RE: Would you rather "Donate" to a Whale to get an Upvote or would You Wait for them to Notice your Hardwork Amidst Thousands of Posts

I don't agree with having to beg for votes.
I will just wait for someone to notice my posts.

I was brought up by my parents, to not beg or expect anything to be just handed too me.

"If you want anything in life you have to work for it." - Don't know how many times I heard that growing up.

I decided from early on just to engage with people in their posts via comments and post a couple articles every couple days to build up a following and to learn more about blogging.

What also helps is to not focus on the money side and focus more on the experience. The rewards will grow once more people know about you.