I like steemit a lot aswell, but isn't it more of a social media / blogging platform than a freelance site? I think it's awesome if you can make money by posting your own content under your own name, but in my opinion that is more being self-employed and not freelancing (i.e as a freelancer you work for clients/someone else)
And yeah, freelancing is hard work. I think a lot of people start working more hours than their bodies can handle when their income is no longer limited by a contract and because there is always more work.
Also, thank you so much for the comments. Love hearing people's thoughts on my content. :)