Welcome to Steemit @chrisaaron :-)
FYI, you joined just after an upgrade. The rewards look lower than they are for a few days, but they will grow over the next few days (payout won't happen for 7 days anyway). Just letting newbies know so that they don't get discouraged.
Thanks for the info! I joined last September, but haven't gotten around to posting anything yet. I did find it strange that I had to transfer some of my ethereum into my wallet just to post my first article though.
Uh, Ethereum? That sounds like something you need to do on Akasha. But posting on Steem is free and unrelated to Ethereum.
You are welcome to steemit @chrisaaron
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