If you're here for feedback, you could start by removing the 7 day monetisation window for content. It encourages low value content as the author knows it can only earn income within the first seven days. If you really want to monetise the "long tail" of content, you need to allow content to earn rewards for as long as people can view it
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You brought up an issue here that would much more enhance the positive atmosphere on Steemit. Unless you are a very talented person in blogging/vlogging, when you come from a poor country or if you have little money, you will never make any money on Steemit, but rather loose time, energy and end up with negative feelings and frustration