After spending time on hive, steem and uptrennd I can say one thing for sure. - You have to do few things which don't have much upside or benefit for some time before it can start giving you returns. - Invest your time in things that moves your progress slowly a day at a time. - If you spend enough time over a period of time, it starts to show some results eventually. Expecting returns too fast from anything is disaster and recipe for the disappointment.