as @generation.easy said it not a case of make a post and boom you get a payout. you have to work hard to build a reputation. Yes some people get lucky there first post gets seen by the right whale and bam they have a few hundred dollars more than they did that morning.
And i understand it's frustrating when you see people like @dollarvigilante come along "using their fame else where" to make 15k in one post. But here's the thing you and I are where he (and many others that will come along and do the same) where years ago nobody knows us at best we can bring a few dozen people over but that doesn't promise they will read our wok either. It's up to us to take this opportunity and run with it so that one day the work we are doing now will pay dividends.
write about something your passionate about and stick to it if it's something no-one else is doing fantastic. if not don't give up lots of crypto geeks love dollar vigilante and lot more prefer other writers. heck i'm harping on about crochet knowing pretty much no one here is interested in it. but if the site goes main streem I'll be well established as the crochet girl in the cosy corner when my followers start to arrive.