So I'll caveat my reply by mentioning that I too am new, so it's a bit of the blind leading the blind, but here are my thoughts. One consistent theme I've been reading is that getting started you shouldn't be too focused on the money earned. The most successful users didn't achieve their success out the gates. They blogged, they gained experience, they learned and contributed to the platform in a meaningful way. Although using bots is not prohibited, per se, to me it's gaming the system and in the long run, probably not the best way to achieve real success. Forget about the money, and the money will come. Just focus on posting about things that interest you, and read/follow users that post content that's interesting to you. The more you read/follow, the better you'll get at making your own posts and with enough perseverance, you'll find your success. Just my two cents!