Thank you I feel really motivated now. I think it will be great in the long term. It was like that when I first started YouTube, no one was watching :-D but stuck at it and after two years I was able to start making a proper living. I will stick with this because I think the idea is fantastic and not controlled by the powers that be, instead we have the power - and lots of creativity. :-) Thanks again!
RE: Getting upvotes but not making money? Don't despair! There's a reason for that (and it's going to get better).