I don't post too often, just when I'm in the mood....
I look at the the way money is given out to posts of no value in the slightest, and nothing to do with quality of posts, and I just think 'what's the point'..?
I intended to really give it a go, but have decided not to lend that much time to it.
I know 3 girls myself, who have just joined, and stopped bothering to post..).
I have businesses to run, and my free time is limited.
I will post here for my fun, thrills, and pleasure - but unless you make friends and suck up to silly males with big voting power (which takes time), you will not make very good money here.
Imo.
Building up an audience takes time. I strongly believe that if you keep posting quality posts consistently, you can grow your audience.