Without a doubt, Steemit is a unique venue and opportunity. I approach it how I have approached pretty much all my writing, other than Farcebook posts and online forum participation... just attempt to do my best each time.
Sometimes I end up really happy with it... sometimes not so much. And the odd thing is that the rewards don't seem to particularly correlate with what I consider "my best." But I think that's just the nature of the beast.
I suppose Hemingway summed it up best: 'Write the truest sentence you know' begin with that...