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Well, im assuming you're trying this out for the first time. Your post is exactly what i was thinking too.. if you have any questions let me know..If you're wondering if you really get paid for posting. I can vouch that you really do. It's not all that simple though, how much you make all depends on how many ppl upvote your post as well as what the steempower of the ppl that upvoted is. The higher the steempower of the voter the more $$ you get for earning their upvote. For example, i posted these 2 posts

https://steemit.com/gaming/@duckbutter/first-gaming-rig-built-on-a-budget-usd400

https://steemit.com/travel/@duckbutter/cool-things-i-found-with-google-earth

The first post i received 16 votes and 1 person commented. I got paid $6.62.
The second post i received 111 votes with 8 total comments. I got paid $0.62.

Sounds similar to Amway haha

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