I make things look easy. It's actually not the case. I could write about something really cool and unique tomorrow and spend 4 hours doing it, and get paid $3 for my effort.
Yes, it is true. My writing style does yield good votes. However, I am still stuck in the conundrum where I could write (and not pay to promote) a blog post and get $3 to $5
So glean what you can from my history. But I am far from a huge success like @papa-pepper or @stellabelle
BTW, I've had occasions where I've spent $36 or $50 on promoting a post only to make $24... where I lose. Luckily for me, I did gain some followers. But that's like working in reverse gear. Not all that profitable to do it that way.