I have been here a very long time and had watched a pro for a lot longer. I put my money where my mouth is and called in a few favors in order to give Juancito a boost, I resteemed him, others resteemed him, I voted on every comment that voted for him and many others took the charge as well.

There are tricks to earning on Steemit, but he biggest is being original and interesting. As with TV shows, if not people don't make it to the end - channel change - no vote.

The second biggest is vote for those who vote for you. This might require some investment but it is the "social" part of this social network.

The old timers vote big only when they are impressed. Your blogs are well done, your English is great, so don't worry. Some of the best bloggers did not start to earn consistently until they had well over 700 followers. It takes time. The same goes for youtuve and spacebook where they don't even bother to pay you but people still give them free content. Those only sell your personal data and splat ads in your face.

Stick with here at Steemit and forget about those other sites.