I made 95 posts that didn't earn a thing.

I'm not bragging:

If you wonder why my eyes glaze over when minnows say it's too hard to earn Steem.

The other day I asked if someone could find out how many times I posted that didn't receive a payout.  

@inertia answered by pulling from the depths of the blockchain...

Earning Steem is hard, building an audience is hard.  Some people who started at the same time, did better than I did.  Some didn't last, and some are still chugging along.  

It is hard to make money as an Author, try finding a publishing house.  A Singer.. Anything, it takes time, effort and perseverance.

I also did some whining along the way. . .  But I didn't quit.

Reading the current whines, makes me laugh a little.  The whine that has stuck with me the longest was one a read a few months ago where the Author was quitting because he/she had made 5 posts and still was barely earning anything.

When we started there was less competition, but due to the reward curve, most of the money stayed on the trending page.  A person could get a hundred minnow votes and not earn a penny back then.  There were no minnow groups or programs, and we did not have the opportunity to buy votes.

I hope some of the new users have what it takes to stay, but please don't tell me it is too hard.

Just keep posting, making friends, and earn some Steem

@whatsup