I went from $0.00 to $84,973.00 with one post!! Here is my secret.

So, you have just finished your masterpiece, that took three days to write/edit/and pull the trigger...now you wait. You have studied the whales post, you have researched the "Big Payout" winners and chart a pattern. You now follow Hive account@dantheman Hive account@fairytalelife Hive account@masteryoda Hive account@craig-grant Hive account@nextgencrypto Hive account@dragonho Hive account@dollarvigilante Hive account@donkeypong Hive account@nextgencrypto Hive account@cryptoctopus Hive account@ned Hive account@piedpiper Hive account@steemed Hive account@dragonslayer109 and of course Hive account@lasvegasgirl ..um, just because. Two days go by and you have two comments and $0.04 banked - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You have made the 99%'ers, we are the chosen ones! We are the ones bringing solid content and shoving the coal into the belly of the Beast in order to keep this train running 100mph!

So, here is my tip for you. Stop looking at Steem as a financial gain for content. Only Whales and/or Friends of whales will make money with steem. If you enjoy throwing you thoughts out there and enjoying the feedback, if any, then just do it! What is the difference whether you post on the Big "R" or other blog sites, just consider this platform as a new audience, and nothing more.

Enjoy your blogging!