That's really problematic when you consider that content producers should be rewarded for ads too... Hopefully, it picks up, but I am disappointed with that number.
Additionally, I'd really like to see a decentralized promotion system with STEEM burned like Steempeak has.
Yep, I was as well. I knew the traffic numbers had been declining, but I had hoped with increased optimization perhaps those higher revenue numbers could be achievable. Some will say that steemit,inc selling their steem is a good thing, but in my opinion, them selling their steem in order to fund something that directly adds value to the network would be more beneficial than just selling to make payroll each month. And yes, I also like your burn steem to promote idea, I believe @theycallmedan has mentioned things like that for steemit as well.
that would be awesome ! duplicate the feature of blogging platform like wordpress blogger.
-content creator can add their own ads
-dashboard analytics on their post (especially post views)
-customize layout