You post content, people decide if they like it or not and depending on how ‘popular’ it is, you get paid. Being able to monetize your content is great and it’s about time that we have a way to do it. However, when it comes to Steemit, appearance is deceiving.
Here is the article:
https://medium.com/@BlockByBlock/the-ugly-truth-behind-steemit-1a525f5e156