This is my second post on this platform so obviously I don't know what I'm talking about, but I feel like of you treat your Steem account like a YouTube account you'll have a better chance of success.
What I mean by this is: nearly every large Tuber I know always has said that you shouldn't get into Tubing with the incentive of money and fame. If you join the platform for fun and your own enjoyment, and create content because it makes you happy and you enjoy it than you are far more likely to see results than if you join with the sole focus of making money.
TL:DR - > Make good content because you want to produce good, interesting reads instead of trying to make a quick buck by exploiting the system with the knowledge you have.