I believe that this is a great place for bloggers but just like one of the comments above people should not drag the newbies telling them that they can make a lot of money here. It is more about sharing your thoughts, ideas and knowledge.. and yes someday one will earn a good amount out of their content but the first thing they will have to think about is the originality.

steemit is working well for me until today. I haven't had any weird experiences with it. And most important of all, the users are so friendly that the newbies will never find it difficult to understand or use steemit because there are a bunch of articles and videos to guide.

And great post. keep on surveying and posting :)