I built an audience from nothing to almost 55,000 followers on Twitter. It took me about 6 yrs. I've been on steemit for 10 months and have just passed the 1000 follower mark. Everything you said is true - I know no other way as a writer to build a brand, a platform and a faithful following other than producing quality content and working hard with a view to the long term.

An excellent post, @anialexander