Writing is not difficult. It's just not. Write out what you would say to someone in a conversational style, be yourself, and don't be afraid to speak your mind and be passionate.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket either. I see a lot of people write up huge, elaborate posts (esp. newcomers), then get discouraged when they don't get any upvotes - or they get a lot of upvotes but not a whole lot of cash. That's just how it goes sometimes.
Just write and be consistent and persistent and you'll have a good time. The money is a bonus, and a damn good one if you invest the time to do it right.
Good advise, "dont put all eggs in one basket" ! It might be the best post worth hundreds (and you've put hours of writing)but when you start up you dont have many followers, so no many people see your posts. And you'll be lucky if a whale comes by at the right time when you just posted and you get upvoted.
I still struggle somedays, being the only one who upvoted my post(pathetic haha) but i enjoy posting. And money is a bonus as you said:)
Lets keep steeming on!
Upvote your own posts without prejudice, as long as you write something good, I don't see any problem with it.
What I DO have a problem with is people who right "Good post!!" and upvote themselves and then call the bots in to upvote that post too. "Thanks for posting!!" and "Good post!" spam are not $1.00+ (or even $0.01+) comments.
It's happened a few times and I take great joy in downvoting them.
Yups agree that is def worth a downvote! You are doing a good job there downvoting to discourage people doing so!