Well, I don't know if it's a fair judge of talent. I would not assume that because something does not make thousands of dollars on Steemit that this means you are not a good writer, or that your stories don't have merit. Remember this, they have changed the payout structure so that each post gets only two, one 24 hours after publication, which pretty much has to make it big in its first two hours to really payout, and one more payment in 30 days, not ongoing residual upvoting and payout as originally thought. So, your content stays here forever, freely accessible, but, without any additional revenue. I could see how this could effect your ability to sell it elsewhere. Just keep your eyes open and be forewarned. You are playing in someone else's jungle and they can change the rules at any time.