I feel the same way, if you put hours to write a quality work and it goes un-noticed then it feels discouraging. ^^ I know we shouldn't think about money, but getting a few cents for hours of work is not fair at all, time is something you can never get back, once gone it is gone!! But only one thing I can say is, Don't expect much, just post your work and let it go, focus more on networking, if you have more friends here, you will be able to earn more! Focus on that first.