as the old saying goes 'don't give up your day job' ;) truthfully, right now i don't see any of the newcomers making any real impact monetarily right now unless they're willing as many people have pointed out on other posts substantial funds in buying steem power. most of the upvote power is sequestered with the whales. earning the 'hard way' takes time to build up a base of followers (which include some whales or at least dolphins). sounds like since already you're doing writing and 'talks', why not 'recycle' your previous endeavors here to get some 'traction' and see how things shake out then?