I have been here from the start and i can say yes you can make some real money. some of my post made me some money and some of them didn't but i am not worried about the ones that didn't make anything because i know steemit.com is new , only 29k members so far. wait till it hits 1 million. plus you have to look at it this way. what you post today may not make you money right away but could make you money tomorrow or weeks or even months from now. and even if your post only makes a few cents/dollars after a while it adds up just like dropping your change in a jar before too long you have a few hundred in there. so just do this Post good content and just keep posting , upvote good content and you will get there.