$300 a month seems like a dim prospect to me. In fact it seems to be getting dimmer as time goes by. Used to be my rewards were measured in dollars (sometimes tens of dollars, on rare occasions a hundred dollars) but now it is just mere cents. Is this because my writing ability has taken a drastic turn for the worse or is it just a case of there being much more competition now and subsequently less chance of attracting viewers with enough steempower to make my posts worth a damn? I am going to assume it is the latter.

But you are right in saying even one cent is infinitely better than zilch:)