The fact that Steemit posts payout after seven days with no more post earnings are disheartening to many folks. BUT what many do not realize is that ANY post that continues to generate NEW conversation provides an opportunity to earn. In other words, if you comment on a post that is 7 months old (aka this one!), you can earn on that comment as comments are considered authored articles and are new items in the blockchain. I will Upvote this comment to prove my point. Upvoting a comment not only generates new income payable in the 7 day time-frame, but it also positions the new comment up in the hierarchy of all comments (depending on Upvote value).