As a new minnow to steemit I feel you. However this my take on it. Yes I make take time to create a post and it may make nothing but some posts i have are worth anywhere from 0.01 to 8.00. I started with 11 sp that was given to me by husband. I now have 38SP. All earned from posting, commenting and upvoting. What do I do on Facebook? I write posts, i like posts and I comment on posts. And my reward is nothing. Unless you count drama as a reward. So is it worth it? To me it is more worth it than facebook, which i was a regular. But not anymore I always come here first. I started like 2 weeks ago. I have more than doubled my steem value and I am almost at 60 followers. I think persistance is key. And its not a get rich quick idea.