The Taboo Of Short Steemit Posts

biddle (61) in steemit • 7 years ago

While Steemit defines itself as a Social Blogging Site, I think that a lot of problems come from treating it differently than a Social Media Site like Facebook or acting as if content HAS to be a certain way. The main problem, in my humble opinion, is that it wastes everyone's time. So many write these long posts which could have been just as informative in a few sentences or a single paragraph just so they can argue that they 'put a lot of effort' into it. I personally don't think value comes from length of post; it comes from how the post resonates with people. In fact, I think that brevity can be even more admirable. Those are my thoughts right now. Empower yourself on Steemit by evolving out of the imagined RULES. I've been on here a year and I want to see growth. If 'likes' are meant to be value, then let people like what they want. If they like a post that is a single meme, all the power to them. Maybe you should start memeing. Rock on and Steem on!

AS ALWAYS, WISHES OF WEALTH AND HEALTH FOR ALL! :)

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7 years ago by biddle (61)

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mysearchisover (70) · 7 years ago

I agree! There is also an obsession over vote power percentage. People like upvotes. I'd much rather get an upvote when somebody is drained down to 10% than no upvote at all.

biddle (61) · 7 years ago

amen to that! :)

dwarrilow2002 (65) · 7 years ago (edited)

I am torn on this ... generally I write much but say little. Alternatively I follow the words of Horace: Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio. - When I labor to be brief, I become obscure.

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amitraj (65) · 7 years ago

Hi you are absolutely right ..

rajuyadav (58) · 7 years ago

I always prefer quality over quantity, and so will people when the platform matures.

premkumarroy (40) · 7 years ago

Yes, 100% agreement

rajuyadav (58) · 7 years ago

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cryptoviki (35) · 7 years ago

Great article.

biddle (61) · 7 years ago

Awesome Post! :)

dim753 (65) · 7 years ago

Opino igual ya que he visto post muy largos que se tornan aburridos, el tema aqui es tener un equilibrio entre lo interesante del contenido y una longitud media que no aburra al lector. Un saludo

biddle (61) · 7 years ago

Amen! Muchos publicacions son largo y muy muyyyyy aburrido. Tu eres corecto; un equilibrio es probablamente la mejor cosa que puedes tener. :) Estoy continuando a practicar mi espanol, pero es un proceso largo! haha

dim753 (65) · 7 years ago

Hi @biddle si la idea es tratar de encontrar un balance en las publicaciones para que sean interesantes para los lectores, about spanish i have to say you that i understand you but i think you need to learn more about conjugations :). Regards

biddle (61) · 7 years ago

haha agreed, my conjugations need A LOTTT Of work. definitely the hardest part to remember them all for different situations! :)

paulkjustme (41) · 7 years ago

Thanks to you I feel better. I had this struggle inside of me if I'm doing the right thing on steemit. Well now I know. As long as I'm doing me I'm doing the right thing. Doesn't matter how much I make but if I share my true feeling about anything I like at that moment. Thank You.

tsnaks (63) · 7 years ago

Steemit has mostly crypto posts aswell that most people don't care about, and only way to find good content is to follow people who create good content, because TRENDING and HOT page are fucked up

premkumarroy (40) · 7 years ago

But you never upvote a meme😂, Just saying.

biddle (61) · 7 years ago

maybe if it was REALLLLLLLYYYY good! haha I don't tend to look at memes on here though, to be fair. cause of the format, I think. I don't want to click into a whole article to find a meme. I want to see them in a scrollable feed!

premkumarroy (40) · 7 years ago

Point noted.

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premkumarroy (40) · 7 years ago

Yes, so that you can see the entire post in a frame, saves time and is efficient.
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ashayadav (4) · 7 years ago

I am waiting for the day, when Steem will be used just as Facebook and twitter is used, for sharing moments and thoughts, and not as some blogging site.

mumma-monza (59) · 7 years ago

BOOM! The smartest post I have read today! Well done! Size really doesn't matter.

sagor61 (40) · 7 years ago

I fully agree with you. Sometimes a line can pass the message.

gustavoadolfodca (51) · 7 years ago

Exactly, I think a lot of people believe that because an article in Steemit is long and has many words it is worthy of many gains and votes.

Nor in the other way, where authors use a very small number of words with reference to a post and make it very simple. The trick for me is to know how to capture the attention of readers and know how to use the markdown.

corpsvalues (63) · 7 years ago

I would completely agree with you. Brevity, editing, and condensing what you have to say into something easily absorbed by your reader is a courtesy I highly value when browsing but find very little of.

jwiggly (42) · 7 years ago

You are very right buddy! Miss you @biddle . Work has had me swamped lately only had 4 days off last month. Hope you are doing well!

ethorf (47) · 7 years ago

All hail brevity and concision!

chireerocks (72) · 7 years ago

Really agree with you brother, it's upon the author what should be the length of the post, means some authors love to write long posts and it's their passion and some write in short and it's there way of spreading message so we are here for freedom so we should not restrict others to doing their work in their own way. And Steemit is Business Social Networking Platform and social networking platform is all about the engagements and communications and not the length of post.

Thanks for sharing this post with us and wishing you an great day. Stay blessed. 🙂

charitybot (63) · 7 years ago

There's a reason why short text blurbs, photos and videos took over the internet. Very few read long-form blogs anymore.

biddle (61) · 7 years ago

Agreed, most don't even want to deal with more than a quick post; if it's long, they want it in video form! :)

prameshtyagi (71) · 7 years ago

I follow u and I am linked with u in LinkedIn. It is not coincidence but because I share values with you.

I fully agree with you. Sometimes a single line can pass the message.

pappuyadav (35) · 7 years ago

Couldn’t agree more to this.

cryptoviki (35) · 7 years ago

It would be great, when this actually happens, and instaed of posting lengthy article,people start sharing their life moments.

irinal (61) · 7 years ago

I read that the messages should be 500 words or more for the contest.

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arif123 (33) · 7 years ago

It's right. Thanks to you, share your valuable points with us, to inspire us.

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haikubot (54) · 7 years ago

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prince121 (60) · 7 years ago

So true...@biddle

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nilmoni (39) · 7 years ago

You just said the word, actually everyone wants to make his own ethics a success. I want but I do not have much idea in me.

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