You are the source of the question. I am a sixty day newbie. I penned out my answer in a post called The 64 $teem Queston .
My observation after 60 days is that SteemIt is that new users do best when they approach SteemIt as a social media platform.
The reason for this view is that the platform is driven by a seven day cycle. People are rewarded for their interactions with others and not for the long term value of their content.
This is a $122 post. But the post will be cold a week from now after payout.
Following the observation that the medium is the message one can't help but conclude that the rewards are driven by one's networking and social media skills.
Unfortunately, like all social media platforms. There is not any long term value to the posts.
Imagine that you wrote an epic poem that brought in millions of viewers a year from now. Well, from the point of view of the algorithm, that post is no longer producing value. It is just consuming bandwidth.
The structure of the SteemIt algorithm entails that posts people throw onboard will largely be white noise as people engage in social media for fun and profit.
That's why the publishing platform Publish0x is so great, content never expires from earning!