Hahaha....alright, there you go, @jaynene with 96 cents , which can easily buy you popcorn and coke. Lol! Yes, your reputation is the major factor that determines the visibility of your post. Like @surpassinggoogle, CEO of @steemgigs , has stated, you've just earned from your posting your valuable comments. I'll explain something to you about steemit posts. Posts here comprise of both the ones you write in ''submit a story'' field and comments . So your comments too are posts! If you make valuable, constructive comments, you'll definitely earn. However, if you troll or spam people's blog pages, you risk getting red flags. My humble advice to newbies, regarding posts would be for them to focus more on commenting on veteran Steemian's post, rather than focusing of authoring posts themselves. You will be better recognized and draw attention of those esteemed Steemians when you leave valuable comments on theirs blogs. There is really a lot to learn in steemit. I'm still learning from experienced Steemians like @surpassinggogle and those with high reputation like @oluwoleolaide.