Excellent post! I've been on steemit for around 20 days now and it's true that at first I thought it must be pretty easy for people to just post something and have 100's of dollars roll in per post. When you look at the 'hot' and 'trending' section, it seems like that is the norm.
I found out, of course, that for most people it doesn't actually work that way. You have to be consistent, keep producing the best posts that you can, meet other people, find your own voice/do your own thing, and have fun!
I really enjoy steemit but it's certainly not a get rich quick scheem by any means.