Honestly, I don't know. But I believe it would be something like that in average. And yeah, that kind of money reward is awesome and I love it. I've said it multiple times in other posts of mine, and in this one too, that I'm not here for the cash rewards alone. Rewards for me are much more than just money. This is more like .. I don't know.. A motivational thing. I had awesome success on a few posts, I know that everyone can't have that success all the time, and I know that many of the users on steemit never had a single post earning more than $1.. But this is also the **key thing** with this post. I understand these things.. And I won't give up. As long as I don't doubt my own content, then I'm good and ready to go. Pitfalls are common. Even in my freelancing career. When you're in doubt. Then you're out.. But I managed to pull myself together again.

Me too, sometimes I get $0.00 but I'm loving my new found passion for writing in coffee shops so who cares, I also never doubt myself because I always write what I think, not what I think people want to read.

Thank you @cryptogee, I appreciate your comment. Perhaps you're right.. Perhaps my articles are too short in general. When I think about it, I believe 2 out of these 4 *"winners"* were longer than this post.. But I'm sure that 2 of them were shorter too. However, that could just be proof enough that **anything works** too.. Anyhow, I can totally see your point with longer content. As long as I stay within topic, in detail and deliver a fresh read, then I'll probably increase my chances of scoring a "big" one again.

Thanks a lot, I appreciate your input :)

I totally agree with you. Keep up the good work! :)

Never give up and never doubt yourself. What happened to me was just a fluke. Nothing more to it. I see it clearly now.

That's some wise words. The main reason I started to doubt my own content.. Was because of berniesanders and dan. Due to their upvotes in the beginning. They obviously liked my content back then.. So what's the big difference? - Is it because of me ... Or is it due to something else?

Honestly speaking, I would have preferred to get these upvotes on content I write nowadays instead of back then.. If I did, then I wouldn't have doubted my own creations as much. Then I would understand that I improved during the time here and not the other way around. - No matter what though. I'm not a quitter. Things in life aren't always easy. Hard work, effort and persistence is what it takes to become a successful freelancer .. And I bet it's the same here too.

In my previous post I shared above, I've stated this:

> **So let's talk about rewards..**
a thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
That said, rewards can be things like: - **Upvotes** - **Nice replies** - **Feedback** - **Prize money**
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The thing with this post.. Is that I am satisfied with the results I've had. I truly love it and I know that I've had more success than a bunch of users on steemit, and for that, I am thankful.

However, because of the **cash reward** I got right from the start, I started to doubt my content when it never got **big** again. I ended up having doubts due to the success I had. Some might find that strange or odd, but I've never experienced that. I'm a firm believer of the fact that you'll need to work hard. I've never won a lottery for instance.. And I could never in my life imagine that I would get this much from anything I did on steemit.. But suddenly, I did. My posts went **big** and that's the best experience I've had, as I went from a hard working guy to a guy who ended up with a huge success within seconds.. And ended up as a guy who doubted himself and his own content... And finally, came back without doubts, and the will to never give up. I found myself again. Because of that, I am forever thankful as I've proved to myself that I would never give up easily, no matter what kind of success I found. I will continue to work hard and I won't question my own content. It was a fluke and nothing more to it than that.

Thank you for your comment. I do understand what you mean and the thing is, that I never thought I'd have the success I've had so far. I never thought I'd be getting followers, a bunch of upvotes, awesome comments, feedbacks and, obviously big cash rewards. I've even gained some friends here and I love this place.

The reason I started to doubt myself, or my content, was due to the **beginners luck** or what I should call it. Let's call it beginners luck as I got the whale-upvotes my first week. I've already stated within a few other replies in this post, that **this** was the crazy part. I'm not used to this success. I've never been used to it. I'm used to work hard, working a bunch of hours and putting in a ton of effort.. Afterwards, the rewards will come. It has always been that way for me.. Which is why I started to doubt myself when I experienced something totally different for the first time. My steemit experience so far is amazing. Especially since I got to experience something I've never experienced before.. The best part is, that I've managed to come out on top again, even after I started to doubt myself.

I'm sorry to hear that.. But you're not alone. There's thousands of users on steemit who never earned a single cent. My best advice to you would be, just keep going!

I personally had my ups and downs.. And I've even had a few days when things got so bad so I even started to question my own content.. I'm back on the right track again, and I'll keep pushing forwards, towards new goals.

I wish you the best of luck in your journey!

Yeah, and that's where I've been. It's nice to meet someone who've had the same experience. It's a terrible place to end up in.. It sounds to me that you've managed to break free again. I'm glad. :)

Thank you.