I've been at this for awhile but it takes time, don't expect to be a #steem millionaire in a week..... Do what makes you happy, get a good fan base, buy steem when its low (power it up), spread the word about steem and you should do great. This post is right, nice post @dan-atstarlite

Didn't get very early on steemit, but it sure feels that we are still in the early stages with things changing around here pretty much almost on a daily basis... :)

Will be or will not be? Check the title :) The post is good, but the title could fail it.

Can someone please tell me (or point me in the right direction for help) as to how to insert pictures into my articles? How do I get a URL for my photos? I know it's a dumb question--and I am not a new computer user--maybe it's the beta platform that has me confused?---but I need help. And thanks in advance.

It seems there is quite a few members getting discouraged, including myself. Some of us work for hours writing good content and only getting a few to even see it. It also seems only a few are reaping the rewards. If something does not change it will not grow to the levels of reddit or facebook. You have to keep people involved to keep them on the site. The rewards need to be spread out more. Ive seen plain simple posts with a thousand steem dollars on them. Ive seen others that just copy and past that have 5000.While others spend hours to write a good article and may only get 2 votes. 
If enough get discouraged then this will steam out quick.

i've just begun and am very excited about the possibilities! The creative juices are beginning to flow as steemit is promising for more reasons than money!

Good info  and you have a new follower and since you're into  numbers check out
https://steemit.com/steemit/@me-tarzan/evening-update-steem-daily-data-8-15-2016

You and I will never regret we signed up in these early days!

Thanks for the encouragement! I'm new to Steemit and felt a little wind go out of my sails when my first post only made a quarter. But hey, it made something though!!

So this post encouraged me to stick with it, hang around here, and have fun... which is what I intended to do anyway. It's just nice to hear that coming from someone who's been around for a bit!

Thanks!

I've got in early on a couple of other sites. The big one for me was Tsu. It took months before I was making more than a couple of cents per day. I had to build a following. Unfortunately they shut down just as things were picking up. I think steemit is different in many ways. It's a more open platform so that people can add to it and they are not relying on advertising revenue. I find the technology interesting, so I'm not too worried about how much I make for now. I need to find time to understand it more and then I may look at developing something myself.

I want to publish comics and graphic novels on Steemit.  I think the platform is great for it and I have many of the things necessary for success already in place.  I just want to build on my reputation first before releasing my content and art.