Wales started out small too. It just takes a lot of work in the beginning. And if you write blogs that have good info or nice content - it will work for you, patience is a key word i think. Meanwhile (before you will be a whale yourself) focus on the good things: the fun. The writing. The challenges. Just focus on that 😊
RE: The bad things of steemit, because I think we need to point them out as well.