I got here a year ago, and lemmie tell ya, it doesnt make a damn bit of difference. Ya know what does? Putting in the WORK. Some people get lucky, or have followings from other sources like youtube or instagram. Some people buy steem power. The only way to get there if you dont have these things is to dig your nails in and claw your way up.
When steem went down to 13 cents, I sold. I sold a LOT. I'm kicking myself in the face for selling at that point, while a couple of my friends kept posting. Every day, they made 1-5 posts. They earned a dollar or two on each and plugged on, occasionally making 20 bucks. Ya know what happened when steem hit 2.50? They became instant dolphins. Not because they had some secret sauce, but because they kept at it.
The market is a little flooded right now. Not the steem marked (but that too) but the CONTENT market. It can be hard to get noticed, even if you're in support groups, bomb the chats, hit discord, etc.
The thing is, you have to say FUCK THE MONEY. I dont care if you upvote this post, instead, I only care that you read it. I go into some details about WHY thinking like this is so important:
RE: Re: If STEEMIT is to survive and thrive, it needs to get FAIRER