First of all when you upload a picture, you must wait about 8 seconds before you upload.

Your post contains a partially loaded image or video

Steem is like shares of the platform. Like a bond. You can hold these in an interest account.

SBD is like hard currency they can be traded with other users or sold.

You are not making any money because in order to create money here you must first buy the steem bonds and hold them.

If other people who hold steem like your post they can create money and share it