you can surely earn steem there.
for newbies, there are specific accounts which are looking for quality posts like @curie and @ocd-resteem.
when you post quality contents, with at least 300 words, original and also original photos and videos with the right tags used, you'll surely get their attention and you'll earn 50-100$ in one post... i had been curied 5 or 6 times before when I was still a newbie, a reputation of less than 55 are their focus.