Hi !! Welcome to the community! Steemit has a lot of potential and so do you. Do not forget that! Steemians earn when somebody upvotes their posts or comments. While Steemit is blogging, it's all about socializing as well. You can make some friends here. Engage and try to socialize.
The best way to be rewarded is to expect nothing! Focus on your content. We call them articles and you of course as authors. If you provide good quality contents people will come to your blog and read them. Upvotes are of course the biggest bonuses..... I really liked the way you introduced yourself it was interesting description I'll surely follow you for more interesting stuffs.
Thank you very much, Sid! I appreciate your encouragement. I don't want to waste time on something that won't amount to anything. I'll work at building an interesting page, believing that can happen. I'm accepting all the advice anyone can give, because this is very different and I'm not sure if I'm understanding it. For people with postings showing upvotes of hundreds of dollars, are they really able to withdraw those amounts in their own currency?