Curie is an organization on the Steemit platform that upvotes promising authors that publish high-quality posts on Steemit. If you are just starting out, a blog post can result in a payout of less than $1. However, if Curie thinks your blog post is of a high quality, one upvote from them could see that same blog post payout $80. Curie as an organization have a lot of STEEM power, therefore, a single upvote from results in a big payout for you.
The people who find these high-quality posts for Curie to upvote are known as Curators. Their job is straightforward. Find quality posts that meet a certain criteria, if the submission is approved, Curie pays you for finding that post. As you’ve probably guessed, becoming a Curie Curator is a prized job, and so is not easy to get. In order to become a Curie Curator, you must be recommended by someone who already curates for Curie. If you can do that, then you are well on your way to generating some easy money.