I have been searching for a long time how to earn money on steemit finally i realize some steps.
First of all you dont need for bots, you just need to post and connect with people. Simple marketing. Post consistently every single day, get SEO to start working for you and after you've got a decent amount of backlinks and plenty of posts to go around, you might make a few whale friends. Re-invest whatever earnings you can and let it grow itself for you.
Don't spam and don't beg whales for upvotes. Try to comment on as many other people's stuff as possible, but meaningful. Or if you want to abuse the system just put in a decent amount of capital. It could go down further in the bear market. Still long-term a nice buy if you know how to use it right