I got a story boosted and that made August a big win for me, relatively speaking. September, back to low figures but at least more than my monthly membership, which has always been my extremely modest goal. I mainly want people to read my stuff and follow me.
The piece that got boosted was one I considered more of a throw away piece, while stories I spend a lot of time crafting and that are emotionally revealing aren't being boosted, even though I write for pubs that are part of the program. It all seems very arbitrary.