I try to convince friends and family to join here, too. Some even said they would like to be a writer but they did not join so far....

That is an interesting thought that it is disrespectful to post here and then just power down and sell and I agree with you there. That is why I don't like a couple of youtubers who earn quite well here but don't give a shouout on their channels to steemit.

Let us see what the future brings.