It's discouraging, I know. You see intro posts that make bank and think, how did this person make so much just for saying hi and I got $7? But I'm thinking those are outliers and that most of us are landing with a thud right out the gate. Let's be real, it's the Internet and hot chicks (or those now savvy enough to pose as such) will always get upvotes.

I'm new too, but so far I've realized that timing is important. Like Reddit, posting early in the am US time = invisible post. And tags are important. An experienced hand making $ told me your best bet is to write about Steem itself or some how make a link between your subject and Steemit. Keep throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks seems to be the best advice for now.