It's pretty hard to keep going when you're getting little or no upvotes. I've hard times I've put in a lot of work on a post and it barely gats seen or receives any upvotes. There are days I almost have up. Everyone loves to be encouraged and when they think that it's not there they get discouraged. But then,

We cannot control what happens after we hit the Publish button. That is putting the article into the hands of the vast Internet community. For this reason, do not concentrate on the results.

This is true, and the earlier a lot of users know this especially newbies the better. Keep doing what you're doing, keep being you. Don't let the current results weigh you down, because the result is long term. As much as it's hard to neglect when other Authors get upvotes on posts that feel undeserving based on their affiliates, it is best to ignore the wins of others..I said sometime In a post, I try to make the wins of others motivate me to do more instead of give up.with that sort of mindset, it'll be easier to grow, even though it's not as fast as you expect.

Every newbie deserves to see this post, it's pretty straightforward and mind opening, I hope everyone gets inspired to do more