I have being trying all possible best to make it work on having just a merit but it seems everything not working and my account is more than 5months old.
Please what other methods can I use to achieve this because I'm about to give up?
STOP THINKING ABOUT MERITYou need to align your internal perspective/behavior in order for your to change. If you keep on thinking about how to earn a merit, then you will tire yourself posting for something that you think a quality post and if that post does not earn a single merit, then you will get frustrated.
If you will just read, read, read for your to learn and grow then post to contribute genuinely, you will be surprised that some of your posts will earn merit (even though you think that the posts are not merit-worthy). Aside from that, there will be joy in your part because your intention is just to help and no frustration about not getting a merit will come into you.