I was one of those doubters. My friend was making SERIOUSLY good money on Bubblews and finally I jumped in (for the second time) and by the end was making around $600 or more per month on it. Not bad for just writing whatever came to mind. Here is hoping that Steemit is the new Bubblews. I am currently working on several income streams - writing books and marketing them via FB book promo groups, writing short stories to drive subscribers to my website and email marketing list, and now here at Steemit too. I hope they all start pulling in the $$ b/c I'm kind of tired of cleaning houses!