I have been using Steemit for a little over two weeks now and have submitted several posts. My posts have ranged from a few cents to a few dollars in earnings. For a lot of people, such earnings are frustrating. They feel that because they put a tireless amount of work in what they post, they should be paid for the time they have spent. I admit that even at first I felt the same way, I found myself asking "what makes one post better then another?" After several days of reading articles and getting more familiar with the platform and the people who use it, my views have shifted. The earnings I have recieved for my contributions have never discouraged me as it does with some people who have been very vocal about it. I am driven to try harder to write better and more meaningful content and continue to contribute to this platform.
Regardless of how much I earn, I will still continue coming back everyday. I find myself checking Steemit throughout the day from the time I wake up to the time I go to sleep not because I think my next post will earn me a large sum of money, but because I find various articles on here interesting. I tend to read a lot of the trending material to find out what makes them so highly valued and as a result, often end up coming across less valued articles which also catch my eye. Two things happen because of this. 1. I discover some great content that hasn't necessarily gained a lot of attention and end up following the writer and 2. I learn a lot - methods that help me improve as a writer and also about the content I end up reading, whether it's about another place in the world or some aspect of life, technology, or another persons life. There is a great amount of knowledge floating around this place on almost any kind of topic you can think of or want to learn about and I try to contribute to that as well.
For all those people complaining that they have put in a lot of time creating an article, but have not gotten paid for their content. I challenge you to look at it this way. Look at the material and all that you have learned from reading it, look at the life lessons that others have shared with you, and finally look at the number of people who have actually upvoted or read your articles and see the comments for those people you have actually touched or helped in some way. Use the platform to share your experience, knowledge, and any ideas you have to improve not only this space, but the world that surrounds you.
I personally find it very rewarding to be able to come to a place where you can pour your heart out and write about your day and any experience or knowledge you want to share with the world. You can even come on here to vent and people will listen. There is always someone who will be interested in what you have to say and share and in the long run I think we become better for it.
Thanks to Steemit and the community