I monitor closely how I am doing by regularly checking in steem.supply and I average abouy 17-23 comments a day outside of replies I do on my posts.
I make an average if $1 per comment and it had reflected the highest that can remember at $103.
So I am proof that it is possible to engage the community and be rewarded for it.
My mindset has always been comment on topics that I am interested in. I comment from minnows to whales and best case scenario if I do a good comment is to get an upvote and get that person interested in my posts, maybe even gain a follower.
Worst case would be I am ignored. So either way there is more to gain in commenting well.
Engagement is key to success.
You wrote quality comments @maverickinvictus ever since you started appearing in the comment section of my blog. Right off the back, you jumped in and posted stuff that added to the conversation. This is something that we need a ton more of on this site. The average post gets 2.5 comments or something. That is very poor. Granted many posts are not worthy of many comments but that is another problem altogether.
If we had 5,000 more people like you posting around 20 comments a day, that would really push this site forward.
Thanks Taskmaster indeed it was a skill that I learned on my 2nd month that is necessary for growth and creating connections.
When you silo yourself to your region you miss out on a lot of good content and people out there.
I have always been an adventurer and I see posts of other people as a good way of making my mark and maybe even create a deep meaningful connection.
This is one of the necessary skills that we are teaching teh people in @steemitfamilyph to engage the community and other people.
Engagement is key to success.