Earning on Steemit takes persistence and perseverance. You need to look at it from a long game perspective. It's like building a small business and it takes time, dedication, and effort to succeed. A variety of factors will contribute to your success: daily interaction, consistent original quality content, replying to comments on your posts, leaving meaningful or helpful comments for others, being part of several discord communities, taking part in contests, vlogging, sharing your knowledge or creativity from a unique perspective, or even starting your own initiatives or communities.