Greetings Susanne!

I completely agree with everything you've said here. I've only been on Steemit for about a month and apply most of those rules all the time.

For me, the only time I'm using stock photos (and giving credit in the acknowledgments at the bottom of my article) is when I'm putting out another issue of my fantasy saga, "Adventures in Elowyn Glade" or another random short story that requires some crazy art. I'm always structuring my work so that a bold very on topic photo always heads my article, followed by an italicised caption or intro sentence to the article. I also regularly use subheadings, photos throughout and when story writing, choose a stand out sentence that represents an important twist or colourful imagery to bold.

Thanks for a well written post, Susanne. (I'm from Australia, too - Wollongong, NSW).

All the best,
Nick