Of course you'll probably make like $10k by the payout time for this article, but it isn't because of your literative skill that you're well paid. Though I'm sure you are a skilled writer and marketer.

One way to observe this is by the fact that your vote to reward ratio is far higher than that of other users, even if we bound it to low thousands.

You attract the attention of large Steem Power holders, and as a return they vote for you.

Probably unintentional, but this type of post leads to frustration in naive minnows who religiously follow your advice hoping to get a taste of the secret sauce.