This is where most people fail on splinterlands and on hive.
It's not about turning up for a few days and suddenly you will make lots of money. It's about turning up every day and building your account. Whether that is writing or gaming you need to build up your account and profile. It doesn't happen overnight.
I hope that you keep going and that you can make it past this point as it does pay off in the long run. You won't make money for free but you can earn it from putting in the work.
Why not try write a post for the splinterlands challenge every week. They give out large votes for good content.
Thanks Niall. I'll hang in there. I checked out the Splinterlands Challenge and from what I've seen so far not everyone gets an upvote? I've seen some decent content that didn't get an upvote so I thought it was a raffle sort of thing that's up to chance. I've never been picked in any of such raffles so I'd rather not try my luck.