So Kool @humanearl. Your posts really inspire me. You don't just talk about not letting financial rewards be your main focus, you have embodied it. You have put it to practice. Thank you for this

Another reason posts don't get more upvotes is because they lack quality content.
Sometimes it all boils down to quality content. Not many people are lucky enough to be followed by a whale and get upvoted for mediocre posts. Most of us have to work hard for it and publish quality content almost daily. Whether on Steemit or WordPress or on other platforms, quality content normally prevails at the end of the day. Once others recognize that you are a quality contributor on Steemit, you’ll definitely get more love on the platform.

Some of the users who constantly writes quality content gets a good payout for every post. Of course, you need luck to increase payouts on Steemit, in the sense that a whale discovers you. Luck plays a big factor regardless of how good you write or how talented you are. Don’t get discouraged and keep Steeming on.