touched on rather than sticking to main categories such as photography etc, but it should not be that case, as it discourages new content on those categories where credit is due.
True but maybe photographs of something that hasn't been seen yet might get a bit of attention along with a catchy title. Most photograph posts are simply my photoshoot of x. And adding some technical details should interest more photographers who see your posts. And remember there are less than 30k active accounts, so yes the amount of posts may go up, but the number viewing will too. And a lot of people prefer to be consumers rather than posters. The average for the entire site for posts right now is four to five per account total according to a stat I saw. If that's correct then a majority of people post less than that because some people post a lot.
I have done unique photography and i did get some positive comments, but it only lasts for a few minutes before it does not show up on the page. One question - it takes 24 hours to get first payout, do you still qualify for payouts after that if it continues to get upvotes? Im afraid people wont find my blogs any longer if they are too old.