I'm not sure there's any hard and fast rule to get success and the other question, of course, is "What 'is' being a success on Steemit?" Is it an account that has thousands of dollars? Or millions of SP? Is it 100% reputation or four trillion followers?
For me, I'd like a high reputation and a high amount of SP so that my votes really make a difference to people. I suppose ultimately I'd like a good, strong, circle of Steemit friends that are not only supportive of me and the group we are in but for the whole Steemit community at large.
Oh god, I sound like Jono Bacon. CC: @steevc :-D
Good point, steem power is the key plus good reputation and real followers.