I enjoyed this article. I have blogged since before most folks even knew what a blog was, and at one time, had in the thousands of readers per week. The problem was, it never netted me anything.
Steemit offers the upside of social media, and if you are even attentive part time (our Internet access is limited), the payout is still better than anything I have ever been able to achieve on Adsense. And it is not as complex to build a network.
I'll be watching for your future posts.