Have to agree - consistent, quality content over relying on whales is the way to go - sooner or later if your posts are informative and a great addition to SteemIt you will be rewarded - power is in the numbers, in that case Steemians - it might not happen over night, but sooner or later we could all get a chance.
PS. That domain is just to catchy to not upvote this post :) - to bad RideAWhale.com isn't available anymore :D