You can easily make 1000x profit by just using your brain and originality, doesn't even require too much effort depending on where you're posting (community/dapp/etc). It's free to earn, just put some effort, time and sweat into your posts and social presence. If no one is reading your posts, maybe work on finding new authors who may be interested in reading what you have to say rather than looking at how to get more votes on your posts no one is reading, for instance.
I didn't post much the early couple years I was on here and spent most of my time engaging and curating. Many would tell me I'm crazy not to post considering prices were at all time highs back then, but I prefered the long game because I wanted genuine connections and engagement, not fake token command comments and giveaway posts to be all I engage in and over time it has paid off. Others simply choose to take a short cut and eventually hit a wall in one way or another.