RE: An Introduction. A Man. A Plan?

You're welcome.

As for the "niceness," some of are actually miserable pricks, and some of us are psychopaths. We just put up a nice facade to lure you in. Later, you'll find out who we really are. ;-)

But seriously ... Below are a few points of advice re posting on Steemit.

Longer posts are more lucrative than short posts. If you make a post of 20–30 paragraphs, it's more likely to earn rewards.
Include some photos, images or graphs, to complement the text.
Make sure the text and photos are formatted properly, so that your post looks attractive and appealing.

Hope this helps for now.