Your expectations of financial reward are unrealistic after only two months. I never make less than the $5 a month I pay to stay on here, except for the first month for which I received 27 cents. I have been here a year and half (monthyly pay once swung to $500 for no reson I could discern) and have now settled into a consistent $25 a month. I enjoy having a place for personal essays, and engagin with other writers.. Do it for the love of writing, sharing and engaging. If you do not love it, of course, don't waste the $25. It took 18 months for me to reach 1000 followers; getting 100 in two months no indication of failure. But at the end of the day, as my Dad always said, "you need to do whatever makes you happy."