Being a new miner myself, started in Dec 2016, I think the biggest challenge is patience. I originally bounced back and forth between Antpool and KanoPool before finally deciding to land here for the long term.
If you have zero patience, you will never be happy with the pool you are in. STAY WITH KANO, you won't regret it.
I also want to take this time to thank all of you who contribute regularly to the community. I really appreciate it! It has taught me a lot and I hope to someday pay it forward to others as they join.
I agree. With BTC Patience is def a Virtue. You have to look at earnings per-THs on a pool for at LEAST a month to minimize effect of normal Variance.
Over the years I've ran several comparisons. First between the now-extinct EMC vs Antpool. EMC won hands down (and went broke).
2x were Kano vs Antpool last year. Despite all the blocks Antpool finds per-day, between them keeping Tx fees plus the % for PPS along with the huge number of users, over a month - Kano is always significantly ahead by a few % over 30 days time or more..