First off all ,let me preface this by saying I am not the kind of guy who whines or likes to throw a pity party for himself. I truly am not. I always put my nose to the grindstone and have worked my ass off for anything that I wanted to be successful at in Life. If I failed it was because of me and no one else to blame. Matter of fact I have NEVER liked to surround myself with complainers or 'whoa is me' type of people. PERIOD !!
That Being said....
I am beginning to see the reality of this all , and I just do not think Steemit is for me. Or more precisely I am just not cut out for Steemit, I guess.
This first in Week in May...
It will be five straight months on working here at Steemit. And folks I am literally talking about 5 straight months with a Post and Commenting and Curating EVERY SINGLE DAY. Yes even Saturdays and Sundays since Jan. 8th ( usually through the night when my family is asleep ) But I love this, and it is truly not work for me ;)
I Know My Content..
may not be Pulitzer prize winning material. But I do know relatively speaking it's pretty decent. I have been doing it for quite some time. And just always have had a knack and genuine passion for writing and finding interesting material to write about ( this is key)
But...
Anymore I have trouble clearing $1 for Rewards on a original, unique blog post. O-n- e FREAKING dollar. I have actually regressed and gone backwards from the first couple of months in January and February. Wait a second, wait just one freaking second it's not supposed to work that way, right? ...as I slap my hand on my forehead in amazement just thinking about that lol. Well it has.
And Please Don't Bother Asking...
because I know damn well that Steemit is more than just about producing Content. Even great Content.
It's a social media platform :
- It's getting to know people.
- It's going on others' blogs and interacting with them .
- And it's supporting them and encouraging them.
Check.
Check.
and Check.
Conclusion...
I am a pretty humble guy. I am not wanting to have $500 payouts and never have expected that. At all !! And it's really not the particular dollar amount ( or SBD and SP amount) . But it's actually just the progression of it all. I worked on my last blog post for a couple of hours yesterday . It was a pretty interesting , provocative, and revealing Post. Although I have not done it in months, I decided to do a Resteem for this post for 1 SBD to get a little more visibility. And guess what ?? After the cost of the Resteem , I came out with a BIG $.30 profit. Whoopeee :>)
Needless to say, If I saw some hope where I broke out of the $1-$2 range I would definitely have a different mindset than what I have now. My gosh, I was doing that the first couple months as I said earlier. And i would be beyond thrilled to see even getting $3 consistently over time for my posts. Or heck if I was earning $.75 back in February and could see now that was averaging $1.30 now. Just something where I could see a little 'forward movement' as I am not asking or expecting much. Really !
But now it's just regressed rather than progressed here for me.
And Listen ,I know it sounds arrogant and all. Trust me I am not trying to be when I say this. But my blog posts that I have put a lot of thought and time in everyday is worth more than $.35 or $.83 . ( And that's taking into account the social aspect here which I have passionately committed myself to) Sorry, it just is !! That's not a complaint rather it's just being totally honest and frank !
But apparently that seems to be the ongoing ''Rate" for good ole 
Who knows in the end maybe that's all I'm really worth.
Peace out and I really do wish you all the very best,
Robert :)