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Keep going - it is worth it. Jump into some supportive groups and get to know some other good members of the community. Write about stuff you love and you can't go wrong. Don't get discouraged if it starts out REALLY slow. :) There are definitely a lot of levels here and still a lot of things I don't know. I just learned that everyone starts out as plankton, not minnows! Then I'm trying to learn what witnesses are - researching that tonight. ;) Looking forward to seeing what you post.

Thanks! I think your two replies just pushed me from 26 to 28. Maybe the steemit system works on interaction more than on anything else. I sure want to post about what lights my fire :-) ... Posted in many fora before, never cared about being paid. We need to create a better world and we need to do it ourselves :-)

Nice! Yeah, I love to watch my reputation number increase! I just started using steemit at the start of September. I post once a day usually and comment a lot (especially starting out). Upvotes don't really count for a little while, but once they start counting, you have to watch your voting power because it only replaces 20% a day (10 full votes). It's all a learning curve but there are lots of posts about all of that out there. ;) It just takes a little while to figure out. Enjoy!