Hey @coolthingssite, Welcome to Steemit. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me. I will keep an eye out for your work here. In the meantime, if you want to learn more about how this amazing platform operates, please check out my blog, where I wrote an in-depth article about a week ago about Steemit. The money on steemit comes from the same place any currency comes from "nowhere" . let me explain simply, content is created here and it is valued by the people who curate it, it is similar to anything, people write and they are paid. Value is created based on the content created. interestingly the value of fiat currency comes from "nowhere" if you dig down far enough. You are more than welcome to follow me, I discuss cryptocurrencies in my work, if you wish to learn more about tech/blockchain. Welcome again.