Steemit is definitely the "highest and best hope" at the moment... for me, anything else is secondary. Consider this: It takes me six to eight months to make on HubPages OR on my personal blogs using Google AdSense what it takes me ONE month to make here on Steemit.
And on Steemit, I even get to be a "stake holder" (i.e. accumulate SteemPower) which I don't get anywhere else.