As many of the other comments have said, give it some time. For over a year I felt like I was writing for myself. And that was ok, I used this platform to improve my writing, to improve my researching abilities and to find my flow. Then I had one article hit and it's changed everything.

Sure some articles still take a nose dive, but I'm happy with my earnings right now, I love reading the work of others here and writing is making me a better coach too.