I have never been able to get the chat to work. I tried to register and never got an email confirmation and I have tried twice. I dunno maybe I'm doing something wrong but the chat and me haven't gotten along so far. But other than the chat issue I really like steemit because it made me realize how little I know about computers and crypto so I have been learning like crazy since joining. So for me even though my rewards have been small the knowledge that I have gained has been more useful than anything else.