@mericanhomestead i think @abit is doing an experiment where he downvotes other whales that blindly vote for content or something. So it doesn't mean your content isn't good, it's just a statement. I don't know the exact details but i believe he posted about it a few months ago.

P.S.: you already had a following before you came on SteemIt, imagine how 99% of the SteemIt users feel when they work hard and never earn more than $0.10 for hours of hard work. Most people have it way worse than you even.