Was your articles written after you got the message that your account has been verified, or was it before the message. Note that any thing you do before getting verified, you wont be paid for it. Am guessing you points started counting after you got verified.
I got tired of the lengthy post but I just had to continue so I am good with it nowYes, Trendri is a legit site but it is for those who do not mind writing lengthy posts.