Thank you for saying that. I figured out today, after enough time seeing my patterns, that I am about breaking even on the SBD to the bots, but my SP is going up. That means it is a sustainable approach to grow my SP without needing to invest more USD, which is all I need. I wouldn't have nearly as much SP this quickly without the bots. And honestly, I love what I write and love that I have a way of getting people to actually see it and engage in a meaningful way in the comments.
I couldn't in good conscience advise people on getting started on the platform, as I am doing, and not recommend that they take advantage of this feature for growing an engaged audience and growing their SP with a modest initial investment in SBD.
I've spent total $100 on SBD and literally thousands on Facebook ads, and already get to have more meaningful conversations here on Steemit being here not even a month yet! No, actually I just realized, a month as of today! LOL
Thanks again for the encouraging words.