"If someone joins the site and has the gratitude that they can get paid to make the same content they are producing other places for free, then things change a little." I agree and it is what I tell folks!
Is the learning curve hard, YES it is!!!
And it is why I did a collab (with @daddykirbs, @papa-pepper, and @mericanhomestead) for those coming in from YT and had others join it to get them started and it can be used by anyone just coming in to at least get started on how it works along with site safety for the first week or so and with links to others where they can read and learn.
And you know I am in it for the 5-10 yr potential..