The real essence of labour is the harvest. In relation to the forum, the beginning stage is not easy as a newcomer needs to be patient. Atleast for a newcomer they should be getting no matter how little some reward for their resources in terms of time and materials. The harvest is the benefit (merit).
when I started discussing my activities and involvement in the forum to some people around me about it, the next question is," how much have u earned", I was absolutely discourage as I remained mute till date. I was seen as a mentor until they got to realise that no pay until time "proves u worthy".
I'm confused by your question, what do you mean? Do you want to make money on this forum or want to prove to people that you are a mentor who really makes money from crypto? Actually, this forum is not the main purpose of making money, although as we know there are campaigns such as bounties or signatures. And to achieve it you have to step by step, it's not easy. The purpose of creating this forum is for discussion or a crypto community, so it is not aim to earn money.