I dont think reaching $2.67 is that big of a challenge even for a minnow. If they post good content and interact with a lot of people it can happen in a second. My first couple days on here I had a post do $75. I agree with @steemboys that if someone has made $1,000 off a blog post personally speaking i would rather go spend my vote on somone who is doing good thigns on here and maybe not getting the attention they should be getting.
thats the nice thing about steemit is you can do with your power what you want, @steemboys can support who he wants, i can support who i want etc.
Trust me... most minnows don't even get $1.00 from their posts. Granted, I have seen some crazy numbers for introducemyself posts, but a lot of posts continue on without getting a $0.01 of notice.
I agree even a month on the platform with a decent following I have my penny posts but then again one of my first posts on here I simply asked a question and post got to $75. If people post consistantly, support other and interact with others they'll make some money