I was asked this exact question by one of my recruits who has been having difficulties getting a vote for his article. He seems to think that Steemit is rigged from the get go and he has decided to stay away.
When I was recruiting him, he told me one thing that is kind of ringing true to me now, are you sure Steemit is as easy as you say it is? Well, though I was not earning all the mega bucks, I knew Steemit is that and more and I answered in the affirmative.
I get worried and sometimes disappointed when I see what I earn on a well curate article an also what some others earn for theirs too. You know that feeling you get when Johnny suddenly gets the hottest girl in school, and the quarter back fights tooth and nail to get her from you because you are a dork and he believes he is cooler.
In the words f my friend, "the high earner on Steemit seems to be a group of individuals who know themselves and they help themselves."
I understand the frustration a newbie will have an how painful it will be when Steemit is not all that you thought it would be.
You want to know what I think? Make your own friends and hope to God they are ready to go the whole nine yards with Steemit and that way you will have them upvoting your articles in the future. Think outside the box and point out something that will make all the difference in your journey here.
You mustn't be a blogger or an awesome writer like Mr. Lagabaja, but you can be an awesome you like no other.
Steemit is not for everyone, but it is for those who decide they do not want to be like everyone else.
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