I know I'm a little late to the party on this post (I just found it), but it's simply amazing, man. This is some truly actionable advice, and it will work if people put it into action.

Years of writing web content for business clients taught me much about the importance of the element of design in posts, for example.

And, the importance of being YOU is what drew me here in the first place. I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites, and have a personal and professional blog. But, I can't truly express myself anywhere on them, because I might offend friends, family, my clients, and the readers of my novels with my posts about opinions and experiences. My second post here was a deeply personal one about an experience only my mother and a few close friends know I'm going through....I was totally honest and myself and used my authentic voice in it, and the post got 65 upvotes. It really does pay to be real around here. And, it feels so good to be courageous enough to write what YOU really want to say to the world.

The money you can earn here is definitely an incentive to be here, but it should be secondary to the joy and creative fulfillment Steemit can bring you. If you achieve those things, the money will naturally follow. It's something I'm learning and seeing in other people's posts the more time I spend here.

And yes, Steemit is addictive. I've pretty much kept it open in a tab all day every day since I discovered it....and I keep coming back to it throughout the day to read posts and write my own, between writing for clients and working on my second novel. There's some awesome stuff here. Your post is one of those things.