"I could go for 'clickbait' posts, but I have to be true to myself. I try to post stuff I can be proud of."
I respect you for that & you've earned a follower. As a content creator and artist I feel this so hard, across any platform. Looking forward to digging into your posts! I too am concerned with the struggle of being a minnow on a media platform that promises to reward for content, especially when you believe your content is quality. Frankly I'm kind of excited for yours to launch to see how that goes as well. The blockchain presents an interesting opportunity and I think we all want our rewards now but it's still getting on its feet. I'll be following!
It is early days and I think it's hard to justify posts getting thousands when the userbase is so small. It devalues Steem in my opinion. I'd love to be able to make a living online, but I'm resigned to keeping the day job for now