This is mathmatically the most effective way for someone with zero unique content to make money with STEEM
Step 1 - Go to a different forum, any forum. For example, let's say we go to the Ethereum forum at Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/
Step 2 - This may sound like plagiarism, but trust me, it is a virtuous endeavor. Step 2, copy the top 10-20 topics into the STEEM forum under the category of "Ethereum." Post one story for each unique thread in the Ethereum forum. Include all responses in the initial post/story.
Step 3 (most important step) - Go to the Ethereum Reddit forum and post a topic explaining to that community that they can now get paid to do exactly what they are already doing (posting about current Ethereum topics). Help the users of that forum migrate over to this forum. If you are successful, and can convince them to migrate here, then you will make money.
Step 4. Rinse and repeat for every other forum on the planet!
Step 5 (and most important to actually earn anything). Find a Steem whale that will upvote your post about Ethereum. ;)
IMHO, doing this would only cause distaste and bad karma for Steemit.
I'm not sure how the other forum admins will feel about this, but, we'll see how it plays out.
I'm sure they won't like it. Best to use a throwaway account to poach their users :P
And these posts are likely to get downvoted anyway so I don't agree this is an easy way to make money with STEEM..