Agreed. Lucky for me, I invested in STEEM before I actually used Steemit (I like to diversify my portfolio) so I got to start this account with some STEEM all ready for me. Other than that, it's way to expensive to pay-to-play as a newbie.

Goodluck with your content man! I'm in the same boat. I want to try and prove my worth with well discussed articles & blogs before I delve more into the pay-to-play.