It has been about a week now since I got my account verified here. When I signed up I was under the impression that this is a platform where authors of high quality content get rewarded. After some research I became a bit discouraged. It has come to my attention that this is not necessarily the case. Posting good content is not enough. In order to earn any significant amount you simply have to play the game. 
A minnow who just creates good content, and posts on a regular basis, will most likely not gain much recognition on here with the way it currently works. Without a decent investment in SP and a strategy that involves voting bots and whatnot, the situation is quite hopeless. However if you play the game right, you can skip the quality content, start posting pictures of shit turds, and earn a decent amount of steem. SP talks, bullshit walks.
Another thing that is a bit of a turn off, is the fact that an author of a post can only get rewarded for a week after posting. After this the author might get some more recognition, but it wont affect the wallet. I would advice professional writers and content creators to hold on to their best work and post it somewhere else where its more beneficial. I myself would be way more excited about a platform that would enable me to possibly earn some passive income from my posts for a longer period of time.
I see a lot of potential in this platform, but it still requires some work. Feel free to comment if you agree/disagree, or just want to correct me.