I post better quality, less. And it has served me well. What's most important is to always be using steemit for what it is, social media. Go out and talk with people, be interested in them. Welcome new users (as I am doing here). Don't leave just "good job" messages, but actually be interested in their posts. Do that and you will find your self with followers, votes and hopefully success.

Listen to Hive account@sirwinchesters advice. He has had a huge amount of success here.